IMO no. But Dyson and Miele are probably the only ones I've personally used that don't easily lose suction within a year.
Dyson has a big ass filter on the top of the canister. Due to the size, I haven't seen it plugged, ever. My parent's 6-7 year old Dyson had some fine grey particulates that were clinging to the inside cylinder that needed removal. It took a very light poking to remove (didn't have suction issues though). The Miele is a bit different as it uses a bag.
Another funky one is the Rainbow vacuums which make use of water to keep particulates from flying around. This one is supposedly often linked MLM marketing companies though. For those complaining about Vision's salesmen, really have no idea how crazy MLM members can get.
Most other vacuums work great for the first little bit, then I have to disassemble them to clean the filters etc before they "suck/start sucking" again. This is further annoying with paper, cloth or cheap foam filters. They work fine at their price point, but only (IMO) if you're willing to clean those filters every month or two. All vacuums (Dyson/Miele) included will on occasion require a bit of cleaning of the spinning head as long hairs wrap around the spinner. Dyson also has some very cool and interesting heads that can be attached to the vacuum.
I've had to clean a plethora of cheap vacuums at work and for friends that were just plugged within months of use. This included Dirt devils, Hoovers, Bissell and possibly a few others I can't remember. We are talking so little suction, the damn thing probably couldn't suck up a ping pong ball because of how plugged it is.
Do you need a Dyson? No. But a few positives of the Dyson are:
1. Less plugging of filters (like almost forever, but if you have pets or just lose hair as much as a pet, perhaps every few years you might want to check to see if there's a hairball clogging something)
2. 90s Nerf-like or space weapon look. The Dyson ball cannot beat a canister or hand held for maneuverability, but it hands down kills the cheap cheap stand up models in all movement categories other than perhaps weight.
3. It sucks.
. In a good sucking way.
4. It's a post modern piece of art.
5. It seriously gets stuff that other vacuums cannot get due to lack of suction.
If you still don't want to spend a couple hundred bucks, I guess IMO, the Bissell zing isn't bad overall.
https://www.amazon.ca/Bissell-6489C-...anister+vacuum
Keep an eye out for deals on it ranging between $40-50.
http://ca.camelcamelcamel.com/Bissel...uct/B00D84QW52
Great for light carpet cleaning and hard floors. If you have more serious carpet, all I'll say: "There's a reason why there aren't many Dyson owners with bad things to say about their Dyson other than cost."