Makita - DCL286FZ

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

I have the DCL286FZ

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.

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

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.

Weird, I'm quite happy with mine.

The new brushless stick vacuums are good imo, I have the one with built-in cyclone, DCL286.

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

Just bought the cyclone stick vac, very unimpressed sadly.

It does dust alright with a couple passes but it won't pick up small objects at all. I like the small form factor but it doesn't clean thoroughly and feels like I need to clean the filter every two minutes.

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.

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

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.