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With a sometimes overwhelming range of vacuum cleaners available in today's market, one of the easiest ways to distinguish between the many brands and styles there are to choose from is to make note of whether a particular model employs the use of a bag or not. While there are those who defend either style, the ultimate selection is one of personal preference. There are, however, a few things to bear in mind before you choose your side.

The main argument in favor of the bagless vacuum cleaner is its ability to eliminate one of every household's most gruesome chores replacing the cleaner's bag once it is full. This alone is enough to bring many consumers down on the bagless side of the debate, but wait you're not off the hook entirely. Obviously enough, the dirt your trusty vacuum removes from your floors and upholstery still has to go somewhere, and while bagged cleaners deposit this dirt into, yes, you've guessed it, the vacuum cleaner's bag, the bagless variety gather up your dirt into another kind of container, sometimes referred to as a cup. And, unfortunately, this still needs to be emptied on a regular basis.

Bagless vacuum cleaners, it's true, don't require the replenishing of your supply cupboard with umpteen vacuum bags, and most of them collect the dirt in a clear container, allowing you to see without having to check inside that dusty old bag when the machine needs emptying. But emptying is still something it requires, and while bags contain most of the dust and dirt you've vacuumed, limiting your contact with whatever it was you cleaned up, bagless vacuums involve a greater exposure to this debris.

Besides the basic maintenance task of emptying your vacuum cleaner, which has to be done regardless of your selection of bagged or bag-free, most vacuum will require the regular performance of other chores, such as cleaning filters or any clogs. This, unfortunately, is a job that must be done regardless of your style of vacuum, though bag-free vacuums may require a little more investment of effort. While bagged cleaners store the dust and dirt in its bag, where it is free to gather up in bunches if it so desires, in the bagless variety of cleaner, these masses of hair and other substances become your problem, and you may have to clean them out. This is a job that probably won't be anyone's favorite chore.

So there are advantages to both bagged and bagless varieties of vacuum cleaner, and the selection ultimately resides with you. Either way, a certain amount of work is required, but with a sparkling house your result, it's worth the effort.