Vacuum cleaner - what's the best kind?

[Muzz]

We need to purchase a new vacuum cleaner. Can anyone recommend any? We have laminate floors throughout the house; kitchen and bathroom are tiled.

I had a look at the John Lewis website, and it suggested cylinder type for hard floors. (I prefer Upright). And then I saw they had a Domotec Roomba, which is like a little robot - how cool is that? BUT, do they work?
Or should I just get a brush?! Thanks! Muzz

[emeritus]

Have a look at Miele they are always rated best buys by WHICH, and they say good for laminates.

Not sure about the robot !!

[Muzz]

Thank you, Emeritus! I had never seen the robot thing before! I wil look at Miele though. Muzz

[spudqueen]

I have a Miele which I highly recommend. If you have a John Lewis store near you though I would suggest going in to have a word with the staff. They are highly knowledgeable about their products. That's how I ended up with my Miele!

[gallahad38]

Dyson

[Jules001]

I have hated every single vacuum cleaner I have owned and wanted to buy a new one, we have a mixture of floor types throughout the house, (laminate, carpets and tiles). I have been looking around but didn't know which one to go for, Morrisons had a Samsung SU2911 on offer this week for �50, I took a chance and bought it. It has a knob which you turn for selecting different floors (bare floors, low carpet, raised carpet). It has one of those see through cylinder for collecting the dust (like the Dyson). I vacuumed my hallway and straight away realised what an awful job my previous vacuum had been doing as the amount of dust collected was horrendous. This one is definitely in my good books :) btw this is an upright.

[webdude]

We have had all sorts of vacuum cleaners over the years, including a very expensive American joby which proved to be a total waste of space! I then opted for an inexpensive Electrolux all-surface Vitesse Z4707 1800 watt, and it�s the best hoover we�ve ever bought. Its bagless so there is no smell or bags to buy, picks up incredibly well, and was around �50 from Comet.

[Muzz]

Dear all - you have certainly given us a few options there!
Will do more research!
Still no word from a Roomba owner!

[moonshadow]

Dyson DC 24 All Floors is a really good cleaner, a bit expensive but if you shop around there are bargains to be had. It retails at �279.99 from Dyson but I have just checked on Kelkoo and The Appliance Zone are selling it for �199.98 with free postage. Kelkoo is a really good site and I find the reviews very helpful.

[Theland]

Best go for the best quality you can afford, the cheaper ones suck!

[homerbart]

please dont buy a dyson. I threw mine onto a skip. I bought a bex bissell vacuum cleaner (upright) absolutely brilliant.

you may guess I had been using carpet fresh on my carpet and not realising when I was using the dyson i thought my carpet was being cleaned.

When I used the bex bissell I could not believe how much carpet cleaner was sucked up. If it breaks I will be buying another one. no dyson (very heavy and hopeless suction)