update...Got to see my first Riccar canister today.

[dedede]

"For example, the suction on a Kirby with attachments is a joke"

Lol wat?

 

[dysonman1]

Comparing the suction of the Kirby with the hose - to a canister - the Kirby is much louder with much less suction. My best friend, and FORMER VCCC member - Clay Floyd - used to tell a story about the man he worked for at the Rainbow office. His boss was shown the newest Kirby, and they put the water lift gauge on it. It pulled 35. Clay's boss said "If my Rainbow pulled 35 on the gauge, I'd take it apart to see what was wrong with it".

 

[sptyks]

The Kirby was designed primarily to provide lots of airflow to deep clean carpets and that is where it excels. I doubt any canister vacuum with power head can out clean a Kirby on plush deep pile carpet where airflow, not suction is what's needed.

 

[miskini]

My prima cleans my carpets just as good as any of my kirbys.

 

[kenkart]

This is

the ONLY new vacuum ive seen I really like...