Side by Side Comparison of: Electrolux vs Shark

My mother-in-law bought this vacuum and recommended it to me. It has has been a game changer for keeping my downstairs clean. My entire downstairs is tile and gets dirty really fast from my dog. It used to take me about 15 minutes to sweep my floors, but this vacuum only takes about 5 minutes. It works really well! Plus I can use the handheld part to vacuum my couches and dusty tables. I use it all of the time!

Better battery life, higher power, and easier to use compared to the older equivalent model this one replaced. I am quite happy with the upgrade. Great thing is it does not require a stand anymore.

Run time lasts much longer than my previous ni-cad stick vac (swiffer vac). I wish you could turn the brush off instead of just having two speeds. The battery light indicator doesn't give much notice between the levels and when the level drops to low the vac just stops. Really like the lights too, helps under furniture.

Very happy with this amazon purchase. This is badically a glorified dustbuster but it does exactly what I wanted it for. A 'quicker picker-upper." I keep it right by all the shoes at the door. I can do a quick clean up under the dining room table and kichen floors without having to bend down nor do I have to drag out the bulky heavy vacuum. I love the easy swivel of the head. I take the dustbuster parts outside to empty the dust into the trash on a new ce day to avoid spilling the dust in the house. Nice looking product. The price was right.

I've used this little guy constantly since I received it. I'm in the middle of a building project, and it's great to just grab the Electrolux and put some order back in my space. It's very flexible, so I can get into corners and under furniture. It is easy to clean. I have not used the handheld function, so can't comment on it.

HIGHLY Recommended. I had this same kind of vacuum a long time ago. The only thing that was left to use was the detachable hand held vacuum, which still works to this day. I would use my big vacuum and the hand held one from the Electrolux. My son moved into a condo and he needed a vacuum that would clean his wood floors and area carpets. I found this vacuum on line and decided to order one for him and myself. I am so happy to have one back in my house and my son LOVES this vacuum for his condo, he keeps telling me how well it works for him. The new Electrolux even has a brush that attaches to the hand held vacuum and works amazingly well.

For a small vacuum, this is really powerful! I've been really impressed. And it comes with quite a few extra attachments and a bag to store them in. I bought this because I wanted something more powerful than the Dyson battery powered stick that came with my fifth wheel and this definitely fit the bill. I am very pleased.

Love this! Did some research and am happy we got this one. We moved from a big home to a very small home with no wall to wall carpet, just area rugs. This has great suction for shaggy area rugs as well and low pile rugs. The hard floor attachment is a tiny bit of an inconvenience to change out, or else I'm lazy, so I end up using the carpet attachment most of the time. It works fine for picking up little stuff, but doesn't "dust" the floor like the proper one does. Super easy to empty the dirt cup. Hangs nicely on the wall. Just love everything about it. You should get one!

I hardly ever write reviews, but I felt compelled to with this product. My Shark Rocket just arrived and I took it for a quick test drive. I loved it so much that I took it for a test drive through my entire house. I went from room to room easily changing the setting between hardwoods and carpet. I even used an attachment to clean my air vent. Worked like a charm. The rocket got under my bed easily. In fact, it got under and between places that my vacuum couldn't even think about. It got dust bunnies under the kitchen table that usually require me to move all the chairs to sweet. It fit under the chairs - no problem. I'm in love. The storage for dust and debris is small and needs emptied frequently, which I think adds to the experience because I had JUST vacuumed my house yesterday and it was still crazy to see how much dust the shark picked up.

I highly recommend to everyone. Very easy to assemble and figure out. I almost returned because the box came looking beat up from Amazon. The internal Shark box, not the outer amazon box. It looks like someone had returned the product and it was used, but I opened and checked it out and it looked brand new. I am very glad that I didn't return. I'm in love. When I was finished cleaning, I actually stood looking around my house to figure out if there was anything else I could clean with it.

Positives:
1. Has lots of suction power.
2. If you suck up a sock or a toy my mistake, you just open the canister with a push of a button and get out.
3. Light weight.
4. Even if I don't see hair/dirt on my floor I am amazed at how much junk this vac finds!
5. Can be used on any carpet, wood or hard floor just by flipping a switch.
6. Easy to assemble.
7. Well made.
8. Can reach a good portion under my couch and has lots of handy attachments to help with detailed cleaning.
9. Makes my life easier and does a much better job than a broom ever could!

Dislikes:
1. Because the motor is high on the top, it is top heavy. This makes your shoulder and arm carry most of the weight. Even though it's light, the repetitive motion of use may not be easy for people with shoulder problems. I would recommend one of the stand up Sharks for older individuals for this reason. (I have not ever had a bad experience with any Shark product).

I have a very good canister vacuum that I love, but it is a bear to get around my rather oddly shaped house. I was therefore looking for a lighter and easier to maneuver vacuum that would make cleaning my house less of a chore. Enter the Rocket!

Pros: This vacuum cleans as well as my canister, but it is so much easier to maneuver! It is very light, the head easily slips under furniture, and the head articulates in such a way as to make it easy to get into very tight spaces. I have a small house with a mixture of carpeting, area rugs, and hardwood flooring and it cleans all with ease. I am certain that I will be vacuuming more often just because of the ease of use. That is a wonderful thing to say for a single father with little time!

Cons: It does struggle a bit with very tall pile, but so does my canister. It still cleans well, but hair gets wrapped around the brush on very thick carpet and needs to be pulled off. The bin is very small and needs to be cleaned often, but that is to be expected with such a small vacuum. Not much else.

If you are looking for a small and maneuverable vacuum to frequently clean a small to mid size house I highly recommend this vacuum!

This works great for my use especially around the kitchen table where my 4 year old granddaughter sits.....lots of crumbs. I particularly like that it plugs into the outlet and directly into the back instead of needing to have a charging station mounted on the wall. My only complaint would be is that the dirt reservoir is so tiny that it constantly needs to be dumped.

This is the second Electrolux stick vacuum I've purchased. The first one lasted about 2 years until my son attempted to vacuum up broken glass from a car window. The motor was never quite the same. The newest one seems a little louder and not quite as good. I can't pinpoint exactly what I don't like about it, but I'm not as crazy about it as the first one.

This is a great product, with one design flaw I'll describe below. The vacuum has virtually replaced our Roomba and Dyson for almost all activities. The one flaw has to do with the rotating brush. There is a clip or bale that holds the brush in place. The bale in turn is held by a small plastic piece with little flanges on each side. These little flanges are too delicate and broke after about six months, which results in the brush falling out when attempting to use. I called Electrolux customer service and they are sending out a replacement flange gratis, so no big loss, just some inconvenience. Just hope hot a constantly recurring problem.

This is my second ergorapido. We like it to touchup vacuum the hardwood floors for kitchen crumbs around the cabinets and bathroom hair. Light, maneuverable, powerful.Model pros: 1. The Li ion battery adds power over my older unit. 2. This unit stands up on its own. New cons: 1. they eliminated the docking unit in this model so now you have to manually plug this one in to charge after use - inconvenient. Overall, a good product and we have had good experience with Electrolux customer service.

Bought what I thought was the same one I had purchased from Costco last year. That one died and was returned. This version was more expensive, doesn't have a stand and falls over occasionally. My biggest disappointment is that is doors not have the same LED lights as my other one. Didn't think to check which is my fault. Still very functional, light weight and effective. Like that you can wash out the filter and that it is a two in one unit with good suction. Perfect for quick clean upslate and dog hair on hardwood flooring.

I got this on sale for my new apartment. Its just two people and a dog who doesn't shed, and fully hardwood. This vaccum doesn't scratch the wood, and the battery life lasts as long as I need. I use it to clean my whole apartment on one charge. The handheld is super convinient. It needs a few passes to pick everything up but for the price it's worth it.The brush on the handheld is bad, it gets clogged and makes the vaccuum useless. Better to use it without.The color is really nice, more puple than blue

It seems to function as it should. I still like my Dyson better but it's ok for the every day kind of stuff. As an update, I've now had my SharkNinja for 6 months. Things are starting to fall off of it. There was a plastic duster-bar of sorts on the bottom that came off the other day. I've not used my Shark in any rough fashion so nothing should be falling off of it at this point. It's too bad things aren't made like they used to be.....

We recently moved into a larger home with stairs, and although I already have 3 vacuums, nothing was quite right for vacuuming the stairs, and it was driving me crazy!! I wanted something small that had a rotating brush. After reading mixed online reviews, I decided to try the Shark. I love it! It works very well on the stairs, but also on the bare floors, and for other "touch ups." The attachments make it a very versatile vacuum. The suction is adequate, but nothing compared to my Simplicity and Panasonic uprights. It definitely cannot replace my uprights, but for stairs, bare floors, hard to reach areas, and quick touch ups, it is my go-to vacuum!

This is the second shark I have purchased. I am used to using a rainbow vacuum and had a hard time believing that a vacuum that did not filter through water would not affect the air quality. The washable filters, however, do the job very well. I never smell any dust after I vacuum with it. The suction is very good. The brush works well. I vacuum short dog hair more than anything else. It's the kind of dog hair that somehow weaves itself into fabrics and this vacuum pulls it out. I would prefer a dust cup that was removable. The cup fills up for me after vacuuming 3 rooms and then the vacuum needs to be held over a waste basket and the release button pressed which isn't the worst, but it could be better. The wall hook it comes with is convenient since it does not stand on it's own. The swivel action in the foot is great. Overall very pleased with this product.

I love this vacuum cleaner and its exactly as advertised! So easy to pull out and vacuum, it almost makes vacuuming fun...I said almost! It does stink that you can't sit it upright but a quick workaround for that is to disengage the handle from the stem and sit in on something higher when you need to rest the cleaner. Cordless would be nice but that's more expensive. It's so easy to reach high places with this unit and dust skylights, clean webs, etc.

I would give 5 stars BUT the bin is very small and u need to empty several times when cleaning and u can't leave the Vaccum standing up because it's too top heavy need to lay down on floor every time u stop but otherwise this Vaccum rocks! Light weight, easy to swap attachments cleans really well and small enough to get under things!

Moderately picks up dust, dirt and pet hair off hard floors. Good for a quick light everyday cleaning. The handheld vacuum suction is in an odd place and cannot access corners, baseboards or the car very well. I have not yet had this product for 2 years yet and it has already malfunctioned. I will try to have an authorized dealer replace it, but that is super inconvenient. I will certainly return to purchasing a Dyson for my next vacuum. (My previous Dyson, while more expensive, has lasted 14 years.)

We bought this vacuum a year and a half ago. At first, the battery charge lasted for 20 to 25 minutes as posted. Now after a year and a half, the battery is lasting 5 to 10 minutes. I sometimes can't do my whole eat in kitchen and entry way. I used to be able to do all of that, my laundry room, my wooden stairs, and both upstairs bathrooms.I do believe the suction is still OK, but it does not have the power it once did.Given the price and battery technology, I would expect this device to last longer than it did.

I prefer the version I have that recharges in the cradle rather than having to plu this one in each time as a hand held vacuum.

Pretty useful for my purposes...picking up sand tracked in from the beach from hardwood floors. The suction is not very powerful and barely works on flat weave and sisal rugs. I particularly like the weight and maneuverability with the removal hand-vac great for stairs. The brush attachment leaves something to be desired because it clogs easily and the suction is not powerful enough to suck in the dust bunnies from the brush. From reading previous reviews this is as good as it gets with a cordless. I might have to break down and get a real vac, as the suction on this is just simply weak

Good suction, easy recharge with adapter, nifty swivel feature. Use vacuum on wall-to-wall low pile carpet in office. However, be warned that dust container and filter should be cleaned after every use. Brush roll should also be checked after every use, since hair and long fibers (of whatever) quickly can wrap around roll and affect its function. This is a decent gadget--happy with how it cleans, including along wall edges--but imho it is not very rugged. In other words, parts are cheap and will not wear well without regular maintenance and TLC to keep everything in good working order. So, it's just okay.

It sucks, which is a good thing. Really loud and needs to be emptied frequently. Not a bad price and it shipped out as promised for receiving date.

Not impressed with the suction power. I bought one for my office and home and not as effective as I had hoped. It leaves alot of the dog hair on
the rug at home and freguently I have to make several passes at the office to pick up dirt, tiny bits of paper. Nice long cord.

I wanted to love this as much as I love my Shark rotator lift away vacuum. I can't say enough good things about that vacuum. Unfortunately this Rocket doesn't compare. The suction is less then what I wanted. The fact that the cord is attached to the base makes it awkward to dump, you have to bring the cord with you when you dump which to me is a major oversight by shark because this is a smaller container and you dump more often. I was considering returning this but figured it would be too much of a hassle. It does an ok job on my tile and hardwood but I wouldn't consider it for a main carpet vacuum.

I've had the vacuum for 18 months now. I purchased it because I had back surgery and needed a lighter vacuuming option. This was great, at first. I empty it frequently (at least once per room) and have cleaned the filters monthly as recommended. At about the year mark the suction seemed to be struggling at times and I had to start manually cleaning around the filter inside the canister because hair was getting stuck around it. Now at 18 months, every single time I use it, it has this loss of suction problem and I have to manually clean out the canister multiple times per room. I tried to contact the company since the product has a 5 year warranty, but that warranty only applies if you bought the vacuum directly from the company and not through Amazon. So I guess it was cheaper than a Dyson and was good while it lasted, but I expected more...

Waited a bit to dour my review to make sure I liked it .. it should be 3.5 stars .. I feel it could be more powerful. .a bit of a mess to clean out . Brush could be wider ....other than that I like it ez to use quite looks cool if it last more than 4 years I would buy again. . Hopefully by then it gets upgrades. .

This is a nice compact vacume that does a good job. It is easy to carry upstairs, and I like the wood floor attachment. The handle is heavier than I am used to and I have to switch hands in the middle of cleaning. It could be improved with a foot button quick release of the brush to reach small spaces, and retractable cord. Overall I am happy with the machine, just spoiled to perks.

I really really want to love this but my unit last maybe 10 minutes if I am lucky.....Grrrr!!!It is now on charge and tomorrow I will time it and if it doesn't last 20 minutes then back it goes....

We had the 240 volt unit while overseas. Terrific product used all the time for many years. I cannot fault the product or the vendor. However, this model does not have the charging stand which is why I gave it only 2 stars. For me, the charging stand is a significant plus. Unfortunately those models cost a lot more. I will likely purchase the upgraded model with the charging stand.

Not impressed at all. The suction is just ok I have all tile floors and my dogs track in allot of dirt it does not pick it up like my previous Cordless Eureka that I wore out. Also after 20 minutes when it's time to shut off it flat quits.

I couldn't get the handle to attach to the body and I had to return the product to Amazon. It wouldn't align and so the screw wouldn't engage. Not very well designed or constructed. I'm done with this brand.

I was very pleased how well this vacuum cleaned my floors. However it did not come with a charging stand or station therefore a frail and very small connector had to be plugged in and unplugged manually every time I used it. This was necessary to keep the vacuum charged. The wires coming from the tiny plug started coming apart and sparking. A charging stand of some sort would have protected the frail wires and connector. Now it is useless.

Does not hold a charge. Just bought in September and I am going to have to take it to the repair shop. Very disappointed. When it is able to work, it does a good job picking up. If you are picking up very light stuff, like dust, sand and dog hair, the lowest setting works fine. If you need to pick up heavier stuff, like dog kibbles, you can up the power.

Less then a year and the plastic hinge that holds the vac door broke again . This is the second one I've bought and had the same problem .

Has good suction (on wood and tile fioors) I have no carpet so someone else will have to comment on that. It is light weight.

No place to wind the cord unless you want to leave the roller brush attachment on. So if you want to take it partially apart to store - the cord is a mess. Of if you want the floor attachment on more often, still no place to keep the cord.

Wand has no adjustment - so it is either totally on or totally off (i.e. not in 2 pieces ) This is awkward for ceiling fans, baseboards etc where you want a little more reach that just straight up attached to the handheld unit, but can't step back the full length of the wand.

The dusting attachments are useless unless you want to dust a completely flat, level surface at with the handheld unit directly above. So it works ok for a table, but not for anything else. There is an bendable dusting attachment you can buy directly from shark, but it is $30 + shipping
If is very awkward to change the attachments once the wand is on because there is no way to set agains anything - this is a necessary part of the design but it requires a lot of bending.

Emptying the dust receptacle is not as good as on some other bag less models (hoover air, for instance). I am not sure why, but everything is stuck inside and I either have to stick my fingers in and pull the debris out or shake it vigorously . In any case, I have to clean up the area when I emptied the dust cup.

It looks like it would have be easier and more convenient than dragging out the canister for a quick pickup or light touch up, but it isn't actually .

This is the fifth shark product I have purchased for my home over the last five years. I love the shark navigator so much that I literally wore the wheels off of it. I had gotten my money's worth out of it so I didn't mind when I had to buy a second one a year later. When I wore the wheels off of that one I next tried the lift away model. I liked this vacuum ok, good suction easy lift away feature, but I didn't like the way the canister closed, it wasn't tight enough for me, however, my daughter loved it and is still using it today. Next I bought the sonic duo for my carpets and my floors . Love it! So when they offered the rocket I was elated to get one for my hardwood floors. I was sure it would have the Shark suction power that I was accustomed to with Shark products. I was very wrong, this thing wouldn't pick up a pine needle on the hardwood floor! And trying to vac the ceiling fans was somply impossible. Whis I had gotten another navigater.

I have a very hard time maneuvering this because the weight is all on the top near the handle. The dirt basket is also awkwardly located behind that motor on the top, so you have to lift the whole thing up to unclip the cup into the garbage can. This is something between a quick (cordless) stick vaccum (This has a cord), and a regular vacuum- but doesn't function as either very well.

The suction is not all that great. I have to continue to go over the same spot of my area rugs a few times. Not happy

So disappointed in this product...I had one previously and bought this one for downstairs. Used only on hardwood floors and low pile rugs. Have had it for a month and a piece has broken off the roller, and it barely picks up anything. Of course the piece breaks off 3 days after my return window closes...however I trusted this brand name and my previous experience with their products and didn't keep any of the packaging. Shame on me. Would not recommend this product and this will be the last Electrolux I purchase.

After getting a replacement for the second time, this battery has failed.

Received this product and it's missing it's charging stand and it also broken at its base. Very disappointed trying to figure out how to send it back ASAP !

Sorry to say this product doesn't work. It is intermittent. Really annoys me as I paid good money and now I'm stuck with a LEMON. I'd like to return it for credit but I don't know how.

After only 6 months of use, It stopped working, it doesn't recharge. .Electrolux is a good brand, but on this item I think is doesn't really count .

I ordered this vacuum in mid-October 2015 based on the price and the decent charge and run time (approximately 20 minutes for a full charge of approximately 4 hours) compared to other cordless vacuums such as Dyson and Hoover. I used the vacuum about twice a week and it was working fine until a week ago (1st weekend of January 2016) when the battery only lasted about 5-10 minutes. I did not think much of it and figured the charger might have come loose during charging. I made sure to double check that the plug was in properly after that incident. The next time I went to use the vacuum the same thing happened. This is after charging the vacuum for about 24 hours. This time the battery lasted about 5 minutes. I then used a separate outlet to charge the vacuum in case there was an issue with the outlet rather than the charger or battery. After charging the vacuum overnight, I had the same issue with the battery lasting only about 5 minutes. I regularly clean the brush roll and empty the dust canister, so I do not believe those are contributing factors. After only 2 and ½ months use, I would never have expected the battery to die like it did. I'm not sure if there is a warranty on this item but it is no longer eligible to be returned or exchanged under Amazon's return policy of 30 days.

I don't know if it was damaged when I received it, but after using it twice the clip which secures the plastic dust container broke off. I have been trying to purchase a replacement part, but so far no luck.
I am using a piece of tape keep the lid closed when I use it.

Top heavy and awkward to use. Not happy at all with this product. Sorry for the low review.

Very hard to empty dirt container. You need three hands

It was just too heavy for me to use. All the weight is in the top end of the vacuum and I really strained my back using it. The suction was great on it but I don't want to get hurt everytime I use it. Have to send it back I hope I can find a lighter one.

Too heavy and awkward to use.