Customer Ratings & Reviews

I've been using this for a few weeks now, and for the most part I'd say it was worth the money. I really like the light that shines to help you see debris you may otherwise not (e.g. little pieces of lint), and the PowerDetect feature is cool too. The suction power (which can be manually changed by pressing a button on the handle), on this thing isn't as good as a typical corded vacuum, but it's still good enough for the usual things like dirt, dust and tiny pieces of gravel. Along that same topic, upon powering it on, it defaults to a standard suction power and will either increase, decrease or keep the power level the same based on how much debris it's detecting and the type of surface it's on. Don't expect an instantaneous power adjustment. I'd say it takes a few seconds to adjust power (if it's going to), after you power it on, and only takes it about one second to make power adjustments when switching to different surfaces or when you are alongside a wall. I'm OK with that. The accessories that come with it have come in handy. You can only use the included accessories with the hand vacuum, but it's easy to remove/replace from the "stick" part. However, I wish the little brush was separate from the crevice tool. The brush can slide to the end of the crevice tool and clicks into place. Easy enough, but the handheld part is already 18 inches by itself. When you add the crevice/brush and intend to use the brush, you're adding another 14 inches (roughly). That's a big portable handheld! It can be a bit awkward to use like that, but so far I've managed well enough. The battery life leaves a little to be desired for me. If there's not much debris and it's on a hard floor, the power usage is reasonably low. I could see it possibly lasting the full 70 minutes Shark claims the battery can last (if it's only using low power). If you manually change it to the highest power the battery runtime drops significantly. I haven't timed it, but from a full charge I doubt the battery would last more than 20 minutes at full power. If this is going to be your only vacuum, you may want to plan on what gets vacuumed first because it takes a while for the battery to fully charge. Of course, charge time depends on the battery level. If you get the battery level to 20% (roughly) or less, be prepared to wait at least a couple of hours (maybe more like 3), for it to fully charge. Onto the next thing. The charging/auto-empty station is a nice feature, but it is kinda loud when it's emptying the dust bin. Luckily, there's a "night mode" switch that you can activate that will prevent the automatic emptying and only let it charge the battery. A nice feature if you don't want to make a loud noise. That's about all I can think of other than the maneuverability is pretty good. I don't have any problem making it go where I want it to, and this thing is super easy to assemble out of the box. I hope this helps! :D