I have a Hoover and I like it. I had a crappy Eureka and had the same problem, with it clogging. I've never had that problem with a Hoover. (unless the bad doesn't get emptied)
My ex-neighbor has a Dyson and she loves it. The only thing I heard about those is that if it breaks - any old vacuum repair shop can't fix it. And I think it's pretty expensive to fix.