Professional’s Ranking
Execs
- Authentic, elegant design
- Simple to make use of
- Nicely priced
Cons
- You’ll solely get a couple of minutes of use on the best energy setting, which you’ll want for carpet cleansing
- Battery removable however unclear if you should purchase a spare
- Packaging is heavy on plastic
Our Verdict
Should you’re searching for a vacuum for laborious flooring, the AK10 is a good possibility. It’s easy to make use of, comes with a number of equipment and might be highly effective sufficient for many customers. It’s an actual challenger to the Dyson V10 and it prices far much less.
Value When Reviewed
Not presently obtainable within the US
Eureka is not any newcomer to the market, with over 100 years of expertise in home cleansing home equipment. For a time, it was a part of the Electrolux group, earlier than being acquired by the Midea group in 2016.
We had the chance to check its AK10 cordless vacuum, which the model reckons is a worthy rival to the Dyson V10. Is the hype justified? Discover out in our evaluation.
Design and construct
- LED headlights
- Digital display
- Tasteful color scheme
The AK10 vacuum impressed us straight out of the field. We bought the blue anodised model, however it’s additionally obtainable in purple – though color choices could differ relying on the place you purchase. The AK10 is nicely designed and light-weight, making it straightforward to hold and use.
Its construct and equipment will look mighty acquainted to anybody who’s ever seen a Dyson. The equipment are available a gunmetal gray, which enhances the anodised blue of the wand. There’s an adjunct for any cleansing job you might need.
The elements within the field embody the primary brush (with LED headlights), the steel wand, the vacuum cleaner essential physique – which has a monochrome display and mud bin, the battery, a 2-in-1 dusting brush, a mini energy brush, a crevice instrument, a telescopic hose, a wall bracket with two screws, an adapter and a mains socket for charging.
The disagreeable shock, nonetheless, is that completely all the things is available in its personal plastic packaging. Eureka may enhance the patron expertise and everybody’s life by selecting paper or cardboard packaging which might simply be recycled, fairly than plastic that may find yourself in landfill.
The AK10 is nicely designed and light-weight, making it straightforward to hold and use
Efficiency and options
- Versatile
- 3 energy settings
- Efficient hair suction
All of the equipment clip collectively very simply, so in lower than two minutes you’re prepared for motion. Then all you must do is press the set off as soon as to start out the equipment – there’s no want to carry it down on a regular basis, such as you do with older Dyson fashions. What’s extra, the grip is comfy, with sufficient room for bigger arms and house sufficient so that you simply received’t by accident hit the facility button.
Utilizing your thumb, you possibly can change simply from one suction setting to a different by way of the contact controls; the mini monochrome display in entrance shows the battery stage in addition to the facility settings.
Foundry
I examined the AK10 on all of the surfaces obtainable, which in my case was laborious flooring and carpets. I appreciated its versatility on these two flooring sorts, in addition to its smooth ‘foam’ essential brush, which successfully eliminated mud, crumbs and different grime.
I used to be pleasantly shocked by the truth that it was additionally very efficient at accumulating hair, which ended up within the dustbin fairly than wound across the brush bar. Because of this, the vacuum required much less upkeep.
Don’t overlook that you need to use the AK10 to simply clear the within of your automobile or down the again of your couch, and it’ll match beneath most items of furnishings due to its slim wheels, essential head and deal with.
The LED headlights are are good plus for cleansing visibility. They’ll show you how to spotlight and detect something that’s invisible to the bare eye or hidden in a darkish place, like beneath furnishings.
Eureka actually has designed a vacuum that’s fast and straightforward to make use of, so even those that hate cleansing can have no excuses
The AK10 has a most energy of 26,000 Pa and three suction ranges (Eco, Customary and Increase) that are managed by the contact button.
Nevertheless, Dyson doesn’t use Pa (Pascals, a unit of strain) to measure its suction. It makes use of AW (air watts). So, from specs alone, we will’t immediately examine the AK10 and the V10.
What I can say is that the AK10 is highly effective sufficient to successfully take away the on a regular basis grime in your flooring and surfaces. For cleaner air, there’s a 5-stage filtration system primarily based on cyclonic know-how with HEPA filtration. Eureka claims “99.9% seize of particles as small as 0.3 microns” – identical to the Dyson V10.
The bottom stage of suction is barely appropriate for flippantly dirty flooring, so I most well-liked and would advocate the medium stage for higher on a regular basis laborious flooring cleansing. The upper stage is healthier suited to carpets or rugs. Nevertheless, you possibly can solely use it for a short while, because it’s energy-hungry and also you’ll run out of energy pretty rapidly.
The airflow is robust and comes from the entrance of the vacuum, however it’s not an annoying noise. The AK10 isn’t a very loud vacuum in use.
The comb, dustbin and filter are straightforward to scrub; Eureka actually has designed a vacuum that’s fast and straightforward to make use of, so even those that hate cleansing don’t have any excuses.
Battery
The AK10’s operating time varies in accordance with the facility used. Utilizing the usual mode, we had a battery lifetime of over 45 minutes (in accordance with the model, it’s 60 minutes). Nevertheless, with the Increase mode engaged, the battery will drain very rapidly.
In our opinion, the AK10 is greatest suited to houses of lower than 100m2 or must be used as a fast and straightforward kitchen and toilet vacuum, in any other case you’ll must cost it always. The battery is removable however it’s not clear if you should purchase a spare or what it prices.
As for full recharging, enable round two hours to go from fully empty to a full battery.
Foundry
Value and availability
The Eureka AK10 cordless vacuum is accessible from Amazon within the UK for £259. At this stage a minimum of, it’s not obtainable within the US.
It’s a very well-priced vacuum cleaner. If we examine its worth to that of its would-be rival, the Dyson V10, it’s round £150 much less. It’s not as straightforward to pay money for the V10 now however Argos has the Absolute mannequin in inventory for £430. We predict that general the V10 is the higher machine however the AK10 is nicely made and really attractively priced.
But when neither vacuum is the proper one for you, take a look at our round-up of the perfect vacuum cleaners we’ve examined for extra choices.
Verdict
With the AK10, Eureka has succeeded in providing a light-weight, environment friendly, multi-purpose stick vacuum that’s straightforward to take care of, all at an inexpensive worth. It’s undoubtedly an excellent value-for-money machine that’s very best for house dwelling, with a cleansing accent for each nook and cranny of your own home or automobile.
This evaluation was initially revealed on Tech Advisor’s French version and has been translated to look right here.
Technical specs
- Suction: 26,000 Pa (Pascals)
- Wattage: 145W
- Battery: 2,500 mAh
- Working time (on the bottom setting): 60 minutes
- Charging time: +2 hours
- Weight: 1.4kg
- Mud container capability: 0.65L
- 20 cm x 20 cm x 1.10m
