I paid like 280 bucks so my expectations were not that high. I am so far very impressed with the unit, it has far exceeded my expectations.

I think that it made cleaning quicker. Usually you have to get the mop, the bucket and the soap out, etc. This one you just undo the cord and plug it in. (and there's still water in it probably from last time). I used it twice and I think that overall it did a good job with both the sweeping and the cleaning. I feel like if I went over it afterwards with a broom and mop I wouldn't have be able to pick any more up. Downsides are I think that it made my floors less shiny afterwards. I'm not sure why. It was also hard to push. Not for anyone that is weak. And perhaps not as useful for sweeping only because of this. And you do have to get into the corner and sometimes underneath things with a broom first, but this is no big deal. Also there is still a little of emptying things after cleaning. Overall useful.