Dirt Devil Kone, you light up my life and pick up my dirt!
Pros:
Great for the little messes in your life.
Cons:
None that would prevent me from purchasing another one.
The Bottom Line:
If you have a kitchen, cats, a car, or kids, the Dirt Devil Kone is a definite must have for those little messes that occur!
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Author's Review
When Dirt Devil first started advertising the Kone Bagless Handheld Vacuum, I knew I had to have one. It was just what I was looking for to keep the area around the cat box clean. We only had 2 kitties then, a time I can barely remember...
It was the summer of 2006 and I bought my Kone at Walmart, where my only color option was white. My husband was thrilled with the idea of the white Kone, since it has a built in night light in the charging base. Lee can never have too many night lights, so we were both pretty delighted with our newest toy!
After allowing the Kone to charge, we promptly tried it out on the scattered bits of cat litter around the cat box. It picked the cat litter up beautifully, and it was all around love. Some of that love faded though when I discovered the Kone really doesn't have enough suction to pick up cat hair. The love affair with the Kone only survived because the "real" vacuum would get the hair.
The only 2 issues I could possibly have with my Kone is the amount of stuff it is able to pick up before needing to be emptied. It will only hold about a cup of stuff, but since it is for small messes it really isn't a huge issue. The other is the rubber around the nozzle hole. This gets dirty and stained, making it less attractive. This may only be an issue on the white Kone though.
Sitting in the 6 3/8" X 6 1/8" oval, 8 3/8" tall base, the Kone looks like Mount Fuji. It stands almost 18 inches high. The vacuum itself is just over 17 1/2" and it tapers at both ends. The nozzle hole for picking debris up is 1" diameter. At the top of the nozzle tube, in the collection cup, the nozzle tube is covered with a black flap that prevents debris from falling back out when the Kone is turned off.
To empty the Kone, you simply twist it apart. The bottom part has a washable filter that is removed and then the debris can be dumped. Once emptied the filter is replaced and the Kone twisted back together.
I really can't say much about how long the Kone's battery holds a charge, since it isn't supposed to be used to vacuum your house. It is meant to pick up that little mess and then placed back on the charger.
The Dirt Devil Kone is made in China, and carries a 3 year warranty.
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