Side by Side Comparison of: Dirt Devil

Light, not as noisy as the bagless ones. Worth every penny even if it only lasts a couple of years. too bad the beater bar is no longer hardwood. Only downside is the latch is a bit stiff, but that will probably wear a bit, and the bag cover slam latch will probably break in a year or two.

Product is as described. I assembled this in five minutes. The vacuum sweeper is light weight and has good suction. Great sweeper for the price. Bagged sweepers becoming more difficult to find. This is a good one.

I had a Dirt Devil Corded Vacuum similar to this one before, and I can tell you that they upgraded / made it much better. It is a higher quality vacuum, and now has adjustments for the pile of carpet you have, which it did not have before (used to only have 1 setting for all carpet piles). I noticed the hose is higher-quality as well. The previous one was hard plastic; this one is rubber.

For the money, this vacuum I feel is one of the best! I can't see spending hundreds of dollars on a vacuum that in a few years will end up on the curb, which has been my experience. You won't be disappointed if you purchase this Dirt Devil!
-Nancy from Racine, WI

This model replaced a 20 year old Eureka, rated 15 amps and weighing 18 pounds.
The Dirt Devil arrived in a medium size box. Assembly requires only a Phillips screwdriver and about 4 minutes.
Our first use quickly confirmed we made a great purchase.
We vacuumed our entire office with the Dirt Devil and "wow", what a visible difference.
Weighing half as much as our old vacuum, your arm does not get tired pushing it around.
The Dirt Devil has a really long detachable hose which is great.
And the included crevice tool is cleverly hidden inside the extension tub.

Perfect for senior's who need something light and effective. Congratulations Dirt Devil Company for making an excellent vacuum for us old folks. I searched local markets and also the internet trying to find an affordable yet good vacuum and this is a winner. Thank you Dirt Devil Company for providing this excellent and very affordable vacuum. All the other vacuums I looked at were $200 or more with lots of unnecessary bells and whistles that I would never need. This vacuum is lightweight and is very powerful. It handles all types of floor coverings including bare wood. I have both short and long nap carpeting and bare wood floors and this vacuum does an excellent job on all. This is the second Featherlite that I have bought. The first was a used one from a local thrift store with a 12 amp motor, the new one is only 10 amp but still does a great job. Thanks again Dirt Devil for not being a normal corporate greedy company who only cares about money. I will soon be purchasing another for an elderly friend.

Its a really powerful vacuum but its made of mainly plastic but works great for someone on a budget.

It is made of cheap plastic. It is light weight and easy to carry around. It can use the cheap 99 cents bags.

I've had the older model of this vacuum and some pieces broke so we bought this one. It's a very reasonable price and I prefer a bagged vacuum, and this one is pretty lightweight. I like the carrying handle in the back. There was some assembly that wasn't too challenging. When it is set to "bare floor" or near to it, the vacuum is practically self propelled! It's a good vacuum for the money.

I got this to replace another Dirt Devil that I'd had about five years. It was bagless and I came to really dislike having to empty and clean it so often. I have a dust allergy and COPD, which made it doubly hard. This one works great although it's loud. I've seen some reviews that say it doesn't work well on deep pile carpet. For me, that's no problem as the carpet in this apartment is really cheap. I've seen better in display areas of department stores, ugh! But I have a small, long-haired dog and this is great at picking up dog hair. And when it's full I can take the bag out and empty it! One thing the instructions do NOT tell you - there is a filter that must be replaced occasionally! I saw it under the bag compartment but could find no information so I finally called Dirt Devil. The customer service person couldn't give me an answer so she took the time to go to the tech department and get an answer. The info was omitted in the instruction booklet, but will be added to newer prints of it. This is the Dirt Devil part number they gave me: 440003850, it's an air inlet filter. I couldn't find it on Amazon but Dirt Devil cost is $1.60. Hope that helps.

I bought this because I needed an inexpensive, light to medium duty vacuum cleaner in the basement that still used a bag because I wanted the ability to simply throw away whatever junk was picked up off the floor without having to dump it out as you would have to do in a bagless vacuum. For about $60, this model was ideal. It does not have the suction of our primary vacuum, the Eureka Boss Smart-Vac, but it serves its purpose in the basement just fine. The noise level is comparable to our Euraka Boss, they're both fairly loud, not not overly so. I wouldn't recommend this for your heavy duty (thick carpet) daily use, but for occasional light to medium duty jobs, this is more than adequate.

I like the vacuum but mine didn't come with the crevice tool that this advert says is included.

It's ok, it's just not as good as an older model I had of this that was 12 amps and automatically adjusted for floor or carpet heights. I'm still figuring out the best setting for the living room carpet. I'm afraid to make it too low and too high results in ineffective cleaning.

Like how it's lightweight, but the motor is so strong that it wants to take off into the air! Its carpet cleaning is just average, in my opinion. Also, loud, very loud!

The suction in the hose is fantastic. The suction by the roller/brush is weak and the roller does not move on a motor. I'm actually trying to find out if the one I got is defective.

This is our office vacuum. We have a small office and it does the job of light vacuuming once a week or so. The hose has already clogged once in the two months we've had it and we are just doing regular cleaning (no pet hair, shaggy carpet, etc.). Not sure I would get this for regular home use. It is a super inexpensive vacuum, though, so you get what you would expect here.

the fan on the side blows all the fur, dust whatever I'm vacuuming away. Not sure why it is designed that way. My last one (different brand) was similar and a low end model so maybe it's that? My dog sheds tons so it's hard to keep up when the vacuum actually blows the fur around in a vortex!

UPDATED: Vacuum did not last, really lost power significantly after a year, and yes I change the back / maintain it regularly. Pretty disappointing, but it worked ok for a good price. Now having a better new vacuum, I also have to say I now realize its performance was not so great to begin with. Still, if it had lasted, I would have called it a good value.

INITIAL REVIEW: So far so good with this vacuum. I had good experiences with Dirt Devil in the past as an affordable effective vacuum, but was concerned about the smaller 10A motor on their newer models (whereas previously they carried 12A motors). They must have done a good job with efficiency, because this vacuum cleans very well, is very lightweight, and is even a bit quieter than average. Considering the low price, I feel like this was a really high value purchase.

belt broke after about 5 uses. cheap made. Didn't even run it enough to have to change the original bag.

Hate it! I'd give it one star, but I am giving it the benefit of the doubt on the small chance I am expecting too much. It is too lightweight....like a child's toy. Believe it or not, that can be a problem. It skips around too much when you want to make a simple movement. It is not efficient on pickup. A lot of time it blows the crumbs or just scoots them. Next, the cord. You have to hold it while you vacuum or you run over it and get all tangled up because the dang thing is so light it moves when you do not want it to. It's just frustrating. I read all the reviews and was so excited about getting this. I cannot wait to get another.

I got tired of spending $100+ on a vacuum only to have it break in 1-2 years, so, two+ years ago, I bought the earlier model of the Featherlite for $40, thinking I'd just consider it disposable. The suction was fabulous and it lasted over two years until a wheel fell off. Its big weakness, though, was that the hose kept popping out of the holder.

This newer version UD30010 solved the hose problem but the powerful suction has disappeared. If it's not better on the 2nd trial, it's going back. The suction is like that of an electric broom. Disappointing.

two big issues with it... 1. all vacuum bags gets rupture inside because the cover have two sharp edges near to 'vacuum bag check(how much filled)' which breaks the vacuum bags all the time and mess-up. 2. wheels came out (both) after just 6 months...dirt devil has to change the design for bag rupture issue...

Bought this vacuum a few months ago....just like an earlier version of the Dirt Devil that I purchased in 2015 that literally had the wheels fall off, this one is garbage as well. The hose cracked near the base, rendering the suction to any attachments useless. Next time I will purchase something of quality versus flushing away $60 every few months on a model that needs to be replaced constantly.

Do not waste your money on this thing. Seriously. I thought it would be a decent vacuum for my one bed apartment, but it literally takes several passes to pick up light dust or lint from the carpet. Suction is terrible. But, you get what you pay for. And I'm happy Amazon has a return policy. This thing is junk. Period.

Flimsy. For its price, unsurprising. Cord pooped out and Hose extension tore. broken within 6 months of purchase.

I love the old model because it has a powerful suction for the price and its a very simple unit which is reliable. This unit barely sucks when you want to use the hose and after two uses it clearly won't be able to handle regular use. Horrible unit.