Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

I'm just curious about the state of the Hoover Platinum Collection line-up that was introduced last year; how well is it doing? I've seen stores still carrying the Linx stick-vac, Max Extract carpet cleaner, and the lightweight bagged upright, however, I don't see the bagless upright around here, except for Costco (I picked one up yesterday for $197). I take it with the deep price cuts on the upright that it isn't selling that well, which is a shame, because I think its a damn good machine for the money. I haven't seen the cyclonic canister at all. What do you think of these machines? I personally like the lightweight bagged unit, as well as the cyclonic upright.