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Unfortunately may be out of your budget, but I have a Dyson V10 "animal" (this includes all kind of accessories for dog hairs) and it is super powerful, light, etc. but may be too expensive for you. There's all kind of new version like V15 etc.
Else the Shark one are not that bad and cheaper.
I've heard good things about Dyson, but no way a normal family is able to afford such a thing
I know it’s going to sound counterintuitive, but look for one that really sucks.
If you don't mind bags get an oreck vacuum.
It's not a full size vacuum, but I just picked up a Roomie Tec Stick Vacuum during Prime days for $45. I just looked on amazon.de, and there's only one Roomie Tec vacuum, not the same as above, but it's been good enough for a 500+sqft basement with a few throw rugs and 2 cats worth of fur.
I was never satisfied with home vacuum cleaners. At some point I needed a shop vac for sludge and I bought a kärcher Wd3. It's big and loud but cost/effectiveness ratio is unreachable by any home vac.
Have you tried used vacuums from op shops/ thrift stores/ flea markets?
New vacuums in the budget category are not built to stand up to daily use. It may be worthwhile to look for a secondhand premium brand.
What used options would be good to keep an eye out for?
Dyson, Kirby are great if you can find one secondhand. (They’re also great new, but very expensive).
Take one from Bosch-Siemens. Medium price, excellent quality, long life.
I think Bosch is really a mixed bag. They probably have some good ones, but they seem to also follow the plastic china vacuum route
they seem to also follow the plastic china vacuum route
Tell me one such model please?
My experience is cheap Siemens/Bosch is not great. Si ignore entry price models even if you don't need the features.
I'm slowly replacing my breaking Siemens stuff with Miele and so far it seems to be worth the premium without having to research each model.
I just replaced a Dyson vacuum with a Miele bagless and boy, it's so much more powerfu, and seems better designed and more robust.
Also fuck Dyson for lobbying for Brexit and then bailed to Singapore.
Dysons have planned obsolescence, their plastics are shit, and they are overly loud on purpose, so that people have the impression they are powerful.
I was partly lucky I guess. My first Dyson never broke but was losing sucking power despite cleaning the filters, I had a killer rebate on a new one so I sold the old one and got a new one.
The new one had a very silly design flaw where the vacuum head pivots on a tiny, crappy, little plastic flat ring held by a single screw. That broke but thankfully while under warranty and they quickly replaced the part. Recently the same exact part broke again but out of warranty. Considered replacing it but for such an old vacuum, the part was expensive (about $80) and out of stock so I pulled the trigger on putting some extra money in a newer, better-quality one instead.
I'm all for repairing stuff to extend their life but some things just aren't worth sinking more money into them.
