Shark Vacuums
 

Used to have a Dyson in the UK. Loved it. Now need to buy a vacuum cleaner over here, and as the house I've just bought is entirely hard floors (we'll probably have a couple of rugs, but other than that it'll be laminate and tiles) I wonder whether a Dyson is really worth the money. I get the keys today, so the urgency to get a vacuum cleaner has increased!

A couple of people have recommended Shark vacuums to me. Anyone got one? Any good? By any chance has anyone got one who used to have a Dyson and can now give me a comparison?

Thanks :)

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Dyson is money well spent IMO. Which Shark are you considering?

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Rotator Lift Away Professional. Perhaps. I've only just started looking into it, so I'm not sure really.

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I bought a 40 special at Wal-Mart, and oddly its a pretty decent machine, 6 months in and still sucks crap up like no tomorrow. I have hard floors but only 600 sq feet so its not like it gets used super lot, once a week, so no clue how long the thing will last.

I've always wanted to try a Dyson, but their prices are so out there, I could never justify buying one..

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our dyson is great on carpet but crap on hardwood.
the best thing we have invested in is a roomba.
does both quite nicely with little to no input from me.

Result!

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I second that...I've had Roombas for years and they are great for solid floors. :thumbsup:

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ours does a good job on carpets too.of course I suspect it is plotting to kill me in my sleep but that's a small price to pay....

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It does but it seems to run out of battery quicker...and mine didn't like fringed rugs.

I bought my daughter one for Christmas about 4 years ago...she loves it.

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I have a shark proffessional lift away and I love it. I do have long pile carpet and hard floors about 50/50 and long haired dogs and it is brilliant. Prior to the shark I bought a far more expensive hoover which I used a half dozen times before the head motor went, I got it replaced on warranty and struggled on another few months until I got my shark. I really cannot fault it.

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We've got a Samsung version of a Roomba and it works very well on hard floors.

Well travelled too - it came with us from the UK!

We've got some kind of steerable Hoover fake Dyson rip-off as well - was on 'offer' at London Drugs. Seems to work well.

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Have a look at these from The Sweethome:
The Best Home Vacuum Cleaners | The Sweethome

The Best Robot Vacuum | The Sweethome

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Here's an online review (if you have not already seen it) which includes some buyers comments. It looks like an ok machine, I guess with a Dyson you are also buying durability.

Shark Rotator Pro Lift-Away review - CNET

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Any of you have a DJ Roomba?! :lol:

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Stop it, stop it now! :D
I only know what you're talking about as a co-worker had shown me the video as he was getting a roomba. He now has one and found a use for the hyperlapse app on his phone by videoing it doing it's thing.

I just don't "get" them, well, I slightly do, but is it really that hard to push a hoover around? I'm a seriously lazy bugger, but do manage to vacuum every once in a while, and it doesn't take me that long.

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Hey....don't knock it until you've tried it. :D