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Approximate retail price:
$45
Summary:This model has been tested by our experts.
The Dirt Devil Kone M0213[ ] (J-code only) is part of the vacuum cleaner
test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, small vacuum
models like the Kone M0213[ ] (J-code only) are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.
Carpet:
How well models removed surface debris from medium-pile carpet.
Bare floors:
Denotes removal of surface debris from tile set in grout.
Edges:
How well units picked up debris from where floor meets walls.
About This Brand
Dirt Devil is positioned for the when-I-can-get-to-it consumer who can accept surface cleaning. Marketing efforts focus on ease of use and convenience to make cleaning quick and effortless. Dirt Devil is available at a wide variety of discount stores and mass merchants, including Wal-Mart, Target, and Kmart. Upright models range in price from $40 to $250. Dirt Devil also makes hand and stick vacuums, canister models, deep cleaners, and central vacuums. Dirt Devil has been focusing on design lately, teaming up with designer Karim Rashid to produce elegant, stylish cordless hand and stick vacuums.
Dirt Devil has just two entry-level compact canister models, priced at $80 and $150. They are sold through the same retail stores as their other vacuum products.
Features & Specs - Dirt Devil Kone M0213[ ] (J-code only)
Weight (lbs.) The weight is rounded to the nearest pound and includes the battery or cord.
If the product would last, it would be better. Unfortunately, after a short amount of time it begins to loose it charge faster and eventually won't hold a charge at all. It also won't pick up things of any weight like cat litter granules... you're better off with a broom and dust pan. At the point the battery fails, you have to send it to the landfill as Dirt Devil does not have replacement batteries for the KONE. It's another throw away that ends up in a landfill. (please try to recycle the nickel cad battery that it contains) Don't waste your money as I have.
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
By
dogfolks
from
lafayette, ca
1.0
useless
10/2/2011
Pros
Easy To Empty
Easy to Use
Cons
Inefficient
Best Uses
Comment:
I bought this to keep in the laundry room to vacuum the dryer filter as well as clean up on the table where I feed the cats and around the cat litter box. It is a piece of junk. It picks up small dry things like cereal or cat kibble. It is bad at things that are heavy and hair. It wouldn't pull lint off the felt edging on my clothes dryer filter or lint/hair that is threaded through the lint screen. After 3 years I threw it away. I put a small canister, a sanitaire, in there to do those jobs. I can't believe that consumer reports gives this vacuum such a high rating. It's casts doubt on all their ratings. It looks nice sitting on the table.
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
By
Flatman
from
NC
(6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)
1.0
No way to replace battery
9/13/2011
Pros
Cons
Noisy
Poor Design
Best Uses
Hardwood Floors
Tile Floors
Comment:
Decent suction but when rechargeable battery dies there is no way to replace it. I am very tired of products that are designed to be tossed in the garbage after a year of use. This company should be avoided for such a wasteful design. And of course the battery is inaccessible so it finds its way into a landfill instead of being recycled. Talk about not being 'green'.
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