Okay, I know the Festool CT-22 or one of the Fein dust collectors are my first choice.
The reality is that I've spent a LOT of money on my shop in the last six months, and would like to find something less expensive. My current ShopVac(r) wet/dry vacuum is about ten years old, and I think it's starting to give up the ghost. It's gotten very noisy (like bearings or something) and doesn't suck worth a darn, even with the filter removed (which I did just to make sure that there wasn't something clogging the filter cartridge that wasn't visible or that wasn't coming off when knocked on the driveway). It's also configured as a pump (we bought it originally to drain our hot tub), and has a relatively huge footprint.
Can anyone recommend any of the mass-market vacs over any of the others?
Thanks.