If you want better Crevice / Groove Pickup (Hard Floors)
Choose Shark Vertex Upright Vacuum with DuoClean PowerFins. It scores 4.8 vs 2.0 for Crevice / Groove Pickup (Hard Floors), with a 4.1 overall score.
Shark Rotator Powered Lift-Away Upright Vacuum, NV752 Review
Bottom Line
Choose it for strong carpet suction, pet-hair cleanup, sealed filtration, and Lift-Away flexibility. Skip it if you need a lightweight vacuum, easy long-hair brush cleanup, or mostly hard-floor large-debris cleaning.
Best for
Best for pet-heavy homes with carpets, stairs, furniture, and hard-to-reach spaces where strong suction, sealed HEPA filtration, and Lift-Away flexibility matter more than low weight.
Not for
Not for buyers who mainly clean hard floors with large debris, small loose rugs, or long pet hair and want minimal brush-roll maintenance. It is also a poor fit for users sensitive to heavy or top-heavy vacuums.
Verdict
Across the reviews, the Shark NV752 earns its reputation through suction, airflow, sealed HEPA containment, and the Powered Lift-Away design. It is repeatedly praised for carpets, pet hair, stairs, under-furniture cleaning, and above-floor work, with lights and handle controls making real cleaning easier. The tradeoff is that its strength and transformable body add weight, top-heaviness, and some awkwardness with the hose or canister. Hard floors are also uneven: fine dust and pet hair can be handled well with the right tool, but larger debris, grouted tile, and small area rugs draw complaints. Long pet hair can wrap badly around the brush, so the best evidence points to a powerful, flexible upright that rewards maintenance and punishes buyers who need lightweight, simple hard-floor cleaning.
Feature Scorecards
Summary
59 reviewed features-
Very positive 4.5-5.019 (32%)
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Positive 3.5-4.424 (41%)
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Neutral 2.5-3.412 (20%)
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Negative 1.5-2.44 (7%)
Pros highlights
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Reviewers consistently describe the NV752 as a strong-suction corded upright with high airflow, especially through the hose and on carpets.
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Overall opinion is strongly positive across professional and customer sources, with caveats around hard floors, weight, hose length, and tangles.
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The Lift-Away/convertible design is one of the product’s core strengths, making it easier to use as an upright, pod, canister-like, or handheld-style cleaner.
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Pet performance is a major strength in most sources, with reviewers praising pet-hair pickup, though tool and tangle issues appear in some use cases.
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Upholstery and above-floor cleaning are generally good with pet and upholstery tools, but some reviewers find the pet tool weak or prone to resistance.
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Hair pickup on carpets is a strength across tests and customer reviews, with many reviewers saying it pulls up pet hair effectively.
Cons highlights
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Hair-wrap resistance is one of the most mixed attributes: some reviewers report minor tangles, while pet-hair tests and long-hair owners report serious wrapping.
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Weight is a repeated drawback, with reviewers calling the unit hefty, heavy on the wrist, or difficult for some users.
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Clogging evidence is mixed-negative: one CNET test found large carpet debris did not clog, but pet-hair and head-clog complaints recur elsewhere.
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Hose length is mixed to negative: one reviewer measured useful reach, but others say the hose is short and limits range.
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Build quality is mixed: professional reviewers often call it solid, while some customers report flimsy parts, broken lids, or cheaper-feeling plastics.
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Hard-floor hair pickup is mixed, with one test favoring the Shark over Bissell and CNET/customer evidence showing weakness without the right tool.
Compared With Category Average
Compared with other Upright Vacuums, this product is above average in Airflow blowback, Low-profile design, Under-Furniture Pickup, near average in Overall opinion, Versatility, below average in Crevice / Groove Pickup (Hard Floors), Floorhead Seal on Hard Floors, Onboard tool storage.
Comparison summary
58 compared features-
Above average 0.4+ pts higher22 (38%)
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Same as average within 0.3 pts20 (34%)
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Below average 0.4+ pts lower16 (28%)
Largest category differences
| Attribute | This product | Category average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airflow blowback | 4.4 | 2.7 | +1.7 |
| Crevice / Groove Pickup (Hard Floors) | 2.0 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| Floorhead Seal on Hard Floors | 2.2 | 3.5 | -1.3 |
| Low-profile design | 4.5 | 3.2 | +1.3 |
| Under-Furniture Pickup | 4.5 | 3.3 | +1.2 |
| Overall durability/longevity | 4.6 | 3.3 | +1.3 |
| Onboard tool storage | 2.5 | 3.8 | -1.3 |
| Storage footprint and upright-stand stability | 2.0 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
Consider This Instead
If you want better Clogging and debris prevention
Choose Kenmore Intuition Bagged Upright Vacuum. It scores 4.4 vs 2.9 for Clogging and debris prevention, with a 4.1 overall score.
If you want better Onboard tool storage
Choose Shark PowerDetect Upright Vacuum. It scores 4.8 vs 2.5 for Onboard tool storage, with a 4.3 overall score.
If you want better Floorhead Seal on Hard Floors
Choose Shark Rotator Lift-Away Vacuum. It scores 5.0 vs 2.2 for Floorhead Seal on Hard Floors, with a 4.1 overall score.
Compared in Reviews
Products reviewers directly compared with this model, grouped into quick takeaways.
DC65
- Worse: noise level The Shark is measured and summarized as quieter than the Dyson DC65.
- Compared: premium upright performance and price The review says the Shark compared favorably with the DC65 despite its lower price.
$1500 Kirby system
- Worse: ease of use and cleaning performance A customer said this Shark worked better and was easier to use than a $1500 Kirby system.
$600 Dyson
- Worse: pet hair cleaning and overall satisfaction One customer sold a $600 Dyson after preferring this Shark for pet hair and household cleaning.
FAQ
Is the Shark NV752 good for pet hair?
Yes, most reviews praise its pet-hair pickup on carpets, upholstery, and furniture. The main caveat is that long hair can wrap around the brush roll and require cleanup.
How does it perform on carpets?
Carpet performance is one of its strongest areas. Reviewers report strong suction, high pickup results, and good handling on low, medium, and high-pile carpet, though heavy debris can need extra passes.
Is it good on hard floors?
Hard-floor feedback is mixed. It can pick up fine dust and hair with the right setup, but larger debris, grouted tile, and some bare-floor situations drew complaints.
Is the Lift-Away feature actually useful?
Yes. Reviewers repeatedly praise Powered Lift-Away for stairs, under beds, furniture, cars, ceiling corners, and above-floor cleaning.
Is it heavy?
Yes, weight is a repeated concern. Some users find the self-propelled feel helpful on carpet, but the canister and top-heavy body can be awkward for others.
Does it have good filtration?
Yes. Multiple sources praise the sealed HEPA system, and smoke-test evidence showed dust and small particles staying inside the canister.
Sample Expert Reviews We Analyzed
These are a few of the reviews included in our analysis.
Video Reviews
YouTube - Youtube
- Review score
- 4.4
Article Reviews
amazon.com
- Review score
- 3.7
cnet.com
- Review score
- 4.2
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