Cordless Handheld Vacuum

Earl E. A. Dopter (Louisiana)

When our Shark went on the blink for the third time we were curtain it was time to get serious about a decent handheld vacuum. We own a Dyson full size vacuum so as expected I did my investigation presuming that the right answer was to obtain the Dyson cordless as well. However when I compared the reviews (some good, some not so good) to the price, it gave me some heartburn so I determined to look around. Glad  I did because I did not have high expectations for this product.  By and large I find the Black & Decker make to be an honest value for the money, but not necessarily great quality. This product changed my estimation.  It’s very well made, with solid construction and an interesting design.Those factors are very important to me, but it’s a vacuum, so if it doesn’t suck, then not any of those factors matter much. Boy does this thing suck! It’s a bit noisy, but when you consider the quantity of suction it creates its little wonder that you can hear it so well.  So far, everything I have used it for has been handled with great ease and satisfaction. The charging station is pretty convenient and intuitive. My only criticism of it is that the charge light never changes color when the unit is fully charged – this would be a nice feature to add and is one of my issues with the Shark. But you can leave it inthe base to trickle charge all the time without issues. The pivoting nose is great because in the folded position the unit takes up so much less room, while in the extended position it’s the right length and balances adequately. Overall,this is a five-star handheld cordless vacuum and is the one I would recommend to anyone based on my constructive experiences with it so far. If something changes to alter my opinion, I will append this evaluation.

List Price $69.99