Shark - Bagless Cordless Hand Vac - Lavender

I did a lot of research to find a hand vacuum that is inexpensive, light weight, quiet, won't cost a lot of money in the future and would last. I bought this because I have a 19 month old that is in his terrible two's. I needed what ever extra help I could get cleaning wise to keep up with his antics and also his fathers. He loves to knock over plants inside or outside the house. And they're both messy eaters. Performance: It sucks up the soil and food if you hold it at the right angle, with the attachments or without. It's all about the angles. The animal hair attachment works best with the soil and anything fine grained, but it also gets hair caught in it easily so a close eye should be kept on it and cleaned out constantly. The long nozzle is what I use the most for snacks and bits of food that end up on the ground. It sucks it up quicker and is best on hard surfaces. But it will not suck up the soil or fine particles if they are on the carpet. The third nozzle with the brushes at the end I haven't used. Overall you should still vacuum regularly because none of them do a deep enough clean on the carpet like a regular vacuum would. Maybe it will for more of a rug like carpet. The stand it came with is nice, it's nothing fancy. Just a cheap plastic but stable stand. Be careful: This hand vacuum is very loud. Like a regular loud vacuum. I expected it to be quiet like the Shark Vacuums. My son is scared of it. It also pushes very strong cold air out of the side for maybe a foot around it so it will push what ever you are vacuuming if you turn it at the wrong angle. You should not charge it until the battery is completely dead. And should let it charge until it is fully charged then unplug it. There is no indicator to tell you when it will die soon, only a green light that it is charging and it turns off when it's done. It also takes a long time to charge. You won't be able to use it the same day kind of charge time. So if you will need it in a hurry a lot you may need to buy a back up. Eventually you will need to buy a new filter. You can rinse it to clean it, but it gets a lot of dust on it so I expect it to need a new filter sooner than later. It isn't heavy but does have weight to it. I have tendonitis and carpel tunnel so if I hold it for a few minutes my wrist starts to bend and I have to use both hands. Also, it is significantly cheaper at other stores even when on sale. Ship to Home: When I ordered this to ship to my home it was kept for inspection for a day or so. I'm guessing because it had a battery. So expect for that to happen and to have an opened/used product. I personally didn't want a clearly open/used product but so far I haven't noticed any issues. And I had needed it asap so the wait was upsetting. But because of that it was all set up for me, and charged too lol (probably not fully charged) I would still recommend this product. This one seems like it is sturdy and will last. It has significantly helped me keep my home clean. If not this than just to buy a cheap fifteen dollar one if you don't mind rebuying eventually. All the research I did on other hand vacuums, they all have the same problems. I'm surprised no ones tried to fix them yet.

I bought this because our cat sheds so much that you can't use a broom in our kitchen without creating dust devils. I wanted an alternative to bringing out the big vacuum to pick up a few crumbs. First off, the instructions for charging the unit are incorrect in two places. By two places, I mean there's a sticker on the back that tells you how long to charge the unit the first time; that is incorrect (it should be 20 hours). At the same time, the instruction book tells you to charge the unit for 20 hours before first use, which is correct, but the instructions for charging it during normal use are incorrect. Pros: The carpet attachment works quite well, and the unit is overall pretty powerful. It's a bit on the heavy side, but well balanced. There is a baffle at the tip of the machine that keeps things like cat kibble from falling back out when you hold the machine nose down after using it. Cons: There's a filter that fits in the dirt collection part, and you have to remove it to empty the machine. That, in itself, is a little gross; but I've found that the filter gets completely covered with a layer of dust and cat fur that I have to pick off by hand. Because you aren't supposed to charge the unit for more than 14 hours after its initial use, you can't leave it parked in the charging stand. The stand is designed to hold both the vacuum and the attachments in a nice, neat package so this is a major disappointment. I had to find some nearby but inconspicuous place to keep the thing between charges. The manufacturer should have added circuitry that would prevent overcharging. When you aren't using the attachments, it's sometimes hard to get the right angle to pick up dirt from a bare floor. Overall: I think it's the best such unit I've ever used.

I bought this item for the sole purpose of picking up animal hair. I have a mix breed dog that sheds a ton. His fur is white and tan and my couch, car carpet, and much of my wardrobe are dark so the fur shows up without fail. I shopped around and did my research and came to the conclusion that this dust buster was the best option for price and use. In actuality I want something better. Its not a bad little machine and for normal use its great. But the important part and the area in which this machine was supposed to excel in was the picking up of animal hair. It doesnt do so well. The attachment MUST be used or it wont pick up any hair at all. With the attachment I still must go over spots 4, 5 , or more times to get the hair and even then sometimes it wont pick up. For the price its a decent item but what gets you later is the filter. The filter for this item is paper. After a few uses it must be changed and it can not be washed. The filters can be found in various places but buying them is a pain and as animal hair tends to stick to the paper filter there is no ignoring this detail. If you're buying this item for spot checks its great but for the advertised pet hair pick up not so much.

Perfect compact light cordless vacuum. Now I don't use this for inside the home but the roller attachment does a good job lifting dirt on carpet. Which works for light jobs and spills in the home. For the car this is more than enough. The attachments work the best. The roller attachment for the larger parts of the carpet. The attachment with bristles is perfect for my leather so you can brush the dirty from the cracks then vacuum it up. The pointed nozzle is perfect to get in the spaces you cant reach with the other tools. Cleaning the unit is easy as the area where the dirt is kept a separate compartment. So when you take of the front part you don't have to worry about debris spreading everywhere. I don't know how much a replacement filter will cost but as slong as you clean it after each use I don't see you needing to replace it anytime soon.

My wife and I were looking for a "mess eraser" smaller than our vacuum. I'd used a friends Dyson handheld and thought we'd look for something similar. I didn't love the Dyson and we are already fans of Shark products (we currently use a Shark vacuum). We saw this at Best Buy while looking for something else. Seemed like we'd found what we'd been looking for. Fortunately, it works great! Excellent suction, nice variety of accessories, and a convenient wall caddy to hold it all. We love the small size. Great for spilled snacks from our toddler, loose hair from our dogs, or a quick touchup around our cars. My wife even uses it on our carpeted stair case and says it does just as well as the upright (without all the heavy lifting). Highly recommend!

This is the second vac I've had in this exact model, SV780 N1 14. This vac has exceptional suction! Coupled with the beater brush head, it pulls every last speck of dirt from my car mats and house door mats. The additional crevice tool gets into the edges to finish the job. The only down sides are the dust raised when emptying out the dust cup and filter, and the battery life issue. I keep the unit plugged in when not in use, and after about a year or so, I lost a great deal of power. Replacing the battery would have run about $47 including shipping, and a brand new unit cost about $10 more, so I opted to get a whole new unit. Gladly would have replaced the battery if it would have run $10-20! Battery technology is what it is! Great item - hope they have it available in another 18 months when I'm ready for another one!

Me and my wife use this everyday. We can't live without it! It's a good little vacuum that we use for the furniture, the kitchen crumbs, our cars and any other little mess around the house. Our only gripe is that the battery life isn't that great. We have to charge it all the time if it's not in use so that we can guarantee that the suction will be strong for each use. If we leave it off the charger overnight the suction seems to be low. But overall we've done our research and this is by far the best handyvac in the market. We actually purchased this a couple of years ago and are in the market to buy another one because my wife dropped it and the plastic cracked where the pins connect canister. Other than a Dyson, this is probably the best option you have out there because it's strong and a fraction of the cost versus the Dyson.

It took me a week to unbox and start using this portable vacuum, but the moment I did it, I realized this had been an excellent purchase. I have three dogs. I bought it mainly to easily clean my dogs' hair and dust around their beddings. I am actually using this vacuum beyond that now. It is convenient, and the battery lasts for hours. I no longer have to clean small areas of the house by having to plug in and get going with my other big Shark vacuum cleaners. The main attributes are portability, it is not overly noisy, it is effective, easy to empty the canister, and it also has useful additional devices.