Zing Bagged Canister Vacuum Cleaner 2154A

Mighty Mite or purple bagged Zing. Replace dust brush with a horsehair one that won't scratch your dash plastic window. Zing might also need a longer crevice tool to get between seat and console and in corners and nooks. Bonus you will be able to use it in the house and wonder why you never knew how well they work for bare floors and above the floor cleaning. Oh and cars.

Suction on bagged corded is always going to be better as bagless suction starts declining rapidly as soon as vacuuming occurs. Bags generally clean on a linear level until about 3/4 full bag. Straight suction bagged vacuums are pretty simple and IMO no need to bling out on them unless you just want to have the best. Eureka Mighty Mite or purple Bissell Zing are below $100. Simplicity Jill, Prolux Tritan around $200, Miele C1 $320 currently and a great deal. Sebo K2 is $500 and they go up from there. All of those will have similar suction. Miele and Sebo will have better tools, though you can spend an additional $25 on the lower models for horsehair brushed tools. Buying bags in bulk (9+) reduces cost and do research on which non-oem bags to get as some can be better than oem for less coin. You didn't mention whole house cleaning but the above models are mostly for bare floors. The Prolux does come with a turbo floor nozzle which will work for a few rugs but not really for wall to wall carpet. If you have wall to wall carpet, you need a model with a powerhead.

It has no wheels so I'd pick a mighty mite or purple zing over the porta power. Porta power is kinda cool but kinda not. Almost better used in a stationary position like a car vac or shop or built in a RV. Maybe if you used the shoulder strap but honestly who is gonna do that in a house?

I'd get a straight suction canister for now then add a tk286 turbo brush for rugs when you get them. With a canister you still use the floor tool to clean the treads. I also suggest you regularly clean the corners and mouldings with the dust brush attachment. Do half the flight from bottom and second half from the top. Some tiny canisters can be sat on stairs to follow you up. Sebo, Miele are obvious choices right at your budget, prolux tritan, purple bissell zing, Newton on the lower end with decent filtration. Cordless and bagless universally suck as a primary vacuum. Straight suction canisters are pretty simple and similar, don't over think it.

Honestly a Mighty Mite with 2-3 upgraded horsehair tools is all you probably need. A slight upgrade is the purple Zing with metal wands and a bit better filtration. A little bit more is the Prolux Tritan which comes with a turbo floor tool. It's the strongest motor at 12 amps. If you have any rugs you could get a turbo brush but a good floor brush and vigorous back and forth will dislodge most of it. Don't get a cordless or bagless. All 3 of the above are vastly superior to any disposable stick.

If you don't need the hose a Sanitaire 888/889 would probably be more reliable as the same model has been in service for over 40 years in brutal commercial and restaurant environments. It's a one trick pony: carpet. You may find you don't actually need new carpet after using a Sanitaire. If you need a hose just get a cheap straight suction canister like a mighty mite or purple zing which will do a far better job. Always bagged and corded.

I get that it can be a pain to carry around a canister with powerhead. Definitely best to vacuum moving forward as you go. But stairs. Have to learn the least friction pattern such as start at the bottom, vacuum 2/3 of the flight, move to the top and vac the last 1/3. Then continue on forward. Another less gangly option we used to suggest to people was to buy 2 vacuums. Solid upright for carpeted areas + solid straight suction canister (no powerhead) for bare floors and above the floor. Straight suction canisters are much lighter and easier to move around. Almost any one will do a similar job. Something like a Mighty Mite or the purple Zing are super light and easy to store and pull out for quick clean ups. A simple upright is also easy to store and pull out without all the bells and whistles, hoses, tools hanging off it. You could also consider an upright like Kenmore Intuition, Sebo Dart or Felix any of which can do all surfaces. It can be a bit problematic to use the hose with tools on an upright as they have a tendency to tip over. And unless they have a dedicated bare floor brush vs just turning off the brushroll, I don't think they work as well as a canister. I do think a canister with powerhead is the best single machine multi-surface cleaner overall. Above suggestions are all bagged and corded.

Plenty of options in budget, but they won't fit all of your requirements exactly. Best way to avoid dealing with hair is to get a vacuum which lacks a rotating brush and instead uses a suction only floorhead. This minimizes the places hair can build up, and even if it does collect on the stationary bristles, swiping the suction hose over the brushes quickly several times usually removes any hairs without having to touch them. But there's way less hair gathering than most normal vacs with spinning brush rollers. Suction only vacuums struggle to clean carpets most of the time, but for hard floors they are ideal. You'll also want a vacuum which collects the debris in disposable bags. That way, everything is contained, you can't see any of it, and you don't have to touch any hair. Just throw away the bag occasionally when it's getting full. Bagless models almost always have various places inside the dust container and filters where hair can build up and require hands on cleaning, going for a bagged model avoids this completely. Problem is, there are no cordless vacuums which fit this criteria, at least not in budget. Cordless vacuums, especially budget ones, rely heavily on brushing action to effectively pick up since they lack suction. The super cheap temu ones which lack a rotating brush aren't worth bothering with. I'd recommend a Eureka mighty mite canister vac. It's inexpensive, has a suction only nozzle with an adjustable brush, you can use it with the stationary brush retracted away from the floor to avoid catching any hairs. And it uses disposable bags, hair will be locked up and you can dispose of it without contact. Plus it has good suction and is a good little vac in general. Other similar canister vacs like the bissell zing bagged exist as well. I like the mighty mite since you can easily find hepa filtration bags for it. Hope this helps.

Wool rugs usually ask you to avoid using any vacuum with a spinning brush roller. At the same time you really need something more powerful than most of the little stick vacs you find in stores which lack spinming brushes. I'd recommend a canister style vacuum. There are plenty of options which have a lot more suction than a little stick vac so they clean a lot more effectively, while still lacking a brush roller so they protect the rugs. Look at the eureka mighty mite or the bissell zing bagged models. Both are fairly inexpensive, really easy to get bags for, and perfect for delicate rugs. Personally I like the mighty mite because you can get upgraded hepa filtration bags if you want.

I learned about Miele vacuum cleaners from Katya on the bald and beautiful podcast (not sponsored, she was just correctly explaining they’re the best vacuum cleaners) and have wanted one ever since. I have a cheap bagged, canister Bissell of the same style as a good Miele and I swear it works better than my parents’ upright Dyson for pets with the roller ball. I can’t even imagine how good a Miele is lol, and I learned this from a silly funny story from a drag queen (she’s right!) idk why anyone would buy a big, heavy upright when these powerful little things exist.

I have a dustbuster-type, usually for stair corners and litter the cats kicked out of their box, a bagless Shark upright, and a bagged Bissell canister, plus a wet/dry vac. The full-size vacs are all corded.

I just got a Bissell Zing. It's a small canister vacuum and I love it. It was $90 on Amazon.