my condolences to the person going through whatever it is (don't mean to sound callous but i can't find more comforting words).

that said, i strongly recommend the Arizer Extreme Q. i have one myself and it's great - i used it when i have friends over. it has everything (i think) that the volcano has, and it cost me about $250 i think.

in my opinion, that's about the cheapest you can spend for a really solid machine that blows bags.

pm me and i'll tell you where to get it.