Shark Vertex DuoClean

Pros

• Hair‑Wrap / Tangle Resistance ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 5.0
  PowerFins brushroll strongly resists tangles, clearing even long hair without wrapping in our tests and staying essentially free of strands, even when challenged with unusually heavy amounts of long hair.
• Hard Floor — Fine Dust Pickup ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 5.0
  DuoClean’s front soft roller excels at sweeping up fine dust on hard floors, often leaving surfaces looking polished and especially suiting homes in dusty regions.
• Hard Floor — Large Debris Intake ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 5.0
  DuoClean floorhead easily swallows medium to large debris like cereal and pet litter on hard floors, rarely pushing pieces forward and minimizing the need to swap to the hose for oversized messes.
• Under-Furniture Pickup ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 5.0
  Powered Lift-Away mode keeps the brushroll motorized while the slim floorhead glides under low furniture, making it easy to clean under beds, couches, and tables without moving heavy pieces.
• Crevice / Groove Pickup (Hard Floors) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.9
  Offers outstanding crevice performance, often clearing debris from gaps and grooves in a single forward pass and leaving only minimal residue behind.
• Filtration / Dust Containment ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.9
  Anti-Allergen Complete Seal with HEPA keeps dust and allergens contained inside the vacuum, pairing the fully sealed body with fine filtration to keep exhaust air noticeably cleaner.
• Pet-Ready Features ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.9
  Excellent for homes with pets, combining strong suction and a hair-resistant DuoClean and Pet Power Brush setup to remove fur from floors while accessories help tackle sofas, stairs, and other above-floor areas.
• Suction & Airflow ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.9
  Offers top-tier suction with near-perfect debris removal across hard floors and carpets, removing roughly 99 percent of test debris and still ranking among the most powerful uprights even years after release.
• Edge & Baseboard Cleaning (Hard Floors) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.8
  Edge performance on hard floors is strong, with the head picking up debris close to walls and baseboards so that little dust is left along edges.
• Cord length ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.7
  Extra-long 30 foot power cord offers excellent reach across big rooms and long hallways, reducing outlet swaps compared with many competing uprights.
• Overall opinion ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.5
  Widely regarded as a premium upright that combines huge power, DuoClean floorhead performance, and hair-resistant design, making it one of the best options available for all-surface surface-level debris pickup.
• Accessories & Tools ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.5
  Ships with a solid set of accessories, including a Self-cleaning Pet Power Brush plus crevice and dusting tools, that pair well with Lift-Away mode for effective cleaning of furniture, stairs, and tight spaces in addition to standard floor work.
• Convertible handheld design ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.5
  Lift-Away design lets the main pod detach from the floorhead, turning the unit into a portable canister-style vacuum for stairs, cars, and under-furniture spaces.
• Overall durability/longevity ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.5
  Has been sold for years while maintaining very positive owner feedback and strong test results, suggesting solid long-term reliability compared with many newer uprights.
• Upholstery / Above-Floor Pickup ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.5
  Powered Lift-Away pod and dedicated Pet Power Brush give it strong above-floor performance, letting you tackle furniture, stairs, and other elevated surfaces with the same strong suction as on floors.
• Floorhead design ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.4
  Updated floorhead combines a front soft roller with PowerFins in place of traditional bristles, improving contact with the floor and helping capture both fine dust and larger debris on multiple surfaces, though debris can occasionally collect behind the soft roller and need clearing.
• Price & Value ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.4
  Performs close to the newer Stratos yet is frequently priced lower, so when discounts are available it becomes a strong value option that delivers near-flagship cleaning at a lower cost.
• Bin & Bag ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.2
  Compact roughly quarter-gallon dust cup is larger than the older Apex model and suits regular cleanups, offering enough capacity for most sessions while still emptying fairly easily and not making the unit feel bulky.
• Carpet — Medium-Pile Pickup ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.0
  Delivers strong surface and embedded dirt pickup on typical carpets, though its PowerFins design agitates a bit less aggressively than some deep-clean specialist uprights.