# Bagged or bagless: best vacuum cleaner

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagged-or-bagless-best-vacuum-cleaner/423286>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 19, 2007, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagged-or-bagless-best-vacuum-cleaner/423286 "2007-10-19T11:47:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Gorgeus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b487fb/32.png) [@Gorgeus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgeus)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagged-or-bagless-best-vacuum-cleaner/423286/21 "2012-07-15T15:17:48Z")

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According to [http://vacuumcleanersreviewed.co.uk](http://vacuumcleanersreviewed.co.uk) and other review sites Dyson and Miele (German manufacturer - expensive) has no match. Personally I believe Vax performs superbly, and it costs like 3 times less than Dyson.

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**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagged-or-bagless-best-vacuum-cleaner/423286/22 "2012-07-15T16:08:41Z")

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roomba. best thing ever. i just bought the pet version, just wonderful. it doesn’t get as hairy as the non-pet version i bought 5 years ago.

use it nearly every day, love that it gets under furniture.

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**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagged-or-bagless-best-vacuum-cleaner/423286/23 "2012-07-15T16:16:17Z")

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> [@Gorgeus](#):
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> According to [http://vacuumcleanersreviewed.co.uk](http://vacuumcleanersreviewed.co.uk) and other review sites Dyson and Miele (German manufacturer - expensive) has no match. Personally I believe Vax performs superbly, and it costs like 3 times less than Dyson.

We had a Dyson. It was good. We then got a Miele, and it’s _ **very** _ good.

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**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagged-or-bagless-best-vacuum-cleaner/423286/24 "2012-07-15T16:20:57Z")

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I’ve had a cheap ($60) Hoover bagless for a few months and I love it. The motor is so strong, it’s almost self-propelled. It gets close to the baseboards and the edge of the couch (which is too heavy to move). The upholstery attachment works great too.

Sadie sheds like crazy, invisible hair that only the Hoover can see.

I also have a Dyson Digital Slim (cordless), but I only use the handheld attachment. It’s perfect for carpeted stairs.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagged-or-bagless-best-vacuum-cleaner/423286/25 "2012-07-15T16:24:20Z")

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Dyson and others are not universally good appliances within their product lines. Some models get rave reviews, others get nothing but hate. Do your homework before buying a particular model of any brand name.

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