1200W Black Solaris Electro Plus Deluxe Cannister Vacuum - S514 - 41251456  Product Reviews

"What's not to like about a $700 vacuum cleaner other than the price? Being a guy and not knowing a lot about vacuums I figured a good one is going to cost a few bucks. I have lived in Germany for many years and know that the Germans don't build crap; and the Miele is no exception even if it is assembled in China of German parts. Their way of keeping the costs reasonable I guess. After doing my research on the internet and visiting a local Miele distributor I decided on the S514 as a good middle of the road compromise. Having expensive oriental carpets I needed something with a little more suction power and a powered beater bar. First thing I did when I got it assembled was to crank it all the way to max and proceed to vacuum the carpets. This thing actually lifted the carpets off the floor so I had to turn down the power a bit and that's when I noticed there was a setting for the beater bar. Typical guy, when all else fails read the instructions. The beater bar isn't too rough on my carpets and does a good job of raising the nap without damaging the fibers. The only reason I don't give it a 5 star rating is because of the lack of a proper flat floor brush. The power beater bar, even when powered off, doesn't do well on flat, bare floors. I just figure that for the price I paid they could have provided a better floor brush. What would it cost them, a couple of bucks extra? But because I had to pay an additional $60 for a flat brush the Miele S514 doesn't get a top rating."