Simplicity - Jill

If you have allergies or want a higher quality lightweight vacuum for hard floors, get a Simplicity Jill. Its on sale right now for 20% off on Amazon so it costs around $128. It costs a bit more than the two vacuums you mentioned but it comes with a HEPA filter and HEPA bags, it only weighs 9 pounds, it has nicer attachments, and it has a retractable cord, unlike the Mighty Mite or Sanitaire. I have the Eureka Mighty Mite and don't care for it because there is no retractable cord, the hoses have to be duct taped together or they will come off while vacuuming, the tubes are super cheap feeling, and its hard to store because there is no way to attach the vacuum tubes and vacuum head to the vacuum. My son has the Bissell Zing bagged model and likes it, but I think I would get the SImplicity Jill instead because it has higher quality attachments, tubes, and it has a HEPA filter that you can't get on the Bissell Zing.

There’s lots of great bagged straight suction canisters where you can add a turbo brush - Wessel Werk TK286 is the best turbo nozzle out there. Simplicity Jill with that optional turbo will work great. If you want a power nozzle, I’d suggest going with a Kenmore 400 series, not 600. The 400 has a more solid attachment system and is a standard 1 1/4” or 32mm fitting. You can get a Kenmore powermate mini motorized brush roll tool if that’s needed.

Kenmore 600 series pop and go or a Simplicity Jill with the wessel werk tk286 turbo head.

Yes I’d definitely avoid cordless/bagless. They’re junk for the most part. What kind of budget are we talking? A Simplicity Jill is a great budget option if your rugs are very low pile. You can always add a wessel werk TK286 if you need more cleaning power for the rugs. Check out a Miele C1 pure suction or turbo team as well.

Yep - simplicity Jill, and there is extra budget left over for the wessel werk turbo attachment if you need better agitation on your rugs.

Trash all of them, none of those are good vacuums (except the Miele). Also look into the Simplicity Jill, Henry 160 and Sebo K2.

1. Bagless is a mistake 2. Cheap bagless is foolish 3. You can get a great bagged vac with Simplicity starting at 169 for the Jill Or 269 EZM60 Bagless vacuums are not BFL.

The Ball Animal 3 isn't the worst bagless vacuum you can get, BUT any quality/longevity Dyson had is gone and their customer service anymore is awful.  Plus while it can do hard flooring its primarily meant for carpet. Are you open to canister vacuums? They're generally the best for hard flooring since they have dedicated attachments for it. Echoing ConBroMitchs recommendation: If you can stretch your budget the Miele C1 Pure suction is a great machine. If not, Simplicity Jill with a Wessel Werk TK286 Turbobrush for the rugs (and I'd personally also recommend the Wessel Werk RD285 hard floor tool much better than the standard Jill tool).

The Simplicity Jill is an easy recommendation because it's good all around and it's been out for a long time so we know how it holds up. The Simplicity Jill does have a larger motor, but many of the older motors weren't as efficient so you'll see a lot of 10 and 12 amp older vacuums because those were the motors produced. I do think the Jill has a little stronger suction. The Jill has an aluminum wand instead a steel one on the NEN170, it makes it a little lighter. The tools on the Jill are a little bigger and more useful. You don't get suction speed control on the Jill though. If you wanted the most suction power go with the Jill. I'd take a little less suction power for a quieter vacuum on the NEN170.