Cordless bagged handstick vacuum

Sorry Gonegirl . Next month...........

Sigh! I wanted to know what you thought of it. ? (Although I doubt if I can get yet another cleaning machine past DH just yet)

Thanks for all your comments - purchase has been delayed for this month, following a huge car MOT bill

I have a Vax cordless and love it. It has a super boost which is great for getting dog hairs up.

We have a shark with 2 batteries. It’s very good but the one thing I don’t like is you have to stand it up against something, it won’t stand on it’s iwn. But you can use the top part on its own which is great for vacuuming the car.

I don’t have a GTech, but a dyson. I was in two minds, and very unsure, but decided on the V10. Now confession time, I rarely do the vacuuming. My husband usually does it for me. But the occasional time I have used it, I am happy with it.

Oh I don't think I could go back to having bags in my vacuum again. So annoying when you find you've run out, and then there's the continual cost of them. I'm happy with my GTech bagless one - yes, you do have to be careful when emptying it but I can honestly say I have never been covered in dust while doing it!

I have a cordless Gtech I would recommend if you have hardwood. and carpet very light to use only drawback is emptying can be fiddly

Midgey.If you don't mind me asking what model Vax has your daughter as I am thinking buying one to leave upstairs saving me the trouble of having to carry my corded vacuum( which is a real treasure) up a flight of stairs to carpeted bedrooms and a bathrooms tiled floor.

Just re-read some of the reviews and it appears G-Tech make a bagged variety as well. So I’m not a lot of help.

When you say bagged do you mean the container? I have the G-Tech AirRam K9 upright and handheld. designed for those with pets. Absolutely love it. A pleasure to just take them out of the cupboard and go.

I purchased a refurbished Dyson cordless nearly a year ago. Works fine and easy to empty frequently, dust goes straight into the bin. About £100 less than a new one.

Lisagran: I am a member of Which? and can get information if you like.

It used to be possible to go into their site and pay £1 if you are not a member. It entitled you to look up one thing at a time. I do not know if that still exists. I pay a monthly subscription. I can look up the cost on my statements if you like. It is very good value as far as magazines go. They can be very expensive and not all that interesting so the Which? subscription is the only magazine I take now.

After having had Dysons for years I recently acquired a GTECH which I find far superior. We have two long haired dogs and the GTECH copes with their shed hair really well. I have mobility and strength issues but the GTECH is light enough for me to use easily. It is also very manoeuvrable, and quick to re-charge. I will never revert to a Dyson (which in my opinion are very over-priced) or a corded vacuum.

I read it as "Cordless begging stick. My mind boggled for a moment

My daughter has a Vax I am impressed with it. It is great on wood floors but I’m not sure how good it would be on carpets. The vax is easy to empty but doesn’t hold very much dust. If you want a vacuum cleaner as good as a conventional one then it would appear that you need to go for the latest and more expensive.

Dyson. One charge does whole house. Empty frequently.

We hate our Gtech! It isn't very efficient in picking up dust and fluff, is fiddly to empty and also fiddly to connect the attachments. When we bought it, my husband had a very difficult health problem arise, and it was too late to return it by the time things calmed down again.

We would never have a corded vacuum again and we have gone back to using an old Morphy Richards cheap cordless vacuum which is now held together with masking tape! It cost a third of the price of the Gtech and is far more convenient and efficient.

No mention of Vax cordless ? Anyone have one of these?

Gtech is ok, won’t say brilliant. It’s very light but struggles with our deep pile carpets.

Have a Bosch Athlet very lightweight. Cordless vacs are brilliant.

The bags apparently work out about £10 a year - but there’s an offer on at the moment whereby you get 20 bags in with the price (£199)

Or do you empty the bag each time?

Looking at the specs for my dyson and this GTech bagged, it looks like my dyson holds 0.53 litres dust. GTech bagged holds one and a half litres. Wonder how expensive the bags are. I think you would be changing them quite often.

Thanks, Gonegirl. This new GTech cordless is fairly light and has a replaceable bag that’s supposed to last a couple of months. I’ll drag OH to Currys tomorrow I think