With the stench of burning rubber fresh in my nostrils, I ask for vacuum cleaner purchase advice

[IcyPeas]

15. I realize this thread it very old, but...

I get consumer reports online and coincidentally I was looking at vacuums last week. Presently I have a really good bagless upright Kenmore. However, the damn cannister thing is a pain in the a** to clean so I've decided to go back to a bagged cannister type.

consumer reports rated these the top 4 cannister type:

Bagged:

Kenmore Intuition - $500 -- score 72
kenmore progressive - $400 -- score 72
Miele -- $900 -- score 71 .................................. really $900
Electrolux Oxygen -- $430 -- score 70..................... note - someone upthread said they didn't like this one

Bagless cannister:

LG Compressor $400, score 69
Hoover Compressor $400 score 65
Rainbow e-series $1,350, score 53............................ really $1,350 and not a good score
Hoover elite, $200, score 51

I realize by this time you have probably bought one, but just in case you haven't I hope this info can be helpful.