The Samsung Bespoke Jet AI Stick Vacuum Cleaner Will Collect Almost Everything
If you shop for high-end vacuum cleaners these days, you’ll notice that everyone is obsessed with microdust: finding it, shining a light on it, measuring it, and sucking it up with ever more absurd force. So I have to ask, who will speak on behalf of “macropust”? If you have a pet or a child, you know exactly what I mean. As we are increasingly pushed towards stick vacuums with tiny storage containers and away from corded devices, who, I pray you, will suck all the damn Cheerios and stuffed animals off the floor?
For now, the answer is the Samsung Bespoke Jet AI (currently $999.99). Based on the numbers it shows on the display when you’re vacuuming, it does a good job on things that require a magnifying glass, but I was more impressed by its ability to handle things the size of a rabbit just fine. Earlier this year, I declared that Dyson’s Gen5 Detect was the best vacuum cleaner I’ve ever tried, so I was wondering what else the vacuum could do to impress me. It turns out that Jet has a few advantages, but for the most part, vacuum cleaners simply differ in their approach to cleaning. These are two spectacular suction devices.
Samsung Jet AI wants to be treated like furniture
One of the easiest ways to decide between Dyson and Jet is whether you want to display your vacuum cleaner in your living room like a piece of art, or are you someone who wants to place it somewhere away from company? While most sticks are glued (to the wall), the jet dock is a free-standing modern black metal sculpture. It’s not just the looks: the dock is also self-cleaning, so every time you return the vacuum, it empties into a bag inside the dock. I didn’t like the idea of putting the vacuum cleaner just like that, another thing taking up space on my living room floor, but since you’ll be returning it to the dock every few minutes to empty it, it’s pretty convenient. The longer he stayed here, the more he looked like he belonged. After a month of careful macro-dusting, the bag was still not full. I was very impressed with the use of the self-cleaning dock: one of the things I hate about handheld vacuum cleaners is their tiny containers and the awkwardness of emptying them. At first glance, the size of the Jet canister was neat, especially compared to Dyson models. In practice, it still holds less than the Dyson, but due to the Jet’s self-emptying base, it completely eliminates the pain point. In a month of hard vacuuming, I never had to replace the bag, and it didn’t clog either.
Simplifying the vacuuming process
Your home has a variety of surfaces such as tile, carpet, hardwood floors and/or rugs. While traditional vacuums handle everything with the same suction and rollers, high-end handheld vacuums have a range of settings. In the Jet model, artificial intelligence determines the type of surface and automatically adjusts. Dyson, which does a great job of picking up crumbs, has a button you press on the handle to switch between suction levels, and I think most people like me just switch it to “max” and leave it there until then. until you hit the carpet (the Dyson is so powerful that you won’t be able to move it across the carpet at top speed). I definitely preferred using the Jet’s hands-free settings, but the Jet didn’t feel as powerful as the Dyson until I manually went into the Jet and set it to “max” instead of “AI.” The downside to this is that it’s even harder to shift than the Dyson, so you’re usually better off leaving it in AI mode. What seemed to make a difference was the soil – the dirt on carpets and rugs – which Dyson was able to remove. The Jet handles dirt well at surface level, but doesn’t seem to “burrow in” in the same way.
Like other vacuum cleaners, the Jet has a beautiful swivel head and a range of attachments, which we’ll talk about a little later. I liked that although the head was larger than a standard Dyson head, it was still compact enough to get into tight spaces around furniture legs. Overall, the Jet was a little easier to maneuver since it’s lighter than the Dyson. This may not seem like much of an achievement, but it turns out that the pound really does matter here.
Fewer clogs is a huge win for users
Another common complaint I have with handheld vacuum cleaners is how often they clog—if I have to constantly pull apart the stick and try to find the clog, it takes all the joy out of cleaning. While I really like the Dyson Gen5, I had far fewer clogs with the Jet. In fact, it only clogged once in a month when collecting dust from an upside-down planter, and was easy to clean. My house, due to the abundance of new Dobermans, is usually littered with dirt, mulch, white residue from dog toys and the occasional discarded food. This is the kind of debris that usually kills any vacuum cleaner, corded or not, and is also a real problem with most vacuum cleaners. Jet handled it all. Even when the stick became clogged with soil, it only affected the stick and not the self-emptying base, which easily cleared the stick without becoming clogged itself. I worked on drywall for a month and had both vacuums out and the drywall dust immediately clogged the Dyson to the point that it took a few tries to get it clean, but the Jet had no problem sucking up fine dust and carrying it around. on the.
Sticks still lack accessories
There is still one major problem with putters: a lack of accessories. Most corded vacuum cleaners come with a large number of attachments and extensions, as well as fancy arms designed to reach into spaces. The Jet comes with a standard head, a hair attachment, a crevice tool, and a multi-tool—one of my favorite tools for its ability to suck up dust from keyboards, book covers, and oddly shaped objects. The Jet doesn’t come with a flexible hose to use in tight spots, and you can’t buy one, so we’re talking about Dyson, which has every attachment you can imagine. Although I haven’t tested it, you can get a mop head for the Jet for $150. The dock doesn’t have space to store these accessories (Dyson does). The Dyson head has a unique corkscrew shape that makes it very difficult for the rollers to damage hair, yarn, or anything else that might wrap around them. This was a feature I missed in Jet as I had to release my hair once or twice and had a very unfortunate YRI (yarn related incident).
Great battery life, but no real smart functionality.
Samsung claims the Jet’s battery life is 100 minutes, which would exhaust my enthusiasm for cleaning before the battery dies. So on a random Tuesday I left the vacuum cleaner running and after 72 minutes of loud noise it finally took a nap. However, it beat the Dyson’s “70-minute” battery on the Gen5 by 20 minutes.
Samsung has a well-established smart home ecosystem and hub called SmartThings , so I was really hoping for some additional features through the app (which are optional and not necessary to use the vacuum cleaner). While you can add a vacuum cleaner and change a few settings, it doesn’t provide much more functionality than the Dyson app adds to the vacuum cleaner. This is too bad, because at least getting a monthly report of how much dirt was sucked out would have been a useful detail. Both Dyson and Samsung read this data on the handle display when you vacuum, but I doubt anyone pays attention to it.
Reusable filters mean lower maintenance costs.
The Jet has two different filters, both can be washed and reused so they will last quite a long time. You’ll end up replacing them, though, and I found them pretty affordable at about $20 each (a pack of five costs $39.99). According to Samsung, although I haven’t had to do this yet, the trash bags in the base should be replaced about every month. Sure, my house is smaller, but I’ve put in my best effort in a month, so the fact that it’s still not full says a lot.
Overall, an impressive addition to the high-performance vacuum cleaner market.
At these prices, you’re comparing several high-end devices, and if you spend $1,000, you’ll be getting an exceptionally effective vacuum cleaner. On any given day, the Samsung Bespoke Jet AI is a fantastic machine that I enjoy using, as is the Dyson Gen5 Detect. Each has several features that will make it more or less attractive, depending on your lifestyle. If you’re looking to install a vacuum cleaner, turn to Dyson. If self-emptying is your thing (and it should be), the Samsung is the one for you. If you have long hair from you or an outdoor pet, the Dyson’s corkscrew attachment can be a real advantage, but if your debris tends to be more substantial, the Jet has the advantage.