Shark - PowerDetect Cordless Stick Vacuum with Powerful Suction & HEPA Filtration, Up to 70 min Runtime - Dark Gray

I originally wanted the Shark Stratos, but then I went down the rabbit hole of comparing other Shark vacuums. I ended up getting this vacuum, and after a few months I wish I purchased the Stratos. This vacuum is "easy to maneuver" depending on the type of carpet and direction that you're pushing. The cleaning quality is the worst of the Shark products that I've had. I pass the vacuum multiple times and still need to pick up after the vacuum. Setting it up was easy, that was the only nice part. The brush did have small amounts of hair rolled around it, and there's a section behind the larger roller that has dirt build up and is not easy to pick out. It didn't look like that large roller could be removed to clean behind it or the inside of the glass part. Honestly, I'm disappointed in all the great reviews that I saw with the PowerDetect because I feel like the honest reviews were filtered out. The price wasn't cheap, but the product is.

Great product! The light detector was really scary as it showed dirt and hair on my floors that triggered my OCD badly. It also showed that it was able to pick up all of that dirt. Only downside of this product is how you empty it, as this was really inconvenient compared to other models. Overall it was a great purchase.

We purchased this for our carpeted stairs and it does a great job. It is lightweight and powerful.

Over the years we have owned two other brands of cordless vacuums. I do like the reverse cleaning feature and self-cleaning brush roll. We have wood flooring, carpet, rugs and tile in our home along with epoxy floor coating in the basement. The POWERDETECT has three modes: ECO (maximizes runtime), DETECT (senses dirt, edges and floor type) and BOOST (maximizes suction). You do not have to hold a trigger while vacuuming, which is a big plus. The vacuum weighs about 8lbs. and is top heavy. It also has a HEPA filter. DETECT mode does sense different floor types well. It vacuums harder on rugs and carpets than other types of flooring and did lift a lot of dirt. I wasn’t impressed with the edge detect as it left too many pieces along edges and corners even after several vacuum passes and also left debris along rug edges. This was tested during Christmas prep and a lot of items were spilled on the floor: flour, sugar, cereal, rice, etc… Wood floors were the worst, as DETECT mode had less suction and missed items. BOOST mode was an improvement on the wood flooring. ECO mode wasn’t used as it wasn’t very effective and the battery life on this vacuum is excellent. BOOST mode did help on the wood floors and was great at digging out dirt from the rugs after the grandkids made their messes. Emptying the dust bin is easy but you need to be right over your garbage can or the dust will end up on the floor. The Pet Multi-Tool was very handy to vacuum upholstery and removed hair, pet hair and the finest lint. This was impressive. The Duster Crevice Tool was okay, I found myself using it on corners and edges the vacuum had missed. I always wish vacuums had a finer crevice tool that was even more narrow and extended farther out. Bending the wand to clean under furniture isn’t useful in our household. We only bent the wand to fold over for storage. Battery life is excellent at 55-65 minutes on DETECT mode. Using BOOST mode a fair amount of the time lowered runtime to about 40-50 minutes. Much better than the 20-25 minutes on our other cordless vacuums. Charging is easy with the included cord. The vacuum doesn’t stand up on its own so you have to fold it over by bending the wand and then plug in the cord. I really wish it didn’t have to fold over and could just stand upright securely. The design is more like an upright vacuum than a stick so this should be fairly easy. It is a nice vacuum; I found myself using BOOST mode more often than DETECT mode.

Stick Cordless Vacuums have been a fantastic upgrade to the home vacuum industry as they are light, easy to use, and very portable around your home. However, sometimes they can feel underpowered or not as useful as you might like. The new Shark PowerDetect Vacuum has really shut down those worries for me and has been the best performing stick vacuum I’ve ever had! PROS: - Unboxing this I was immediately impressed with how sturdy and tough this felt. It’s by no means too heavy or bulky, but it feels better built and is a bigger vacuum than other stick vacuums I have had, but that makes sense given its battery life and power. I think it has a really nice design and was really easy to set up, just charge it once first! - The LED screen on the vacuum is subtly one of its better features. It shows you a rating of how dirty the area is you are vacuuming, shows the battery life, and shows what “mode” you are on when vacuuming. All Very helpful and it looks super modern too! - Running the vacuum, this thing has power!! I had already vacuumed my floor once this day, but on my first use the Shark immediately picked up more dirt and dog hair than I thought was there. I was really overly impressed! I think the combo of the power as well as the dual rotating brush rolls really helps knock up more hair, dirt, crumbs, etc than any other stick vacuum I have used. - The “PowerDetect” mode is my favorite feature it has for sure. Basically there are three modes with Eco, a Max Power, and a PowerDetect which essentially it can tell what kind of floor you are on as well as how dirty the floor is so it adapts to how strong the suction is. I really love this because it makes switching from rugs, to carpet, to tile, to hardwood floors a breeze and makes sure it will give you peak performance when needed and something with a lighter touch when needed while still getting the job done. - The attachments are great too with the different nozzles but the star is of course the bending main stick which helps when going under tables or beds with ease. - And of course, the battery does last a long time! I am able to vacuum with this several times before needed to charge but every time I use it its still very powerful. CONS: - It does not come with a wall mount as it’s meant to be folded in half and stored away. However, I do miss the optionality of wall mounting a stick vacuum as it makes it much more easier for charging. This one you have to charge traditionally which isn’t awful but its just not as convenient. BOTTOM LINE: - People want Cordless Stick Vacuums because they are much easier to use but they also do not want to sacrifice power. The new Shark PowerDetect is really your best answer to this! It’s strong and powerful, is loaded with high end features like detecting how dirty a floor is or detecting how strong the suction needs to be, and it comes in an easy to use package with a long battery life. This vacuum works wonders on dog hair, dirt, and generally dirtiness from having kids too! I think its been a great upgrade for our home.