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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.
I'm not recommending any particular model, only that if you do have one, the cyclone adapter makes a huge difference. I use the cheapest, crappiest, weakest and oldest stick vac Makita makes, the DCL180 (had for 7 years), essentially every single day to clean up in the house on a hard floor, and I honestly find it ok. Not great, but ok, but it was almost unusable without the cyclone. Using the HEPA filter on it is pretty hopeless, it really does not have the suction for it, so I just use the standard cloth filter and coarse mesh filter. I also have a DCL281FZCB, that's the DCL281 with the cyclone adapter included, but I barely ever use it because the noise from the motor is so high pitched and horrible compared the old brushed DCL180, so it gets used elsewhere.
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).
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