Dyson - V12 Detect Slim

I’ve had 2 Dyson stick vacs break and honestly the manufacturing seems to get cheaper not better. Just switched to shark and happy so far but when you’re in the $400 range you are buying a short term vacuum anyhow.

Yes. I use my cordless Dyson daily for small messes and use it as my main vacuum. It’s so convenient. I love it. I also got it on sale at Costco.

I just want to hop in and say that my V12 died within a year for being used once a week in a 2000.sq ft home. We wanted something light to carry up and down the stairs. It does work well, but it also just died . Dyson warranty covered a new one, but made us ship the old one back which was a pain. Overall wouldn't buy again.

uprights are really more for carpets. a mostly hardwood apartment you could just go with a cordless stick vacuum I'd think, with a pet tool, that you can hang on a wall (no need for a large machine taking up limited space). I keep my old dyson around for quick/convenient cleanups... take off wall, vacuum 15 mins, put back on wall, never bend over! youd probably just need the hard floor "fluffy" tool and the (pet) hair screw tool... i'd go with the v12 if I had to replace today... lightest model, no-trigger, sub $400. If you buy a bagless machines you gotta empty it outside and clean/wash the filters outside (course the dyson thats not too bad since its very light). I switched from upright to canister and never looking back for some reasons that may apply to you: upright was heavier IN HAND... yeah the canister weighs a ton but I just kick it around... my floor supports the weight vs. my hand (and back) my old upright has been a pain to vacuum high places and stairs, using the pipe/wand I was always tilting over the upright. many uprights can't shut off the roller ever (even when using attachments), that could damage your hardwood floors (and wear out the roller)... because again uprights are mostly made for majority-carpet places no doubt a canister can be "difficult" to maneuver, in that you have to kick it around.. but the actual canister-head is easier to get under things / maneuver around furniture than an upright (IME).

Yes, being cordless and effective for what I need. They have HEPA filters, at least mine does. The no bag is a feature for some of us not a defect. It's all a tradeoff. For some the tradeoff for cordless, no bags, good suction, etal means we vacuum more than we otherwise would. I dont make a mess emptying it vs making a mess swapping bags - cause I overfill it. That's a me thing but it's a consistent me thing and I dont have to worry about it with the Dyson. I never would have thought I'd defend a near $1,000 cordless vacuum but I got one as a gift and will never buy anything different now.

Same - Though Reddit seems to hate them. We got a Shark as a gift, lasted 1 year. They replaced it for free. Lasted about 2 years. We’ve had the same Dyson stick over 10 years with no issues. A charge doesn’t last long as long as it used to, but suction is still excellent. I can save you the trouble, Reddit will recommend you buy a $1300 corded Miele/Sebu. If God forbid you must have a cordless, $1000 Miele or $200 shark. I just don’t think it’s worth it for something where the bar is “does it get my floors clean?”. It reminds of certain hobbies like Mountain Biking where anything other than enthusiast-level ($$$$) is ‘junk’. Okay but I had fun riding my ‘junk’ the last decade while saving 8K. PC gaming, too - nobody has enjoyed a game with 12GB of VRAM, apparently.

Don’t know how often you’d use or charge yours but after having to replace the battery on my Dyson twice when it died the third time I got a black and decker instead - swappable battery means there’s no wait for recharge an I don’t need a place to plug it in - I also had a ton of the batteries for other tools already. Oh, and it works great for a cordless stick, as well as the Dyson did an we use it on floors and rugs (still use an upright on the thick pile rugs weekly but it does the job for a quick tidy on them)

Whilst it's less convenient, I find a canister vacuum the lightest to work with, although you do need to manoeuvre the machine around on the floor. With a canister you're barely holding any weight in your hand, it's all down on the floor. For above floor cleaning it's the best experience, and then for carpets and floors it's also easy as you're only pushing around the wand and floor head. In terms of lightweight sticks I don't know too many really I'm afraid. Sebo balance and Dyson V12 are both light. I can't speak to the longevity and quality of either though. I owned a V12 for a bit and it was light to use but I returned it as couldn't justify the expense for my daily runaround vacuum. I own a Levoit LVAC 200 which is...fine...but does a poor job on carpets, it will really only skim the surface. I replaced that with a Tineco Pure One Station Five. It's a bit heavier but it does the job and I picked it up new in box on eBay for about £125. The self empty station really helps and it does an ok job just keeping things looking clean. However I'm not sure how long it'll last as some of the joints are already getting creaky and loose.

With the dyson stick cordless, the battery can be replaced. We did so on ours after 8ish years and it is like new.

When our battery started to go I had no idea it could be replaced. Needless to say I was very excited, lol

My husband ordered and exchanged it. I dont recall it being a pain in the ass. There seems to be 2 screws.

The chom chom roller is the best for couches. I never thought I’d be a Dyson person but I got the one with the laser hardwood floor attachment and pet hair couch attachment and it’s the greatest.