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I'm pretty much the same way. No pets, a lot of hardwood floors, mostly oriental carpets where I have them, etc.

I got a V8 after my old cheap handheld vacuum died, in part because I almost never could be bothered hauling my old canister vac out of the closet. (I have a housekeeper once in a while so that mostly takes care of the full-house periodic vacuuming.)

It works plenty well for my needs and it's so quick and easy to pull out and do a quick pass of a room or two.