Height to fit under furniture: Coffee tables, beds and other low-clearance furniture can be tricky to vacuum under.
The big difference between vacuums is whether they’re fully sealed or just let dust escape out of cracks and gaps. Sleeping housemates will thank you.įilter performance and sealed systems: High efficiency particulate air (“HEPA”) filters are common, and the filter itself almost always does a great job filtering out even the smallest dust particles. Noise: All vacuums are loud, but some are louder than others. This is also an important factor if you’re vacuuming on hardwood, since lighter vacuums are less likely to leave scuff marks. Weight: Lower weight is always better for carrying and using a vacuum, so long as you aren’t giving up features you need. Great attachments really make some jobs easier, but if you don’t have any upholstered furniture you might find yourself keeping them in the closet. Swivelling heads are now a common feature that actually made two other brands easier to turn than the Dyson.Īccessories: Upright vacuums typically come with hose attachments that help you clean things like stairs, couches and drapes. Steering design: Dyson really made a name for themselves with the “big ball” steering design, but we’ve come a long way since the days when every vacuum handled like a giant commercial model. The 5 upright vacuums we testedĬleaning path: A wider cleaning path means fewer passes to clean an area, but it usually also makes a vacuum less maneuverable.Įdge cleaning gap: This is a measurement of the distance of the pickup track from the edge, which determines how much dirt is missed when you’re vacuuming along baseboards or furniture. We did find some well-regarded competitors in the budget bracket, though, with affordable and lightweight models from Dirt Devil and Eureka that had excellent customer reviews. Shark and Dyson have the high-end bagless vacuum market pretty much to themselves these days. (Some reviews actually show the Multi Floor to be more powerful than the Animal.) We selected the Dyson – Ball Multi Floor 2 rather than the larger, heavier, more expensive Animal or Cinetic models. Every review of the Shark vacuums praises their relative maneuverability, while Dyson vacuums (though powerful) tend to be considered clunky by comparison. Selecting a worthy competitor for the Apex was tough. We also included the new Shark – Apex AZ1002, a model with all of Shark’s latest bells and whistles at a correspondingly higher price.
We included Shark’s perennial classic, the Navigator, since it’s their best value in terms of power for dollar and is still readily available. Our researcher compared specs on 18 different models for Shark alone, and that’s just the currently available models. Even finding the most recent models or determining differences between model numbers is sometimes nearly impossible.
Vacuum cleaners, like many appliances, are often sold with different model numbers or packages at different retailers. We also investigated the latest buzz on the r/vacuums subreddit. We read comparison reviews by traditional publications like Wirecutter and Consumer Reports, but we also sunk hours into the endless testing footage available from vacuum enthusiasts on YouTube. Table of contentsĪfter spending the last year researching and testing selections for task-specific categories like the best vacuums for pet owners, handheld vacuums and stick vacuums, we were ready to tackle a more general overview of the vacuum market. The entry-level Shark – Navigator is also a good value at about half the price, and the Dirt Devil won a spot among our top picks with compact maneuverability. This predator is at the top of the food chain with quiet power and effective cleaning on more surfaces than most other upright vacuum cleaners. After testing five vacuums in three different apartments and running controlled tests side by side, we’ve determined that the Shark – Apex is the best upright vacuum.
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