Wow, that's a pretty important feature for them to leave off the picture and website.... it may make them lose sales. If I were looking for a canister and I were just a "regular" consumer, I would probably go for a Kenmore/Panasonic canister that had quick release instead of this thing because there is no place that indicates it is included. I guess that's why it's good to go to the store and see the thing in person, but still, interest has to be created somewhere, and the manufacturers web site seems to be the place for that.
I have never been impressed with Oreck uprights.... they are too loud, and when I used mine yesterday, it snowplowed things like onion skin and garlic peel on my carpet by the kitchen... I had to lift the machine up and place it over the debris.... then it spit it behind the machine and I had to try 3 more times.... finally when it just wouldn't go in (new bag and belt and brushroll, btw), I just opened the bag up and dropped it in manually.... I guess I should have just thrown it in the trash, but I was trying to show the silly Oreck what he supposed to be doing! Of course that doesn't say much, my Kirbys snowplow too, but at least with them, I can raise the height all the way and usually go high enough over the debris that it somehow finds its way into the bag... maybe it's my flat carpet, though that seems to be what Orecks were designed for.
I wouldn't pay the new price for one of these, but if I ever see one on Craig's List, I would snap it up, even if just to look at.... It will be a long time though since they are still so new.
Let me ask, does the power nozzle have a cogged belt with overload protection? If not, Oreck needs to go back to the drawing board. I know Oreck enjoys selling belts, but for a modern canister not to have a cogged belt is a little crazy. Is the brushroll chevron style? Wood, plastic, or metal? How stiff are the bristles? I think I need to go to a store and check one out on person.
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