Vax Gator Handheld Vacuum Cleaner - Orange

Great product and performs much better than expected. So much so, I have been asked to order two more for members of my family who saw it in action.It is very comfortable to use and has single click buttons to empty and release the filter. For it's size, it has a powerful suck.I recently has some building work done in our house and my air-intakes on our main laptop were completely blocked (as it's usually switched in 24 hours per day). Using the vacuum on the intakes (and the computer off), it cleaned out the entire system and when I opened it up, the computer, fan and entire airflow system inside were spotless.When fully charged, the battery appears to hold it's charge well. I've only charged once (first 24 hour charge) and has now been a week using several times every day for little jobs and there are no signs of the it needing re-charging as yet.A brush attachment for the extendible nozzle would be a nice addition.If I could give a score of 4.5 stars, I would as there are two slight drawbacks to this product, that no way distract from it's actual performance.1) For a small vacuum cleaner, it is quite noisy. I would say it's almost as loud as our full size vacuum. In defence, it does have a lot of suck for it's size, so that may be the reason why.2) The charger is cheap and does not have an automatic cut-off, meaning that it doesn't switch off when the vacuum is fully charged. This results in both the vacuum and the charger becoming very hot if you forget to unplug it after charging. My father has a similar product from another manufacturer and while the vacuum itself is not as good as this once, the charger is far superior and cuts out, meaning that you can safely leave it plugged in.All in all and despite the two issues above, this is a handy and powerful cleaner useful for home and car, especially if you have pets, messy children or like me, you tend to spill sugar and coffee granules over the place.

I had been looking at a number of small vacuums and in the end went for this one (although some reviews were not great) and I am so pleased I did.Price was good for a start and delivery even by Amazon standards was fast but the product itself is fantastic.We have mainly wooden floors in our house so have to sweep the floor every day but this little vacuum saves me so much time. The suction is really good (even on the carpet on the stairs) and never leaves anything behind. We don't have pets so can't comment on its fur collection credentials but for most household mess it's awesome.I also use it in the car and the built in 'nozel extension' means I can get to every corner with ease which is better that trying to use the house vacuum.Finally the battery, some people say it only lasts 10 - 15 minutes, well they are correct it does only last for about 10 - 15 minutes. So what! It's a small unit, if you're cleaning something that requires more than 15 minutes vacuuming use your house vacuum!! I have not yet once found this to be an issue and I use mine 4 or 5 times a day, I just keep it plugged in so it's always ready to go.I would wholeheartedly recommend this product it's the best thing since He - Man, and He - Man was awesome.

It does a more or less okay job, but I have three main problem with it:- Underwhelming suction;I got this to clean up after my two budgies because seeds and sand ends up outside of the cage nearly every day. It cleans up the seeds alright, and some of the sand too, but not completely.- LOTS OF DUST IN THE AIR:This is my main problem with it. It doesn't filter the air well before it pushes it out, but what makes it really bad, is that the air is pushed out on a hole DOWNWARDS. So this means that there's a big hole on the front of the device that sucks in the air with whatever dust you're trying to clean up from the floor, and on the back of the device there is a smaller hole that poses out the same air --being a smaller hole-- much stronger, stirring up all the dust from the floor, filling the rooms air with it. I don't understand why is this opening to let out the air is not on the top of the device.- Can only be operated from battery;when the battery runs out, you can not just plug it in and use it from the cable, but you have wait for the battery to charge. This is particularly annoying, as there is nothing that indicates the status of the battery, hence there is absolutely no way to know when it is going to run out of charge.

This VAX does exactly what you'd expect. It's great for quick interventions (no liquids, though); it's easy to maintain, and easy to empty the filter. My only quibble is with the charge time and the battery life. The manual says it should be charged for 24hours, for that length of time you'd expect a bit more battery life. But even though I only use it sparingly for small jobs here and there, I soon find the power starts to drop to the point where it becomes useless (the motor still runs but the suction is none-existent). I really don't think that is good enough. This is a great little vacuum let down by its poor power usage and battery life. I'd still recommend this thing, though; it's just something to be aware of.One more thing: clean the filter under a hot tap, and leave to dry in an airing-cupboard for a couple of hours. Works a treat.