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What's the best vacuum cleaner under $200

Dyson and Hoover are not well made. Hoovers like the old Dimension 1000 canisters and their stout Powerdrive uprights used to be quality machines but once TTI bought them and moved production out of UK, Australia and the US to China things got awfully cheap. Dyson build quality has never justified their high prices, and their filters tend to clog very quickly. You are paying for hype with a Dyson. You can read my critiques of Miele elsewhere but they are not even close to being worth what they charge for them. No vacuum made is worth more than $600 but Miele will nick you double that or more. The prices for high end vacuums are just a lot of profit taking. You can buy a brand new Panasonic MC-CG902 from Panasonic's on line store for $195. This is a full sized and full power canister vacuum, really the last of the old school canisters. It is basically a first generation Kenmore Progressive vacuum from the late 1980s with much better plastics (thicker and more compliant than the hard squeaky plastics used on that generation of Kenmore) and the motor is much better, shared with the prior generation Kenmore Elite Intuition and Panasonics other full sized canisters. It has a full 500 air watts. Big power, competitive with the very best from Aerus, Miele or Lindhaus, and more than any Sebo I'm aware of. Four old fashioned full sized attachments exactly like those Sears sold with their machines from the mid 1980s until the mid 2000s. No computers or PC boards anywhere, just a simple hard wired circuit and a universal relay that likewise first showed up on mid 1980s Kenmore vacuums (Panasonic bought out Whirlpools vacuum business from Kenmore in 1995 and inherited their designs and patents in the process, so a lot of Kenmore DNA is carried over in modern Panasonic vacuums). No computerized nonsense to fail expensively. Filters and dust bags are humanely priced (even some of the cheap Bissell and Hoover plastivacs have stunningly expensive HEPA filters, no wonder I see so many vacuums ruined by clogged and blown out filters) so no excuses for not changing them regularly. With regular filter and bag changes it is a machine that will last you 15 to 20 years of regular use.

Btw, I recently bought a Kenmore Orange Canister that was on close out from Sears for $80.33 out the door with tax. Sears stores will have a close out area where they sell floor demos and other store merch that has sat around for a long time. This vacuum had been there since before Christmas priced at $112.95. I was looking at it last month and a sales staffer asked me if I needed help. I told him I was waiting for that vacuum to drop below $100. He went away and when he came back put a new price on it under $75. It lists for $149.99. With tax I was out the door for $80 and change. Patient shopping can yield some very good deals.

under 200$ - you can buy a lot of good vacuums.I bought a Shark last month and I’ve done a lot of research on this.

BISSELL 9595A Vacuum is best choice. It is light weight and suction is powerful. You can get this vacuum for $71.

Shark and Bissell are horribly cheap and have low quality plastic brushrolls. The Lime Green or Orange Kenmore canisters are much more powerful (measured 82 inches of water lift at the end of the hose, better than some thousand dollar or more European vacuums) and the power nozzle uses a good solid 14 inch wooden brush roll that will last a few years before needing replacement. Use the cloth HEPA Q dust bag and everything stays nice and clean, much nicer to use than anything bagless.

If you want a good vacuum cleaner—nothing fancy—and you don’t mind replacing it in five years, we recommend a bagless, plug-in upright vacuum. (We have a couple of recommendations in our guide to the best upright and canister vacuums.) A bagless upright vacuum that costs between $150 and $200 is a great fit for most American (and Canadian) homes, with any number of floors, any number of pets, and almost any kind of wood, tile, or carpeting. The best bagless uprights are about 80 percent as effective as the very strongest plug-in vacuums, for about 40 percent of the price. They’ll last much longer than the total cheapo models. Compared with cordless vacuums, they cost half as much, clean better, and can last at least twice as long (about five to seven years). They tend to be better designed than similarly priced canister vacuums, and are much more convenient than bagged vacuums, which also have recurring costs and don’t offer much upside at this price.

your best bet is to choose some vacuum from shark (NV501) or else bissell(symphony pet). these two companies are good under $200 dollars.

Buy a good used Aerus Lux or Electrolux USA vacuum from a reputable vacuum shop and go with that. Even a thirty year old Electrolux canister properly refurbished with a good power nozzle will out clean and out last anything new you can buy for $200. Bissell, Shark, Dyson (Diesoon) are all crap with low quality brittle plastics, poor filtration and plastic brush rolls that get hot and warp. Don't waste your money. A nicely refurbished Aerus or their predecessor Electrolux USA (not to be confused with their former Swedish parent the Electrolux Group which used to own Eureka and Sanitaire) will do a great job for you and given proper care probably last longer than any of us will.

As I did some research about the best brands of vacuums under 200 dollars. I saw that there are some good brands that you consider: Dyson, Roomba, Shark, Hoover, and BISSELL. Each has different features and functions. Some have very good prices just at $150, or $100. However, the price is not so important if you plan to put investment on quality one. Some can a bit higher than $200 such as $220, or $250. You may consider the top 10 here: 1. Oreck Commercial XL Commercial Upright Vacuum Cleaner, XL2100RHS – Best Vacuum under $200 2. Pure Clean Automatic PUCRC95 Robot Vacuum Cleaner – Best Robot Vacuum under $200 3. Shark Rotator Professional Lift-Away Upright Vacuum, Red (NV501 – best vacuum under 200 for pets 4. Deik Vacuum Cleaner, 2 in 1 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner – Best upright vacuum under $200 5. Bissell 9595a Cleanview Bagless Vacuum with Onepass – best vacuum under $200 6. Bissell CleanView Bagless Upright Vacuum with OnePass Technology – Best Bagless Vacuum under 200 7. Hoover Linx Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner, BH50010– Best Cordless Vacuum under 200 Dollars 8. Shark Navigator Lift-Away Upright Vacuum, Lavender (NV352) 9. Eureka Mighty Mite Canister Vacuum, 3670G – Corded – Best canister vacuum cleaner under $200 10. Hoover T-Series WindTunnel Rewind Plus Bagless Upright Vacuum Cleaner UH70120 – Best Vacuum Under $200