Seventy-six percent of Americans say that convenient storage is a vacuum's most important design feature. Personally, I'd rather have a vacuum the size of a Zamboni than a collapsible standard Hoover if it meant each fiber on my carpet was spotless. Alas, my meager studio apartment won't fit something that size. Thankfully, a vacuum like the Electrolux Intensity exists. This sucker takes up very little real estate in a closet but has crazy intense suction power: Don't get your eyeballs too close. Despite some design flaws - a dust bag the size of a pre-schooler's bladder, a feeble handle, stiff wheels, and ungainly maneuverability - it does a helluva job cleaning anything it touches. I used it to decontaminate my apartment from floor to ceiling in the space of a single afternoon. Let's see a Zamboni do that!
Review: Electrolux INTENSITY VACUUM
Seventy-six percent of Americans say that convenient storage is a vacuum’s most important design feature. Personally, I’d rather have a vacuum the size of a Zamboni than a collapsible standard Hoover if it meant each fiber on my carpet was spotless. Alas, my meager studio apartment won’t fit something that size. Thankfully, a vacuum like […]
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WIRED
Takes up little room and sucks in the classiest way possible. Power control on handle - no need to bend down to switch the thing on. Convenient retractable cord. Manages to clean thick shag carpet and hard wood floor with equal zeal. Rubber bumpers prevent nicks on walls or furniture.
TIRED
Hard to move around because of its heft. Looks kind of silly (the design reminded us of a plastic wishbone connected to a hair dryer.) Drives like a metal detector. Weak handle feels like it could snap at any moment.