I'm kind of a tool obsessed person who loves to experiment especially when it comes to vacuums and I'll have to say every vacuum has its pros and cons. We have about 12 different types of vacuums around the house and by far the most satisfying to use is the DeWalt Stealthsonic. It's quiet, powerful and relatively affordable compared to the Dyson. But I would go to neither the DeWalt or Dyson for quick pickups and none of the the aforementioned can automatically touch up the house at night like the Roomba or Roborock Qrevo. To OPs original point, for pure suction yes it's the best tool but for portability, storage space, etc it sucks.
I have a DeWalt Stealthsonic shop vac. It is so quiet. I haven't had it long. Just used it today, to vacuum up dust from sanding. It works great, so far.
I have a Dyson canister vacuum. Works great. I can't use it on my rugs, because the suction is so strong it goes through the rug and sticks to the hardwood. I like that I don't have to buy bags for it. I appreciate a bagged vac, and I put a bag on my shop vac. But I don't dump the dust in the house, I put the trash can outside first. I have mostly hardwood floors, and stone tiles, and the bedrooms have berber carpet. Canister rocks on the hard surfaces. I have an upright Dyson for the carpet. The attachments are mix and match for the Dysons, which is very nice. I have about a dozen attachments for them.
People are also comparing a brand new vacuum with a brand new filter to an older, used bagless vac. I don't mind dumping the bins, and find it cleaner than removing a bag to replace it. But that's just me.
Thousandaire here. I’m your competition and have the Festool ecosystem. The Hepa vacs are compact and relatively quiet. They do an excellent job of dust collection when tools are attached. I used my ETS125 sander to prep a wall for repainting and there was almost no dust on the floor to clean up after. Added bonus: The tool plugs into the vac for automatic start/stop and there’s a Bluetooth accessory for remote starting. The little MIDI has become my go-to vac for quick cleanups. For reference I have the MIDI, the 36 (bigger version for saws and dust intensive activities, a Bosch 14 gal Hepa with the auto filter clean feature (thumps the filter at regular intervals), a DeWalt shop vac (the newer silent series), and two Ridgid 16 gallon shop vacs for general construction debris.
All my regular shop vacs have Hepa filters and I run fleece (not paper) bags. I buy the fleece bags on Amazon. The fleece bags work so much better than paper bags and they can be filled all the way without degradation. When I change them, the filters and inside of the vacuum container are virtually dust-free. The only downside is the vacs get very heavy when the bags start to fill.
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