Vacuum Cleaners > Vax Vacuum Cleaners > Upright (Beat & Brush) > 40 GBP to 80 GBP

Advantages: quick and easy great cleaning results
Disadvantages: upholstry and stairs left too wet, not right up to edge

I had a smell in my one room I could not pin down. A major clean was required. I looked into hiring a machine for a weekend, but it was going to cost me the best part of £100. I shopped around and purchased this from Costco for £100 + vat I could have got it cheaper, but the return policy from Costco is brilliant and I did not want to wait weeks for delivery. The machine comes in a box and needs some screw driver constuction, but this is basic and ...
...opening the box to geting it working took about 15 minutes. The machine is like a slightly noisy vacuum cleaner, but it did not wake the children, but holding a detailed conversation is not possible. It takes no time to cover a large area even going over twice, although it disappointingly does not go right up to the front edge with the detergent dispensing which is just behind the suck up bar. ( I think I am going to get a garden spray bottle to ... Read review

Advantages: no loss of suction, good for pet hair
Disadvantages: not the lightest

I bought this vacuum in january this year as my last one stopped working. i have a labrador who sheds dog hair like you would not believe and on average any vacuum cleaner i buy loses suction anywhere from a week to a couple of months no matter how much you empty it however so far this product still performs as if it just came out of the box. it comes with a six year guarantee and you can see why as i would be suprised if anyone ever needs to use ...
...a troubleshooting guide which i have only had to use once due to sucking up a glove (yes it is that powerful) it shows step by step how to find blockages so glove removed it carried on as before. it has two extension tubes and a crevice tool as well as a brush with a removable head and a turbo type tool for stairs etc. It also has various settings for variable carpet piles it has an adjustable length handle with the power button located on the ... Read review

Advantages: Does its job
Disadvantages: Could be sturdier

I bought this as a cheaper alternative to a Dyson and have not been disappointed with the quality of cleaning it provides. It comes with a number of brush attachements, and a choice of settings for cleaning floors ranging from wooden to thick carpets. The tube attachment is my main method of using the product and is easy to use and more than adequate at cleaning the house. The product does however have a tendency to fall over very easily when using ...
...you are moving around the room and after six months of owning the product the plastic piece which holds the extension cord into position when not being used has just snapped off which is a little annoying but not essential. It also has an anti allergen facility in the section where dust and dirt is stored and an attachement for cleaning pet hair. ... Read review

Advantages: Very powerful and good value for money.
Disadvantages: Some minor assembly and a bit loud.

...just how much dirt the VAX pulled out of my carpets. The suction on this machine is very powerful whether you're using the hose and attachments on the stairs or pushing it along on the carpet. One small drawback is that it is very loud but you soon get used to it. It's a bit heavy so I wouldn't suggest dragging this up more than one staircase in a cleaning session. The dustbin container clips off and back onto the main unit very easily for when you're ...
...can get a bit messy (but what bagless isn't!?) and it's always best to give the filter a good hard banging to get all the dirt off it which again is a bit messy. To use the attachments you have to unhook the hose from the main beater brush part of the machine and slot it into the provided attachments so the dirt goes into the dustbin, which sounds a bit weird at first but is very simple once you figure it out. All in all this is an excellent machine ... Read review

Advantages: Does what it says
Disadvantages: No hose or small tools, noisy.

...several reviews online about this Vax model. Pricing and Impressions £50 later after buying it at Argos, I took the Quicklite V046S home with me. I was really surprised when opening the box to find that all I needed to do was to drop the handle and lock it into the back of the Vax and then just switch on whenever it was needed. But before I did, I put a new bag into the Goblin and went over the carpets as I would normally do just to see what this ...
...without a hose this little Vax looks like it comes from the same family. So as you normally have the bin at the top, the bin comes away from the Vax by the way of a button release. Then the bin can be carried to a refuse bin, and twisting the top open, the Vax bin can be turned upside down. As the manual shows though, I twist to unlock the paper pleated cone which is really the HEPA filter Vax go to the bother of pointing out. Against the silverness ... Read review