Simplicity Deluxe Multi-Use Vacuum S65D2

Multi-use in the S65D2's name points at the idea behind it: one lightweight, cordless machine meant to cover several jobs rather than a single-purpose stick vacuum that only handles the main floor. Simplicity builds it as a cordless bagless stick vacuum with attachments included for the tasks a bare floor nozzle cannot reach on its own.

Bagless keeps the maintenance side simple: there is a filter to keep clean rather than bags to keep in stock, and the machine is ready to go again as soon as the collection chamber is emptied. Being cordless removes the other common friction point with stick vacuums, letting you move from room to room, or out to the car, without hunting for an outlet along the way.

Where the Multi-Use designation earns its name is the attachment set that comes with it, built around a wand for reaching shelves and edges rather than leaving those jobs to a full-size upright or a separate handheld. Simplicity sells the S65D2 as the Deluxe configuration in its cordless Multi-Use line, running a 21.6 volt lithium ion battery at about five and a half pounds, with two speed settings and a lit nozzle for working under furniture.

A cordless stick vacuum earns its place in a home the same way a handheld does, by being fast enough to grab that using it beats leaving a mess for later. Where it goes further than a handheld is reach: a full-size wand and floor nozzle mean an entire room gets covered in one pass rather than working room to room on your knees, without the weight or the cord of a full upright standing in the way. Simplicity lists Vacuums and More as an authorized dealer, and we can set the Deluxe S65D2 next to the Standard and Premium versions in the Multi-Use line so the differences between the three are clear before you buy.

• Format: cordless, bagless stick vacuum
• Line: Simplicity Deluxe Multi-Use
• Filtration: replaceable filter media
• Included: wand and attachment set for above-floor cleaning
• Battery: 21.6 volt lithium ion
• Runtime: up to 25 minutes on low speed, shorter with the powered nozzle on high
• Converts: to a handheld with the included crevice and dusting tools