Hoover Linx Bagless Stick Vacuum Cleaner, Lightweight, Low Profile and Easy to Maneuver, HEPA Media Filtration, Cyclonic Cleaning Technology, Corded Vacuum Cleaners for Home Use

I own 8 vacuums, this makes it 9 now. I have never been so happy with a vacuum like I am about this one. I purchased it to replace my Eureka quick up cordless ones (I have two because one of the batteries died and a replacement battery would have cost the same as buying a whole new vacuum, so I went with a whole new vacuum.) Battery powered stick vacuums will all inevitably die. I was contemplating going with a higher end cordless vacuum but I am sick of spending money on cordless machines just to have the expensive batteries fail down the road. I mainly used my cordless sticks to pick up small things and dog hair off my hardwood floors in the kitchen, dining, entry area and minor quick sweepings in connecting carpeted areas to include door mats. Towards the end of their battery life I have only been getting about 4 minutes of decent power then they trickle down to basically just making noise and pushing stuff around the floor. I have to give the Eureka vacuums some credit though....they are fun to just whip off the charger and do a quick cleanup and put right back on the wall. They have served and will still serve that purpose very well.This new Hoover is about the nicest vacuum around for the above purposes and more. I now sweep the same areas in my house plus carpeted stairs and other carpeted rooms. It is able to pick up double the amount of debris that my Eureka's could and of course it never dies. Some reviews complained about the cord being too short but I feel it's perfect length because it lets you vacuum a good sized area and isn't bulky or in the way at all. I have even compared it to my workhorse vacuum, the Dyson DC15 animal. I haven't enjoyed vacuuming around like I have with this one in a long time. The wheels are all soft rubber which makes it safe for my wood floors and the brush is powerful enough to handle serious carpet cleaning. I really don't think I'll be using my Dyson that often anymore. Emptying is really easy since there are no filters, just hit a button and the debris falls out of the canister. It's a quiet machine with a very good amount of power and has excellent side suction. My old standby upright is a Riccar Vibrance, and this mini upright is just about as powerful and only a fraction of the size with no bag. I also like the fact that is can stand upright on it's own in the corner of our laundry room.The only complaints that I have are minor and some people probably wouldn't even notice them. One is the handle. It has a sort of sharp plastic edge on the grip that I will have to smooth/file down...not a big problem at all. The second minor thing I can complain about is the swivel feature of the head. Mine is a little stiff, so if you turn it to one side to make a turn, you have to give it a little effort to straighten it back out. I am thinking that it will probably loosen up a bit down the road. There is one third complaint I forgot to mention, and that is that it came with no user manual. I order hundreds of products a year and this is the first one that had absolutely nothing in the box except for packaging materials and the product...and it wasn't opened previously...I don't need it but it's just a little weird. I have had this vacuum for just a week but have put it through some good tests and it really performs. It doesn't happen too often to me, but this is one of those things that down the road I'll probably say, "I should have bought two of these", so I'm ordering another one now. I'm going to recommend it to everyone I know who could use a vacuum. I guess time will tell on the lifespan of this thing, but if it keeps doing what it's doing, it's a winner for sure. Even though I had a couple minor complaints, I'm still giving it 5 stars....and I've never given anything 5 stars. Get one and enjoy.

I purchased this stick vac because we were selling our house and 75% of the floors in our house are hard surfaces. I own a Dyson Animal for the carpet, which does a great job picking up pet fur if you have been looking for one of those, but I wanted something light weight and easy to use without extra attachments needed to do the job. Which the Dyson has but are a pain in the butt to have because they don't attach to the machine so you have to put them somewhere in the house; the suction is so strong the vacuum follows you right on your heels! The Hoover vacuum is light weight it allows me to quickly push it around the floor to get all the pet hair and it also picks up crumbs from our messy kids. It is very loud when running on the hard floors. So if you're looking for a quite quick vac, THIS IS NOT IT! It has always been loud, right out of the box. And I did expect it, it's a vacuum and my other is also loud on the hard floor there is no carpet to muffle the sound. So don't expect a quiet vacuum. It will pick up glitter, cat litter, 1/2 inch size pieces of dog food, dried grass clumps, and pet hair off of the area rugs. It doesn't have great side suction, you have to be head on when sucking stuff up but the small brushes along the edge that are supposed to sweep stuff into the suction line actually push stuff away from the base boards so you will have to go back and vacuum that up. But when using this on a daily basis it's not that big of a deal. Our down stairs is the biggest mess, where everyone is coming in from the yard. The pets spend most of their time down there, everyone tracks dirt and grass in from the yard, the cat drags her litter our of her box, the kids mess with the dog food when they are down there playing with their toys, and the dog has his own area rug to sleep on and he sheds big time! The head on it is small enough to fit between the base of the commode (toilet) and the side of the bath tub, the pivot action allows you to get it around behind the commode, too. It does an okay job on the stairs if the beater bar was slightly larger it would do a great job but I did buy it for the hard floors.So now I'll break it down to my pros and cons.Pros: Size is great length is perfect for my 5' 6" frame, weight is perfect for carrying up and down stairs in a tri-level home, and pushing around the house very quickly.-The suction is great for a stick vac, compared to ones I've had that were cord less, so I assume it is from the cord. None the less it's great for picking up everything you want to and somethings you don't intend to pick up.-The specific pivot action is great for getting around objects like the commode in the bathroom, end tables and other furniture that are difficult to move.Cons: The cord could be another 1-2 feet longer.-It's very loud! It's not just the humming of the vacuum on the hard floors but it also makes a loud motor sound that is not an actual mechanical problem it's just from using the brushes on the hard floor. WHICH the directions say DO NOT use the brushes on a hard floor BUT in order to pick up anything other than pet fur you HAVE to use the brushes, so that's a con.-If you bump the vacuum a little too hard the canister will pop off! It doesn't happen often but customers should be made aware of that!So in total, I really like this vacuum because all the pros outweigh the cons. It makes cleaning up daily and right before we have leave for a showing so much easier! This is the vacuum I've suggested to friends that are getting ready to sell their house, too. Get it, it's so worth the money because it actually saves you so much time!