bit-tech Shopping: Hoover S2220 Flair Stick Upright Vacuum

• Bare Floors
• Carpets

Rating: 8

Time with product: 1 Days

Strengths: Good for all surfaces & Lightweight

Weaknesses: it isn't incredibly stable upright, it tends to fall over

Summary: I was looking for something inexpensive, light weight, and able to quickly clean bare floors and carpet. This fit the bill. After purchasing I realized that the other reviewers weren't crazy... it really does get the job done! I can run this through every room in the house for a quick clean up.

Rating: 4

Time with product: 2 Days

Strengths: LightEasy assembly

Weaknesses: Disappointed; doesn't suck as well as reviewed by others.

Summary: When I received my package, I was saddened by a big gash on the side of the box. Everything looks intact so I assembled the unit within 2 minutes. I turned it on and used it on my hardwood floor. It felt very flimsy with the way it was designed (I guess for maneuverability sake). It didn't pick up all the drywall dust particles (drilling into drywall for tv install) as hoped. So I tried turning on the brush and it still didn't work too well. It also doesn't pick up all of my styrofoam pieces that were scattered on the ground. Not much I can do about it now. 2 stars because it didn't COMPLETELY not work. It worked somewhat.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 5 Days

Strengths: Lightweight, easy to use, appealing shiny red color

Weaknesses: Wish the cord was longer

Summary: We recently moved in to a brand new home with dark hardwood floors. We have 3 indoor cats and 3 kids and I was forever sweeping which only seemed to moved the dust around and I didn't want to use a big vacuum for fear of scratching the floors. We did some research and ordered this based on past reviews. They were right on. It is sleek and I love the shiny red color. My 4 year old now asks to vacuum-it is that easy to use. Because of the amount of floor I have to cover I wish the cord were a little longer. This also works well on the rug under the table. The dust cup is easy to empty. I recommend this for quick clean ups and it would also be great in an apartment because it is so compact.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 1 Week

Strengths: very good for quick pick-up for small room

Weaknesses: kind of noisy for a small vacumm, but it is not a big problem anyway.

Summary: The vacumm is very powerful for quick pick-up. My room is not big, so this works perfectly. Besides, it is small and easy to store. I use it almost everyday. Really, I am very pleased with this purchase.

Rating: 8

Time with product:

Strengths: Lots of power, ease of maneuverability

Weaknesses: Sometimes too strong, dust cup seems cheap and is sometimes ineffective. Price is a bit steep for a lightweight vacuum.

Summary: I use this a couple of times now since purchased, once for a short cleanup in my kitchen, the other time was a full clean of the carpets in my apartment. I have to say that it does what its intended to do, and cleans both bare floors and carpets well -- there's two settings, one for each of those.The vacuum is rather lightweight and easy to maneuver. When I was finished vacuuming from the full cleaning, I was surprised at how much dust and debris collected in the little cup. However, most of it collected and bunched up at the top on the filter, not really collecting in the cup itself. So it was rather annoying to pull the dust off the filter and put it in the garbage. But that's the same if I had a hand-held dustbuster, so I wasn't expecting much more. The only real problem I had with it was that the suction was so strong that it wound up eating a pair of pants that was on the floor, and I had to pull them out of the rotating brush. Probably my fault, but it does show the strength of the vacuum.All in all, a decent vacuum for its size, albeit a bit pricey.