Should You Buy a Black & Decker Vacuum Cleaner?
Black & Decker is one of the most popular vacuum cleaner brands as well as being well known for its coffee makers, blenders and mixers.
We've collated all the key information on Black & Decker vacuum cleaners in this handy guide. We've analysed over 59,000 user and expert reviews and 240+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on over 3,500 vacuum cleaners to impartially compare each vacuum cleaner brand.
Black & Decker are recognised for their wide selection of mid-range and popular vacuum cleaners. Their vacuum cleaners start at $45 for the Dustbuster which has a maximum input power of 12W, is a dry vacuum cleaner and a handheld vacuum cleaner and go up to $98 for the CHV1410L which has a maximum input power of §W, is a dry vacuum cleaner and a handheld vacuum cleaner. The average price of a new Black & Decker vacuum cleaner is $279.
Is Black & Decker the Best Vacuum Cleaner Brand?
So are Black & Decker vacuum cleaners any good? We give every vacuum cleaner a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all vacuum cleaners we are able to impartially rank all the vacuum cleaner brands.
Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Black & Decker is the 11th best vacuum cleaner brand out there.
| #1 |
United Kingdom
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95% |
95%
8,188 reviews
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| #2 | 94% |
94%
6,693 reviews
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| #3 |
Germany
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94% |
94%
3,899 reviews
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| #4 | 90% |
90%
2,516 reviews
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| #5 |
Eufy
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89% |
89%
940 reviews
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| #6 | 88% |
88%
1,700 reviews
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| #7 | 88% |
88%
5,853 reviews
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| #8 |
Germany
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87% |
87%
1,330 reviews
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| #9 |
United States
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87% |
87%
1,610 reviews
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| #10 |
United States
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86% |
86%
7,169 reviews
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| #11 | 85% |
85%
2,097 reviews
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| #12 | 84% |
84%
418 reviews
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| #13 |
Neato
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83% |
83%
2,133 reviews
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| #14 |
iLife
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83% |
83%
64 reviews
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| #15 |
Germany
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82% |
82%
41 reviews
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| #16 |
United Kingdom
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82% |
82%
916 reviews
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| #17 |
Germany
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82% |
82%
301 reviews
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| #18 |
Netherlands
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80% |
80%
335 reviews
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| #19 |
Sealey
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80% |
80%
40 reviews
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| #20 |
Germany
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78% |
78%
742 reviews
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| #21 |
Denmark
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77% |
77%
49 reviews
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| #22 |
South Korea
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76% |
76%
131 reviews
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| #23 |
Koblenz
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76% |
76%
0 reviews
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| #24 |
Oreck
United States
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74% |
74%
1 review
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| #25 |
Atrix
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71% |
71%
1 review
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| #26 | 69% |
69%
26 reviews
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| #27 |
LG
South Korea
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68% |
68%
43 reviews
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| #28 |
Makita
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67% |
67%
8 reviews
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| #29 |
Xiaomi
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65% |
65%
32 reviews
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| #30 |
United States
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65% |
65%
4,624 reviews
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| #31 |
Beko
Turkey
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64% |
64%
127 reviews
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| #32 |
Moneual
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63% |
63%
6 reviews
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| #33 |
PowerSmith
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63% |
63%
1 review
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| #34 |
Roidmi
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63% |
63%
2 reviews
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| #35 |
Raycop
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61% |
61%
0 reviews
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| #36 |
Rug Doctor
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61% |
61%
0 reviews
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| #37 |
Gtech
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61% |
61%
2 reviews
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| #38 |
Sweden
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61% |
61%
41 reviews
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| #39 |
Vacmaster
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60% |
60%
0 reviews
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| #40 |
Taurus
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59% |
59%
0 reviews
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| #41 |
Snow Joe
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58% |
58%
0 reviews
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| #42 |
Thorne Electric
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58% |
58%
0 reviews
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| #43 |
Winkel
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57% |
57%
0 reviews
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| #44 |
DeWALT
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56% |
56%
0 reviews
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| #45 |
Germany
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56% |
56%
6 reviews
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| #46 |
Metropolitan Vacuum Cleaner Co
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55% |
55%
0 reviews
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| #47 |
Solac
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55% |
55%
0 reviews
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| #48 |
CleanMate
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55% |
55%
0 reviews
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| #49 |
FEIN
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55% |
55%
0 reviews
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| #50 |
Pifco
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54% |
54%
0 reviews
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| #51 |
Kirby
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54% |
54%
0 reviews
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| #52 |
Viper
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54% |
54%
1 review
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| #53 |
DeLonghi
Italy
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53% |
53%
0 reviews
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| #54 |
Omega
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53% |
53%
0 reviews
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Let's look at how Black & Decker vacuum cleaners compare to the other vacuum cleaner brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.
| All vacuum cleaner Brands |
| Black & Decker Vacuum Cleaners |
Black & Decker have better reviews than the typical vacuum cleaner brand, with the average rating of a Black & Decker vacuum cleaner being 73%.
There's a smaller selection of Black & Decker vacuum cleaners available compared to other vacuum cleaner brands, with only 10 Black & Decker vacuum cleaners currently on the market in the US. Black & Decker vacuum cleaners also tend to be more expensive than most other vacuum cleaner brands making them a less popular choice with consumers.
When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Black & Decker vacuum cleaner is $23 (based on a person typically using a vacuum cleaner for 2 hours per week), which makes them less efficient than most other vacuum cleaner brands.
No. Of Vacuum Cleaners |
Average Price
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| $0 | $50 | $100 | $150 | $200 | $250 | $300 | $350 | $400 | $450 | $1,549 | ||||||||||
No. Of Vacuum Cleaners |
Average Price
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| $0 | $50 | $100 | $150 | $200 | $250 | $300 | $350 | $400 | $450 | $1,699 | ||||||||||
What Do the Black & Decker Vacuum Cleaner Reviews Say?
We've added up all the reviews for every Black & Decker vacuum cleaner to work out the average distribution of reviews for Black & Decker and then compared this to the other vacuum cleaner brands.
Expert Reviews
| 5 stars | 3 | |
| 4 stars | 3 | |
| 3 stars | 1 | |
| 2 stars | 0 | |
| 1 star | 0 |
User Reviews
| 5 stars | 1,223 | |
| 4 stars | 505 | |
| 3 stars | 129 | |
| 2 stars | 86 | |
| 1 star | 143 |
Over 86% of expert reviews and 83% of user reviews for Black & Decker vacuum cleaners are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 84% and 86% respectively across all Vacuum Cleaner brands.
Purchasers of Black & Decker vacuum cleaners frequently mentioned that the product was easy to use.
In the table below we compare the average review score given to Black & Decker vacuum cleaners by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other vacuum cleaner brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.
| Average Review Score | iRobot | Ecovacs | Neato | Dyson | Miele | Black & Decker |
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70%
8 reviews
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71%
24 reviews
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71%
8 reviews
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78%
9 reviews
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56%
5 reviews
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93%
9 reviews
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94%
10 reviews
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73%
3 reviews
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60%
1 review
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69%
5 reviews
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78%
4 reviews
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85%
2 reviews
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89%
8 reviews
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79%
9 reviews
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70%
1 review
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80%
2 reviews
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60%
3 reviews
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93%
3 reviews
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97%
6 reviews
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67%
6 reviews
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60%
2 reviews
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44%
3 reviews
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63%
5 reviews
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71%
4 reviews
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68%
2 reviews
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80%
2 reviews
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80%
4 reviews
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80%
4 reviews
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84%
5 reviews
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72%
5 reviews
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43%
4 reviews
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75%
2 reviews
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70%
3 reviews
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75%
4 reviews
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78%
5 reviews
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67%
3 reviews
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60%
1 review
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67%
5 reviews
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70%
5 reviews
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60%
1 review
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82%
3 reviews
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81%
1 review
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83%
2 reviews
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82%
1 review
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81%
3 reviews
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78%
3 reviews
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85%
2 reviews
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73%
2 reviews
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93%
1 review
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86%
5 reviews
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100%
3 reviews
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80%
2 reviews
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100%
1 review
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87%
3 reviews
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100%
1 review
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75%
2 reviews
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90%
2 reviews
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60%
1 review
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80%
2 reviews
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83%
1 review
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92%
2 reviews
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89%
3 reviews
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100%
1 review
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85%
1 review
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83%
4 reviews
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89%
1 review
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74%
1 review
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78%
2 reviews
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90%
3 reviews
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80%
2 reviews
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90%
1 review
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78%
4 reviews
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80%
1 review
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90%
1 review
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70%
3 reviews
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65%
2 reviews
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90%
1 review
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83%
4 reviews
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80%
1 review
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| Other Expert Sites |
77%
69 reviews
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79%
69 reviews
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83%
33 reviews
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77%
51 reviews
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61%
11 reviews
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83%
4 reviews
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| Average |
78%
130 reviews
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73%
121 reviews
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83%
107 reviews
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80%
104 reviews
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73%
42 reviews
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76%
7 reviews
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How Many Industry Awards Have Black & Decker Vacuum Cleaners Received?
After checking thousands of expert review websites we couldn't find any industry awards for Black & Decker vacuum cleaners. The table below shows the number of awards received by the most popular vacuum cleaner brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.
Compare all award winning vacuum cleaners
| Number of Awards | iRobot | Ecovacs | Neato | Dyson | Miele | Black & Decker |
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3
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3
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5
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1
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3
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6
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1
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2
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5
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2
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2
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4
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2
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3
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2
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3
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2
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1
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3
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4
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1
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2
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2
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1
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3
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3
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2
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3
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3
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2
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1
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1
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| Other Expert Sites |
9
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1
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1
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5
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2
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| Total |
26
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29
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17
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30
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8
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How Reliable Are Black & Decker Vacuum Cleaners?
We checked over 59,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Black & Decker vacuum cleaners. over 140 of these reviews mention reliability of which 85% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Black & Decker vacuum cleaner owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.
So, most people think that Black & Decker vacuum cleaners are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Black & Decker vacuum cleaners that mention reliability:
RELIABLE
NOT RELIABLE
What is the Best Budget Choice Black & Decker Vacuum Cleaner?
Black & Decker Dustbuster
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$2,053.99
Overstock
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Buy Now |
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12W
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1.1kg
HEAVY
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0.7L
DUST CAPACITY
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20 Min
RUN TIME
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At only $2,053.99 and with a Kagoo Score of 79 the Black & Decker Dustbuster makes a great budget choice.
A critically acclaimed and fully featured 0.7L dust capacity, 12W vacuum. It has a removable filter, a washable filter and a brush tool and is cordless. Owners report that it has a good filter, good suction and it's very easy to use.
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112 Reviews |
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81
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Fully-Featured |
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83
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Quite Popular |
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67
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Good |
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79
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Very Good |
Multiple reviews mentioned that Black & Decker Dustbuster has brilliant expert reviews and very good user reviews with an average overall rating of 90%, based on 112 reviews.
The cheapest price that we could find for the Dustbuster in the US is $2,053.99 but in total we found only 1 price for it.
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1 Year Warranty
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$2,053.99
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