We haven’t (yet) reviewed every vacuum cleaner in the market, so our choice for the “Best Canister Vacuum” will be culled from those machines that we have had the opportunity to review.  Fortunately we have focused many of our reviews on popular, best-selling units.

We also continue to review new vacuums every week and as we move forward our “Best Canister Vacuum” choice may change as new machines are investigated and rated.  

Our choice for “Best Canister Vacuum” is the Miele S4210 Antares /  Miele S4212 Neptune (these are the same vacuum (only the color differs) – the S4210 is just the older model but is still available and popular in the market.)

Why do we like this vacuum?

- Very highly rated by consumers.  There are very few disparaging remarks about these vacuums and the consumer ratings numbers – from virtually all sources - are consistently over 90%.  Figures not seen with any of the other canisters we have reviewed to date.

- Great on both hard surfaces and carpet (the Antares/Neptune models come with the much needed turbobrush for great carpet cleaning).

 - Designed to last a minimum of 1,000 operating hours or what Miele indicate is an average of 20 years residential use.  This is far beyond what most vacuum cleaner manufacturers provide these days (see our article entitled Are vacuums built to fail?).

- 7 year warranty on the motor.  A very long warranty compared with most other vacuum cleaners.

- Lightweight and easy to carry at 14 lbs.  Easy to maneuver and carry up and down the stairs.

- It is reasonably quiet.  A common consumer complaint about many a vacuum is that it is too loud.  The Miele S4210/S4212 vacuums are often commented upon as being fairly quiet.

If there is one issue with the Miele S4210/S4212 it could be the price.  As with most Miele vacuum cleaners they are not cheap.  These go for about 500 USD but for the performance we feel it is definitely worth the money.  Read our Miele S4210 Review and our Miele S4212 Review.

Our runner up for the Best Canister Vacuum may be a bit of a surprise:

Panasonic MC-CG885 OptiFlow Canister Vacuum.  Yes – believe it or not a Panasonic.  Typically under 250USD, solid reviews, lightweight, stylish, fairly well-constructed, HEPA filtration.  Read our Panasonic MC-CG885 OptiFlow Canister Vacuum Cleaner Review.

There are also a few other canister vacuums of note we would like to mention.  If extreme quiet is your thing we also like the Electrolux EL6985B Harmony Ultra Quiet Canister Vacuum.  And, if you are looking for bang for the buck and don’t intend to use your canister vacuum for large house-wide cleaning jobs or extensive carpet vacuuming, you will want to read about the Eureka 3670G Boss Mighty Mite Canister Vacuum.  This unit is lightweight, powerful and fairly inexpensive (usually under 100USD) but it is not a “heavy-duty” vacuum and tends to be a bit noisy, only average on carpet, and has no HEPA filtration.

We will be expanding this section to include Best Stick Vacuum, Best Bagless Vacuum, etc in the near future, and as we continue to review vacuum cleaners.  Check back for these updates!  This site is quite active and new site content and articles are posted daily.

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