Lightweight vacuum that's easy to carry

Bissell Featherweight Stick Vacuum, a corded stick vacuum, has the best record for weight: 34 of 34 shoppers said it was light and easy to carry. Two cordless sticks match that share, Bissell ReadyClean Cordless 10.8V Vacuum at 30 of 30 and Dyson V9 Motorbar Cordless Vacuum at 26 of 26. Shark Rocket Corded Stick Vacuum has the weakest record here at 24 of 35, even though more shoppers weighed in on it than on any other vacuum.

  • 291 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Mar 2022 to Oct 2026

Updated . How we count

Is it light enough to carry? What shoppers said
  1. Bissell Featherweight Stick Vacuum 34 said either way
  2. Bissell ReadyClean Cordless 10.8V Vacuum 30 said either way
  3. Dyson V9 Motorbar Cordless Vacuum 26 said either way
  4. Dirt Devil Endura Express Upright Vacuum 34 said either way
  5. Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro Handheld Vacuum 13 said either way
  6. Shark Rocket Corded Stick Vacuum 35 said either way
  7. Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Hand Vacuum 13 said either way

Share of shoppers who stated an outcome for weight. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Bissell Featherweight Stick Vacuum Best record Bissell Featherweight Stick Vacuum 34 of 34 say it's light and easy to carry See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Smaller isn't always lighter in shoppers' eyes. Both handhelds sit below three stick vacuums and the compact Dirt Devil upright, though fewer shoppers weighed in on them.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points shoppers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1 Bissell Featherweight Stick Vacuum

Bissell

Featherweight Stick Vacuum

Best for light and good value

34/34 say it's light and easy to carry

Every shopper who brought up weight said this corded stick was easy to carry (34 of 34). 18% also call it good value, and weak suction is the main gripe at 5%.

What shoppers praise

  • Strong suction 28%
  • Good value 18%
  • Picks up pet hair 8%
  • Easy to empty 5%

What shoppers complain about

  • Weak suction 5%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 34 of 34
  • Brand site 9 of 9 shown, not counted
2

Bissell

ReadyClean Cordless 10.8V Vacuum

30/30 say it's light and easy to carry

Durability, not weight, is the worry with this cordless stick. Nobody who mentioned weight complained (30 of 30), but 20% of reviews say it stopped working and 12% call the suction weak.

What shoppers praise

  • Picks up pet hair 15%
  • Easy to empty 13%
  • Strong suction 10%

What shoppers complain about

  • Stopped working 20%
  • Weak suction 13%
  • Battery runs out fast 8%
  • Clogs 8%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 30 of 30
  • Brand site 9 of 9 shown, not counted

Share of 40 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

3 Dyson V9 Motorbar Cordless Vacuum

Dyson

V9 Motorbar Cordless Vacuum

26/26 say it's light and easy to carry

Light and strong, by shoppers' accounts: 26 of 26 said this cordless stick was easy to carry and 39% praise the suction. 26% like the battery life, while 6% say it runs out fast.

What shoppers praise

  • Strong suction 39%
  • Long battery life 26%
  • Picks up pet hair 13%
  • Easy to empty 6%

What shoppers complain about

  • Battery runs out fast 6%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 26 of 26
  • Brand site 8 of 8 shown, not counted
4

Dirt Devil

Endura Express Upright Vacuum

Best for good value upright

30/34 say it's light and easy to carry

30 of 34 shoppers said this compact upright was easy to move around, and 30% call it good value. On the downside, 10% say it stopped working and 8% still found it heavy.

What shoppers praise

  • Good value 30%
  • Strong suction 28%
  • Picks up pet hair 10%
  • Easy to empty 8%

What shoppers complain about

  • Stopped working 10%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 30 of 34
  • Brand site 5 of 5 shown, not counted

Share of 40 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

5

Shark

UltraCyclone Pet Pro Handheld Vacuum

11/13 say it's light and easy to carry

Fewer shoppers talked about weight on this cordless handheld, and 11 of 13 called it light. 41% praise the suction, but 23% say the battery runs out fast.

What shoppers praise

  • Strong suction 41%
  • Long battery life 27%
  • Easy to empty 14%
  • Good value 9%

What shoppers complain about

  • Battery runs out fast 23%
  • Weak suction 14%
  • Leaves pet hair 9%
  • Stopped working 9%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 11 of 13
  • Brand site 9 of 9 shown, not counted
6 Shark Rocket Corded Stick Vacuum

Shark

Rocket Corded Stick Vacuum

24/35 say it's light and easy to carry

It's sold as ultra light, yet 11 of 35 shoppers said this corded stick felt heavy or awkward to carry. Suction gets kinder words, with 40% praising it.

What shoppers praise

  • Strong suction 40%
  • Good value 18%
  • Easy to empty 10%

What shoppers complain about

  • Weak suction 8%
  • Stopped working 5%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 24 of 35
  • Brand site 6 of 8 shown, not counted
7 Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Hand Vacuum

Bissell

Pet Hair Eraser Hand Vacuum

9/13 say it's light and easy to carry

Shoppers talk more about pet hair than weight on this cordless handheld: 36% praise how it picks hair up, and 9 of 13 called it light. 26% say the battery runs out fast and 10% find it heavy.

What shoppers praise

  • Picks up pet hair 36%
  • Strong suction 26%
  • Long battery life 10%

What shoppers complain about

  • Battery runs out fast 26%
  • Stopped working 21%
  • Leaves pet hair 5%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 9 of 13
  • Brand site 5 of 6 shown, not counted

Where these numbers come from

The 7 products ranked here carry 11,317 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about weight, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Mar 2022 and Oct 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (2 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

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Amazon buttons appear only on products that most shoppers here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. Bissell Featherweight Stick Vacuum Target (40 reviews counted)
  2. Bissell ReadyClean Cordless 10.8V Vacuum Target (40 reviews counted)
  3. Dyson V9 Motorbar Cordless Vacuum Target (31 reviews counted)
  4. Dirt Devil Endura Express Upright Vacuum Target (40 reviews counted)
  5. Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro Handheld Vacuum Target (22 reviews counted)
  6. Shark Rocket Corded Stick Vacuum Target (40 reviews counted)
  7. Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Hand Vacuum Target (39 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which vacuum is lightest to carry?

Bissell Featherweight Stick Vacuum has the best record (34 of 34). If you'd rather have an upright, Dirt Devil Endura Express Upright Vacuum did well too, at 30 of 34.

Is a handheld vacuum lighter to use than a stick?

Not always, by these reviews. Three stick vacuums here drew no weight complaints, while 10% of Pet Hair Eraser reviews and 9% of UltraCyclone reviews call the handheld heavy. A handheld is still handy for couches, stairs and car seats.

Is the Shark Rocket really ultra light?

Not for everyone. 24 of 35 said it was light, the weakest record here, and 32% of its reviews call it heavy.

Are cordless vacuums easier to carry around?

These two were. Bissell ReadyClean Cordless 10.8V Vacuum (30 of 30) and Dyson V9 Motorbar Cordless Vacuum (26 of 26) did as well on weight as the corded Bissell Featherweight Stick Vacuum, with no cord to drag along. Watch the battery: 8% of ReadyClean reviews and 6% of Dyson reviews say it runs out fast.

Related problems

Vacuum Vacuum with strong suction Top pick: Shark Rocket Corded Stick Vacuum 308 shopper reports Vacuum Vacuum for pet hair Top pick: Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Hand Vacuum 220 shopper reports

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