Sharp.
Yeah I know.
I went into a Mom&Pop Store that sells and services home and commerical needs from vacuums to floor finishers to shop vacs to stuff I have no idea what they are, much less what they do.
Owner and one of the older repair guys said "Sharp". So I got the Sharp.
So for about 4 years now, these guys were correct. They shared it was rare to have one come in for repair, other than the "normal repairs" - like someone vaccuming over the cord, some kid yanking the cord out , or dog chewing on the wheels or attachements.
"Be surprised how many dog chewed vacuums we get to fix. Dogs usually hate vacuums and will run away. When the owners are gone the dogs chew on the thing"
Upright, easy to handle, all the attachments fit and stay put. Works on hardwood, linoleum and carpet. Bag is easy to change.
Oh I also snagged one of those lightweight manual "room brooms". That thing is handy to run over carpet, under dining table , even kitchen floor.
One can even run it over carpet real fast and it looks like you just vacuumed before company shows up.
"Oh you shouldn't have vacuumed just because we were coming over". -company will say.
"Not a problem" - you can reply.