The three bedrooms upstairs are fully carpeted. As I assembled the Dyson V12 downstairs, I decided to use the Fluffy Optic cleaner head first. This has been specifically designed for hard floors ...

I've spent more than 200 hours testing vacuum cleaners and these two cordless Dysons are my personal favorites ...

Dyson V12 Detect Slim: $615.50 at Amazon The V12 brings some impressive features to the table, particularly its laser dust detection that reveals hidden particles you didn't even know were there.

When I put on the Fluffy Optic cleaner attachment ... side compared to those of other vacuums on this list (only the Dyson V12 Detect Slim holds less), but the HEPA filter ensured it trapped ...

The Fluffy Optic cleaner head is a soft brush ... there is also the lightweight Dyson V12 Detect Slim, but its tiny .09 gal bin will have you pausing to empty the dustbin frequently.