We have/love a
Kenmore Progressive with a Hepa filter because our children are very sensitive to allergies. It is a bit heavy, but has a miniature vacuum attachment that makes it great vacuuming the stairs. PrincessPerky, I have had problems with this attachment getting long hair caught in it and it sometimes is a pain to pick it out, but overall I like the benefit of it more. This vacuum also has an "Inteliclean" feature on it that increases the suction power when it senses more dirt being sucked up.