Vacuum Cleaners > Handheld Vacuum Cleaners

Get your kicks from errr... Root 6

Advantages: Powerful, Portable, Looks like a space-gun
Disadvantages: Price,. Noise

...would be unfair. No, the Dyson Root 6 should truly be called a handheld vacuum cleaner. "Why?" I hear you ask... well let me tell you. Dyson, as anyone that hasn't been living under a rock for the last 10 years will know, shot to fame with their revolutionary "bagless" Hoover(tm). Only you can't call it a Hoover(tm) because that's a trademark too. Bagless technology meant that there was no loss of power as the poor vacuum motor had to suck air ...
...a fair few years before Dyson made the leap from "regular" vacuum cleaners to handheld ones. In fact, they only came on the market last year. I can only guess that it took them this long to perfect the design - or think up the marketing that would allow them to maintain their premium price-tag. Regardless of the cause of this delay, Dyson finally got a handheld to market in the form of the DC16 Root 6 in "Steel & Yellow". Looking more like a hand-gun ...

LegendaryMrDude 04.12.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Dyson DC 16 Handheld Root 6

Black And Decker PV 1205 Cyclonic Dustbuster Pivot

Advantages: Reliable, Trustworthy and High performance
Disadvantages: Doesn't vacum plaster dust well

...when my husband bought the Black and Decker PV1205B Dust buster for my birthday. Whilst the price might seem high anything with lower voltage is a waste of time and money. Lower voltage dust busters just don't work you need something with a bit of power, one that performs well and does the job you need it to do. The Black and Decker PV1205B Dust buster is powerful, practical and efficient basically you cannot go far wrong in purchasing this and I ...
...The target market for the Black and Decker PV1205B Dust buster is probably those with a family or those with busy lives that need something quick and convenient to tidy up small messes. If you have a car then the Black & Decker Dust buster V9650 works well at cleaning the crumbs, dirt and other minor mess that often collects in the car. If you want to clean up things like fine powder or brick and plaster dust it is not very effective and you will ...

Mickie26 19.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Black & Decker PV 1205 B Cyclonic Dustbuster Pivot

Perfect for the car or stairs

Advantages: Easy to reach nooks and crannies
Disadvantages: Battery life not that long

Received my nice compact Dyson Box on Monday and unpacked it as soon as I walked through the door. Now I must point out that prior to last year I was a complete Dyson-Phobe who did not/could not accept that Dyson made good hoovers. All of that changed when I brought the Hard Floors ball version and have magically realised I was wasting my time with all other brands and was a total Dyson convert. When I opened the box I had very high expectations ...
...possible the most simple thing to use. It is a 1,2,3 step type of product that even the most technologically frightened people can get along with. Take it out of box, plug into the wall to charge and 3 hours later, bingo. You're ready to start hoovering. There are two attachments, one for your normal collecting crumb types and the other is a longer attachment that is great for corners and crevices that are normally awkward to reach. When you charge ...

KathEv 03.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Dyson DC31

Cordless Dustbuster

Advantages: Cordless, Easy to operate
Disadvantages: Quite heavy, No adapter for continuous cleaning

...I ended up purchasing a Black & Decker DV1205 cylinder Vacuum Cleaner at £73. CORDLESS DEVICE Black & Decker DV1205 Cyclonic Vacuum Cleaner is cordless for convenient cleaning. I can bring this dustbuster anywhere in the house without thinking about the hazard that the cord might cause to my toddler like i always did with my old conventional vac. POWER This hand-held cleaner is a rechargeable power type. The voltage that this cleaner ...
...airflow power is 20 Watts. Black & Decker boasts that this EcoExtreme vacuum consumes 66% less energy than any standard handheld vacuum. The motor has 2-speed and it has a switch for control. Although the switch is reachable with the thumb, I find it stiff. I have to use my other hand to operate it. MULTI-SURFACE CHARGING Black & Decker DV1205 Cyclonic Vacuum Cleaner can be recharged whilst laid flat and it also has multi-surface charging base ...

browndoll 28.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Black & Decker DV 1205

A Handy Little Sucker That Blows Its Rivals Away

Advantages: Powerful, versatile, convenient and effective.
Disadvantages: A little noisy, but that's being really picky.

...look around, I settled on Black & Decker VH780 Dustbuster Mini-vac (“VH780”), which seemed a good combination of power, price and accessories. Unlike it’s cordless cousins, it has proved to be (quite literally) a roaring success. BASIC DETAILS The VH780 is a corded 780 watt bag-less hand-held vacuum cleaner intended for light household, garage and patio use. It comes in a fetching sleek and curvy blue shiny plastic with silver lettering and ...
...Also included is a black, Black & Decker branded drawstring bag to store the parts in. ACCESSORIES Vacuuming The bread and butter of this unit - vacuuming – is done from the front opening and the accessories provided cater for a wide variety of tasks. There are three accessories that plug straight into the front of the unit. Two of them, moulded in grey plastic – the brush tool and crevice tool – are stored on the underside of the ...

Hishyeness 01.09.2009 · Read full review
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