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I like the Shark Duet and have 2 labs
Shark Vertex Pet. Two 30lb corgis and a 65lb Husky. I have had it for 4 years and it's handled all of it.
Shark- vertex DuoClean PowerFin Upright Vacuum with powered lift away. Hasn’t died yet and it gets abused. Also weekly brushing helps a lot.
You might want to upgrade. Shark has improved a lot. Try their liftaway with the extra duoclean brushroll. I didn't think it could get better but it did.
Shark liftaways are the best combo of cheap/powerful. I have the corded vertex (called the power detect now), but i think a lighter slightly less powerful one is the navigator.
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.
I have a shark lift away duo clean. And can highly recommend it. Had a Dyson I’d bought in the nineties and that thing sucked the Parket of the Floor. It is still going strong so I gave it to my kid moving out. Consequently I looked into a new Dyson and boy has it fallen since being sold to investors. This shark has been a great alternative. Easy to use and keep clean, and most importantly great results on carpets.
I've had a shark vertex (corded) for ages and I have not been kind to it.
For my hard floors, I use a shark duoclean. It has a regular brush roll, but in front of that it has a soft, kinda fuzzy brush roll. It picks up crumbs, dirt, and dust like a champ Unfortunately, it’s not under $200 new but you could likely find a lightly used one for that cost
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