https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/6/13/17457840/xiaomi-stick-vacuum-price-date

I hate vacuuming. You do, too, I bet. But what if I told you there was a handheld vac so useful that it might make you seek new opportunities to suck up life’s little messes? I’ve been using such a device for a few weeks now: the F8 Storm is a modular, battery-powered “stick” vacuum from a company called Roidmi that you’ve likely never heard of. Nevertheless, it works, and it works really well. In fact, it made the shitty keyboard on my three-year-old MacBook (mostly) usable again.

Roidmi says the F8 matches the high-end performance of the Dyson V8, but it costs a lot less money. Indeed, on paper, the argument is sound. The F8’s bundled cleaning attachments and listed specs for suction power, weight, and battery life all align nicely with the Dyson, which sells for around $450 compared to the $289 early-bird price for the F8 on Indiegogo. You can get Dyson’s lesser-spec’d V7 — Wirecutter’s pick for best cordless vacuum — for about $300.