I have a Dyson for downstairs and forget what I just bought for upstairs. At one point I had a small Dirt Devil upright for upstairs and I must say, I think it picked up stuff better than my Dyson. Issue for me was that it had no attachments and the Dyson is just too painful to lug up/down the stairs. I did buy a Dirt Devil upright w/attachments for upstairs and one point and that one ended up on the front lawn one day after about the 4th or 5th time using it and having the stupid thing fall apart. DH came home, just picked it up and gave it to his bro! Didn't even question the fact that it was in pieces on the front lawn!