We have large area rugs, but also several small ones that will get "picked up" by the vacuum. I actually did buy the Eureka Boss last year from Costco, but returned it right away, because it was just too much vacuum for our house. For just having area rugs and a few smaller rugs, it was too heavy and bulky.
I'm interested in the Hoover Tempo, but am now looking for the regular one with the 13" width instead of the wide-path with the 15" width. For our house, the narrower vacuum would be more useful.