Kenmore DS1030 Ultra-Light Cordless Vacuum
Verdict
A super-light upright-style cordless that performs surprisingly well on both carpet and hard floors, making it an excellent quick-pickup and small-room vacuum, but it is not intended to be a deep cleaner for an entire house.
Pros
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Weight ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3 reviews 5.0One of the lightest cordless uprights, with upright-style weight distribution that keeps arm strain low and makes it very easy to carry and push.
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Price & Value ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 5.0
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Assembly and Setup ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 5.0Owners find assembly straightforward, with a few parts that click together quickly and no tools required.
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Maneuverability & Handling ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 5.0
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Suitability for small spaces ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 5.0Excels at quick pickups in small rooms, making it a strong choice for apartments, dorms, and other compact spaces.
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Accessories & Tools ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.8
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Hard Floor — Fine Dust Pickup ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.8Handles fine and medium debris on hard floors very well in tests, and reviewers say it leaves hardwood looking clean after routine passes despite its budget positioning.
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Ease of use ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.5Simple one-button controls, intuitive docking, and straightforward maintenance once you learn the bin routine make it user-friendly for most households.
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Storage footprint & upright-stand stability ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.5
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Suction & Airflow ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.5
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Carpet — Medium-Pile Pickup ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.3Picks up common debris on carpets and slightly edges out the Bissell in deep-clean sand tests, though owners mainly rely on it as a light-duty carpet cleaner for smaller rooms rather than a whole-home deep cleaner.
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Overall opinion ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.3Overall it stands out as an ultra light upright cordless that performs better than many basic sticks in its class, though its design is best suited to quick touch-ups and smaller spaces rather than whole-home deep cleaning.
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Hair‑Wrap / Tangle Resistance ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.0
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Battery & Charging ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.0
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Headlight & LED lights ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.0
Cons
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Filtration / Dust Containment ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 3.0Filtration is basic without a sealed HEPA system, but fog tests suggest noticeably less leakage than the Bissell, making it a somewhat cleaner choice for dust containment in this price range.
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Hard Floor — Large Debris Intake ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 2.0The sealed front edge helps on carpets but keeps the floorhead from ingesting large crumbs on hard floors, so big debris often has to be handled with the handheld unit instead.
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Suitability for heavy-duty use ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 2.0Not intended as a whole-home deep cleaner, this vacuum is better suited to light-duty jobs rather than intensive, heavy-duty vacuuming.
