CordZero™ Kompressor® Cordless Stick Vacuum with Dual Floor Max Nozzle - Matte Silver (A925KSM)

The current cordless vacuums don't have enough suction power and carpet agitation to deep clean carpets. They'll leave a lot of dirt behind which will wear out your carpets. With your budget you can get a corded vacuum for the carpets and a cordless vacuum for daily cleaning. You could get a robot vacuum as a supplmental sweeper but they do even worse than cordless stick vacuums on carpets. For the cordless vacuum the Dyson V8 has a lighter weight and a better balance than the V15. You'll pay more for the V15 to get a particle sensor. The Dyson V8 Absolute is $299 right now. I'd choose the LG CordZero Kompressor A926KSM $399 comes with 2 batteries, 2 powerhead, and a charging stand. For the corded vacuum I'd choose the Karcher Ranger $212 since it's a very lightweight Oreck-like vacuum. No hose or tools but that makes it lighter. Or the Kenmore Intuition $150-180. This is a small and light upright vacuum with swivel steering and liftaway mode. I like the Karcher Ranger more because it's more durable, but the Kenmore Intuition has a hose and tools. So you can get a cordless and corded vacuum well under $800. What do you think?

As a fellow townhommie I feel your pain. Dysons are expensive and they aren't worth it. Avoid Shark and Tineco they both break quickly. I think LG and Samsung are above average and usually a better deal than Dysons. I've owned an LG CordZero for 3 years now and it's been as good as a cordless vacuum can be. It's good on hard floors but it doesn't deep clean carpets very well. I still use my corded vacuums on my rugs and carpets, but it's good for quick cleaning. The LG CordZero Q3 $299 is under budget. I get around 20 minutes on medium and around 10 mintues on high. I can vacuum my 3 floors on medium with 1 battery but it's really close. You only get those ridiculous 60 minutes if you have it on low with no powerhead attached. Low power is too low to pickup anything. The LG CordZero Q3 only comes with 1 battery and I don't think its base can charge 2 batteries. There's an LG CordZero A926KSM Refurbished $259 comes with 2 powerheads, 2 batteries, and a charging stand that can charge both batteries. It's on amazon which is a little gamble, you have to check their work. There are some LGs with the auto-empty base but they are over $600.

I'd say Dysons are about average cordless reliability. Meaning their batteries will wear out in 2-3 years and when parts break on it you'll need to replace whole assemblies or buy a new vacuum. The worst part about Dysons are they cost more than the other brands but they don't last any longer. Avoid all Sharks, they break quickly and they are unrepairable. I do like the Dyson V12 Detect Slim. The other V10-15 are heavy and bulky. The V12 has a power button so you don't have to keep holding the trigger. But $729 is really expensive. I like LG cordless vacuums. They have an easy to clean cyclone assembly and removable batteries. The LG CordZero Kompressor Cordless Stick Vacuum with Slim Floor Nozzle (A926KSM) is $399 on LG's website is good but out of stock. It comes with 2 batteries, 2 powerheads, and a charging stand. LG CordZero Kompressors are good cordless vacuums so look around for deals. Even the LG's batteries will wear out in 2-5 years. If you want a more durable vacuum, corded is the best way to go. The Kenmore Intuition BU4050 $169 is a small upright vacuum with hepa bags and the Kenmore Crossover DU3017 $180 is a bagless vacuum with a hepa filter. Both have swivel steering, brushroll shutoff, and liftaway mode. The Intuition will have better filtration with both a hepa bag and hepa filter. My LG CordZero charging stand is the same footprint and height as the Kenmore Intuition. The Kenmore Crossover is only a little bigger. These are still budget corded vacuums they should last 2-5 years but they are much cheaper than a decent cordless vacuum and corded vacuums clean rugs and carpets better.

I recommend cordless vacuums that have removable & replaceable batteries, easy-to-clean bins, and replacement parts available. Dysons are definitely ok, but you pay extra for the name. The Dyson V8 and V12 Detect Slim are the best vacuums with a good weight balance. I really like the LG CordZero. It has removable batteries and many models come with 2 batteries and a charging stand. I'm not confident of the dual brushroll powerhead because most dual powerheads tend to make more problems. It is getting harder to find a model with the 2 separate powerheads but that's my preference. Some of the Dreame vacuums with auto-empty bins look to be good budget values. Parts availability isn't as good as Dyson or LG but they cost less and come with a lot of accessories. If you have most or all carpets, don't forget the Hoover Onepwr Hepa Cordless Bagged Upright $189. This is a battery powered Oreck Elevate and it's great for carpets.

There are vac/mops that vacuum while you mop like the Bissell Crosswave and Tineco iFloor combos. These mostly only mop and cannot dry vacuum floors, carpets, or do anything above the floor. Among the cordless vac/mops I only recommend machines with removable and replaceable batteries because the battery is such a common failure and wear item. The Hoover Onepwr Streamline and Ryobi Swift Clean are the only vac/mops that are decent and have removable batteries. The Dyson V9 with the Submarine mop attachment is a dry cordless stick vacuum good for all around vacuuming with a mop attachment. The mop attachment mops but doesn’t vacuum at the same time so you need to dry vacuum first and then mop. Vac/mops require a lot of cleanup after each use. Dyson’s submarine also is quite messy and requires a lot of cleanup after each use. Personally I would choose a decent cordless stick vacuum like a Dyson V8 or a LG CordZero and get a good manual mop like a O’Cedar Spin Mop or a good reusable spray mop. Both mop better than the Submarine and are less cleanup than a vacuum/mop. There are lots of choices. Hope that helps.

I have an LG CordZero and it’s been a pretty good cordless vacuum. Suction on low is useless, medium is ok, high is very high but you have to hold down the button for several seconds before high turns on. The LG CordZero Q3 is pretty reasonable at $299. The models that have the Kompressor lever help scrape dirt off the metal screen so you don’t have to stick your fingers into the bin. They all have an established wand too. If you buy the more expensive All-in-one models the vacuum will self empty into a bag.

I agree with flatdirection, KPA is a pretty useless number thrown around cordless vacuums. Pretty similar to HP on a shop vacuum, it makes it sound better without having to be better. For cordless vacuums it needs to have removable/replaceable batteries because they're the most likely problem area. And you want an easy to clean bin design and decent filter. Sometimes there's an LG CordZero or Samsung Jet under $200 so always look for those first. Otherwise check out the Dreame Z20 $169. It has a removable battery, multi-cyclonic, and easy to clean filters. Dreame has basic replacement parts available, battery, brushroll, and filters. Downside is customer service isn't great, but most cordless vacuum companies are giving their customer the run around. I also recommend checking out the Kenmore Intuition BU3040 (no lift-up) and BU4020 (with lift-up) both are $149. These are both small corded upright vacuums. If you want powerful suction these corded vacuums will blow away any cordless vacuum. They are as narrow as a cordless vacuum, they have swivel steering, and hepa bags that last around 2 months per bag. The 30 ft cords make them much easier to use than cheap corded vacuums that have really short cords. The BU3040 (no lift-up) is a little lighter. The BU4020 (with lift-up) is popular if you want to vacuum stairs or upholstery. Downsides are they are just average durability for the price. Corded vacuums over $200 that are bigger start to be more durable.

We have had a xyz for seven years. Can still do the whole house (3brms) on a single charge. Came with two batteries whicu we alternate. Washable filters, it came with two which we wash and alternate. It's an LG Kompressor

Totally! We also moved away from Dyson as technology has really caught up, so when it's time to replace that one consider other brands. We got the LG Kompressor and it works very well.

We use the shark robot as maintainance cleaning, then have an LG kompressor for our primary cordless. It self empties, stores a lot of fur, and the battery is changeable so we can run it on high then swap to a fresh battery if it dies. It came with a mop scrub head which is a bit gimmicky but does work for spot scrubbing. It has a pet head for furniture too.

LG CordZero, has swappable batteries, some models have a dedicated dustbin on the charger, and it has a variety of tools for hard and carpeted floors. I've been using mine for 4 years now. The trigger is a bit better designed than the Dyson V7 I had before.

Love my CordZero too. It's so easy to maintain because the cyclone is fully washable and so are the filters. Build quality is leaps and bounds above Dyson.