Shark Rocket Ultra-Light Corded Bagless Vacuum for Carpet and Hard Floor Cleaning with Swivel Steering (HV301), Gray/Orange

We needed a new vacuum for our golden retriever puppy and after looking at a lot of choices, I decided on this one. I am so utterly tired of cordless items because the batteries never last long or perform well. So, I went with this Shark model that has a cord. I was not disappointed! This unit really picks up the dirt and small puppy hair (soon to be mounds of adult golden retriever hair!). One pass up and back and floors and carpets are spotless. I really like the detachable feature of the unit and it is not nearly as heavy as it looks from the picture. The Shark is very maneuverable around tight corners and it's easy to get under tables and sofas. I think that for most people, the dirt collection bin is more than sufficient, although I can see I'll need to empty it more often than most due to the dog hair. But hey, it's just so easy. The only thing that might have been designed better is allowing the vacuum cord to be detached from the unit when emptying the bin since the waste bin is likely to be in another room. But that is very minor. The vacuum appears to be quite durable and functions well throughout the house and in my car. I rate this as a superior 5-star buy and well worth the value. It didn't hurt that it was on sale, too. And to be clear, I am a paying customer giving an honest and personal review. I've never found anyone willing to give me anything for free! :-) I recommend this as a very good cord vacuum choice and I'm glad I bought it.

Love this! Small head to vacuum makes it wonderfully maneuverable. It goes between chair legs and in corners. It has amazing suction!! Works well on floors and carpet. I have a dog that sheds and it picks up so much hair. The attachments work well to. Easy to empty! You should clean filter monthly and it's easy to access. So happy with this purchase.

I’m about to hit the seven year mark of owning this vacuum. I wanted something lightweight that had all of the pieces connected to the main unit so I didn’t have to go searching for them and this one fit the bill. I have a long-haired dog and a long-haired cat and I am constantly vacuuming as you can imagine. It is still working exceptionally well and I’m hoping that it lasts several more years. The way electronics and appliances are made these days- the fact that it’s lasted more than two years speaks to the quality.I am purchasing a second one as the cordless vacuum, I keep in my kitchen is about to die. Even though this one has a cord, you should know that the cord is exceptionally long. As I said, I like the fact that all of the pieces are on the single unit and it’s easy to detach to get to the long hose or to detach to make it a Dustbuster.I would highly recommend this. It picks up dirt and dog hair on wood floors, tile floors, as well as carpet. It is easy to clean and easy to dump the contents.As others have mentioned, it is slightly top heavy however you get used to it momentarily and it has not been an issue for me over all of these years.

Original Review (UPDATE AT BOTTOM):I bought this hoping to replace my current Dyson DC33 vacuum with a vacuum that's more portable and convenient. I have multiple dogs in my house that shed hair like crazy and I vacuum very frequently to keep everything clean. The box advertises that it cleans better than an upright Dyson but after thoroughly testing it out on the different flooring and different rooms in my house, unfortunately I feel it didn't work well enough to replace my Dyson. Don't get me wrong, the Shark Rocket did outperform the Dyson by a long shot on different flooring and I am keeping it because of that. The following are the tests I performed (note I went two weeks without vacuuming prior to this test and I cleaned both vacuums out between tests):After unboxing it, I tried vacuuming one of my carpeted hallways. I have regular short carpeting and I noticed that the shark kept pulling away from me the whole time and kept skipping across the surface. I could tell the vacuum is too light to get a good deep clean. I tried holding it at an angle and putting a bit of pressure down on it and that seemed to help a lot, it was just awkward and uncomfortable to hold and maneuver like this. The shark picked up a lot of hair and dust and I had a full canister at the end. I then used my Dyson over the same carpet I just cleaned with the shark and noticed the difference. The Dyson filled up almost a quarter of its full size canister with hair and dust that the Shark missed.Next I moved one of our rooms that has hard wood flooring. I ran the shark with its included hard wood floor tool and was amazed by how well it cleaned the floors. The white micro fiber cloth was dirty afterwards and the floor felt much cleaner than it did with my Dyson. I also was impressed with how easy it was to use to clean under the bed and desk in that room. After using the Shark I went over the floors like I normally do with the Dyson and the Dyson picked up nothing. To make sure that I wasn't being bias I cleaned out the two vacuums, went to the other room I have with hard wood and tried using the Dyson first. I then went over the floors with the Shark and again it out performed the Dyson. The Microfiber pad that the Shark has cleans the hardwood floors significantly better than the Dyson could and the Shark gets under beds and desks much better than my Dyson.Next I tried using the shark in one of my bathrooms with bathroom tile. I had the same outcome as I did with the hardwood floors. I started with the Shark, and then went over the floors with the Dyson. The Shark's canister was about halfway full and the Dyson picked up nothing. I cleaned them out and moved to my other bathroom with tile in it and tried using the Dyson first. The Dyson picked up quite a bit but again the Shark outperformed the Dyson.Finally I have a large area rug in my living room and I used the Dyson first on one half and then went over it with that same half with the Shark. The Dyson got most of the hair and dust out of it but I noticed that the Shark picked up about a quarter of its small canister that the Dyson missed. I believe it's from the edges of the rug, the Dyson's suction always pulls up the edges of the rug and is too difficult to vacuum close to the edges. The shark on it's lower setting cleaned the outer edges of the rug without having this problem. Next I cleaned out both vacuums and used the Shark first on the other half of the area rug. It performed very well and filled its little canister up with hair pretty quick. I went over that half with the Dyson and it did pick up a little bit (barely noticeable amount) that the Shark missed but in my opinion, the hassle of the Dyson pulling up the edges of the rug isn't worth it, the Shark was much easier to use and cleaned the rug very well.Overall the Shark Rocket outperforms my Dyson DC33 upright on hardwood, tile, and area rugs but the Shark just doesn't work well enough on carpet to completely replace my upright. I'm impressed enough with the performance of the Shark that I am keeping it to use on all my flooring except for carpet. The only other thing I noticed is that my hand and arm did get tired from holding up the Shark the whole time cleaning and the Shark won't stand upright on its own, you either have to hold it the whole time, or lay it on the floor between cleanings. If you are looking for a good and convenient vacuum for hardwood, tile, or area rugs, I would highly recommend this vacuum. If you are looking for a vacuum to replace an old upright and plan to use it on carpeting, buy another upright, not this. This a great vacuum to use to clean quick messes on carpeting but I don't feel it cleans carpet well enough to fully replace an upright.UPDATE:I've had the vacuum for a few weeks now and after frequently using it, I still feel the same as my initial review above, this is a great vacuum but I don't feel it's good enough to fully replace an upright with. Yesterday I decided to try using the vacuum to clean out the inside of my car and I was impressed with how well the micro cleaning kit (included in HV302)cleaned all of the usually hard places to clean. I used the micro cleaning kit to vacuum out the vents, cup holders, dash board, and other places in the car that are too difficult to get with a rag and it worked great. I also used the regular accessories to vacuum my cloth seats which worked very well and they are noticeably more clean. I started using the vacuum on the floors of my car but I quickly changed my mind after it sucked up a few small pebbles which immediately started bashing around the inside of the canister which I feel would have caused damage to the vacuum if I kept going. As far as this vacuum as a car cleaner, I would suggest using a shop vac on the floors of the car (if you have a gravel driveway like me) and then using this vacuum to clean your seats, vents, and other hard to clean places. If you plan on using this vacuum to clean your car, I would HIGHLY recommend getting the micro cleaning kit, it made cleaning my car that much easier.

Easy to assemble- intuitive- couple pieces easily snap together. Nice long cord. Light weight and easy to handle. I have a very thick area rug and other vacuum did not glide on it and would stick in place. This one glides beautifully & picked up very well. Emptying canister is easy, and bc it’s small you just empty it after each use. I used it on hardwood floor, then swept the floor to see how much it missed- which was very little. The suctions is strong. Gets close to walls and under bed. It does not stand on its own, but I leaned it against wall in closet with no issues. It also has place on back to hang from hook. I lovenit and recommend it.