Side by Side Comparison of: Shark vs Dyson

This is one of the best purchases I've ever made! Especially after always owning Bissel vacuums, which I was never happy with. I have 3 cats and now a puppy and I always felt like my old vacuums never did a good job. I used this Shark vacuum just one day after using my old Bissel vacuum and the amount of fur and debris it picked up was mind-blowing! My carpet has never felt cleaner. This Shark vacuum is also very easy to empty and clean. I use it throughout my house, on the carpet and wood floor(I feel like it also does a better job picking up pet fur than a traditional broom). It is so light and practically pushes itself which makes it so easy to maneuver through the house quickly. The light feature is also nice, sometimes I prefer to vacuum in low lighting because it really shows you what it is picking up on the floor. The simplicity of being able to unhook pieces is very nice, especially to use the handheld feature to go around edges and stairs. Overall, this vacuum is amazing, simple to use, easy to clean, and makes cleaning the house much faster and so much more enjoyable. I could never live without it now! Do yourself a favor and buy one!

After my first use of the Shark Rocket, I am very impressed! The product was easy to assemble and so intuitive that I barely needed to use the instructions. It is much quieter than my old Hoover upright and weighs about 2/3 less, even with the handheld unit attached. The LED lights on the base and handheld unit are very bright and expose those dust-bunnies that like to lurk in corners and under base cabinets. The Shark comes with a nice assortment of attachments that fit on either unit. The dust cup is easy to remove, and I was astonished by how much debris was collected after just a short trial run!I must say that for the price, I was not expecting to be completely satisfied--but I am!

I love it. I had been using an eight year old Hoover T-Series WindTunnel Pet Rewind Bagless Upright Vacuum, UH70210 - Corded, and it sucked pretty much everything but dirt. It weighed a bazillion pounds, and it was so.hard.to.push. After using my new Shark for the first time, I also realize that it didn't really pick up a lot of dirt either.I did a lot of research. I was torn between this and a Dyson Ball. In the end, it was the weight that was my deciding factor, because we have a three story house, which means I was going to be carrying it up and down a lot of stairs. We have carpet upstairs and in the basement. The main level is bamboo/hardwood. This vacuum works amazingly well on both, but it is nothing short of a miracle on carpet. My husband, who doesn't notice much of anything, could actually tell, simply by walking on it, that the carpet felt "fluffier".Because it's so light, it makes everything pretty easy to clean. I have ditched the dust wand and use the dusting attachment on all the furniture. Above floor cleaning is a breeze. I do my ceiling fans and the tops of picture frames once a month. I now clean the baseboards and vents every single time I vacuum, because it's just that easy. This thing has pretty much eliminated the need for a deep Spring Cleaning, because it makes simply keeping it clean as you go a snap.If all of that is not convincing enough, take a look at this picture. It's actually kind of embarrassing to share, but it certainly proves my point. I just now vacuumed this out of our couch. In our household we have one dog, two adults, and two kids. This couch basically brand new. We bought it when we moved into our new house, only FOUR MONTHS ago. Until now, I had been vacuuming it DAILY with a handheld Dirt Devil Dustbuster. If this picture doesn't convince you, nothing will!

This lightweight Sharp pet model with accessories does a great job picking up cat hair and dust and the accessories are actually are easy to use and effective. Also, this model with and without accessories cleans under low furniture (4.5") where my cat crawls leaving wads of fur. The small motorized accessory cleans stairs and upholstered furniture well and is far easier to use than balancing a large, heavy upright on steps. All the parts come apart and go together with ease, and the motor unit can be used with and without the wand. The dust/fur unit fills rapidly and must be emptied several times during a bigger job of cleaning, but this small dust bin reduces the overall weight and bulk of the vacuum unit which was my reason for buying this unit. It is amazing how much dirt and fur this small machine sucks up and I use it 2-3 times a week. I have two shedding cats and purchased this vacuum because the much heavier and bulkier pet Dyson upright aggravated shoulder pain despite the vacuum's excellent performance.

We got this vacuum when our old one broke. This one is much lighter but more powerful. I'm glad we ordered the 2x capacity though; it typically gets emptied 3 times just doing the main floor. (We have a dog & cat.)

On any given day I have run the Bissel carpet sweeper before I vacuum to get the animal hair of 3 pups, 2 inside cats and 1 indoor/outdoor cat up and then vacuum everything to hopefully get the remainder of dirt, dust, animal hair and pet dander up off the area rug, furniture and floors. It "was" a hassle to say the least and quite the time suck everyday that I couldn't help but dread. Then Saturday my new Shark arrived... I will never dread vacuuming again! 😊 I had been a life time Kenmore loyalist of 33 years. After I saw the nearly full bagless collection cup of all the funk that my beloved Kenmore had been leaving behind, after less than 12 hours of vacuuming the day before, I promptly and permanently broke-up with Kenmore! (sorry Kenmore) I am finally in love with a vacuum and it's name is Shark Rocket Ultra Light Corded Vacuum, made for pet-lovers like me!If you love your pet, but your not so crazy about the messiness that often accompanies them thru no fault of their own, you will love them even more after you buy your own Shark Ultra Light Corded Vacuum... I promise!😃

power and balance and the house doesn't smell bad because theres no smelly bag full of yuck

Light and powerful little vacuum.Pros: Love the self propelled upholstery brush.Can reach everywhere on the floor.powefull suctionCon: The main hand unit gets heavy after a while when using with the attachments.

04/01/16 - Just arrived. Very well packed. More accessories than I thought. Very easy to put together. All accessories attach and release quickly. I have only used the TruePet attachment as of yet. I used it to vacuum my stairs. The suction power was very good, even along the edge, very impressive. I noticed no fatigue while using the Shark Rocket. This vacuum is lightweight and therefore easy to manage. I love the ease in dumping the dust reservoir. Very long power cord. I will update my findings after more use.

I am a HUGE Shark fan. Was happy that I got this for Christmas and added it to my Shark collection. I love that it turns smoothly, it fits into so many more places that my other ones can't. I love the attachments and that its relatively light weight. Only two things I would change to make it completely ideal: 1) that the canister held a little more dirt, 2) that the suction was a little stronger, its just not as strong as my other Shark.

we have been using this for about 2 months now. we use it for our daily cleaning mostly on hard surfaces but on at least one rug room as well. Overall, it think it is a good vacuum, it is light, maneuverable, and has good suction. also, it fell over on a hard floor and did not crack, so, that's good. I would recommend this to anyone.My complaints about it are minor but easily fixed by Shark if they cared to.1. the wheels rumble on the floor and make a very plastic noise. they could easily change to wheel material and this would be fixed.2. this will not stand on its own. you need to lean it up against a counter and even then, be careful.3. cord storage is odd....the cord exits the unit away with tension relief but you have to pull it down (against the tension relief) to wind it up on the pegs provided. this seems very odd and the result is the cord often slips off the pegsanyway, as i said before, these complaints are minor and would not stop me from recommending it to you.

After opening and assembling it, it seems to work as advertised. However, trying to register this product for it's touted "5 year warranty" was an exercise in frustration. I can only hope that, if anything goes wrong with the unit, their product customer service is better than their website for registering the product. It's a shame when a firm has a decent product they don't realize that Customer Service is a very important aspect of the way they are perceived by their customers. I certainly would havw qualms about recommending this product because of it.

Lightweight and works as promised. However, tough to vacuum under the bed - does not fit. Otherwise would give 5 stars

not as much suction as I thought from ad

I have had this vacuum just 14 months and I already have to replace it. I loved it up until now. The vacuum itself works great and can get in many places a regular vacuum cannot. I vacuum every day and am hard on my vacuums. I have had dyson vacuums for the past 10 years, replacing them every 5 years. I don't think I will buy a shark again since the hose broke on it and cannot be fixed. Just when the one year warranty ran out.

Not really impressed with this. I researched for weeks, and was going to buy another brand when this popped up. You always read good and bad but I decided the good outweighed the bad. Unfortunately I should have paid more attention to the bad.Pro's: lightweight and very easy to maneuver, especially around corners and under chairs. Also, the cup that needs to be emptied frequently is extremely easy to do. It comes off the machine very simply and pops right back on. One last thing, it is easy to attach and detach all the parts and attachments.Con's: It does not have a lot of power. That is the biggest drawback. They may answer this with a "you need to check to make sure everything is properly attached," etc. but they are and it still does not pick up dog hair off of even an area rug. My dog is short haired but sheds, and even the roller can't lift it to help the suction. I sometimes have to go over the same spots more than 10 times to make it look decent, and then there still may be a line of hair left behind. Going from hardwood to rug is okay, but you need to go over it and over it to make a difference. The power and pick up was the most important part for me, and it was the biggest dud. For the price I would have expected way better. I will have to try another brand next time, after MORE research.....

In under less than a year this Shark upright vacuum has lost most of it's suction power and doesn't do the job it promised. I can't find a place here to have it repaired and to my mind this whole hype was a waste of money.e

THE SUCTION IS OK ,BUT ONCE YOU ARE DONE WITH IT VACUM HAS TO BE LEANING AGAINST A WALL IT WOULD NOT STAND UP BY IT SELF

Cheap price and cheap product. Works okay, but is a pain in the rump to use. Bad design with the cord and the need for a microfiber pad on hdwd floors is a inconvenient. If you are looking for an efficient vacuum, this is not it.

Wow I was really disappointed. I have one of the original shark upright ultralights. Which is a very good vacuum. We shall see how long it lasts. So based on the section of the original I bought the deluxe pro ultralight. With all expectations, I was very much looking forward to it. Is it possible to look forward to a vacuum? For the shark deluxe pro, for what it is and the price, yes! I purchased off Amazon obviously, and it arrived today. I have this strange feeling which I get every once in a while, I've carefully trying to remember how to repackage should anything go wrong. Well I was right. The first thing I noticed and watching the little canister as I vacuumed over my foyer wool rug, was that the dirt and dust that usually fills up in my original rocket, was hardly there. I got a little nervous. I continued on thinking well perhaps the rug was that clean. But alas, my hopes were dashed out and I put both vacuums side-by-side with a wand off and checked the vacuum. That was definitely noticeable difference and suction power from the new shark as opposed to my original upright handheld shark. Wow what a bummer. One of the good things about Amazon is that you can send it back and I don't hassle you. Which is what I am doing in which they have excepted as I packed it up best I could, which is a pain because even though I tried to remember it's a Rubics cube. So what I recommend this particular shark? I would have to say no. I thought about returning it and getting a replacement but I do not want to go to the same thing again. So I am stumped whether or not I'm going to buy another shark at all. Especially the newer ones. Note, when I put them side-by-side and turned on both vacuums to check suction, The older one I would guesstimate had about 15% more section which is huge in these vacuums. I don't know if it was defective or what but I am really, really disappointed. They did both have the same wattage and amps, so I knew then somehow it was either built that way, or defective. So there it is folks. I like giving reviews that are honest and accurate to my experience. Still not sure if I'm going to buy another shark which is a real bummer. I am a vacuum geek. So I am constantly searching for the best vacuums possible. Dyson by the way is terrible I would never buy another one. They have the cool factor but that's about it. But I definitely want one that is backless because I will tell you on my German vacuums, the bags will kill you. Price wise that is.

I have mostly tile in my house, but needed a powerful, small vacuum for a couple area rugs and spot clean up. We have 3 dogs, so the floors always seem to need work, so I was hoping this would be the once to replace my (dead) 4 year old Shark. The suction seemed to be about 75% of my old Shark; I saw a lot of pet hair remain on the rugs even after a few passes. The bagless trap was very small and would require at least a couple empties each time I vacuumed. I also didn't like that the vacuum doesn't stand on it's own, so you have to lay the whole vacuum down when you need to move the plug or empty the bagless compartment. This unit comes with a ton of accessories and a separate bag; I thought these were great and the bag is nice... I hate vacuums were all the accessories hang off the vacuum just to fall off at inopportune times. The power cord gets awkwardly wound around the middle tube, so this gets a bit tricky since the unit can't stand on it's own. When putting the unit away you have to partially disassemble the top part of the vacuum and hang it off a catch point on the bottom part of the vacuum. I wasn't a fan of this design, so returned it after the second use for a more traditional stand-up vacuum that was more powerful.Pros:- Bagless- Light weight- Lots of accessories in a separate bag- Garage hanger bracket for storage- LED lights are greatCons:- Small bagless catch compartment- Can't stand on it's own, has to lay down when you aren't holding it by the handle- ~25% Less power than a traditional stand up Shark- If not using the storage hook to hang it up you have to partially disassemble to the vacuum- Expensive for a small vacuum that under-performs- Cord winding is kind of awkwardConclusion: felt like the combination of the worst of both a small wand vacuum (under powered, awkward storage) and a traditional stand-up vacuum (price).

I bought this vacuum last may because I have always heard good things about Shark Vacuum so I was very excited to get one. Within the first week, now it doesn't pick up the little items on the carpet. I feel like I have to go over an area 3 or 4 times to get everything out.I clean the brush at the end of every other use. I am very disappointed with this model and even more when I found out I can't even exchange it with another model.

IT WORKS WELL, BUT IT IS WAY TOO HEAVY TO MANEUVER. IT'S TOP HEAVY AND BEING 74 YEARS OLD, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO USE IT.

I like the fact that it works on all kind of surfaces and it comes with alot of attachments, however it is to top heavy and is not comfortable to push around, also the dirt canister is way to small, you are constantly emptying it, especially if you have pets that leave fur everywhere as my Husky does.

I am very disappointed!!!!! Stopped working after 6 months. I do not recommend this vacuum.

broke within 6 months

I never write reviews.... But here goes: I have spent hundreds of dollars throughout the years on chapter vacuums only to be dissapointed. I have spent more on both Dyson DC 14 all floors and the Dc65 Animal. At the time, they seemed awesome (because all previous vacuums were awful).I have both hardwood, tile and thick & thin area rugs. I have 2 black Labradors and I am always searching for ONE vacuum that can do it all with excellent suction and ease of switching from carpet to hard floors. I bought the Shark Navigator about a year ago and WOW, Superior suction on all carpets compared to Dyson and love the superior filter ( never have that smell of animal hair, etc after vacuuming) My carpets looked like NEW. However, that's all I use it for as I need a floor cleaner with a brush head to het around and under all furniture. I find the " hard floor attachment with microfiber head" is just silly. I'm sure it's fine if you are just picking up dust, but there's no way to get any other items (crumbs, leaves, pet hair)picked up through the microfiber. So I continued to use my Dyson animal floor attachment with brush head for everything except the carpets. I found the Shark Rocket and watched the video, read reviews, etc and thought I found a winner. Inboxed and put together today.... tried it and immediately rebooted and requested return and full refund. I don't get it.... this has poor suction, and again, all the accessories mean nothing if it doesn't have suction. I also agree with other reviewers that although "light", it is very top heavy and I could feel in my shoulder. Dirt cup is tiny! Maybe this would work well for a very strong person with a small, immaculate home or condo. My search continues...😡

When I first got this my wife and I thought it worked great. Now after having it for a few months the performance has dropped big time. We have a yellow labs and it's to the point it just runs over the hair and doesn't pick it up. Tired cleaning everything out and still has the same performance. Not worth the money.

I bought this for "daily quick clean ups". We have kids and a dog and I was tired of dragging out my big heavy vacuum. It worked decent the at first, but I've noticed the more i use it the less it works. For the money I could have bought 5 cheap ones and got the same quality. Very disappointed.

I ordered this but got another model, so I really don't know how this works...the model I got works pretty good, I just wish they would have sent the one I bought...same price, same look, not sure what the differences are besides the name and model number...