One of the best vacuums that I've ever had was a Kirby and then the Oreck. I loved the Oreck and got lots of yrs from it with no issues. In the past few yrs I've gotten the Eureka (2) for pets because that's an issue for me and neither one lasted 6 mos without problems so I went back to the Hoover. I'd like to get the Hoover sold on TV but that'll have to wait. Mine now is wearing out and gets clogged up with the dog hair but I'll have to deal with it until I can afford another one. I won't get a Dyson, they did a test on GMA and it might be powerful but lost suction faster than Hoover.