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4.5
Over the past 30 years, I've bought many kinds of vacuums, from the most expensive to the cheapest: the Kirby upright (sold door to door by a friend), the Rainbow (which is supposed to capture the dirt in a water tank), several cheap Dirt Devils (several, because they don't last), and the Dyson bagless (which I've also reviewed, and felt was a complete disaster). Not to mention numerous shop vacs.I currently also own and use a Kenmore Progressive, which is also a pretty great deal and has served me well.So, I'm a bit of a vacuum cleaner nut, trying to find the perfect vac. I can say the Sebo 9679 wins the prize overall.- It's quiet. Very, very quiet - which makes vacuuming all the more pleasant.- Great suction that doesn't fade as the bag fills.- Very light and maneuverable.- Small, so it's much easier to store. You can hide it behind a door.- Simple.- Reliable (I've had it for a year now).The floor attachment shown does a fine job on hard wood and carpets. My main peeve is cat hair which poses no problem for this machine. (If you want powered attachments, you'll need to go up a model and pay a little more.)One nice feature is what they call the Air Belt. This means that the exhaust is gently distributed around the whole machine, so you don't get a jet of air kicking up dust and dirt behind you before you can get to it. Nice! The Air Belt also protects walls and furniture from bumps as you pull it around.The German engineering is evident: it's a solid, powerful unit and everything "just works" such as the bag changing and the way the hose and attachments snap together.If you want efficiency, reliability, a more pleasant vacuum job and less work overall, you'll love the Sebo. It's just a darn nice machine, a little BMW of vacuums.I've had a lot of vacs I hated, some that were okay, but never one as good as this.
