Which Handheld Vacuum Brand Wins?

with 4 amp hour battery

(lightest in lineup)

with battery

with 4 amp hour battery

(heaviest yet at that point in testing)

(by far the heaviest yet at that point in testing)

very close to 4.6 lb

(loudest yet at that point in testing)

(least noisy yet at that point in testing)

(relatively quiet)

of water (3.5 kPa)

of water (6 kPa)

of water (about the same as Ryobi)

of water

of water, described as 'almost twice as much lift as the competition'; finished 1st overall in the suction leaderboard (Milwaukee 2nd at 36, DeWalt 3rd at 34)

of water, a little better than KMM

of water

of water, same as knockoff DeWalt

of water, about the same as the Dustbuster

of water, moved into second place behind knockoff Milwaukee at that point in testing

of water

of water, 2nd place overall in the suction leaderboard (knockoff Milwaukee 1st at 42, DeWalt 3rd at 34)

of water (only, struggled)

of water, 3rd place overall in the suction leaderboard

31.01 CFM

just over 36.5 CFM

19.86 CFM

12.74 CFM

33.74 CFM

37.27 CFM

just under 25 CFM

37.43 CFM

29.11 CFM

26.88 CFM

40.73 CFM

just over 45 CFM; leaderboard recap lists Milwaukee at 45.09 CFM (3rd place)

about 47.5 CFM; leaderboard recap lists Makita 1st overall at 47.47 CFM

leaderboard recap lists DeWalt at 45.22 CFM, 2nd place overall

struggled to pick up smallest nut, finally lifted it but could not lift the second nut (4.7 g)

consumed first five nuts with very little effort; lifted last two but too large for the inlet

easy work of 6mm and 8mm nuts, struggled with 10mm, could not lift 12mm nut

unable to lift and consume the smallest nut

easy work of first five nuts, sixth nut almost too large but lifted and consumed it, had strength for the seventh nut

easy work of first four nuts, strength for fifth and sixth, seventh too heavy

easy work of first three nuts, fourth nut 'danced around' before finally finishing, struggled with fifth but finished it, had strength to lift 16mm and 20mm nuts

packing away nuts as quickly as the Ryobi; 16mm nut too large for inlet, had strength for the final two nuts

not able to lift the smallest nut

successfully packed away three nuts, that's it

easy work of first five nuts, sixth a little too large, strength for final two

lifted the 16mm nut but it became stuck inside the inlet; devoured nuts quickly

quickly packed away first six nuts, seventh too large for the inlet

quick work of first five nuts, strength for final two but too large for the inlet

of sand left in crevice after 2 minute test (very good)

finished in very close to 35 seconds

of sand left behind after 2 minute test

dust bin weighed 55 g empty and 92 g after test; 62 g of sand still left in the crevice

cleared all sand in 26 seconds

to pick up the sand

4 seconds longer than Black & Decker Dustbuster

very close to 25 seconds, with a small amount of sand missed at the end

empty dust bin weighed 152 g, weighed 241 g after test, leaving behind 11 g of sand

fastest at that point in testing

very fast

tied for third place with Bissell

1st place overall, beat the Milwaukee

performed very well, did not give up any of its contents

started off well, but after a few twists and turns began regurgitating a little sand

struggled, left 87 g of sand inside the dust bin

leaking sand as soon as the vacuum was powered down

doing a great job of holding on to the sand

struggling to hold sand; 'leaking pretty badly' with an up and down shake

dust bin did a great job of holding on to the sand

gave up a little sand facing downward, and a little more with an up and down shake

held on to sand with inlet facing downward but leaked a little with an up and down shake

quick at 23 seconds but lost sand once the inlet faced downward, continued losing sand with a shake

great job of holding on to all the sand

held on to all the sand with the inlet facing downward

great job of holding on to all the sand

performed just as well as Milwaukee and Makita

really struggled

almost perfect job, small amount of flour left in mat

performed better than Black & Decker Quick Clean but not as well as Ryobi

did better than Black & Decker Quick Clean but not as well as Ryobi or Vaclife

makes the most suction in the lineup; 'amazing job,' described as 'definitely the best yet' at that point in testing, later tied for first place overall with genuine Milwaukee and DeWalt

better than Quick Clean but 'didn't exactly bust the dust this time', large inlet holding back potential, no crevice attachment included

performed better than both Black & Decker units but not as well as Ryobi or knockoff Milwaukee

about the same air watts as Ryobi and performed about the same as Ryobi; well, but not quite as well as knockoff Milwaukee

does not offer enough suction or airflow to compete with Ryobi, knockoff Milwaukee, and Ridgid

more air watts than Shark; did better than Shark but not as well as the more powerful vacuums

performed just as well as Ryobi and Ridgid despite a large inlet

tied for first place overall with knockoff Milwaukee and DeWalt

moves a lot of air but doesn't make much lift; really struggled compared to Milwaukee and 20-V Black & Decker

tied for first place overall with knockoff Milwaukee and genuine Milwaukee