Lists of Top Consumer-Rated Vacuums Published

Los Angeles, CA, July 06, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Vacuum Cleaner Ratings has published its latest lists of top consumer-rated vacuum cleaners. With more than 400 models to choose from in the US alone, these lists help consumers make the right purchase.

When shopping for a vacuum cleaner there are many sources of information consumers can turn to. However most sources include a lot of marketing noise. While some of this information can be helpful when making a buying decision, it doesn’t necessarily lead to the most prudent purchase. There are a lot of vacuum cleaners on the market today that look great on paper but when put to the test by consumers, fail miserably.

Enter the consumer rating. This can be the manufacturer’s best friend or worst nightmare. Quality consumer ratings help strip away the marketing talk and allow potential buyers to get insights into the “real” product with all its faults and virtues. Of course, not all consumer ratings are useful and a proper sample size is necessary to be able to judge a machine’s worthiness. For example, if a vacuum cleaner is rated 5 stars out of 5 by 3 consumers at one source, it is not necessarily a better machine than a vacuum cleaner rated 4.3 stars out of 5 by 275 consumers from five different sources. At Vacuum Cleaner Ratings the Top Rated Vacuum lists require a vacuum to have a minimum of 20 consumer ratings from at least two different sources.

Vacuum Cleaner Ratings compiles consumer ratings from many quality online sources, organizes them into tables and publishes weighted average scores for each vacuum cleaner model. This lets consumers make fairly quick and easy vacuum cleaner comparisons. These lists cover upright vacuums, canister vacuums, handheld vacuums and stick vacuums.

This year’s lists cover a total of 16 vacuums and are headlined by the Sebo X4, Miele S2 Olympus, Bissell Pet Hair Eraser and Hoover Linx. The Sebo X4 gets the top place for upright vacuums with its 800 hour rated motor, automatic height adjustment, and 5-year warranty. But it is an expensive vacuum. Other less expensive but still highly rated uprights include the Hoover UH30010COM and the Dyson DC25. Once again Miele dominate the canister market and make up 3 of the top 5 rated canister vacuums. The handheld and stick categories are not dominated by any single brand.

The Internet is littered with people asking for vacuum cleaner purchasing advice from folks who may have “experienced” a particular vacuum or who may have an opinion on the best vacuum cleaner for specific needs (pet hair, deep pile carpet, hardwood floors, etc.). Clearly the public feels strongly about the value of consumer input. But making sense out of the often confusing information on hundreds of sites is a difficult job. Vacuum cleaner consumer ratings can be a valuable decision-making tool. To view the Top Rated Vacuum lists visit vacuum-cleaner-ratings.com.

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