Shark - Stratos Powered Lift-Away
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Last updated: Aug 29, 2025 Scoring
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"Rocket died in like 3 years but the lift away lasted almost a decade."
"I had my first shark lift away for around 9 yrs."
"I’ve had a Shark liftaway for 15 years and it still works great."
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"it sucks up everything"
"only ever needs one pass even with pet fur"
"power not limited by battery"
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"It survived a triple coated dog through many blowout seasons."
"But most sharks or some have anti hair wrap technology on their brush rolls. That's already worth every penny if you've got cats."
"I bought a shark lift away which I loved for 2 months ... Since then I've bought 3 other vacuums and none of them pich up dust or dog hair."
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"So many little design choices to make it easy to pull apart and clean or get to tight spots or even just manage the cable as you're moving around the house."
"the ability to lift off the canister and just use that is really useful."
"You want a vacuum that can take a beating and be used on virtually any surface in your home, the Shark Lift Away Navigator Professional (grey with headlights), Shark Rotator with anti allergen seal (blue/green with yellow brush roll), or Shark Stratos with powered Liftaway. ... This is my only complaint with the Shark Stratos Liftaway, as one typically lasts 1-1 1/2 years in my cleaning business. 780-800 cleans per year, 1500-4000 sq ft homes. It can take a beating but eventually will stop picking up hair as well."
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"it's done very well for a vacuum under $200."
"especially for the price ($150 at Costco)"
"it’s a great vacuum, especially for the price!"
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"There is so much weight on the bottom hinge that it eventually gives way. ... Don't expect longevity. ... It was broken by 2023. ... Whatever you do, DO NOT buy the Shark Lift Away models. They are absolutely terrible in longevity, being built with cheap plastic parts at the bottom hinges, which will break in a few years. ... It is very poorly designed in that section. ... Longevity is awful. ... The problem is the weight of the canister/motor on the bottom hinge in the lift-away and other similar designs. You'd expect they would have used metal hinges to take some 15 lbs of equipment weight on it. But when it finally broke, I was shocked to see that it was all plastic. The floor and carpet attachment are now useless."
"the latch broke so front brush roll won't stay in"
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"You have to empty the dust bin and expose yourself to allergens with bagless. ... With a bagged vacuum, the dust is kept in a bag where you never have to touch it or breathe it in."
"They are high maintenance in that you have to clean and change filters frequently. ... I hate washing the filters"
"Dumping out the dust cup is also a pain. ... emptying the dust cup."
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"very heavy and cumbersome"
"it ’s heavy, so it stays in the basement"
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"it’s happened 3 times where it just stops working and I had to open up the screws and remove some random clog"
"Personally, I hate silicone brush rolls. ... It will ball it up after a couple runs or if you let it sit on the hair in the carpet, so eventually the silicone deteriorates after about 200-300 vacuums and will no longer bunch up the hair, and god forbid you have a lot of hair fall."
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"Personally, I hate silicone brush rolls. ... It will ball it up after a couple runs or if you let it sit on the hair in the carpet, so eventually the silicone deteriorates after about 200-300 vacuums and will no longer bunch up the hair, and god forbid you have a lot of hair fall."
"the rollers are a little hard to clean ... mine do 💀"
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