Makita - 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.

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.

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.

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

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

first time anyone here has recommended shark based on how easy it is to get spare parts. They are notorious for not being available or in stock. I'm partial to makita. Their 18v stick vac has been available for ages and you can get (easily) just about any part for it. Early models (don't) suck but the latest are reportedly a bit better.

The very latest 18v is much better than the earlier stuff. Almost up to the XGT but less runtime of course. XGT is great but pricey and less flexible as a system overall. . Just looking at suction: Old LXT: 54mbar New LXT: 180mbar XGT: 210mbar Looking at air flow: Old LXT: 1.4 cubic meters a minute New LXT: 1.0 cubic meters a minute XGT: 1.2 cubic meters a minue. So XGT is definitely best but might not be worth the premium or loosing the flexibility of the XGT system. Also if you need a brush roller for carpeting it's only available on the XGT CL004G. Also none of them are really great vs dyson etc.

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

Not the most stylish vacuum, but I got a Makita 18v brushless vacuum, it works with any Makita 18v battery from their power tools. So far so good.

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

I tried the "New LXT" next to the XGT before buying. The XGT has a considerably less annoying sound profile... this is way more significant than it sounds, especially for wife/gf approval factor The LXT is kinda whiny and annoying sounding. According to your numbers, the XGT has 17% higher suction and 20% higher airflow. In practice I did find this extra power significant. u/trickster2, you say Dyson is better but I dont agree. (I DO have a Dyson v11), the power head fell apart after a year and if you are using it on high the battery lasts a pitiful \~6-8min then takes forever to charge. (and the battery & motor are unreliable POS, requried several replacements) With the Makita you can cycle batteries and clean continuously. In practice I have several batteries but only need to cycle 2 for vacuum use.