This vacuum was awesome for the first couple of weeks, but after that it seemed to lose some of its suction strength. It just hasn't been as good since, even after changing the dust filter. It will lose suction almost totally if the dirt cup is slightly full and/or the dust screen (the nylon fabric one, not the replaceable one) gets clogged. Every time I use it, I have to empty the dirt cup and knock all the dust out of the screen or it won't work the next time. Sometimes I have to stop and do that after only a few minutes of use, because it just stops picking stuff up.
It is handy and light, and easy to get around furniture and into small places. I have hardwood floors and use it for picking up bits of litter that my cat tracks around, dirt tracked in from outside, and vacuuming area rugs. On the rugs though, I have to apply considerable downward pressure and sort of scrub it back and forth to get it to pick up stuff that is stuck to the nap. If you're just using it to vacuum up pet hair, it will work fine, but it will only pick up very light debris - like, it would probably pick up grains of rice, but not a half a peanut (or even a half of a half of a peanut).
It's useful and I'm glad I got it, but I don't count on it to do a super thorough job. There are times when it's actually more trouble than it's worth because I end up going over the same spots again and again. Often I end up hauling out the larger vacuum or a broom and dustpan because they are more effective and faster.
Bottom line: good enough for picking up crumbs and a quick once-over before company comes, but use a real vacuum if you want things to be actually clean. Get more detail about Dirt Devil M083414 Extreme Power Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner.
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