Nothing beams like a Laser...

sebo_fan · May 6, 2013

That's because the one you show is the Mondo that replaced the excellent series beforehand. Those ones didn't have the tool storage flat on the front, but rather a thick plastic PVC holder that could either hold three or four cleaning tools clipped to the hose. I had a Z2305 "light blue" one as well but god it was awful - the slightest bit of dirt on the "flush" wheels meant they could stick whilst the plastic quality was worlds away from the heavier and more robust Mondo series before it.

Hi-lo - check the previous thread regarding Electrolux Mondo cylinder vacs -

http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?17374

turbo500 · May 6, 2013

Were did the lasers fit in with other bagged uprights of tha

The Laser's were out about 1990/91 to replace the Commander uprights. The original design consisted of a base model soft bag, soft bag with on board tools, standard hardbag and TOL hadbag with on board tools. These early models needed the hose to be removed from the toolcaddy and plugged into the hose port.

They were on sale as late as 1998, albeit in a very basic form with no tools.

Here is a pic of the first style Laser

turbo500 · May 6, 2013

There were a million different styles and colour schemes. Later models added a proper built in hose with a suction diverter (similar to a Turbopower TS). There was also a bagless model (pictured below) that worked in a similar way to the Hoover Turbopower and Turbomaster Freedom models