S5280 / S5281 Pisces

Seconding this! I use a bagged canister (Miele Callisto) for work and it defies logic how much hair fits in as it compresses. A former client had a 100lb Bernese Mountain dog that, no exaggeration, shed more hair in *one week* than my longhair cat has his entire life. When I still had these clients, I was changing the bag every other week, and that was with 8 cats and 4 dogs between the rest of my jobs. Now that I'm only able to work part time (6 cats, 3 dogs between clients currently) it takes me *months* to fill a bag. I even started cheaping-out and using lower capacity aftermarkets (I know, I know, I'm a former repair tech though so I still spring for Miele filters). Go bagged, thank us later!

Before I went into cleaning, I was a vacuum repair tech for a brick and mortar vacuum/sewing store... one of the last certified warranty repair shops in the region, so whether or not we sold it, I fixed it. Miele is really the only brand I can recommend wholeheartedly for homes. The next top 3 (and it isn't even close) all have massive drawbacks and cost about the same anymore. The lowest tier Miele is a better machine than the highest tier from anyone else. Both from a repair and use standpoint. The only limit they have is super shag carpets, and if that's what you've got: cleanliness clearly isn't a priority.

I'm an outlier here, but as a former vacuum repair tech, Miele all the way, Sebo after that. Not a fan of Shark at all, terrible to repair and horrendous to deal with for warranty issues.

Miele S series bagged vacuums are one of the GOAT imo. Ours has lasted years and if you buy generic bags, upkeep is a minimum

Prices in Europe are more reasonable for Miele, Sebo and the Henry. Miele S series, Sebo K series and Henry would be the models I'ld be looking at.

Miele is consistently rated as the best among impartial, professional reviewers & can be bought for $300-$500 depending on the model They last a long time as well. Personally I use a Samsung Bespoke Jet, mostly for the convenience factor of having a dust station & no long cables to deal with. We also have an old Miele S series that does a good job after almost a decade (motor overheats a tad though).

Used Miele S series are also really good value and reliable, plus repairs are super easy too.

i would recommend the miele vacuums, which have HEPA FILTERS and a speed dial to control the suction force. they are around $700, depending on the model but even the basic ones are great. we have had some for 10 years of intense use and they are still working perfectly fine. considering their usefulness and life span, they are totally worth it

2 recs.... 1: I got a shitty Eufy robot vacuum that patrols the area surrounding the litterbox. This is not a good vacuum for an entire room. It is ONLY capable of vacuuming the area in front of the litterbox, which limits litter tracking elsewhere..... 2: a Miele with the Turbo brush for carpets -- it makes the carpet your bitch. Everything gets out of it. Any Miele.... just make sure you get the carpet attachment.

I have long hair. Having long hair, and being lazy here's my best tips: Slightly change how you vacuum: Use the hose/crevice attachment for most of the hair that floats in the corners, not the brush roller (carpet attachment) FIRST. THEN, use the carpet brush. This reduces the amount of long hairs that NEED to be removed with the brush roller. This limits the number of possible tangled in your carpet brush. Secondly... specific to people with long hair... get a vacuum with an easy to clean carpet brush roller. I have a Miele. There's an indented line along the carpet brush where you can run a utility knife and cut through any hair that's gotten tangled extremely quickly and easily. I need to do this once every couple months. Two quick slashes and I'm done without having to remove parts. (Same for Sebo) Many vacuums aren't great at managing long hair by default. A few brands have gimmicky "long-hair-defense" bullshit attachments/features... they are UTTER BULLSHIT. Utterly useless, hard pass. If you see similar phrasing on packaging, just grab your wallet and move along.