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Miele uprights look interesting.  Will be fun to check them out mid to late summer.
Only reason I like Miele is that they run quietly. 
In a room with hard surfaces vacuums can generate an awful lot of noise because no sound is absorbed.
Even the central Vacuflow unit with powerbrush can be an ear bender in those situations.
Not so Miele.
Still, Mieles remain very pricey compared to most vacs.  The appreciated Euro isn't helping them any.

Yes Halo is at Best  Buy  (my part time job there lets me keep track of it).  So far, very few have sold.  The price is very high compared to other vacs on the BB shelves and the Halo feels downright cheap compared to the other models Best Buy carries.    Also, how long does the UV light have to shine on the critters it's supposed to kill?  If it needs several seconds to do its work, what will that do to the carpet?  Will the user enjoy vacuuming ----v---e----r----y-----------s----l----o----w----l-----y so the light can do its job?

I now work for a large appliance/audio retail chain that also sells vacuums. I won't name the chain as we're not in the business of endorsing specific vacs.However, we had 4 vacs on cleanup duty during prep for store opening. FYI, this means the floors are littered with cardboard scraps, screws, plastic buttons, styrofoam, paper, plastic chunks, minature plastic bags, sawdust, just plain dirt, etc.We had two Dirt Devil "Vision" style bagless vacs, supposedly commercial versions as both had an orange 3 wire cord (otherwise they were standard Dirt Devils). Also in the mix were a Dyson DC 14, and a Royal professional vac (old style using cloth bag).The Dirt Devils had a miserable time with the stuff. They clogged their pleated filters within minutes of use. Cleaning the filters was a joke; banging against side of trash can raised huge cloud of dust and only got half the dirt out (three different employees tried to get the filters clean but to no avail). I finally resorted to taking filter outside and brushing its pleats with a floor brush - that got about 90% of the suction back. Their hoses frequently jammed up and the stupid things were annoying loud. I might pay $20 for those jokes but no more.The Dyson and Royal just picked the stuff up. I did not see anyone having problems with either of those vacs. We sell all those brands of Vacs, BTW -- however, we presently do not sell high priced cannisters (Miele, Sebo, etc.).

I was surprised the Sebo Felix didn't get tested, but in many ways it is similar to the X4.
Also noticed the Sears Cannister using a cyclonic filtration system was no longer on the list.

Ok, thanks.  I think the model is a 560, which is apparently discontinued.