Vertex Bagless Corded Canister Vacuum

Canister vacuum all the way. I used to have an old kenmore that I bought used. You need to get one with a power head for carpets and a hardfloor attachment. Or I have a shark now where the power head can be used for both. The only time this type of vacuum is a pain is when you are doing a house that's fully carpet, because it's a pull behind vacuum you need to kick it beind you as you exit the room.

What’s popular here isn’t highly regarded by what I consider to be an expert vacuum reviewer (vacuum wars youtube channel). Everyone here like’s expensive old school vacuums with bags. I don’t think the vacuum head or attachment designs on those models are particularly useful, and they’re expensive. Personally, I like my bagless shark corded vertex (last i checked it was 250 on amazon, it’s the older version of the latest high model that I believe is called the power detect). It’s powerful, fully HEPA sealed, has a head that works on any floor type, easily configurable to be an upright or canister, and much cheaper than what others here love to talk about.

None of that is true. My bagless Shark has significantly more airflow than any miele or sebo (as tested by vacuum wars). Another nice thing with shark (or at least the high end model i have) is that their filters are truly washable. I only own a second set of filters so i can quickly swap between one set while the other dries. I’m at 3.5 years of use and neither set appears close to wearing out. I wash my filters just as, if not less often than a bagged owner has to switch out their bag. He’s an expert in my book, he actually demonstrates how all of the different vacuums out there perform in just about every scenario i could ever imagine, provides detailed performance metrics, and helps educate people. While durability is a subjective topic to touch on, my Shark seems to fit that bill just fine so far. I can repair any vacuum myself just fine - My last budget bissell vacuum lasted 11 years before upgrading it (it never failed on me, i simply wanted a feature upgrade), and i imagine this shark will last me at least just as long.

I have an earlier version of the Shark PowerDetect (the corded Vertex). It’s an awesome vacuum, the vacuum wars youtube channel even has great things about it. That being said, it’s bagless, and most people who buy bagless vacuums never clean their filters properly. When they don’t, the vacuums break, and then people think it’s the brand that’s the problem…

If you’re still interested in bagless, you could get a shark corded vertex, last i checked they were 250 dollars on amazon. The corded powerdetect is their latest model of the same configuration and is 350 i believe. Amazing power, and it has a duoclean brushhead that works perfect on both carpet and tile (this way you don’t need to follow that silly flowchart). Vacuum wars youtube channel has great things to say about them.

Who knows, i have a corded shark vertex that has performed flawlessly for 3 years. If you keep the filters clean then you won’t run into problems with them.

I really love my Shark Vertex, which is an older version of what you have shown there. Tons of power and works great on both hardfloors and carpet.

I have the Vertex (it’s an older version of one of their lift-aways) and love it. It’s easy to disassemble and put back together, and it’s only a few pieces. I believe their current flagship liftaway is the PowerDetect corded, just a slightly fancier version of the Vertex.

Everyone says Shark. I had many Shark vacuums. The filters suck. The canisters suck. The brush rolls suck. When they broke or died it was impossible to find anyone who was willing to repair them. I decided to switch to a bagged canister style vacuum. I started with a kenmore because I wasn’t sure I’d like the canister style and Kenmore vacuums are fairly inexpensive. I really liked it. Although it was super heavy. The bags are much cleaner and easier to deal with than the shark canisters. One bag lasts a week or more which means I’m not dumping the canister multiple times during one clean. Filters don’t get as dirty. The Kenmore died after a year but I was able to get it repaired for cheap enough (was a fuse or something). I saved up $ and bought a Miele bagged canister style vacuum and I love it so much. Superior suction. Superior filtration. Light weight. Will never go back to the crappy shark vacuums. I’m a Miele for life. And I can get it repaired or serviced at my local vacuum repair place. I probably spent as much on all the sharks I bought as I did on the Miele.

I have a Shark and the canister is a good size and it worked awesome on pet hair and it’s like super light and generally they are much more cheaper.

We have a Dyson Animal and a Shark Canister style vacuum. We prefer the Shark. Suction is just as good as the Dyson and it’s infinitely more user friendly as far as the attachments and hose cleaning goes. Plus smaller head fits more places like under the bed. The Shark is just a better design.

Why? I like my shark and it’s a canister and it has a few filters. Cleans well, but I’m curious to see why bagged is better

Corded shark stick vac. Not as powerful but man they're easy to move around. I also have a more powerful shark that's a traditional canister. Not as easy to move around but the suction is noticeably stronger.