: Ted-After much deliberation I sprang for the Fein TurboII, at the time $219
: at Amazon.com; pricey but worth every penny. It has an outlet to plug
: tools into and a switch which turns the vac on when the tool is turned on;
: when the tool is turned off, the vac stays on for a few seconds longer.
: This alone , to me, makes it worth the price. The hose has a rubber tube
: on the end which fits nearly all of the outlet ports on my tool, kinda
: simple but really works great. Add to this the fact that it's quieter than
: all my power tools, even the band saw; when first using it connected to
: tools, I had to touch the vac, make sure it was running, it's so quiet.
: After years of wearing headphone-style hearing protection with my old loud
: as hell Shopvac, this is a real treat, I no longer need them. With the
: on/off tool feature I can use the vac all over the shop as a dust
: collection system, no more writhing snake-pit like mess of extension cords
: on the floor. Only problem, and a minor one at that, is that the hose is
: really long, I've yet to devise a way to keep it out of the way. Buy it
: o;nce, use it hundred of times. Fein kills you with the accesories,
: though, very pricey; the rubber hose, though, enables you to use
: accesories from other vacs.-Greg

I have a Dirt devil vac that cost about $180. several years ago . It is so noisey that I tend not to use it . I hope it blows up so I can buy a new one like Gregs!!

Terry