Ryobi - 18V ONE+ HP ADVANCED STICK VACUUM KIT (PBLSV719K)

Love ours. Even upgraded to the whisper series. It’s nothing special in terms of a cordless vac, nothing to complain about either. What sets it apart is the fact that I have a dozen batteries ready to rock at any time.

Eh, it’s definitely quieter which is a plus for dogs or napping kids, but it’s not like I notice a major difference in power or anything. I’m no vacuum expert. We were happy with the original, but when part of our original broke, after some back and forth with Ryobi, they sent us the whisper model in its entirety, rather than just replace the broken part from our original, which we would have been happy with. So is it worth the upgrade? Probably not, to the average Joe like me, but it’s been nice for the QoL upgrades they made. Hope that helps!

Old thread, but adding my experiences. I have had this model vacuum for about 12 months now. It gets used most days and takes 2 of the full larger batteries to clean our whole house, which is a combination of carpet and floorboards.  Pros: lightweight, good suction and comes with plenty of useful attachments. Makes me much more likely to get the vacuum out than using a corded one.  Cons: The wheels on the main head (the biggest one) are flimsy and both broke off within 9 months, and shortly after the motor smoked in it and burnt out. 

I have the Whisper Series and it's great!

I like mine. It's easy to charge unlike the Dyson i had before by just sliding it in the dock. With my Dyson i had to push up into the charger and then down into it's resting position. A minor inconvenience but annoyed me personally. I haven't had it die on me yet because of that but knowing that I have extra batteries around to swap it when I'm cleaning the whole house gives me piece of mind especially on its highest setting. The swivel attachment that covers multiple angles is nice too.

Used to work at Ryobi and was one of the engineers for that Vac. I like it, it's way quieter than any other vacuum I've used, which is nice because the sound of vacuums annoys me. If someone in your house/pet has long hair you will have to periodically cut the hair off of the roller bar, but it's much improved from the previous model. That one will be much better than any from the prior generation.

My whisper double roller is basically useless after about a year with it. Will try to do a comprehensive disassembly, but despite clearing the bin and filter core after every session it struggles to do anything.

Got one recently. I am happy so far. Haven’t used it a ton but it did a good job cleaning up after Christmas. My feelings are based on wood floors. have not tried on carpet.

I got mine with the battery hack so I paid $100 for it. It’s not the best vacuum ever but it’s good enough to supplement our corded one and having plenty of batteries is worth it over comparably priced ones.

I had the previous model and this new model. Overall quite happy with it. It is our soul vacuum cleaner for a three-story house with several kids and animals. That being said, be aware that the roller bushings can trap hair. They'll just continue to trap more hair until the motor draws enough current to start overheating batteries and will eventually melt the roller ends. Ask me how I know LOL.

I had the previous model and this new model. Overall quite happy with it. It is our soul vacuum cleaner for a three-story house with several kids and animals. That being said, be aware that the roller bushings can trap hair. They'll just continue to trap more hair until the motor draws enough current to start overheating batteries and will eventually melt the roller ends. Ask me how I know LOL.

Had it four months and the bracket for the foot joint has failed already. Support not replying (UK). No stockists of spare parts in the UK. Oh and Ryobi deleted my account with the warrenty registration. Am I impressed? No I am not...