Oreck Elevate Control Vacuum Cleaner

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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 5.0
    Delivers excellent bare-floor cleaning, picking up debris from hard surfaces very effectively in Consumer Reports’ tests.
  • Pet-Ready Features ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.5

Cons

  • Carpet — Medium-Pile Pickup ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 2.0
  • Suction & Airflow ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 2.0
  • Noise level ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 1.5

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