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  4. Handheld Vacuums Reviews, Handheld Pet Vacuum
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Handheld Vacuums Performance

Users posting handheld vacuums reviews don't have super-high expectations. Most just want a machine that cleans well, holds a charge, and is fairly easy to use and maneuver.

Handheld vacuums reviews praise the machines in this category for being compact and easy to use. Most frustration is the result of a poor battery or inadequate cleaning ability.

Cleaning Performance.

Consumers purchase handheld vacuums to clean areas such as stairs, furniture, and car interiors, so they expect low-cost handheld vacuums to perform well on those surfaces. Users almost universally applaud the Eureka Easy Clean Handheld Vac 71B. Out of more than 200 handheld vacuums reviews at Walmart and more than 1,000 on Amazon, nearly all give the Eureka Easy Clean Handheld Vac 71B a four- or five-star rating. A satisfied customer calls the Eureka Easy Clean Handheld Vac 71B powerful and durable in a handheld vacuum review on Amazon and says it's easily the best in a string of handheld vacuums the user has had. Other consumers posting handheld vacuums reviews on Amazon find the Eureka's unique Riser Visor ideal for cleaning stairs and furniture and say the vacuum's excellent suction power picks up stubborn pet hair and dirt.

If you're an animal lover, it may seem like you're constantly looking for a handheld pet vacuum that can rid your home of hair and pet dander. Consumers posting handheld vacuums reviews at Target say they have finally found it in the low-cost Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Corded Hand Vacuum. One user even refers to this handheld pet vacuum as a dream machine because it picks up all the black dog hair from the beige carpet and all the kitty litter the two cats track through the house.

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In handheld vacuums reviews at Amazon, users seem happy for the most part with cleaning ability of the Black and Decker 18V Platinum Series Cordless Hand Vacuum, saying that it has good suction. One user posting a handheld vacuum review on Amazon says it works very well on dust bunnies, hairballs, and crumbs, while another user says it's ideal for pet messes. The cleaning power of the FilterStream DirtTamer Ultima V2510 impresses users posting handheld vacuums reviews on Epinions. One user posting a review on Epinions especially appreciates the vacuum's ability to clean up both wet and dry messes.

The Dirt Devil M0914 Extreme Power Handheld Vacuum also has heavy-duty suction, according to a reviewer at Carvacuums.org.

On the other hand, users posting handheld vacuums reviews at Target gripe that the Euro-Pro SV75 Shark Cordless Hand Vac has poor suction and most of the time just doesn't pick anything up. That may be due to a poor battery, which seems to be the main problem with the machine (more on that on the next page).

by Raechel Conover (Google+ Profile)

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Best Cheap Handheld Vacuums

Eureka Easy Clean Hand Vac 71B

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Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Corded Hand Vacuum

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Good Cheap Handheld Vacuums

Black and Decker 18V Platinum Series Cordless Hand Vacuum

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FilterStream DirtTamer Ultima V2510

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Euro-Pro SV75 Shark Cordless Hand Vac

While users report that the Euro-Pro SV75 Shark Cordless Hand Vac is easy to use, its suction power seems to be lacking and the battery is a problem. According to reviews, the vacuum runs for only a few minutes at a time and the battery soon stops holding a charge. The attachments are also not up to par; this machine comes with only a crevice tool. Read more »

 
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