Black & Decker V7210 7.2-Volt Double Action DustBuster Cordless Vac

List Price: $40.00

Features:

• Tools stored onboard for convenient use
• Exclusive filter lasts three times longer than previous filters
• 13.6-ounce bowl holds 70 percent more dirt and debris
• Charges in wall-mounted base for convenience
• Crevice tool and upholstery brush included

Customer Reviews:

Junk, not made to last! [Posted on 2004-12-31]
My Dustbuster lasted a whole two years, but the last year it would only work for 3-4 minutes before the charge ran out. I found myself running like a maniac to quickly clean up a mess before the battery ran down. It also has low suction, so heavier things like sand don't get sucked up completely. This is one of several Black & Decker appliances I have been dissappointed with in the last few years. From the product lifespan, to the lack of customer service - they aren't the same company my parents loved. My mother had one of the earliest dustbusters which lasted 10 years, and charged like a champ. Oh well.

Instead, I recommend the Euro-Pro shark. I have had one for a while now, and love it. It has a very long cord, it's lightweight, and it has enough suction to pick up small children and pets! It cost a little more than the Black & Decker Dustbuster, and outperforms it completely. And if you can't rely on your hand vaccuum, then the price is irrelevant.

stinks [Posted on 2005-02-19]
batteries. this is a great product killed by now having internal batteries. versapak version was great, but this "next generation" model just doesn't hack it. you can take my word on it.

A Total Waste [Posted on 2006-02-28]
I bought my vac about 2 years ago. It has never worked well. I thought it may simply need to charge but even after charging for days/weeks...it would die off after 30 seconds of use. Then I thought maybe something was wrong with the outlet - not the case. Have finally accepted that it's useless and going in the garbage.

Great Little DustBuster [Posted on 2006-07-17]
I've had my DustBuster now for several years and have had no problems with it whatsoever. Of course, like the review re: charging batteries, I do not leave my vac on the charger, I only put it on the charger when it runs out of charge. I use mine everyday to pick up crumbs and hair and only have to charge it up every couple of weeks. I don't use it for regular vacuuming, just picking up small messes, so I'm not overheating the battery either. I've had an older dust devil and it still works, but does not have the power this little vac has. I love my DustBuster, and after several years of use it is still working great.

Functional but please read the "It's Not the Battery" Review already posted [Posted on 2006-12-23]
I bought this handvac over 7 years ago and about a year ago, I noticed the charge wasn't as good and declining. I then read the reviews here and found the one about the battery charger that someone wrote earlier. I have another B&D handvac with a "good charger base" so I switched the vac to that one to charge and "voila" the vac performs fine. By the way, Black and Decker's website does sell replacement charger units for this for $12.58 (charger unit and base). Besides the charger issue, this is one tough handvac that cleans easily, the nozzles and the filters [but not the motor fan unit] can go into the dishwasher). My older unit had a filter that is plastic and not paper so I can't describe what comes in the new versions of this vacuum. Decent vacuuming power that picks up almost anything dry that kids regularly spill on the floor.

I big thanks to the party that did the electrical test on the charger for all of us. Before I buy the new charger, I am going to check the non-functioning charger unit to see if the contacts with the handvac are clean and making contact but if that isn't the case, I'm buying the replacement charger to save a couple of bucks with a perfectly good handvac that seems to work fine now. I haven't found a website yet that sells a replacement battery but that might be too expensive and push me over the edge to just buy a new handvac.

It certainly pays to read (and write reviews for people on these websites that have some real life experience and details.

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