DeWalt DC500

It's a smaller shop vac that works well with plenty of vacuum to pick up wood chips and other bits around the work site. The unit is very solid plastic but not too heavy to carry while using. The hose has… a nice, substantial, rubbery feel. It is very flexible and can get clogged but it is easy to clear by straightening. The 18V battery gives power for long enough to be useful, though I only used it with the battery a few times. It is a little noisy, but not too bad.

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I've had the Dewalt DC500 for about a year and have used it dozens of times. This product works for light duty pick up -- saw dust in the shop; sugar or coffee spills in the kitchen. However, for vacuuming… carpeted stairs, car floors, and other surfaces that you want to really clean without dealing with cords or weighty appliances, I have to think there are other products with more suction. It does have a long cord, however, for when you want to run independent of the battery. And it's light enough to carry around while using it. If it had just a little more suction, I'd rate it 5 stars.

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I had occasion to use my DeWalt portable vacuum the other day to clean some concrete dust out of my car. It works, and is better than nothing, but I'm thinking for $100.00 think of how many times I could… go to the do-it-yourself carewash and use the powerful vacuums there that really work. I have had it for several years now, and I rarely use it because I know it simply will not do the job. What a real vacuum, or shop-vac would do in seconds, it took me many minutes to do with this vacuum. I have to say that I am not happy that I bought it. At the time I thought it was the perfect solution for my car and portable cleaning, but under battery power the device is even less powerful than when the cord is plugged in. It is handy, and it better than some of the cheap vaccums you can buy for your car, but the thing is, this appliance does not do the job. This is a product that really should not exist. It costs a lot of money and it does not work like a good expensive vacuum cleaner should, it just doesn't. I'm very disappointed and would not buy this or anything like it again.

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After 6 months of ownership I can say this is a great little vacuum! I think it now gets more use than my large ShopVac Pro Series. Being cordless makes it so easy to grab and go anywhere without worrying… about plugging it in. Despite other reviews that say its underpowered, I've found that it has plenty of power for its size. I've used it for usual debris cleanup tasks in the garage, and for cleaning up after drilling and sawing jobs around the house. I also use it in our RV on camping trips. I have really tested its "wet" vac capabilities too. After draining our spa, I used this vac to get some water puddles out. Also when I had a sprinkler line fail, I used it vac out the water and dirt in the hole so I could quickly get to the broken line. It's a great tool and I highly recommend it. Only improvement would be if it could actually charge an inserted battery when it's plugged into AC power, otherwise I have no complaints about it.

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