Oreck Elevate Control Vacuum Cleaner

3.4

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Verdict

The Oreck Elevate Control is light and great on bare floors and pet hair, but weak carpet cleaning, loud noise, and a relatively high price make it hard to recommend unless you have mostly hard flooring.

Pros

Hard Floor — Large Debris Intake 5.0 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 5.0

Delivers excellent bare-floor cleaning, picking up debris from hard surfaces very effectively in Consumer Reports’ tests.
Pet-Ready Features 5.0 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 5.0

Performs very well on bare-floor pet hair, making it appealing mainly for homes focused on hard-surface pet messes even though other aspects of cleaning fall short.
Weight 5.0 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 5.0

A very light 10-pound body makes it easy to push, pull, and carry up stairs, contributing to its overall ease of handling.
Maneuverability & Handling 4.5 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.5

Cons

Carpet — Medium-Pile Pickup 2.5 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 2.5

Carpet cleaning is weak for the price, with only middling performance that leaves embedded dirt behind and ranks at the bottom of bagged uprights in testing.
Price & Value 2.0 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 2.0
Suction & Airflow 2.0 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 2.0
Noise level 1.5 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 1.5