If you really want a Brute, and for it to last forever, get a KIRBY, my Mum originally bought it in 1994 still being used today, been passed down through the family, just won't die! LMAO.
VAX are sh*te.
Had a Dyson DC01, built well, lasted about 10 years... had one of those Dyson Ball ones, kept breaking, not made like the original.
Miele Dog and Cat one is great for Dog hairs (3 labs)
Got a Samsung one for the car, that's been pretty good, but gets epically HOT, even has an LED to say it's too hot, WTF, so you've designed it poorly then stuck on a temp sensor cos you know you f*cked up... haha.
Why the f*ck am I talking about hoovers?