Best Vacuum Cleaners for the Buck

Sept. 21, 2007 — -- This year is the 100th anniversary of the first portable electric vacuum cleaner.

Good Housekeeping says we've come a long way since the original model, which was a fan motor attached to a soap box, stapled to a broom handle with a pillow case as a dust collector.

The Good Housekeeping Research Institute recently tested innovative vacuums and found five models to recommend, ranging in price from $99 to $399. The results are in the magazine's October issue.

Judy Coyne, Good Housekeeping's executive editor, shared some of the results on "Good Morning America."