Kone Review

Joel McHale, from "The Soup", stopped by the Home Shopping Network studios just to talk about how much he likes the Dirt Devil Kone.

Here's a video comparison of the Dirt Devil Kone, the Black & Decker Pivot and the Dyson Root 6.

The Kone is the cheapest vacuum of the three (by a lot) and it also performs the worst in these tests. But these tests really are dumb if you ask me. First they use these three handheld vacuums to pick up a big pile of flour. I don't think I'd try and use a regular vacuum cleaner if I dropped half a bag of flour on the floor. Seriously, we're definitely in Wet/Dry Vac territory here. But most likely, if you're like me, you'd pick up that pile of flour with a dust pan. A handheld vacuum isn't supposed to do this sort of thing. And the test proves it because even the two more expensive vacuums have to be emptied several times before the flour is gone.

Then the test gets even worse. They try to pick up wet kitty litter. Yuck! Who's going to use a vacuum cleaner to pick up wet kitty litter? That's disgusting.

Here's my review. The Dirt Devil Kone costs $40 and looks good sitting in a corner in your home. If you drop some crumbs or want to clean underneath your kid's chairs after dinner, then it's the perfect vacuum for the job. Light, powerful, good looking and cheap. No flour required for my review.