Best Vacuum for Hardwood Floors in 2025

Vacuum type: Robot vs. cordless stick Tyler Lizenby/CNET Floor care is a broad category these days with seemingly a tool dedicated to nearly any way you want to get your floors sparkling. While there is still a place for a plug-in style vacuum, with advances in battery technology, wire-free devices are far more convenient. When considering a cordless stick-type vacuum, you will get the best results when using it on hard surfaces. This is mostly because the cleaning head is much lighter than that of a cord-style vac and struggles to stay pressed to the surface. But being lightweight is exactly what makes these devices so great. Being able to easily move from room to room, literally cleaning from top to bottom, you can get much more done. An excellent cordless vacuum can be the perfect tool to get debris picked up from all over the house, and it won't wear you down in the process. iRobot created an affordable and effective robot vacuum in the Roomba i3 Plus that is great at picking u ... Read full article.