Amazon Basics Upright Vacuum
Good
- Assembly and Setup: 4.5
- Filter washability: 4.0
- Pet-hair pickup efficiency: 4.2
- Weight: 4.5
Average
- Airflow (CFM): 2.5
- Attachment variety & compatibility: 2.5
- Cleaning performance on carpet: 2.8
- Hair-wrap prevention / anti-tangle tech: 2.5
Bad
- Allergen-containment seal: 1.0
- Cleaning path width: 2.0
- Cleaning performance on hard floors: 2.2
- Crevice‑cleaning effectiveness: 1.5
- Edge-cleaning effectiveness: 2.0
- Filtration quality (HEPA rating, multi-stage): 2.0
- Hose suction power: 2.0
- Motor power (watts/amps): 2.0
- Noise level: 2.0
Reviews
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What We Loved
- Pet-hair pickup efficiency
does well at picking up pet hair - Weight
it’s lightweight
Just Okay
- Cleaning performance on hard floors
only passable at picking up debris from bare floors
Needs Improvement
- Allergen-containment seal
tends to leak small particles back into the air after it’s vacuumed them up - Cleaning performance on carpet
lackluster at cleaning carpets - Hose suction power
has weak hose suction
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What We Loved
- Assembly and Setup
handle snaps in quickly; ready in seconds - Cleaning performance on carpet
picked up 85 g sand (better than Bissell Compact) - Filter washability
washable primary filter - Pet-hair pickup efficiency
≈99 % hair collected - Weight
lightweight 8.4 lb
Just Okay
- Airflow (CFM)
17 CFM unsealed; 37 CFM sealed – middling - Attachment variety & compatibility
includes only crevice and upholstery tools - Hair-wrap prevention / anti-tangle tech
moderate wrap visible on brush-roll
Needs Improvement
- Cleaning path width
71 % roller-to-head efficiency (8″ vs 11.25″) - Cleaning performance on hard floors
scattered rice badly – only 24 g collected - Crevice‑cleaning effectiveness
removed just 5 g sand from crevice - Edge-cleaning effectiveness
left rice within 1″ of wall - Filtration quality (HEPA rating, multi-stage)
no HEPA filtration advertised - Motor power (watts/amps)
only 776 W – lowest in lineup - Noise level
loud at ~92 dB
