CONSTRUCTION:What struck me first when unboxing and assembling this vacuum cleaner, was its quality. It is solid and well made. There was minor assembly needed and what was needed illustrated the solid and well-thought-out construction of this vacuum cleaner. One thing I really liked was the solid plastic cup that you emptied. So many small vacuums do this poorly. Often you get a cloth type bag that you have to scrape pet hair and dust from. This refuse cup was more typical of a higher end vacuum. All you had to do was pour it out.
POWER
After charging this and running this vacuum for the first time, its power was stunning for a cordless model. I have had several cordless vacuums, none with this suction and pep. I've used this vacuum for 15-30 minutes and not once did it flag in power. I've yet to use it for the full 45 minutes duration it says it's good for. I don't know if I'm rated for that duration...
USAGE
I looked at the bottom as I was curious as to how the pointed end picked up stuff and there is a channel in the point that has suction. There is a rolling brush in a typical orientation between the wheels. so the point, does not brush up any dirt, just sucks it up. The brush is relatively small, so I'm wondering how well it will fair for long term use in a house with 4 cats and my shoulder length hair. I have posted a picture of this suction channel. You can see the small brush in this area as well. I find they have a graphic molded into the bottom, to tell you to use scissors to cut any hair or string that gets stuck into the brush. Use of the flat end relative to the little wheels is creative. I found I often I would put the flat end along the wall and slide the unit at an angle to the wheels. I don't know if this will cause them to wear out prematurely or not. Would seem that using a roller ball would be more helpful for this usage, but they may have avoided it as dirt could mess it up. I will repost with updates on this as I use it more and more over time.
There are two power settings, carpet and bare floors. This is one of the few vacuums, I have run into that you even use the bare floor settings on. This turns the power down on the suction and the speed of the little brush. If you don't it will scatter dirt on your bare floors. Rare that a small vacuum has enough power to do this.
CHARGING
Unless you have owned a cordless vacuum before you have not run into one of it's peculiar issues. That would be Storage. Normally you can store a vacuum in a closet out of sight, but unless you have an electrical outlet in your closet, you will find a cordless vacuum always ends up outside your closet in a corner or spare room if you have it, so it can remain plugged in. Otherwise you would have a useless vacuum.
SUMMARY
This is a great vacuum. Price point reflects the quality of the product.
PROS:
*Solid construction
*Dust cup is high quality and easy to use
*Corner cleaning is great
*Lots of power
*Long duration of usage
*Cordless makes it very easy to spot clean from room to room
*Relatively light
CONS:
*Must store near an outlet (true of any cordless)
*Small brush may be an issue over time with hair (this is an issue with many vacuums)
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