John,
You are right, at least the Oreck attachments are real attachments..horse hair, an actual upholstery tool, and the bare floor tool is nicer on the Oreck.
If I were to buy one of the Hoover sets, I would replace the tools with after market and that way it may be a good little machine.
Personally, I have never liked any of the Hoover attachments (old or new), I have always liked the Eureka tools and Royal (older versions).
Morgan