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Advantages: Cheap, great suction
Disadvantages: Feels cheap !

I own at least 4 vacuum cleaners. All of which I have bought to replace the others which are rubbish at vacuuming my one small area of rug in the living room, which accumulate all the dog(1) and cat(2) hairs from the rest of the hard floors in my house. I was on the verge of spending £160 on a well researched cleaner when this one was offered on my local freecycle group. It was nearly new, had only been bought and used while their stalwart was in ...
...it. What could I lose??!! In a word nothing, it knocks spots off the plethora of other vacuum cleaners I own. It sucks those damn hairs off the rug with very little effort and even less time. It comes with 2 filters so I can still clean while letting one filter dry after washing. Its light weight, nippy, and the hoses are log enough for a taller than average gal like me not to get too much back ache! I was warned that the hoses have a tendancy to ... Read review

Advantages: Compact, effective, cheap!
Disadvantages: Stops working if overfilled

...and found at 247appliances.com a Dyson animal for a staggeringly low £135! Much cheaper than the deals on Ciao! (top tip do a search on Kelkoo - Dysons are much cheaper now than they were!) I ordered the Dyson and it arrived at 7.30 in the morning. Now as it happened this was the day after the cleaner had been but kindly Rocky had brought in a robin so there were feathers everywhere! So I tested the Dyson - it was brilliant - minimal effort and ...
...wood floors and laminates! If you take the head off you can also use it on furniture, It is compact and very easy to store - fits under our stairs! It is also light and easy to move around and it comes with a normal head and a mini head. One word of warning - make sure that you empty it frequently - preferably don't let it get more than half full - it stops it working so well. I am happy, my cleaner is happy and the cats are happy and we have ... Read review

Advantages: Extremely efficient for all surfaces
Disadvantages: Possibly a little heavy to carry upstairs

I have had my Sebo X4 for 9months now & it has had regular use. I have in the past had many different vacs including Dyson & I have to say that this is the best ever. It is easy to use, tools are handy with quick transition to using the extension. Suction is powerful & adapts easily to different surfaces. My home has a variety of surfaces, shaggy style carpet, ceramic tiles & both short tufted & woven carpets and this cleaner copes with all surfaces ... Read review

Advantages: Adjustable power/suction,textile dustbag,retractable power cable,carpets and hard floors.
Disadvantages: No issues found.

If your budget is £40, this model is worth serious consideration. 1800W power makes a big difference from the bargain basement cleaners on the market. Power is adjustable through a slider switch on top of the unit, which means you can use your foot to operate the slider. Suction can also be adjusted by a slider vent on the hose handle. People interested in environmental issues will be pleased to see the cleaner comes with a textile dust bag which ...
...supplied when purchased which means you don't have to buy extra dust bags. A dual purpose nozzle means as well as cleaning carpets, it is suitable for using on hard floors. A foot operated button is used to switch between the two uses. Other tools supplied include a combination nozzle/brush and a crevice nozzle. These can be stored on the rear of the unit. A retractable lead comes as standard. Having used this cleaner for a month I have yet to ... Read review

Advantages: simply easy to use
Disadvantages: LIMITED purpose

This is a light and compact unit. Not very good at large areas, as the fresh water and solution dispenser contains only a very small amount of liquid. Obviously this unit is designed for spills. Not for any major clean ups. Waste collection water capacity much greater than the clean dispenser, so able to pick up anything that has been left after a spill, such as wine, etc. The unit has a simple to use knob on the side to change the operation from ...
...to suction for picking up dirty water. The brushes can be easily slowed if pressure is applied to the unit, for brush/scrubbed use, no more than the weight of the unit itself is suitable, trying to add pressure to get the scrubber action to scrub better just makes the unit struggle, and sound labouring in motor noise. Easy and simple to fill and empty both clean and dirty water containers, but I did find that the clean water container was too easy ... Read review