Much agreed, Josh!
Dan, you should be ashamed of yourself for saying the Hoover Windtunnel will outclean a Miele! Even if it IS at 1/4 of the price! For starters, I have both vacuums....the Hoover Windtunnel Anniversary: 85" waterlift, 2004 Miele Red Velvet that has the same Vortex motor as the S5 series: 100" waterlift. As for Consumer Reports, to my knowledge, when they tested the S5 Miele Callisto, they tested the EARLIER version which came with the SEB217 powerhead, NOT the SEB228 with the heavy-duty brushroll they later upgraded the Callisto to. So OF COURSE it wouldn't clean as well....DUH! But take a Miele canister with the SEB228 or SEB236, & it'll clean circles around that Hoover.
And if that wasn't bad enough, Consumer Reports testing of the Hoover's filtration system is flawed, too. They gave the Hoover Windtunnel Anniversary an "excellent" rating for filtration. Yet, I asked GoVacuum whether the Royal Lexon S20 canister (which is identical to the Hoover except for a different hose handle, wand & powerhead) would blow zero on a particle emissions scanner, & they ADMITTED the Royal WILL NOT filter down to zero emissions on a particle scanner....that it will filter down to just under 10,000 particles. Without the cloth HEPA bag, that Hoover would be blowing tons of dust into the air!
FantomLightning is also correct in saying the Hoover wouldn't last as long as the Miele. The Hoover Windtunnel Anniversary has a MAJOR problem with the circuit boards failing prematurely inside the canister....after a couple of years, it will stop supplying power to the hose to power the powerhead. I have seen at least 10 Hoover Windtunnel Anniversary canisters come thru our local repair shop in the past year, & Hoover usually repairs the vacuum under warranty without question or hassle. This is one vacuum that needs a re-design for sure!
Dan, you go ahead & support Hoover & a canister that's a poor imitation of a Miele. I'll take my Miele & have a vacuum that cleans & filters far better & last four times as long as your Chinese-made piece of Hoover garbage! I would even take the Chinese-made Shark Professional canister vacuum (another Miele copycat) over the Hoover! At least the Shark will clean as well as a Miele at 1/4 the price....something the Hoover can't claim to do.
Below is a link to the GoVacuum YouTube video where they admit in the comments the Royal will not blow zero on a particle emissions scanner.
Rob