Upright Reviews

Bagless is a great idea (although you'll empty the tube more than change the bag in a conventional vacuum) and I love good design (which this promised to be), but am very disappointed with the Bosch Cyclone. Works fine over hard floors but drags so much on carpet (the wheels are NOT powered- this is all push and pull) that I switch to an ancient Hoover which does the job much better and doesn't leave me exhausted and my back aching. Contrary to claims, this is a real heavyweight. The retractable cord mechanism also broke within three months (wants to suck the cord back in, won't leave it out). So much for German design. Go American or Japanese.

I have this cleaner for 1 month and I love it. It's the best vacuum I ever had, and I had a few. It really gets all the dust from the floor. I highly recommend this one.

This is the best vacuum I've ever owned and I've had a lot of makes the Sharps, Samsung and Panasonic were very good, Hoover and Dirt Devil were well.... junk. This vacuum is really amazing it has the best suction of any vacuum and can it ever clean a carpet or bare floor like no other vacuum I've ever owned(Isn't that the main reason what make a good vacuum it's cleaning ability???). And also is very easy to operate not very hard to push, can get in small spaces, under tables and chairs very easily, and it not to noisy. At first when I bought this vacuum I wasn't sure what to expect, but after several month of ownership I am totally sold that this is the best!(why pay more?). I also love the bagless feature.

we were at a friends house for dinner and I was bragging about this rubber broom I had bought that picks up dog and cat hair. It takes a lot of hard brushing to do. Our friends pulled out their dirt devil vacuum and proceeded to out due me. It was like a magic show, they showed me inside how clean it was and then turned it on and away they vacuumed. We own Labs, so anyone who has a lab knows how much hair they shed just standing still.
After a few minutes of vacuuming a small area, they turned it off and opened the compartment where the debris is collected. I could not believe my eyes when I saw the amount of dog hair that was removed from this. The shocking part of this was they had already used a "regular" vacuum before their presentation!

I purchased one of these and I have really enjoyed it. It picks up BETTER than our KIRBY did. I have recommended this vaccum to many people and I still will. If you have any kind of back problems this is the vaccum for you. Its not heavy and does an excellent job. I use it everyday because we have 3 cats that shed alot. Can't beat it for price and performance. Buy one today and enjoy it. I also bought my mom one, she can't lift anything heavy.

For X-mas, Santa gave me this for school. I've had it for almost ten months now. I've never had problems with it. The vacuum is convienent to store. The hook at the top allows me hang it in my closet. This is a nice feature especially since I have very limited space living in a college dorm room. Clean up doesn't take very long. Just pop out the trap and shake out the dust and dirt. I highly, highly recommend this vacuum for every college student. It's a life saver!

my mom is a clean freak and she is 53 she hates this one she says its bad becase it does not clean that well and it is a mess to empety.

This was the first appliance I have ever ordered online and I was able to put it together myself from the directions. I am not very mechanical, so this worked well for me. The product is very easy to use and it's lightweight. I'm very satisfied with it.

Works great and well built. Highly recommend it. Was easy to put together, nice and light.

This vacuum is a fairly bare-bones unit. Like many lower cost units it has a rather short hose so you may have a hard time reaching areas. Also, the head of the vacuum continues to spin even when in the upright position.

It does have a nice sturdy feel and a powerful suction.

Eureka 4331AX is a pretty easy to use cleaner. No problems with that.

I had a lot of doubts about purchasing this machine. How good could it be? It's so cheap! Well, I couldn't be happier. It is light, compared to the competition. It even seems to propel itself. It has a tremendous amount of suction. Say good bye to dog hair! I had been using a dinosaur (a 20 year old Eureka) and with this machine in my hands, I feel like I've entered the new millennium. If you really don't need the bells and whistles of expensive machines, this is the way to go.

I bought this vacuum 3 months ago & so far Im satisfied with its cleaning power & powerful suction, it is noisy & a little heavy to lift but worth its price...

The Good: Does a very good job of cleaning my carpets and rug. I've had similarily priced Eureka and Red Devil uprights that did not do as thorough a job. Also, both of those brands fell apart after a few months. Comes with several hose attatchments, and (for me) it's pretty lightweight.

The Bad: you need to assemble it and there's a flaw in the instructions in my opinion. The last step they have you do is to break off the on/off plastic lock but it's hard to do after everything is locked in and put together. I had to take everything apart, break the piece off, and then reassemble. This uses filter bags that you'll beed to stock up on. This isn't a super-heavy duty vacuum. It's a lightweight plastic model (but I live in an apartment and it's plenty for me).

For this style and price range, this is my recommendation over similar Eureka and Red Devil brand vacuums.

Powerful suction and complete accessories. The only drawback is it is too noisy...But for this price, it is a good vacuum...

We received our Eureka 4880BT and couldn't wait to try it out. After doing the living room and bedroom carpets, the amount of dog hair this machine sucked up, from what we thought were clean carpets, was nothing short of amazing. But even more, the fine dust and dirt particals this vacuum cleans up is fantastic.
If I were to have one complaint about the vacuum, it would have to be the switch for selecting either carpet or hard surfaces. It's kind of cheap in quality compared to the rest of the vacuum, as is the foot switch which unlocks the handle from the locked upright position.

My reccomendation is, if you're waivering between a bagless vacuum and one that needs bags, spend the extra dollars to go bagless. This machine sucks up such huge amounts, that going bagless will pay for its self in no time at all.

This is my first Eureka, being a former Hoover consumer, but all I can say is "Eureka" we made the right choice!

A great vacuum in a long line of great vacuums' from Eureka! I have researched different vacuums for the past 3 months by searching different review boards. I found that the Eureka 4880 series had the least amount of problems. The 4880BT (not really sure what the BT means) was easy to assemble right out of the box. I opted for the 4880 -vs- the 4885 because I felt that I really did not need the dirt sensor and I did not want to miss out on the rebate from Eureka.

Pros:

Tremendous suction!! Be careful or you will suck in throw rugs
Ease of use
Surprising quiet
Mult-part filtration
Very nice cyclonic action
Super long cord and hose
Can purchase a washable HEPA filter!!

Cons:
Really, be careful or you WILL suck in throw rugs!
Dirt cup removal can be a little tricky
Hard to find any of the 4880 series of vacuums to purchase. The Eureka web site is so out of date you have a hard time finding any of their new vacuums.

this cleaner is based on the classic eureka models made since the fifties and the current sanitaire commercial heavy-duty vacs. these offer some of the best deep-cleaning action available with easy to get parts if service should be necessary. if you have heavy traffic with dense carpet nap this is what is needed to get it clean. much lighter than most all tools-on-board machines and certainly more effective! cleaners of this type can provide daily service for decades!

This is a great little machine and it is a go getter. It is light and easy to move around. I have a bad back and I can handle this machine. It cleans my light colored rug like a champ. I have a black lab and it sucks up her hair from everything. The only problem is that I can't find Bags or belts for it. Even the store I bought it at don't have them.

We call my wife the Vacuum Lady.All she does is Vacuum .When she gets home from work the first thing she does is grab the vacuum. We've had our 5 amp professional Eureka Vacuum since 1977. Although it's pretty beaten up it is still running fine.I wanted to buy her a new one. We bought a new Eureka lightweight and brought it back the next day. The sound was too high pitched and it felt like a toy vacuum.The brush is made out of plastic. In fact with all my research I found out that most are plastic not metal like the Eureka C2094G .The metal ones last forever. Now we finally found the exact replacement the Eureka Heavy Duty Commercial Series . It has a 50 foot cord and that's the longest you will find.Instead of putting all extras and accessories into the vacuum it is just pure raw power .If you want a vacuum that lasts 25 years this is it.

This "Shark" thing comes with only one filter, so when I thought I'd misplaced it, I had to order this "combo pack."

Rather than "Shark," it should be called "Tasmanian Devil," because it howls and shrieks and twists in your hand to get away. It grows alarmingly hot in about 10 seconds. It only incidentally manages to clean things, while struggling mightily with you. Its existence is born of furor and chaos.

The new filter seem to work fine, but I clean it after every 30 seconds of use, because I am afraid that if it gets even a little clogged with dust, this "Shark" will explode.

The only time this machine seemed happy was when I accidentally vacuumed up about a pint of water.

The filters work great, I guess. But boy is this one scary nerve-wracking machine.