Customer Reviews:
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 4 Years and Still Working June 23, 2010
Mark Emdee (USA, California)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this low cost hand vacuum at the store about 4 years ago, and it's okay, still running. It seems a bit noisy (don't have other hand vacs to compare), but I'm vacuuming not trying to fall asleep.
 DON'T BUY THIS ONE November 12, 2009
JON IN L.A. (West Hollywood, CA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I am sad to have to return this product, but it just is not very good. It sucks up stuff, just not very well. If I try to suck up hair, the exhaust fan blows so hard it blows the hair and other light objects away before you can suck it up into the vac.
A year or two ago, I bought a $10 super cheap PANASONIC from Amazon just because it was so cheap and figured I'd try or toss it. WELL it is on it's last leg (the charge is finally getting too short and I broke the attachment etc...) but it still works better than this new hand vac and is a lot quieter than this dirt devil (I mean A LOT ... so much so that I am mentioning it in my review .... and I don't personally care that much about the sound as a factor).
VERY DISAPPOINTED.
DON'T BUY THIS ONE January 4, 2010
collegeguy (Boston)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This vacuum sucks. The battery life is way too short. I actually opened mine up to find out why- it has NiCd cells. No one used NiCd anymore (unless they want to be cheap) because their capacity sucks, they suffer memory effects, and they're extremely toxic to the environment. The charge lasts approximately a minute before becoming too weak to suck anything up. Again, don't buy this. Pay the extra money for a vacuum with better batteries.
No power, battery life is 3 minutes at most after full charge February 8, 2010
Kara (new york, ny)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am very appalled at the low performance of this vacuum that I bought new for $20 this weekend 2/5/10. I charged it as requested for 12 hours and after that, it lasted a full 3 minutes before dying out! I could not believe it so I charged it again and the same thing happened. I am so disappointed because I really liked the design of the quick flip to get dirt out from my car. How can Dirt Devil sell this item when the battery dies out so fast? I have to return this and buy another brand because the Dirt Devil Detailer (also $20) that I bought for my car because it is tiny is so powerless and can't go in the cracks, and I have to hold down the button for vacuuming which makes for a painful cleaning time for my hands. I am in disbelief at the poor quality. These 2 items have convinced me never to trust Dirt Devil again because now I have to waste time and postage to send back my vacuum.
Not worth the money June 27, 2010
Chuck in Los Angeles (Los Angeles)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In all fairness, this vacuum works fairly well on smooth surfaces like a tile floor, but it is really substandard for use on carpets. Especially in my car (the reason I bought it), the Dirt Devil Scorpion is barely able to muster up the strength to clean the carpet. Also, the charger is poorly designed and it's always a challenge to re-seat the unit in the charger. As well, the Dirt Devil won't hold a charge unless it's sitting in the charger, so forget keeping it in the car. Other home tools & appliances I own retain their charge for many weeks (until the tool is used), but not this one.
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