Just me but anyone who expresses even the slightest admiration or affection for anything that ever wore the Dyson brand has lots all credibility with me. They know nothing about vacuums. Dysons were junk from day one with fragile, brittle plastics, miserable agitation, overly complex to work on, poor parts support and grossly over priced. They became a fad due to effective marketing ( lies ) but they are not a quality product.
If you want a high quality upright vacuum you buy Lindhaus, Sebo, Aerus, Carpet Pro, Titan or Cirrus. If you want a quality canister vac you buy Sebo, Aerus or Kenmore, with that Cirrus VC439 being not too bad either ( really only lacks a furniture guard on the canister, easily remedied with a Vacu-Bumper ) but not as good a value as a Kenmore. If you want a handy cordless lightweight upright look at the Lindhaus Valzer. There is a battery powered version and it is very nice. Puts anything Diesoon ever made to shame. Lindhaus has the best power nozzle or nozzle base in the industry. Nothing cleans better in my home though Kenmore and Sebo are real close.
Try using a quality vacuum for a while and maybe you get over this fetish for squeaky hard plastic, clogged filters and cyclones and substandard performance.