Just don't get an Oreck !!
Altough mines lasted for nine years the thingy that spiins the brush around had to be repaired two or three times, plus there was no lock to keep it standing upright, so it would hit the floor and crack on the bottom.
I got a Hoover earlier this year that puts Oreck to shame, it's advetised as being good for picking up pet hair, i have no pets, but this thing puts Oreck to shame, I get those lines on the carpet like you can tell it's just been vacuumed everytime I use it, with the Oreck I only got that when it came back from the repair shop after getting rehauled and after first or second use they disappeared.
The main thing that really sold me on it was it uses bags, I don't care for these bagless vacuums, I ordered one on QVC but sent it back because the emptying I thought was just too messy, that when I made the mistake of getting the Oreck nine years, because it uses bags.