Vacuum Cleaners: Reviews

Updated December 2008
 

Best budget vacuum cleaner

Eureka Boss SmartVac 4870MZ *Est. $150 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

ConsumerReports.org: Consumer Reports magazine evaluates three dozen upright vacuums, including the Eureka SmartVac 4870, by testing them on the ...

Amazon.com: The Eureka 4870MZ, one of the newest styles in the 4870 series, is reviewed by more than 60 owners at Amazon.com. The majority of ...

Epinions.com: More than100 owners register their opinions at Amazon.com, but the comments are for many models in the Eureka 4870 series and ...

Good Housekeeping: In this undated video report, editors say 11 upright vacuums were tested on carpet and wood floors. In very short summaries, only ...

ConsumerGuide.com: The reviews at ConsumerGuide.com consist mainly of features, with no evidence of hands-on testing. More than a dozen vacuum ...

 

Lightweight bagging vacuum

Hoover Tempo Widepath U5140-900 *Est. $60 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

ConsumerReports.org: Consumer Reports magazine road-tests the Hoover Tempo Widepath upright vacuum cleaner in its comparison evaluation of 36 models. ...

Amazon.com: More than 1,000 owners have posted their experiences with the super-budget-priced Hoover Tempo Widepath, and they're ...

Epinions.com: Epinions has some good in-depth reviews of the Hoover Tempo Widepath, which rates an average four stars out of five. Comments are ...

ExpoTV.com: There are only five reviews here for the Hoover Tempo Widepath, but they're video reviews. Most of these are positive, but one ...

ConsumerGuide.com: The Hoover Tempo Widepath gets a Budget Buy designation plus a five-star rating at ConsumerGuide.com. Editors have a few minor ...

 

Bagless upright vacuum

Kenmore Progressive 36932 *Est. $350 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

ConsumerReports.org: Consumer Reports includes the Kenmore 36932 and similar Kenmore 36933 bagless upright vacuums in its latest roundup, in which ...

Sears.com: About 100 owners have posted reviews at Sears for the Kenmore 36932 bagless upright vacuum, giving it a rating of 4.4 out of five ...

Viewpoints.com: About 10 owners of the Kenmore Progressive weigh in on the vacuum. Given the vacuum's rating of 4.45 out of five stars, users are ...

Epinions.com: About 30 owners at Epinions post comments for various Kenmore Progressive vacuums, but most of the reviews are for older models ...

Mrs.Clean.com: This site is mainly a promotion for the company's maid service, but it does have a decent complement of vacuum cleaner reviews. ...

 

Luxury bagless vacuum

Dyson DC18 Slim All Floors *Est. $400 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

ConsumerReports.org: Consumer Reports tests three dozen uprights for its latest report on vacuums, rating them for effectiveness on carpet, on bare ...

Which? (UK): Which? magazine is the U.K. counterpart to Consumer Reports magazine, with the same reputation for rigorous independent testing ...

Amazon.com: Amazon.com is the gold standard in user-review sites. Reviews are easy to access, and there's good coverage in most product ...

Epinions.com: Although Epinions.com rarely gets the user-review volume of Amazon.com, it does have a particularly useful format, and entries ...

ExpoTV.com: ExpoTV.com has a handful of very positive video user reviews of the Dyson DC18. We didn't find the same level of analysis here as ...

 

Basic robotic vacuum cleaner

iRobot Roomba Discovery 510 *Est. $250 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

Amazon.com: A smattering of owners (16 or so) talk about the iRobot Roomba 510 at Amazon.com. Contributors here agree that the Roomba is a ...

Amazon.com: More customers (125 as of this report) weigh in on the iRobot Roomba 510's step-up model, the 530, which incorporates a charging ...

ConsumerGuide.com: Editors at ConsumerGuide.com appear to have done some informal testing for this short write-up on the Roomba 510. They're fairly ...

Viewpoints.com: These customer reviews again focus on the step-up Roomba 530, which is basically the same as the 510, save for its self-charge ...

Good Housekeeping: This short article describes four vacuum cleaners, including the iRobot Roomba 560. Although Nathaniel Benforado is mainly ...

 

Vacuum Cleaners Runners Up:

Dyson All Floors DC15 The Ball *Est. $450

3 picks including: Amazon.com…

SEBO X4 *Est. $700

3 picks by top review sites.

SEBO X5 *Est. $750

2 picks including: Allergy Buyers Club.com…

Riccar SupraLite RSL3 *Est. $350

2 picks including: Mrs. Clean House Cleaning Specialists…

Electrolux Intensity EL5020 *Est. $300

2 picks by top review sites.

Eureka Boss 4D 5893 *Est. $150

2 picks by top review sites.

     
 
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Dyson DC15 Animal Cyclone Upright Vacuum Cleaner
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New: $599.00   
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Sebo Upright Vacuum Cleaner Model X4 (Dark Blue/yellow) 9577am - Made in Germany
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Electrolux 5892BVZ Boss 4D Hepa Upright Vacuum
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New: $139.00   
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