In both the commercial and residential settings, backpack vacuums offer a few major perks over uprights and canisters. These include:

* Lightweight design: While they do go on the back, they are rather easy for almost anyone to handle. These machines tend to weigh less than a small baby and they offer a ton of power to boot.

* Ease of use: These machines make it very easy for people in the commercial or residential arena to use them for cleaning all sorts of hard places. Their standout feature comes when high things, such as ceiling fans, need to be cleaned. Rather than having to wrangle an upright into position, all a user of a backpack vacuum needs to do is stand on a ladder correctly since the machine goes with the person.

* Increased movement: The design of a standard backpack vacuum just makes it easier for the operator to move it and themselves around a room, upstairs and so on.

* Power: While these machines tend to be lightweight and fairly small, they pack a big cleaning punch. Since many are designed for the commercial arena, they tend to be very powerful and often quite durable, as well.

* Long cords: The basic design of these machines tends to come with a rather large cord to improve mobility.

* Speed: The basic design of these machines makes it easier to get a room clean from top to bottom in a time-saving way. With only plugging and unplugging to worry about, the process tends to go quickly.

In the commercial setting, a few other perks of these machines tends to come to light rather readily. These include:

* Ergonomic design: These machines are meant to help take the pressure off a person who is vacuuming. By making it easier to reach high places quickly, easily and safely, these machines can help prevent back and neck strains.

* Accident prevention: This is prevalent in both the commercial and residential setting. The design helps prevent falling accidents as an operator tries to stretch out a small hose on an upright while balancing on a ladder to clean a vent. The design also helps promote proper posturing and prevents a need for unusual, strained bending to reach tight locations.

* Ideal for multiple surfaces: These backpack vacuum designs tend to be made to handle carpet, tile and even wood floors with ease. Since they are used widely in the commercial market, the versatility is a must.

Whether they are used in a commercial or residential setting, backpack vacuum models offer a lot of perks other designs do not. These machines might, in some cases, require more frequent emptying, but the fact is they are so efficient in other ways many feel that is a small inconvenience to deal with.