From someone who's worked in housekeeping for 17 years here's my take.
Lots of carpet (and especially lots of carpet and animals), buy a Sebo, a Felix is an excellent option as is one of their cylinders with the ET-1 power head, mainly hard floors and some short pile carpet, buy a Henry (with the dedicated hard floor tool if necessary). You don't have to buy new as both manufacturers are solid second hand buys and have excellent parts availability if something does fail, my work Sebo X1 from \~1995 (released in 1991) uses the same bags, filters and brushroll as the newest X7. Long life and easy reparability more than make up any extra a better quality European made vacuum costs.
Do not buy a Shark, they are designed to fail and are an absolute pain to repair if they do go wrong.
Also I would avoid a bagless machine, yes they seem like the cheaper option as you don't need to buy bags but the hassle of emptying and filter cleaning makes the cost of the bags worthwhile.
I purchased a refurbished sebo felix premium 2 weeks ago and it arrived fast, does NOT look refurbished and it really does the job. Carpet, tile with dogs, but home. I paid $600 altogether (added the stair tool which was $89)
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I bought a Sebo Felix Premium a couple weeks ago and love it! Between the powerhead for carpets, the parquet attachment for hard floors and the ability to use it as a canister for my stairs and upholstered furniture, it’s a super versatile machine.
Given your mix of laminate, and carpet, long hair/potential fur, and preference for an upright, you could look into the Sebo Felix or Lindhaus Dynamic 300. Both are two-motor designs (one for suction airflow, and one for powering the brushroll for cleaning carpet)
The Sebo Felix Premium is a popular recommendation here, but due to its design, it can be a bit heavy in the hand. It also doesn't stand upright if you switch it to the hard floor head
The Lindhaus Dynamic/Diamante is a traditional upright design, but you can turn the brushroll off for cleaning hard floors
Both machines are BIFL in the sense that the companies tend to have stable model lines, carry spare parts, and are designed for ease of repair
Filtration and cleaning ability are top-notch, both have excellent carpet cleaning power, and more than enough suction to handle hard floors
If you're looking into canisters, Sebo K3 or E3 Premium
I just purchased my first Sebo today online, Sebo Felix Premium, from Walnut Creek Vacuum, and it was the best customer service I have experienced with a vacuum store. I called to speak to them before purchasing and he was so helpful and informative and even had kind things to say about another vacuum dealer, Geek Vacuum, who he said I could check out for different models and colors. I will definitely be using them in the future. I was also impressed that they didn't try to sell me a lot of extras. He was the opposite and told me to purchase just the vacuum and see if I actually needed the extra tools before purchasing them.
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