Shark - Stratos Cordless

If you truly want a stick vacuum that will do an amazing job get the Shark Stratos https://amzn.to/4fqy0Ro It’s great on tile and rugs, has strong suction, and handles heavy shedders really well. The only downside is that the dust bin might fill up quickly with all that pet hair. If you want a vacuum that’s made for hard floors and rugs go with Miele C1. It’s a bagged canister with excellent suction, better control on hardwood, and is built to last. The only caveat is that it’s a corded canister vacuum with bags. But if you suffer from allergies, bags are 1000% the way to go. https://amzn.to/4lhC0F6

Look into the [Shark Stratos](https://amzn.to/3IgjFet) cordless. The soft roller is great on hardwood so it doesn’t kick stuff around, and the brushroll actually handles fur really well without getting clogged.

A lot of the power detect sticks are corded which a lot of folks miss. These ones are not corded [Shark PowerDetect](https://amzn.to/4mE23qW). The Startos in my opinion is stronger and more consistent when it comes to suction and the PowerDetect is more convenient (auto-empty, smart detection) but comes with weaker suction.

Idk, these ego batteries are heavy and wouldn't want them on a vaccum personally. I bought a Shark IZ862H  and it's been the best vacuum I've ever had.

With no stairs and carpet to think about, corded may be better as you can’t match the power on carpet and you don’t have to worry about dragging it up and down stairs. I highly recommend Miele as a brand, mine is prehistoric and still going strong, similar levels of inconvenience as a Henry. However for me, it’s such a pain in the arse to get it out that 90% of the time I use my folding rechargeable Shark and absolutely love it. I highly recommend shopping second hand, particularly if going for cordless as there’s no battery degradation to worry about, though I inherited my Shark second hand and it’s still stellar. If you’re worried about faults, Shark do say they have a five year guarantee and buying on credit card will give you Section 75 protection on the off chance they don’t honour it. Shark also have 4.2% cashback on TopCashback right now as a potential extra little saving.

Shark Stratos or Tineco A11 Hero. They're both solid under $300. Avoid Bissell stick vacs, weak suction and bad battery life in my experience

Shark Stratos Cordless if you want a stick..they're great on both floor types. If open to robot, Dreame L10s Ultra (refurb) or Roborock Q Revo hits under $500 on sale. Solid suction + mop 👌

Based on our testing, they all do about the same on hard floor, but the V15 Detect has the edge on carpet. I'd say go with the Stratos Cordless. It's cheaper, and the bending wand does help its maneuverability. We use the Dyson V15s Detect as our "reset" vacuum between testing quite a few times a week, and it's been working well for 2ish years now. That being said, I have seen posts on here that have said both Shark and Dyson are not really "buy it for life" products, especially when it comes to their batteries so that's something to keep in mind.

I'm super pleased with the Shark Stratos cordless that I've had for around a year. I have cats and found my Dyson stick would constantly puff air as the brush rotated and blow the hair and dust bunnies away. It was also fairly weak over my rugs. No such issue with the Stratos. It has great suction, and the rotating brush does a good job of lifting the pile on my rugs. It has a hinge in the middle which allows it to fold down for easy storage, but also to vacuum under beds without having to bend all the way down.

I bought the shark stratus and I’ve been really happy with it. It has a ton of power for a cordless vacuum. And the battery seems to last a long time.

We have a Shark Stratos, and although it's out of your price range, I can recommend it as a cordless vacuum cleaner. It did develop one fault, but I believe that was because our cleaner was using it to hoover up ash. They replaced it in warranty with a full new unit. I did do some research on this prior to buying it, and the vacuums subreddit strongly recommended the Henry bagged cordless. I would have gone for it, but my wife vetoed the idea.

My mother bought 2 Miele C3 Cat and Dog vacs. They've been shit. Get dirty and hot very easily, lose suction, hard to clean. I'm surprised they get such a good rap. I got a shark strator XL or whatever it's called and it's been wonderful. So many little design choices to make it easy to pull apart and clean or get to tight spots or even just manage the cable as you're moving around the house. It even has different power settings and lights to indicate faults if you suck something up you shouldn't have. I heard they weren't great AFTER i bought one but it's been a joy to use copared to the just as expensive Miele that looks and performs like it was designed 20 years ago and not in a bulletproof way.

#1 brush as often as possible. I'm a self admitted clean freak and I hate hair. I've had many vacuums over the years. My previous vacuum was a Dyson animal that I loved when it actually was functional (I will unfortunately not be buying another Dyson). Now I have a Shark Stratos DuoClean PowerFins HairPro. I am not disappointed! Works great on the carpet and the vinyl floors. Next investment will be a robot vac/mop