I'm having a hard time convincing my DH to buy a $400 vacuum (since I tend to go through them so fast), if I told him I wanted a $900 vacuum I'm pretty sure he would collapse to the floor. I appreciate the review and I'm sure that is an excellent vaccuum, but definatley out of our price range, or at least my poor DH's price range. I'm by no means dissing your vaccum, please don't take this that way. I'm just laughing at the thought of what my DH would say.
You can get a Meile for $400. I think the entry level is $300.
Mine is the $400 model that predates the current model. If I had to choose between my husband and that vaccuum, I'd probably choose my husband.