bit-tech Shopping: Bissell Momentum 3910 Vacuum

Rating: 8

Time with product: 1 Months

Strengths: price, power

Weaknesses: filters expensive, some pieces i fear could break easily (foot pedal for example)

Summary: overall, I'm pleased with this vacuum. i was worried that the sub 100 price would make this a low end bagless unit since most others seem to cost much more, but i cant imagine a different bagless vacuum (that could cost twice as much) would perform much better. the first time i used this unit it picked up an amazing amount of carpet fibers (which was the reason i got this - my previous vacuum couldn't cope with the new carpet shedding) on the downside, the way the hose connects and detaches from the unit is not very intuitive. I'm worried the foot pedal will break off and the one filter that needs replacement (i.e. the non-washable one) is expensive. I have to empty the canister more often now after only a few uses in order to get the 'swirling' action inside it - not a big deal as everything still works, but I'm concerned something is clogged because of it. Still, for 100 dollars, it does what its supposed to do... vacuum.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 1 Day

Strengths: great suction, little noise

Weaknesses: the trash collecter bag is a little small, the hose attachment is very awkward

Summary: I just got this baby home and started using it. For a vacuum with such basic features it does do a great job of getting dirt,dust and debris from your carpet. It has especially good suction. That is main reason I got it. To get a vacuum for under 100.00 with this much suction power is great.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 2 Weeks

Strengths: Great product for the price (below $100). Excellent suction power. The longest power cord I've seen in a vaccum.

Weaknesses: Spilling some dust when you disconnect bagless container for cleaning. Little inconvinient hose/attachment.

Summary: After the first use we understood how much dirt our old bagged vaccum was leaving in the carpet. Vaccuum itself is easy to use. The use of the hose is a little inconvinient; feels like the hose is not long or flexible enough.This is a great vaccuum. I'd highly recommend it. We are very happy with our purchase.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 2

Strengths: Extremely powerful. Outstanding cleaning performance. Very low (sub-$100) price. Lightweight and relatively quiet.

Weaknesses: Awkward hose design. Prone to tipping over. Bottom brush always spinning.

Summary: I did my research and was very pleased at the reviews for this vacuum. Many people preferred this model over more expensive Dyson units. I don't know if it compares, but I am extremely happy with this purchase. I was surprised with how much dirt this vacuum picked up, even though I had just vacuumed a few days before with a more expensive and now broken Dirt Devil. I vacuumed a 1000 sq. ft home and had to empty out the container twice!My rugs looks like new again. Extremely positive experience so far. My only issues are the awkward hose design and the weight of the unit. The hoses are odd to take off and place back in. At one point, I didn't fasten the hose all the way back in and was spitting dirt all over the room. The vacuum did tip over once on me because of its lack of weight while using some of the accessories.I give it 4 stars only because of those 2 negatives. However, its power more than makes up for those problems. I would recommend and purchase again if needed.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 1 Weeks

Strengths: + Awesome suction+ Cleans everything+ Not too heavy+ Wide Base and very length cord+ Not too noisy

Weaknesses: - screws were in awkward position to screw-in. Took me a while to get them in place- lacking better handle grip- could be little quiter- sucks up lot of carpet fibers

Summary: This is one of the most efficient vaccum i have ever owned. The suction power on this little monster is awesome. When I cleaned my already clean(seem that way before) carpet, i did not know what to expect. Boy - it was filled by all this dust and carpet fibers in minutes. At first i thought that its just sucking up the carpet but when i opened up the jar to clean, i saw a lot of dirt which was piling up on my carpet all this time.Assembly was quite simple. Though the 3 screws were in quite awkward position for my big screwdriver. So had to deal with PC screwdriver to get them in place. Overall its a sturdy machine, though i would expect it to have less plastic at serveral places. Have a quite big hose and attachements are good. Height changing knob is little hard but guess will loosen up in several days.I have not yet tried on hard wood floors. I have primarly owned this for carpet use only.Its just couple of days i have owned this machine. so would be back with updated review later on. so far very satisfied.