This is to all Oreck fans...

[robgwisdala]

Very well said Clay Floyd! I couldn't have said it better myself.

 

[tolivac]

Thats another-I would also go with the Eureka and Sanitaire over the Oreck.summed up above-less expensive to buy and repair and perform better than any Oreck made.I tried the Eureka 634 at one of the vac stores-not a bad machine for only $149.for a vac user as opposed to a collector this is a good value.Another customer at the store was deciding wether to buy a fleet of the 634's or spend more money on the Pro-Team upright vac(ProTeam one like the older electrolux upright)He was setting up a cleaning serive.He couldn't decide at the time which machine to buy.

 

[swingette]

floyd, yes!

the amount of vacuum (oreck) does NOT justify the price!

 

[ohio_tuec]

Alright, fine, you've made your point very obvious. The ORECK IS NOT FOR ANY OF YOU! Now stop bashing the machine, and let's get on to more important posts!

 

[vacuumkid3]

I think the Oreck was intended for older people, myself. It is lightweight to carry up stairs, and might be a good enough cleaner for them. But maybe that is just me.

 

[henrydreyfuss]

I currently own the blue RSL4 Riccar Supralite (top-o'-the-line model), and I used to own an Oreck xl21. I got the Riccar first, and I really loved it, but I always wished it was just a little quieter. Well after hearing Oreck boast about how quiet the xl21 was (they claim you can talk on the phone while using it), I excitedly bought a used one.

The xl21 was clearly the most powerful lightweight Oreck ever made, but overall (since I already owned the Riccar Supralite), I was disappointed. What upset me the most about it was that even though it was soooo much more expensive (we sell the TOTL Riccar Supralite for $289.95, but they retail for like 500 dollars or something... which really is just too much money to ask for a vacuum like that in this part of the country), it simply did not clean as well as the Riccar. It did better than the other orecks, but still not as well as the 8-pounder I was already using. At the end of the day I want the vacuum that legitimately cleans the carpet.

Also, the Oreck xl21 is not nearly as quiet as I had thought it would be (hoped it would be). You totally could not talk on the phone while using it. It was quieter than a standard whiny Oreck, but not a quiet vacuum by any means.

I sold the Oreck on ebay a month or so after I got it.

Orecks are incredibly popular because David Oreck is a marketing genius. I bet he could sell sand to people who live in the desert. The Riccar Supralite will never be nearly as popular as the Oreck is, but it will always be the superior vacuum.

Corey

 

[kirbyultimateg]

In my opinion, The Oreck XL21 upright/Oreck XL upright is a very expensive electricbroom!