Oreck is now even more crazy

[rickenbacker]

I think orecks are quite cool, no matter how many flaws I heard about. If they realy wanna improve then it would be good to make a metal one with a better motor but with all of the features of the new vac. then I think it would be closer to being worth the money.

I have a felling that kirby will probabley make a cyclonic vacuum one day but its like ive allways said, its not "truly" cyclonic unless its a dyson or something of a drasticaly similar design, other wise its just forcing air through a filter unil it cloggs up.

Charlie

 

[ohio_tuec]

"I don't think a two speed motor or a swiveling head will really want be to trade my Classic in for that."

Well, Nathaniel, then you're really missing out. If you've never tried the Platinum, or it's predecessor, the XL-21, I urge you to do so. It's completely redesigned from the classic line, has better filtration and churns out 33% more suction. The roller brush actually guides the vacuum cleaner forward. To me, adding a swivel coupler is only an improvement on an already fantastic machine.

 

[myvacsrock]

I'm with Karl

Morgan was so kind to let me use his at the '08 convention and i was hooked. I think i got one like a month after, or something like that. Its an amazing machine. Nothing like a classic Oreck. At first i didnt even think it was made by Oreck, but it sure is. I have pics of it and my little Oreck XL4000 (made by whirlpool of course) but you can tell the difference. The innovation over the years is quite remarkable and his attention to usability has come far. The XL4000 is a short, loud, grumbly little thing which i am sure to some was amazing at the time. Now you see the new XL21 and platinum and you dont even think it would have the same name on it. But i must say, you're missing out by having a Classic..try an XL21 and BUY one, you will no be dissapointed. You can get them on ebay for a mere $200 roughly, even less if you're willing to buy one that just needs a belt, or something just cheap like that. Please keep an open mind. Vintage sweeping is getting outdated (no pun intended, lol) come to the new age of Oreck and Dyson. Vintage is for collecing, and the new stuff is still enjoyable too. Just try before you judge

Kyle

 

[kirbyultimateg]

I tried the Oreck Platinum Power Team at the local Oreck store back in September...Very impressive!
$599 sale price
$799 regular price

 

[kirbyultimateg]

Has anybody heard of the GarryVac before?

 

[tolivac]

Normally I am not a big fan of Oreck vacuums-but the Platinum Pilot sounds like a sweet little machine.Orecks answer to the swivel neck upright vacuum-competition to the Dyson Ball,and Meile S7.At least both Kirby and Oreck are innovating their machines.And for both of them at the present-Oreck and Kirby aren't owned by some Chinese company-their machines are made in USA.Would like to try an Oreck Pilot vacuum.Aren't GarryVacs made in China?

 

[kirbyultimateg]

I believe that the GarryVac is made in China...I am not sure though.

 

[isufan11]

Garry Vac

Garry Vac is made in china and the company is being sued for patent infringements. Oreck has also reduced the price of all of its units by $100 to $300.

 

[ohio_tuec]

I had a feeling "Garry" would be a flash in the pan. Guess when the company folds, the lifetime guarantee will be out the window. I sent them an email when I first saw the infomercial, asking them (among other things) where Garry was made and how long they were in business. I never got a reply.

 

[bagintheback]

then you're really missing out

I've tried the XL21 before and I loved it. It seemed much lighter than my classic. But I can't afford one right now. The Orecks I like best are the ones with the 2 lights in front from the 90's. They just so cool and the handle with the switch is so comfortable to vacuum with.

With the Gary vac, I've never used one, but when I saw it on TV I knew they would be sued ether for showing and saying the brand names on TV, or their self-selling bag.

 

[sleepdoc]

The new Oreck looks cool. I would surmise that it suggests the company is doing well, not dying. Aerus never comes up with anything new; they act like they're dying. Air-Way never came up with anything new and died. Oreck's top-of-the-line machine is really good, and this might make it even more appealing. I have the older XL21 version, and it really is a fantastic vacuum. It picks up a lot of dirt and makes the carpet look great. John Pease has one, too, but there's no dirt in his carpet or anywhere else in the house for it to pick up.

 

[kirbyultimateg]

Has anybody heard about the Shark Navigator before?

 

[kirbyduh]

The shark navigator........

i have been wanting one. They must be pretty user friendly abd clean well because reviews of them on almost ALL websites have 5 stars....

 

[1926700]

if you want my opinion......

the only decent oreck that was EVER produced was the CVR4000 , after that style of cleaner went out oreck went out. probably the only thing the oreck has going for it is its one of the last direct air uprights, besides that the fan is to small to create sufficient air-flow , and the brushes on the brush roll are to soft to create any vibration. just thought id put my two cents in, after its only my opinion

 

[kirbyg4]

maybe crazy maybe not.

i have to agree with some of these folks that say that going with this new design in a sense is good for oreck at capturing the modern market, but in the same sense, oreck was originally and always should be a commercial market, they made the first vacuums for hotels and such and they dominated that market to some degree, so i think in one way orecks new vacuum is for the modern eye a nice approach but in the other as i said before. the new design to me detracts from the true feel of what an oreck really is.

 

[ohio_tuec]

"the only decent oreck that was EVER produced was the CVR4000"

Okay, now I have to ask why? What does it have that the later models lacked? I mean, don't get me wrong, I love the CVR and later XL-4000 to putter around with, but it can't hold a candle to the power of the XL-21/Platinum or even the classic line in terms of deep cleaning ability. The motor as well as the fan are much smaller in this model, and sadly, except for the roller brush and belts, everything else for this model (including bags) are NLA. They were actually produced for Oreck by a company called McDonald Electric in West Germany. You can see it briefly at about :10 in the video below. All subsequent Oreck models (up until Oreck started producing them in-house in 1997) would be manufactured by Bissell.