Shark Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner with Anti Hair Wrap, 40 Minute Run time, Flexible DuoClean Vacuum Cleaner with LED Lights, Dusting Brush, Crevice & Upholstery Tools, Orange, IZ201UK

We've had a corded Shark HV320UKT stick since 2018, and it was amazing at first (the power!), but it's become less convenient over the years (not great for under sofas/tables, loses suction quickly) even though I've maintained it well. My BIGGEST pet hate about the old one was THE HAIR! And I was the only one who would get rid of it.When I got the IZ201 and set it up, it looked too flimsy and small to be able to compete, so I was worried. Charged it overnight and turned it on the next day and just the lack of loud, powerful vacuuming noises made me even more worried. I thought that there's no way this could compete! I also saw quite a few reviews about the Anti-hair wrap not working as it should. I was starting to get buyer's remorse!Well I gave it a go on the hard floor first as we always need to every day (kids - it's a daily struggle) and to my surprise, it sucked up everything without so much as a sweat, or a do-over. It's just so quiet in comparison! I did the sofa and it got rid of so much dust too! The flexology is a god-send in my house and it works very well. I like that I can attach the other bits to the long end of the pole for harder/further to reach places. It just sucks up everything, things were looking good, but then came the carpet job...I'm not going to lie, my carpets are full of my missus' and her family's hair when they come to visit (so many girls! So much hair!) and it drives me insane. I literally have to cut the hair out of the old stick with a knife after every extended vacuum. With the new IZ, it was really powerful on the carpet mode, but still comparatively quiet. All the dust was being collected like normal. I was ecstatic to see there was no discernible difference in suction power. Again, flexology and the extended reach came in very handy for the kids' room (beds, wardrobes in corners, etc!). And the fact that I'm not tethered to a cable is brilliant.After doing all the rooms, I knew I was going to be disappointed to see all the hairs in the motor head, but lo and behold, there wasn't a single one - Anti-hair wrap works! This alone is a godsend!The emptying mechanism is so much easier and less messy than the old stick. The battery lasts longer than I thought it would (I actually got about 35 mins in varied modes) and it's lightweight for me. I really like its foldable stowaway position (it doesn't fall over and needs no hooks). Again, cordless is a massive plus! But Anti-hair wrap wins this all day, every day for me!There're only 2 things I can say negatively about the IZ. The first is the capacity. I did have to empty the dust bucket twice for the whole house clean - the old stick can comfortably do a whole house without needing emptying, but this is nothing that upsets me. The second is that you have to buy an Anti-hair wrap motorised-head pet tool (£30.00) for the stairs to get them real clean. This one irks me a bit more, but the positives greatly outweigh this, so I'll let it slide!I know I'm an old man, because I'm so damn excited about this vacuum cleaner - it really is like a sad new gadget/toy for me, but it looks great and does the job fantastically well! Definitely no buyer's remorse here!

I agree with all comments in other reviews. We have a corded Henry whom we still use for proper deep cleans and heavy duty vacuuming, e.g. cars.The Shark is brilliant, but not made for picking up little bits of stick that the dog has dissected I have to add! But it does a decent job for a daily clean and picks up the dog hairs well - the attachments are easy to exchange if you want to get into small spaces, and it's not too heavy to get into the high window corners or other awkward spaces.We had a blockage which meant the motor was starting to sound different - I contacted Amazon about this. We'd been cleaning the filters regularly but not the long stick part. Help was offered immediately and resolved the issue, much to my relief. I had feared that the motor was damaged, but all is smooth and slick again now.All parts were relatively easy to disassemble and we managed to clear it so it sucks and sounds great again. The blockage was caused by some of the bits of stick the dog had chewed into pellet sizes... though now we know what to look out for :)To clean the stick, you'd need to insert a longer object to remove the blockage though it also separates into enough small parts for you to get it with a little knock to move whatever lumps are in there.For easy charging you can just remove the battery and place that on any surface so no need to find a big space to plug the whole thing in - this I also only discovered more recently and we can now charge it anywhere. The battery generally lasts us a week or so for a daily quick 10 minute once-over.Overall it's obviously not quite as strong as Henry in terms of suction but enough for our purposes, and the children actually enjoy vacuuming these days!

This is my first cordless vacuum. For Shark and the amount you have to pay for the product, I havent had a great experience so far. Its not designed to be very user friendly and for some very basic stuff you have to go over the manual again. I have had much cheaper products that i can easily use out of the box. The head’s quite big. My previous one (not from Shark) had a slim edge and could reach edges and corners much more easily. I have a small space with quite a bit of items lying around. A big head doesnt help much in that situation. Its also heavy which i guess is common in cordless vacuums.Suction is great and it pulls up all hair very easily. I use it on a tiled floor. It seems better for big spaces.UPDATE: I have gotten used to it. It’s definitely easier to use and much more portable compared to a wired vacuum. Didnt realize how much hassle a wire plugged in can be until now. Some corners are still hard to reach even with full suction on but for me its still worth the investment. Battery’s running great. I have been using it for over 6 months now and its running well