Eureka Whirlwind Litespeed 5740 Bagless Upright Cyclonic Vacuum

Pros: Powerful, glides easily, does an excellent job of sucking dirt!
Cons: Filter is somewhat difficult to clean.

Mini-Update: 11/6/03-I have owned this vacuum for over a year and a half now, and I am still delighted with its performance! There seems to be no deterioration in its power, though my long hair sometimes becomes ensnared on the rotating brush hea ...

Pros: Lightweight, strong suction, turns easily, cleans close to baseboards
Cons: suction from extended hose+wand not as strong as I'd like

Let me begin this review by admitting that in my earlier days, I never dreamed that I would be in love with, yes, a vacuum. I mean, come on, I couldn't even spell vacuum!

Then came along my very own house, my very own husband, two hairy cats...

Pros: Great suction. Reasonable price. HEPA filter works.
Cons: Cleaning filters. Using hand tools.

When I was looking through my Gold box offers on Amazon.com, they offered the Litespeed vacuum cleaner for $67. That seemed like a pretty good deal for a "bagless" vacuum cleaner and so I bought it on a whim because I was tired of constantly unclogging ...

Pros: Cost, powerfull, bagless, animal hair does not clog, long cord
Cons: Short attachment hose, beater bar keeps running when using attachments

Even with a house of 2 larger long haired dogs, 2 cats, a young child and a teenager this stands the test. We were told that with animals, a bagless vac would not work for us since the hair would clog the filter, NOT The vac is fairly light and rolls ...

Pros: Incredibly smooth, easy to use and powerful. Sucks up all dirt!
Cons: Really short attachment hose. Mine came with a broken wheel.

Ok, I did my homework, and it seemed like everyone has been raving about this vacuum cleaner. I had (it feels so good to say "had") a horrible, nasty, dirt-belching hot-wheezing Dirt Devil that totally lived up to its name. It was dirty and it was the ...

Pros: Lightweight, powerful, carpet, affordable price, rugged and solid but easy to handle, HEPA Filter.
Cons: None

I decided not to write any opinion without enough testing time. This is after using the vacuum cleaner for eight months. When I wrote the opinion, we have cleaned some 330,000 sq. ft. Now, after 13 months of usage, we reached 509,000 sq. ft. without any ...

Pros: Excellent suction, lightweight, easy to use.
Cons: Hose collapses

I have always used a canister vacuum, but due to finances when I needed my last vacuum I bought an u ...

Pros: lightweight,compact, HEPA filter, bagless, easy to clean, powerful
Cons: no extension hose to help vacuum stairs

I recently bought this vacuum at Costco and so far I love it! It is lightweight and has a spot to put your hand for easy carrying. I carry it upstairs with just one hand. It is very powerful and cleans my carpet thoroughly. It was easy to put...

Pros: Light weight, quiet, great cleaning, easy to use.
Cons: I personally haven't found one in the way I use it.

I did a thorough review on epinions and other sites to determine the best vacuum for me. Like everyone else, my old vacuum was smelly, dusty, and couldn't pick up the baby fine, gray cat hair from my off-white carpet enough to make it look clean. I was ...

Pros: powerful, easy to use.
Cons: belt broke

To start, a great vacuum. I actually took over the job of vacuuming the house because of this machine. My wife went out of town for 5 days leaving me home (took off work) with the house and kids. I needed to buy a rug steam cleaner and got carried away ...

Pros: Easy to assemble. Nice long cord.Lots of suction (too much?)
Cons: Belts break easily, cumbersome to replace, eats rugs, whistle sound from casing. Only one attachment.

After extensive research on Epinions regarding a durable, reliable vacuum, I decided to go with the Eureka 5740. When I arrived at the place I purchased it, there was a couple discussing which vacuum to purchase and I stepped in to give some ...

Pros: Clear bin, easy to tell when full bagless design somewhat better in our opinion lightweight
Cons: Chews up belts burnt up plastic roller bearings burnt up plastic roller bushings

We bought this vacuum cleaner because we wanted a HEPA filter, plus the bagless design. We hoped the bagless would save money and be easier to clean than the standard bag-type cleaners. That part worked out, as it is easier to clean. Cheaper is iffy, ...

Pros: Tons of power!
Cons: Pretty heavy.

I did quite a bit of research before purchasing my Eureka 5740. I needed something that would be co ...

Pros: Easy to use+Hepa filter+high power+ bagless design = great value
Cons: Feels somewhat cheaply made and a bit bulky.

After suffering for many years with a Simplicity upright vacuum (trying to amortize the cost, perhap ...

Pros: everything, every spec of it
Cons: nothing

This is a perfect vacuum. I had bought this vacuum at Sears for only $80.00. It was so easy to install, you just had to take it out of the box and put in the screws for the handle. Now as with all of the other people who wrote reviews, of course i had a ...