Shark - Vertex Bagless Corded Canister Vacuum

I have a Shark canister vac that I love. It's like their 'most sold' one on Amazon. We've got a GSD/lab + a second GSD and a cat. It keeps up great. I've got area rugs+hardwood and it's great going back and forth. It's got a silicone brush roll instead of the old school bristles so I don't have to constantly cut the human hair out of it.

Could be experience with the different lines. I love my Vertex, have had it for years and it's still great. I've told people to get it. My Rotator is disappointing in comparison. I wouldn't get another one.

They are excellent vacuums for the money if you can find them on sale. I got the new Vertex for $150. I had my last Shark for five years and lost it in the divorce 😂.

Most of these guys are SEBO and Melile enthusiasts to say the least. They would also recommend these or a Kenmore bagged unit. I can see why too. I do wish they wouldn’t just straight downvote anything they didn’t agree with. If the Ryobi will be anything like the Dirt Devils, the filter is way undersized, and the way they are designed, the dirt and dust, anything vacuumed gets launched directly into the filter and quickly looses suction. When I say quickly, I mean super quickly. Like 20 mins or less of run time. I have a Shark Vertex, and it has little use on it. But it’s aged in dog years. The particulate filter has needed replacement. The HEPA filter seems ok still. The front brush roll is worn. The anti-tangle main roller works great! But the silicon flaps seem to be impregnated with fibers and have begun to wear very quickly too. I’ll be looking at a Kenmore 600 with a powered pet brush when the shark kicks the bucket or I can’t stand it anymore. Coming from someone who hates that stupid springy hose too! I also purchased a Dirt Devil Scorpion. I’ve mentioned the filter already… I’ve used it about 40-50 min total. The “flip over” attachment has broken, the clear plastic is showing stress marks from the powered brush roll being pushed back and forth. Can’t expect much for 30 dollars, but damn. Wish I wasn’t banging out the filter every 20 mins. Lol. I’m sure you’ll get some use from a Ryobi, but I don’t think it will be the best. I also don’t think you’ll have the best experience with it. You probably could edit your post to say what your use case would be. Carpet, upholstery, stairs, tile, hardwood. Pets?no pets? That way these guys can help you better.

Seems like you’re looking for a vacuum with pets? Still haven’t upgraded here, but looking at the Kenmore 600 or Kenmore 81714 here. This sub convinced me to go back to bagged. Coming from a Shark Vertex. About 60% tile and 40 percent deep pile carpet. Main issue right now is the couches and a Belgian Mal. Hard to get the hair off. A powered upholstry brush roller is what I’m looking for.

More hygienic. You throw mostly everything away. The pre-filter on the Shark is washable, so that’s good. But most people neglect it. I’ve washed it once and replaced it once. The main HVAC filter has been replaced once as well. They get caked with dust and suction decreases pretty fast. My main 2 gripes are that the main roller anti-tangle “flaps” are wearing down and replacement parts aren’t available and suction does taper off pretty fast once the filters get plugged up. Which is a lot faster than you think.

Check out VacuumWars on YouTube for reviews. He uses really objective testing. My recommendation is the shark Apex/Vertex/Stratos duo clean zero m. It has a little comb inside that basically stops all hair tangles around the roller and it has two rollers- a soft roller for hard floors and a brush for carpet. It can be lifted off for handheld use. It's a 10/10. The Apex is the original model, there's now the Vertex and I think Stratos But you're more likely to find the apex on sale. This isn't a super cheap vacuum but it isn't outrageous either. It also has great filtration.

I’m in sort of of the same boat. My wife trains service dogs and we have 5 dogs (and 3 kids) in the house. Also, because 5 dogs, my back yard is a mud farm and everything is coated in a layer of dirt. We have a tinneco pure 1 (it’s a stick vacuum with a base compartment). We vacuum the main part of the house where the dogs are (living room, laundry, entry, kitchen dining room). The living room really is the place we vacuum, 3-4 times a day but everything listed gets hit at least once a day (maybe twice in rainy days). We decided that making vacuuming convenient was more important than doing it super well (cause let’s face it, it’s gonna be dirty again in 5 minutes) and reliability took a back seat to convenience. So for us convenience > reliability > performance. We didn’t think ANY vacuum would make our floors 100% clean, so we didn’t try. Just get them 80% and but clean often. Then we mop probably every day or every other day…..(why do we have this many dogs again?) THEN we keep a corded shark in the basement where we keep their kennels. The shark is 5 years old and it sucks up everything but it’s heavy, so it stays in the basement) we also use this one to vacuum their kennels. We found that doing some work on our yard and cleaning the dogs as they come in, helped a ton. We still haven’t found a great solution yet. I rambled a lot. If you have any questions or suggestions for us. Let me know.

Shark Cordless (don’t remember model number but was great on hardwood, horrible on the rugs). We also tried variety if stains (cordless and corded) from friends and they all failed. Currently we’ve gone back to a 10+ year old corded shark that performs ok, not great. But very heavy and cumbersome. Main floor for house is 50/50 hardwoods and rugs. Rugs are thin bc they are all washable (pets). Upstairs is wall to wall carpet but gated off to keep pets downstairs. Budget…honestly anything at this point. I guess I’d like to keep it under $700 but at this point I really don’t even care. We haven’t tried any canisters, open to that is they aren’t too cumbersome, I have RA, so easy to maneuver is pretty important.

I LOVE the Shark corded vacuum. Easiest to clean, switch out parts, consistent suction, power not limited by battery. Win-win!

Get a Shark. So much better than a Dyson as a fraction of the cost and their attachments use synthetic bristles. We had a top of the range cordless Dyson and we’ve had multiple corded Dysons and they’ve all been terrible. This corded Shark one I’ve got now is amazing, most powerful vac I’ve ever used. In general I’d avoid cordless vacs unless you live in a tiny place, otherwise it won’t even clean your full house before it needs charging.