The refurbished ionflex x2 duoclean cordless I picked up is awesome. It runs a long time per battery, picks up everything, and grooms the carpet nicely plus does great on my vynil floors as well. I paid way less than retail for it so hopefully it'll hold up a while but as long as I get 3 years or so out of it I will be getting my moneys worth. I have my Royals for deep cleaning and lasting for ever, and moms old Compact. You can pop open the clear plastic brush cover to clear clogs and clean the brush and cloth roller thing. I don't think it uses a belt so hopefully that will never be a issue.
I don't think anybody makes old school metal machines with easy to replace parts anymore. Everyone wants bagless and cheap now so that's what they sell.
