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4.5
Update 3/15/2023: been using this daily for 3 weeks and I love it. Still powerful. Still a quick, easy charge. I accidentally left it out and my husband knocked it over - the canister busted open. But nothing was broken and everything continued to work, so it’s not as fragile as I first feared. We got a dog very recently and this picked up all the innards of a wrecked dog stuffy toy (aka all the fluff). I had to use the cutting tool to clean out stuffing that got wrapped around the roller and it worked well. I was surprised the little dust bin was able to hold so much, though there was a noticeable reduction in suction by the last bit. I highly recommend this vacuum.Original review: I've only used this one day, but I have some initial thoughts as I compare it to the Eureka cordless that it is replacing. This is the Eureka I was using, purchased 2/10/2021: Eureka RapidClean Pro Lightweight Cordless Vacuum Cleaner, High Efficiency Powerful Digital Motor LED Headlights, Convenient Stick and Handheld Vac, Essential, WhiteThe Fabuletta is pretty great overall. I like that it stands upright on its own. It's weird to me that this is not a common feature! The suction is great, for being a low-end cordless vacuum. My cats have clay based cat litter and this does a very good job of picking that up, rather than just kicking it around like the Eureka did. This came with a tool to both clean the filter, and hook/cut the hair that inevitably will get trapped in the roller. I haven't used the tool, yet, but I'm already looking forward to using this rather than pulling out the shears. The motorized head gets pretty close to the baseboards, and what it wasn't able to grab, I was able to get by using the attachments. This vacuum feels a little cheaper than the Eureka, so I'm going to go easy on it as I think a good fall would probably break it. My primary use of this will be the non-carpeted surfaces in my home, but I did take a swing at my living room deep-pile carpet and low-pile area rug. It was hard to push along on carpet, but it actually did a good job. I have a 2 year old and this picked up the pretzel sticks that were under the coffee table (something the Eureka never could manage), along with the other crumbs and some small stickers. It was by no means a deep clean, but for a quick vacuum, I was not disappointed. The battery life is not great. I ran this on medium for a bit, and high for a bit, for a total of about 20 minutes and I'm down to one bar of life. I did NOT notice a reduction in suction power though. My chief complaint is some of the design elements. The power button is right where I want to naturally rest my hand, so I accidentally turned it off during my first use until I adjusted my grip (to a more awkward position). Additionally, the way the filter sits in the cup is kind of strange. It doesn't really have a clear way that it should be in there. It's good that there are two because if I were to take it out to clean and leave it for a few days, I'm not 100% certain I could get it back in just right. But since there are two filters included, I can just replace as needed without delay. In a straight comparison with the Eureka, the Eureka has a better overall design, but the release button for the dust cup broke and it's losing suction after 2 years, and it was never as powerful as this Fabuletta. The Eureka had a slightly wider head so it covered more floor on each pass, but I was having to go over the same area twice due to poor suction (and it kicked up stuff a lot instead of sucking!), compared to the Fabuletta. I struggled to rate this machine as it's not a 5 star vacuum - it's simply not going to compare to the really fancy cordless machines out there. However, for the price point, it's much better than the Eureka (in the same price point) that I was using. So, it's a 5 star machine from that perspective, minus 1 star for the design pieces.Note: I did not get the version that includes the small hand-held motorized head or the flexible attachment, but I wish I had.
