Glad you posted this, because I have been thinking of the Oreck, we have the Dyson animal, I don't care about the canister eirther, is heavy, and bulky too, I also don't think is worth all that money, but in the other hand hubby love it
every time he vacuum he ask me: so you think is not worth the money
because he thinks that pick lots of stuff, I also had a kirby and is so freaking heavy, din't care ether, my mother in law have one and she love it