04-11-2013, 01:39 AM
(04-10-2013, 10:30 PM)encapman Wrote: The Orbot is clearly a nice machine! Smooth operation, and very sharp looking too. It's my personal favorite OP machine in the marketplace.
But for a more budget minded OP machine, I'm starting to think that the Oreck Lowboy may have merit. The Lowboys are actually manufactured for Oreck by Mercury Floor Machines, a very old and well regarded floor machine manufacturer. So in leu of having another lower cost OP machine option - I'm thinking of adding the Oreck Lowboys. We should be able to sell them in the $1200 neighborhood with a pad driver. That's a pretty huge difference from the Orbot and Trinity machines that are moving toward the 4 grand range!
I would definitely be interested in a Oreck Lowboy myself. I planned on trying to find a used Challenger or Orbot in the future, but would love to take a look at the Oreck too.