Russell Hobbs Centaur 2 in 1 Stick Vacuum

What a wonderful vacuum cleaner this is! So lightweight and easy to use, good suction, the attachment is ideal for soft furnishings etc! Well worth the money, I’ve paid hundreds of pounds for other brands which, to my mind, do the job no better! Excellent purchase!

Handy cordless vacuum that works well for quick cleanups. Good suction power and the bagless design makes it easy to empty. Battery life is decent for small to medium jobs. Lightweight and easy to maneuver.

An excellent hoover , lightweight, easy to use , good suction and the charge is enough to hoover for an hour , wish I’d found it ages ago

I am so pleased with this hoover. It's a third of the price of the last (Vax) i bought and far better - better suction, easier to manoeuvre and really light weight. The handheld bit separates easily, it's easy to empty, is neat and compact and so easy to take up and down stairs. The charge on it lasts really well - I hoover the whole house every day (I have pets) and i've only needed to charge it twice in a week. I was charging my last one every other day. It's fantastic value for money and i only wish i hadn't wasted so much money on other brands in the past. Highly recommend

Was recommended this by my sister in law and I am so pleased with it. So light and easy to use. Easy to charge and empty and most importantly vacuums carpets and hard floors so well. Does need to be emptied regularly and so satisfying to see just how much it has picked up. Was going to look at more expensive cordless vacuums but so glad this was recommended to me

Fairly effective considering the small size, weight and power. Very easy to push around, carry up and down stairs and fairly easy to swap to hand-held operation. Gimmicky lights on the front shine in your eyes instead of forwards to under furniture as intended, and in any case the vacuum cleaner doesn't pick stuff up unless the suction part and brushes can actually get on top of it, so you have to swap to the hand-held nozzle to get close to walls, furnitures etc. Emptying is required after every use as the container is only 300ml, but also because all fluff sticks to the filter and blocks it while the container is not even a quarter full; this can't just be tapped out, you have to get a brush and vigorously remove it. On the good side there is only one part to remove, but on the other hand that part has the filter integrated into a chunk of plastic, so when it needs replacing there will be an added cost - and the last three months the manufacturers have not even had the filters in stock and can give me no information about when it might be available, how much it might cost and how often I might expect to have to change it. Battery charging is quick and easy and I can't imagine ever wanting the hassle of a corded machine again. *Update November 2024* I have changed my rating from 3 to 1 star due to two additional factors. (1) After visits from long-haired friedns I have ascertained that the device does not pick up hair - or, to be exact it picks up hair by wrapping it tightly around the front brush until the vacuum can no longer pick any dirt up, and it's then difficult and time consuming to remove that hair (my best method is with tweezers). So not recommended if you have lovely long locks in the household or a retriever-type dog! (2), ultimately the deal breaker in the long term, is that after 6 months' wait there are still no replacement filters available from Russell Hobbs (supposed to be renewed every 6 months) and I have now discovered that RH do not even manufacture either the cleaner or the spare parts. They merely make their money by adding their brand name to an unknown Chinese company's products! So it's impossible to make either company responsible for malfunction etc. Probably the guarantee is as worthless as the customer support. I fear that all these 5 star reviews from people who have only owned the cleaner for a couple of weeks are short-sighted. Within 12 months we will all be trying to return our vacuum cleaners which by then will be useless, all for the lack of a little bit of plastic and mesh.

At the price point of under £ 75, this is a very good vacuum cleaner. It is not in the same league as a Shark or Bosch, but then the price is much less than half of those. It is basically a hand-held vacuum cleaner that has cleverly been incorporated into a full-size cordless cleaner body. As a result, suction power is moderate and the capacity of the dust chamber is very limited. It is very good with picking up dust and fine particles but struggles with larger bits of dirt. At 22 volts the motor is powerful and the Li-ion battery is good. Too early to judge the useful life of the battery, which cannot be replaced. So when the battery dies, the vacuum cleaner will also have to be discarded. But the 2-year warranty that includes the extra 1-year on registering the product on the Manufacturer's website is certainly very useful. So even if the appliance lasts for a little over 2 years, that means an amortised cost of £ 3 a month, which is not bad at all. For comparison, a previous German brand cordless vacuum cleaner that I bought for around £ 200 lasted a couple of months beyond its 2-year warranty period, with the Li-ion battery losing all ability to retain a charge for more than 2 minutes of use. And a replacement battery was quoted by the manufacturer at over £ 200, which was completely ridiculous. Hence this Russell Hobbs at under £ 75 is fine, as long as it lasts longer than 2 years. The performance of this vacuum cleaner is best when the removable dust filter is completely clean, but the performance deteriorates significantly once the dust-chamber is more than half-full and the filter is also coated with dust and debris. While the filter can be cleaned and washed, a better option is to buy a couple of spare dust filters, so that you always have a new and clean filter in the appliance, while the remaining are drying after washing. This was the performance can be kept at a high level on a daily basis, although the dust chamber will still need to be emptied every day as it is small and fills up quickly. Overall it is a good and decently priced appliance, and performance is good. However, it is not suitable for heavy cleaning where there is too much dust and debris around. For that, a corded vacuum cleaner is the best choice.

Super cordless vac ,no cumbersome recharging cradle needed, (Free standing)Less expensive bag refills as the as Hoover dust bags are washable.