A cordless vacuum cleaner can eclipse its corded cousins as the vacuum of choice for many homeowners. They've become just as powerful but are lighter and easier to maneuver around furniture. Plus, you're not bound by a cable,

Dyson is an expert-approved brand for all of our spring cleaning essentials, including vacuums, including handheld, cordless and upright vacuums. It’s also a favorite brand among our NBC Select editors: I swear by my Dyson V11,

Our home editor put the Dyson Car+Boat, the brand’s new handheld vacuum that boasts strong suction power and an impressive battery life, to the test.

The vac has a built-in infrared sensor to help evade obstacles and to avoid falling down stairs or off ledges of any kind. No one wants to come home, expecting a clean apartment only to instead find a half-clean one with an overturned robot sitting at the base of the stairs.

Looking for a powerful new vacuum cleaner, but don't want the hassle of a corded machine? These cordless Ryobi vacs will have your floors clean in no time.

We tested this Shark vacuum cleaner and it’s now on sale at Amazon for 23 percent off. Shoppers say the Shark Wandvac Cordless Handheld Vacuum is “sleek,” “light,” and the “best” they’ve “ever owned.”