Customer Reviews

Black & Decker V4800 DustBuster 4.8-Volt Cordless Handheld Vacuum

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(14)

 

 

I join the chorus of those who say this is just a terrible piece of goods. Very, very poor battery performance. Despite following "rules" such as allowing it to run down completely, not leaving on charging all the time, Etc. it still fails to take and hold a full charge. Runs at low power for only very short time. Not worth buying, not worth replacing batteries, not worth having one !

I've had the DustBuster for less than a year and have used it for light clean-up in my kitchen. The blower on the unit actually blows the dirt away, so I end-up having to chase after it.

My biggest complaint, however, is that after 6 months of relatively infrequent use, the unit only ran for about 45 seconds. Now it doesn't run at all, because the battery has to be replaced, and I precisely followed the directions regarding proper battery care in order to prolong the life of the battery.

Please save your money and just use a broom or a more reliable shop-vac. The battery performance in this unit has been extremely disappointing.

Jan 29, 2003

This vacuum is ok for small clean ups, but not the best. It is not avery reliable product. Received this vacuum as a gift 12/25/ 99. After a year and half, the battery had to be replaced. Now six months later in Jan 2003, it is not working. It only runs less than a half minute. It was not used that extensively. I wll not spend the money to check for repair or replace the battery.

Go ahead...I dare ya...just try and find a replacement battery for one of these things....

Like most of the other reviewers, my problem is with poor battery performance. I leave my unit on charge all the time, and I expect the charger to handle maintaining the batteries. They're call SMART CHARGERS. They've got a little chip that controls the charging, and keeps the battery from getting overcharged or developing a memory. This item DOES NOT have such a charger, which makes it a piece of junk. Most people who own one of these, myself included, will leave it on charge continually when not in use. With an intelligent charger, this would be fine. With the charger that comes with this unit, the battery is continually feed a charge, which over a number of months ruins the battery from constant overcharging. That makes this item A PIECE OF JUNK. The way most people use this product, leaving it on charge, ruins it in a relatively short period of time. The manufacturer knows this, but has chosen not to improve it so that this won't happen. That is a very poor design, and a lousy product. So, don't buy it. I wish I could give this item half a start, but one star is as low as amazon goes.

I bought one of these to use occasionally at my cabin. Since I am not there all that often, it sits on its charger - charging most of the time. Despite this, it never ran for more than 1 minute. It has very, very poor battery life and power. Like previous reviewers I agree that this name brand product is junk

This is not worth buying. It is extremely underpowered and batteries are nearly impossible to find. Even went on the Black and Decker website, no luck.

It is underpowered and finding replacement batteries is a mission in itself. We purchased the 9 volt version and it is head and shoulders a better unit. Spend a few extra dollars for the 9 volt and you will not be disappointed.

This hand held cordless vac is useless. I am throwing it in the garbage. It will not pick up any dirt. Mine has been used just a few times and it is useless.

We bought this item for quick pickups, to clean up after our 2 cats. The hand vac takes no time at all to charge and it holds its charge for quite a while. I would forget to hang it back on its charger and a couple days later I would grab it and the charge would still be there. In fact we had the hand vac in transit for 3 months when we moved last, and when it finally got to our new home it still had its charge.
Now with our toddler constantly dropping crumbs and whatever else all over, I can just run around with the hand vac real quick and clean everything else. It has been a real time saver for my home. Instead of pulling the vaccum cleaner out 3 times a day I just grab the hand vac. I highly recommend this product to anyone who loves a clean floor.