I would highly recommend the Miele, it's the best vacuum cleaner I've ever used and I've used many including the Dyson, which I hated.
The Miele is quiet and powerful and you can change the suction intensity by turning a dial. It sucks up debris along the skirting boards too and the tubes are easy to put on and remove, also adjusting in length to suit different heights.
We got the basic model, which is still brilliant and it cost about �99 from Comet 2 years ago, think it was reduced by about �50 at the time.