Shark SV1112 Rotator Freestyle Pro Cordless Vacuum

I am obsessed with this vacuum. I have one and purchased two more as Christmas presents for ppl that I love. :) This vacuum is so easy to use and at first I didn't think that the lights would be helpful, but now I wouldn't buy the version w/o lights! You can see every little crumb and can vacuum in the dark! I love not having to plug it in so that I can use it all over my house at one time. This is by far my favorite and most used household appliance.

We have a 3 bedroom 2 bath 1040 squ. ft. home. It has hardwood floors in the living room and master bedroom, linoleum in the kitchen and baths, and short pile carpet in the other 2 bedrooms. There are also a few throw rugs. We have had other cordless stick vacs that worked just OK for a short while. Couldn't do the whole house on single charge and didn't really pick up that well and had a small dirt container capacity. So, mainly used just for quick pick-ups. I had purchased 2 of these Shark cordless vacs as gifts for my daughters for Christmas. They loved them so much that I thought, well, what the heck, I'll get one for our house and give it a go. Following the recommended initial usage instructions, giving it an initial full charge, I set to work on cleaning the house. Used low setting for the hardwood and linoleum floors, and high setting for carpeted bedrooms. It did a great job and the battery lasted almost through the last bedroom. This was the first use, though, and after 4 or 5 usages until the battery was drained and it stopped (as mentioned in the manual), it now does all the house before running out of battery. It's interesting to note that on low setting, if you go to a pile throw rug or carpet, it senses the additional friction on the brush, and the vac actually kicks up the speed of the roller brush! That really surprised me! Also, the LED lights are positioned such that they show every piece of dirt and lint in front of the head. The lights work so well that I don't turn on the house lights when vacuuming. The only thing the Shark Cordless seems to have a problem with is picking up the occasional piece of my wife's fine, black hair from the linoleum on low speed. Might be because of the static from the hair to the linoleum. But, I just kick up the vac to high speed for a moment, and up comes the hair. Also, beware when using on throw rugs not to get the edge of the rug caught up the roller brush! Bottom line is that this is one impressive cordless vac at this price point. It cleans everything as promised. The dust bin holds a lot before having to empty, and the bin is so easy to remove and empty. Just hope it lasts well beyond warranty.

Vacuum works as expected. Works nicely between my hardwood floors and low pile area rug. Battery latts long enough to vacuum about 1500 square feet just fine. The lights on the front are nice to see all the extra dirt on wood floors it is picking up

Just received it and so far I'm happy! It arrived very quickly too! The color is more vibrant and classier than the picture showed. Shark has been one of the best vacuum cleaners for me. You can't beat the suction power and the durability of this company and its products!!

Great for cleaning up floors and has a long battery life.