Vax - ONEPWR Pace Pet Cordless Vacuum Cleaner

Vax one, it was cheap and is really good, I have had it for ages. When it dies I will get another.

There isn't much in that budget range which I can emphatically recommend to be honest. Most of it is unbranded, best avoided. Having said that, I do see the Vax Pace is within budget, nice because it'll come with an actual garentee and a company you can get hold of. Performance wise it should be fine for quick pickups long as you keep the filter clean. I see a couple Bosch models are also avaliable around that price which again would be fine. I'd avoid brands like beldray, tower, swan, and the aforementioned generic models littering Amazon and other online shops. Hope this helps.

Unfortunately I think it depends on the carpet. I used to have a cheap pet Vax vacuum and it did an excellent job. Then I moved to a house with thick cheap carpet that was full of static and everything stuck to it. I ended up getting the pet meile but it was was still a lot of effort. The turbo head is good and sometimes I used the wood floor head instead as the brush dislodged fur from the carpet. It could be worth looking into one of those steam clean vacuums? Good luck

Miele is another brand I've seen my budget is 300 or under AUD, I currently own some modem of a vax pet pro and it's fine just hate lugging around a box on wheels