Makita - DCL286FZ

I have the stick one with hard floor and carpet heads as well as the cyclone and use it to clean my home office. Works great.

I have the stick one with hard floor and carpet heads as well as the cyclone and use it to clean my home office. Works great.

The stick vacuums are awesome, i use the newest 18v one. That one is more powerfull then my old dyson!

I have the DCL286FZ

I have the cheapest 18v stick vacuum (120$ USD with battery kit) w/ cyclonic attachment, and I can't say enough good things. Catches tons of pet hair, is great on hardwood and just okay on rugs. I couldn't imagine using a corded vacuum, the convenience is well worth it, I pretty much let my 4AH pack just live on it. Id spring for the much more expensive brushless model with cyclonic separator built right in if I could do it again. FWIW: also works great in the shop for picking up smaller wood chips and metal shavings

Most of the models you've listed are pretty good cordless options honestly. Personally I'd go for the makita. I've had one for a while now and it's really good for hard surface floors. It lacks a rotating brush, which in your case I'd say is a plus actually. It makes the cleaning wand and floorhead feel even lighter, and there's less to go wrong with fewer moving parts (the motorized head is often one of the first things to go wrong on cordless vacs). Plus it's easy to maintain, not too loud, easily swappable batteries, I've been pleased with mine. It's very nicely weighted and balanced for stair cleaning too. Only downside is it doesn't vacuum rugs very well, and lacks small brush attachments. Also lacks a HEPA filter, though the standard filter inside has done an excellent job keeping fine particles inside for me. It's a sort of fabric bag filter, easy to shake out and rinse clean if needed. Both bosch models are pretty good but a little more work to maintain. The filters have folds which gather dust and need to be cleaned regularly, emptying the bin is a multistep process and can be annoying. But otherwise perfectly fine machines. Good performance and small attachments, maybe a little on the heavy side for a stick vac. The Samsung is pretty good all around. No real complaints here other than it can be a little tricky to get warranty support from them. Dyson v8 is really the only cordless dyson I ever recommend. It's a solid all around performer, but since you aren't cleaning rugs you don't nessesarily need the extra weight. But it does work well for rugs and floors, and has a good attachment set for other areas, requires infrequent filter cleaning in comparison to others, and isn't too heavy. It is the only one here that requires a trigger to be held down all the time though, and dyson reliability and customer support are questionable these days. The miele hx1 duoflex I've heard really excellent things about, though mainly because of the carpet cleaning performance. It's fairly heavy for a stick vac as well. For your needs, I wouldn't recommend it. It's motorized brushhead is heavy and overkill for your needs, and you might find the main cleaner heavy too. It's a great machine, just perhaps not for your case. Overall you've selected a list of generally really good stick vacs and you already know the limitations of cordless vacuums. You really can't go too wrong with any of them, but hopefully my explanations can help narrow your choice.

Stick vacuums don't have much volume and the filter clogs quickly and loses suction. Have Makita 18v with the cyclone which does help and m12 for my personal home only. Keep suction by using a bag. To reuse,cut the bag and slip a slitted pvc over the rolled up end. First get a bag,then backpack as the second priority.

Did you try any of the newer Makita vacuums? DCL286 for example. It's 180 mbar (60mbar for Bosch) and 1m3/min (0.01m3/min Bosch), there's quite a bit of difference between the two

Holy moly. In Europe the difference is like 70€ I got the DCL286 for Christmas and it's brilliant, hope the prices get better over there

The 180/181/182 are basically the same, just different switch designs. It's fine for quick cleanups in the kitchen, but it's not that powerful. There's a cyclone attachment you can get for it that makes it work better and doesn't clog up the filter as fast, but it adds girth to the whole unit and it's pretty shit anyway because it's friction fit attachment. It doesn't attach too tightly so eventually it works itself loose and falls off while you're vacuuming. The low tech solution is to duct tape around the pipe so that it's a tighter fit. Don't need to tape both parts together. Pony up for the 280/282/284/286 brushless and you'll be much happier in the long run I only got my 180 from a Christmas sale deal last year because I didn't feel like spending too much money on it. I kind of regret that choice. Don't make that mistake I did

The 180/181/182 are basically the same, just different switch designs. It's fine for quick cleanups in the kitchen, but it's not that powerful. There's a cyclone attachment you can get for it that makes it work better and doesn't clog up the filter as fast, but it adds girth to the whole unit and it's pretty shit anyway because it's friction fit attachment. It doesn't attach too tightly so eventually it works itself loose and falls off while you're vacuuming. The low tech solution is to duct tape around the pipe so that it's a tighter fit. Don't need to tape both parts together. Pony up for the 280/282/284/286 brushless and you'll be much happier in the long run I only got my 180 from a Christmas sale deal last year because I didn't feel like spending too much money on it. I kind of regret that choice. Don't make that mistake I did

But it'll still be more powerful than the 180 with superior clip on attachments. The 286 is probably the way to go though because of its built in cyclone canister lol

I use their stick Vacuum, I don't have carpet so it does work great for us. We empty it pretty much each time we do the whole house, but it's also not an assel to grab it for small mess.

I got a simple Makita stick vacuum because of this, it uses makita batteries

We have the small vacume on lxt with stick snd it great for small jobs. And we have the big robot one (fairly cheap a while ago) and it is great but fir full price a expensive one. It will upgrade soon to the workshop. But for normale vacuming better get a corded dyson. expensive but easy to repair and great value.

I've got a LXT stick vac, it's amazing! I take it with me when I go away on holiday, cleans the car and even the camper! I've got a mate that just bought a Makita to Dyson battery adaptor that he says helps the short battery life with his Dyson...

The makita stick vac is for hard floors only just FYI it's pretty gutless tbh I still use it on my hard floors though

I'm already in the Makita ecosystem so I went with that one. It's been great

Makita 18v vacuum... They've got a few but there car cleaning one is good.

works so good my wife stole it from me i got the 18v came in the makita tool bundle. used it for my truck for awhile then my wife seen and had the long tube she took it and use it for the house. it has better power than most vacuum i have a ton of 18 v battery that i don’t use. i transfer over the 40v and i think the 40 v vac has more power in my opinion but she swears by the 18v

I loved the 18v one that we use at home enough that I bought one for my jobsite. They aren't full fledged vacuum cleaners. They're a really excellent version of a dust buster that work remarkably well, for their size. That's all.

Cordless stick vacuums are all more or less disposable, even the expensive ones. The designs are updated frequently and are not made to be repaired, even if you’re able to find parts. I have a Makita cordless which should last a while for quick jobs, but it’s not very powerful. My home vacuum is a 15 year old Miele Swing H1 stick vacuum. It’s corded, but light and powerful, and the bags make everything so much cleaner and more convenient. Personally, I find the cord less annoying than charging. My parents’ heavily used Sebo Airbelt D1 canister vacuum is around 20 years old. Both work perfectly. If I were in the market for a new vacuum, I would buy a Sebo as they are super durable, easily repaired, and very well designed. If I were on a budget, I’d purchase a used Miele. If you want something older, vintage Electrolux vacuums are great once the inevitable deferred maintenance is taken care of. We have a canister vacuum from the seventies at one house and an upright from the nineties at another, both of which are going strong, and both of which have bags and many spare parts readily available.

I have the makita cordless vacuum. It’s great, cheap and really light (also comes in pink btw). Purchased in The Netherlands

For corded, I have an Irish Ohyama model of some variety I bought 9 years ago that still does the job just fine when needed (though we mostly use a Makita cordless these days since it's more convenient).