I did a lot of research before buying this and glad I did. It's my first cordless and, maybe I just got lucky but I couldn't be happier with it. It has plenty of suction power. You name it and it sucks it up from cat hair to kibble, cheerios to rice. It has a sensor that "knows" when it's on carpet and automatically the vacuum increases power. Then when it gets on vinyl/smooth flooring it knows and and automatically lowers the power a bit but still easily sucks up everything without flinging it back. It also has sensors and knows when you get close to a wall and automatically increases power so it gets everything close to the wall. The other thing it has sensor(s) for is that it "knows" is when it is sucking up more dirt in a particular spot and so also speeds up to be sure it gets it all. All that speeding up when needed and then slowing down, is to save battery power without sacrificing cleaning. I've run it for about 30 minutes in that "auto" mode and still had a little bit of battery power left. You can manually set it to a constant low or high power but I've left it on the middle, automatic power detect setting and let it decide how much power to use and when to use it (or not). It does such a good job on that setting that I see no reason to change it. I suspect on a constant high setting your battery would run out of juice pretty quickly, probably in 15 minutes or so. I also find that I use the flex wand more than I thought I would. Great for getting under beds or whatever without bending over so much to do so. When you're finished vacuuming, just stick it on the docking station and the docking station sucks out the dirt from the vacuum cleaner and puts that dirt in a docking station container. When docked, it also recharges the battery. That dock station container holds a lot so you don't need to empty it very often maybe once a month or so, if that much depending on your situation. When you do need to empty the docking station container, it easily disconnects from the docking station with one hand. Take the container and hold it over garbage can, push a lever and the bottom opens up and dumps everything in garbage can. I wish it came with more attachments. Mine came with two and neither had a brush which I really would like to have. I also wish there was some onboard way to carry one or more of the attachments on the vacuum itself. I knew these things weren't including when I bought it so no stars off. Read more
Listen, I write reviews so people can get an honest (completely my opinion) based review. I write reviews for pretty much everything I purchase, especially if I was going back and forth with myself before buying because the reviews are all over the place or if there aren't many reviews to base a purchase off of. I am going to start by prefacing that I am typically THE CHEAPEST person when it comes to buying things, because I am not rich nor do I have time to get products that simply do not work as described, send them back, etc. SO, I'd rather get it right the first time, usually from reading others' reviews. I purchased this Shark Cordless Vacuum, not because it's the newest one out on the market, but because after spending HOURS and even DAYS researching different cordless vacuums, this one stuck out to me for the amazing suction it has, even on the ECO setting. When I first used the vacuum, I was not familiar with the settings, so I was using it on the auto-detect feature, and it worked really well, not super loud, but when it detects "dirt" it does get a little louder, not much though. It died fairly quickly on that setting though, but I was able to vacuum my living room and kitchen completely. (I have a 1,500 sq. ft. house). The next day, I did it on ECO mode, and it seemed to pick up everything even though the suction/vacuum sounds extremely low or like it's not picking anything up. But it was ! I made sure to vacuum rooms I didn't vacuum the day before just to make sure. I did use all 3 settings, ECO, the high setting, and auto-detect... it lasted the whole time I vacuumed. I did 2 bedrooms, the living room, the hallway, the kitchen, etc. and it still had battery life left and I could have kept going. I waited to buy this until Prime Day and to be honest, I almost backed out, because even on sale, it was $400. BUT, my birthday was coming up and since having my kids, I never buy myself anything nice anymore, so I decided to purchase this vacuum, and I love it! I've used it every day since I've gotten it, mainly for fun at this point, because I have an obsession with vacuuming anyways. I've never owned a cordless vacuum before, and after my research, it seems like ALL cordless vacuums have poor battery life. I still love my bagless Eureka corded vacuum ($60 on sale), but I needed something that was more flexible and able to fit into smaller spaces. The auto-empty is a nice feature as well, and for me, it's just an added bonus because I don't mind having to dump the canister after every use... now I don't have to, it does it for me! If you're debating on a stick cordless vacuum that has a powerful suction, THIS IS THE ONE FOR YOU, coming from a girl who has owned several (cheaper) vacuums... this one will not disappoint! Read more
