Metro Vacuum MDV-1BA DataVac Pro 4.5-AMP Computer Vac/Blower

I was trying to decide between the Metro Vac ED-500 duster or this all-in-one duster / vacuum. I really wanted something that did both so I decided to give the DataVac Pro a try. I saw some great reviews, and some not-so-great reviews so I was a little worried. I have to say, I love this product! The vacuum part is what you would expect, and does as good of a job as a regular upright vacuum with a hose. The vacuum comes with a hose, regular sized brush, crevice tool, pinpoint cleaner, and a micro cleaning kit consisting of a micro bursh, crevice tool, and flexible (somewhat) straw attachment. Everything seems to be of good quality and is made in the U.S.A. the canister is metal and the vacuum comes with 5 extra bags + the one already installed. There is no set-up out of the box, just plug it in and go. This product seems to be geared towards people in the computer or electronics repair field. As a computer technician here are my thoughts: First , the kind of dust you find in a computer cannot be easily vacuumed up by any vacuum cleaner (except for dust bunnies). the dust is so fine and almost seems electro-statically charged to the surfaces. That said, I like to vacuum up as much as I can before I blow the rest out. the blower works by attaching the hose to the opposite end of the vacuum. I would say the blower is probably more powerful than a can of air but maybe not as powerful as the ED-500 although I don't know for sure because I've never tried the ED-500. What I can say is that the blower is *MORE* than powerful enough to get the job done. I saw some impressive videos with the ED-500 blowing literally "clouds" of dust from computers. This blower does the same. I blew out a computer I thought was pretty clean and I got the same "clouds" of dust out of it (don't do this indoors) One thing I wanted to mention: I see a lot of videos where people blow out power supplies CPU fans, etc. In these videos you can always hear the fan spinning as air is blown at it. Yes, it sounds really cool, but this is very bad for the fan. What happens is the air is strong enough to over-rev the bearings in the fan and it will lead to premature failure of the fan or even immediate failure (i.e. your fan will start making strange noises right after you are done cleaning it) The proper way to clean a cpu fan, power supply fan, or anything else with a fan is to stick a plastic zip-tie, straw, or any other straight piece of plastic in the blades to block them from spinning while you blow the fan clean. Just don't forget to remove the zip-tie when you are done and don't use any metal objects, especially in the power supply. Even with the computer unplugged there are still dangerous voltages in power supplies.

This little workhorse is just the ticket. I had been watching dust bunnies collect for quite some time - not being willing to go through all the trouble of digging into the closet and hooking up my Rainbow Vacuum Cleaner to do what I should have been doing regularly, but have been very deficient in doing. I will never get rid of my Rainbow (I used to sell them) because it is far and away the best all-around vacuum cleaner one could possess for the various jobs you need a vacuum cleaner for, but it is admittedly a lot of trouble. And, although I have long owned a Hoover upright, it is definitely "old school," and a dinosaur, and weighs a ton, and since I know about bag-type cleaners, I know that going through the motions of cleaning won't necessarily get much in the way of real cleaning done, anyway. But that still leaves me neck-deep in dust bunnies, unless I take some action to do away with them, and so I have recently taken the bull by the horns and bought not one, but two vacuum cleaners: The first is a little light, upright bagless Dirt Devil, and I must say it dispatches the dirt pretty quickly and easily (which is what we're after, after all - isn't it?) It has an attached hose, which I realize is next to totally worthless, and so I know I will never actually use it to try to clean, but it does a wonderful, quick and easy job on the floor. Then, to round out the picture - again, quickly and easily - (which is all a definite plus) I've now got this marvelous little canister, which I can hang around my neck by the carrying strap, which leaves one hand free to hold the hose and the brush, and the other to hold the machine by the handle, and walk around and dispatch dust bunnies left and right, and do the dusting, which completes the cleaning job I have been needing to do, and which I now am equipped to do on a regular basis, so as to not become waist-deep in dust bunnies ever again. Then, as if that weren't enough, all I have to do is put the hose on the other end, and put the pin-point attachment on it, and I can blow out my computer, and keep it up to snuff, all perky and quick, so that I have a very alert and responsive computer, which, again, is what we all want, right?

I got this vacuum back in 2016 to clean my computer and keyboard. The function where the vacuum acts as a giant can of air is incredibly useful and undoubtedly saved me from buying many cans of air. Although, after almost exactly three years of use, it simply stopped working for no explicable reason. I have very sparsely used this vacuum, maybe once every three months on average for only a few minutes at a time. Recently, I was using it to clean my computer, I set it down, picked it back up, and after that, it would not turn on again. I am unsure what caused this, I wasn't using it in a lightning storm, and it was plugged into a functional wall socket. I attempted different outlets, checked the cable, and waited a day before using it again. Unless it is poorly designed, I have to assume I might have gotten a faulty vacuum. Overall, I gave it a 3/5 because when I purchased this vacuum, it was $69.99, and I probably technically saved money in air canisters over three years. It performed well when it did function, and I enjoyed using it. Pro: great vacuum with high versatility Con: stopped functioning a year after the warranty ended

excelente producto, 100% recomendable el producto y el vendedor, todo correcto , grandioso producto, llego en escelenetes condiciones empacado, producto de maxima calidad, muy satisfecho.

I believe I reviewed this already but Amazon is asking me to review it again. Here it goes- buy this vacuum. Pays for itself after a few uses. Stop wasting money on compressed air cans. Perfect gift for the techy in your life. I found this useful for detailing my car as well. It blows from one end, and sucks from the other. It is extremely powerful. Gets a bit hot to the touch after prolonged use. I wish I found this thing sooner

Excelente artículo

Works great, decent power, no complaints I've been wanting a comp vacuum/compressor for ages to stop using compressed air cans & this works way better It's unstable and falls over but it doesn't really matter that it remains upright - not enough of a problem for me to dock a star off but I'd love to see that improved in a future model

It’s great, strong. I love it Shipping is so fast.