Shark AZ2001AMZ Vertex DuoClean PowerFins Upright Vacuum, with Powered Lift-Away & Self-Cleaning Brushroll, Dark Lilac, 1 qt Dust Cup

Brilliant engineering
I have been absolutely blown away by this vacuum. Every time I use it I can’t help at marvel at the design features and wonder why no vacuum I’ve used before had them save for possible “built to a price” reasons. Disclaimer: I have mostly hard floors and just one carpeted room, stairs and one rug.The ergonomics features are designed such that – and this may be a shocker: you would think the people who designed this vacuum actually use vacuums! The power button and floor type selectors are on the handle and accessible by your thumb. But wait! Even better you have two options to disconnect the handle for spot pick up. You can pick up the short version of the handle or the handle and the extension wand and the brilliant part is the power button and floor depth selector comes with you! The canister also detaches from the wand with the push of a button while holding the canister handle which is almost eerie every time I use it. It converts from upright to a canister vac like grandads old Kenmore in seconds and you still have all the controls right under your thumb without skipping a beat.Functionality wise this vacuum is a beast. There is such a powerful suction created by the head that you’ll see dirt and debris actually get sucked up that are only adjacent to the cleaning head on hard floor. Even dust bunnies behind the head will get sucked in without you have to roll over them. It truly does its one job: it creates a powerful vacuum. Unlike other vacuums I’ve tried on hard floor it never kicks out debris to fly across the room. It all goes into the bin. Just today I was using the crevice tool to clean out my computer keyboard. Unfortunately the suction is so fierce that one of my mechanical keyboard keys came right off and went into the dust collection bin.If you’re considering this vacuum and are looking for some advice I would say the following:It excels at picking up debris on hard floors. I have taken to vacuuming in the dark for my hard floors because the low mounted onboard LED light illuminates all debris and you can see everything that needs attention.It is great at carpet as well but no need to dim the lights.Its modularity makes it great for stairs too – I use mine as a canister while doing the stairs but one of the amazing tricks of its modularity means you can take the power head with the short wand and now you’ve got the full vacuum power at your disposal, full controls under your thumb and are only wielding a vacuum with a 6″ tube!I wish I’d bought this vacuum ages ago. When it’s on sale I think it’s an unbeatable deal.

Works as a vacuum should
I’ve had this vacuum for exactly 2 weeks. I use it nearly daily, sometimes twice a day. No pets, but a handful of small children that like to leave a trail of crumbs. We also have had a revolving door of visitors in this timeframe. Based on the other reviews, I was expecting some sort of miracle machine. Maybe my expectations in general are too high, but I give this 5 stars merely because it meets my minimum standards for what I expect out of a household vacuum.It has great suction. It’s pretty much bringing our carpet back to life. Our old vacuum still works (so I thought) but was definitely dying (purple shark idk actual version, I loved it for 8+ years, it took many beatings, survived many cross country military moves well). As an experiment today (2 weeks post purchase), I vacuumed our living room entirely with our old purple vacuum and then immediately again with this new version. Pictured is what our old vacuum left over for our new version to pick up. Clearly, this one out ranks our old, beat up friend by a mile. I cannot vacuum small rugs with this without getting it clogged, it’s too strong in any of the settings. This new one is doing some serious work for us. Again, maybe I’m expecting too much, but this is just what I imagine a well made vacuum—especially at this price—to do.Also pictured are the rollers. I have not cleaned them at all, and they look fresh out of the box. No pet hair in the house, but my daughter and I have long hair. Plus like I said, we’ve also had many guests, so it’s been tested.The attachments are fine. Both standard attachments fit perfectly on the bottom as seen in the last picture, so I don’t get the upset in the other reviews on this aspect. I don’t like the location, I prefer them near the handle since I do use them very often. This I can get over though. Only had one fall off once, but that was due to me bumping it. I do like the long, narrow attachment better than the old version. The brush is an adjustment. It’s larger than the old standard ones. It does also pop off the hose frequently which is frustrating. I’m still getting used to it, but I’m sure it’ll be a non-issue within the next couple of weeks. I don’t think the size is really any better or worse than the old one. The extra mini roller attachment is just ok. It kinda works, not as well as I’d like. Maybe I need to keep using it to get better with it. There’s no spot on the vacuum to store it, so it’s basically nonexistent in my mind.The longer cord is also taking a bit to get used to with handling it, but overall I do very much appreciate the additional length.The canister does seem a tad smaller, but for the results, I don’t mind. Pops on and off easily, opens easily to dump. With this design, no hair or stings get tangled up in there, so I haven’t needed to stick my hand or a tool in it to fully clear it out. Absolutely an improvement.LOVE that the power button is on the handle. It’s very smooth with adjusting the settings even while running.The bare floor setting actually works and doesn’t just send things flying in every direction.It is on the heavier side, but I disagree with the other review that says this is too much for an average person to have. This vacuum works like a standard home vacuum should. It has a few flaws that can be overlooked, but I would much rather pay an extra $100 for this than buy a lighter, less effective vacuum. Unfortunate it’s this pricey, but as someone that finds this incredibly expensive, I’m seeing that you get what you pay for with this one. It was hard to push confirm on this order, but I’d say overall it’s worth it given the current vacuum market.

La mejor aspiradora que he tenido. Es súper potente, de verdad que no encontraras nada igual en ninguna otra aspiradora vertical. Tengo además dos roombas para el trabajo diario. Pero la Shark Vertex se lleva todos los honores en los trabajos más difíciles, desde aspirar brillantina y arena hasta cereal y croquetas de perro. Y aunque es un poco pesada nada se le compara a la hora de succionar todo a su paso. 100% recomendada.

It is perfect if you have 2 dogs or more , I can finally do my couch in 20 min instead of 2 hours . The suction is amazing . On the picture its all the dust and hair from my couch and carpet and I have 3 dogs . I deep clean my couch normally every month so it’s amazing how much it came out of it . Seriously worth the money . Probably way better than Dyson since I heard from my brother and other friends that it’s not as good as they say it is . I am just very happy and grateful.