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On the contrary. Dyson has not won any independent vacuum tests but usually ranks in the bottom half. Dyson is high price, mainly marketing with gimmicks not re

On the contrary. Dyson has not won any independent vacuum tests but usually ranks in the bottom half. Dyson is high price, mainly marketing with gimmicks not results. Dyson is the self marketing part of Jobs without the genius.

dave2000 11y ago
Exactly. First thing I thought was "boy, those cars are going to be expensive", and, unlike Tesla, the advertising is going to be everywhere.
monk_e_boy 11y ago
They are expensive. But they work fine and they are ingeniously made. Each little bit can be taken off and cleaned. It's a very 'open' design for the user.
- onRoadAgain24 11y ago
  Didn't repair those I had so no opinion. My comment was about "Dyson did pioneer the bagless vacuum cleaners, and their technology works" It's louder then any other and cleaning results are worse. It's not remarkable tech.
  - rileyteige 11y ago
    >It's louder then any other and cleaning results are worse. On the contrary, I bought a refurbished Dyson two years ago and I find it: 1) much quieter (I don't have to yell to speak over it); 2) it is much more reliable at getting everything out of my carpet than any vacuum I've ever owned.
    - monk_e_boy 11y ago
      Exactly. Sure they may not be the pinnacle of amazingness. But they work fine. And if a sock and lego go shooting up the tube it is simple to unplug all the bits and fine everything. I assume if they make a car they will make it simple to find the fuses and pull out the spare tyre.
Al-Khwarizmi 11y ago
Won't argue because I haven't seen any tests, but I am surprised to read this because my current one is a Dyson and it cleans way better than any other one I've had before. It takes me like 5 times less to clean a room and the result is better, especially when carpets are involved. It could be that I've just always chosen badly though. Which vacuum would you recommend?
- 8ig8 11y ago
  > Which vacuum would you recommend? Reddit made a vacuum repair technician _famous_ with the same question... https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2ldfs3/iama_vacuum_repair_technician_and_this_is_the_1/ https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2ldfs3/iama_vacuum_re...
- 2muchcoffeeman 11y ago
  Perhaps the regular Dyson vacuums are different, but I have the handheld and it is amazing. The whole design of the handheld makes cleaning easier and it looks like a laser gun from a computer game.
  - yardie 11y ago
    I was going to go with the Dyson handheld. But found the laser gun hard to use in tight corners. Ended up going with the Black and Decker. Slightly lower price, bigger battery, and the wand is a detachable hose
    - 2muchcoffeeman 11y ago
      The Dyson handheld really benefits from the over priced attachments they sell. Even in the standard set, some of the included attachments are worthless, and you ought to buy the extras. The laser gun is the most versatile vacuum I have ever owned though. And for some reason I use it much more than any other vacuum I've owned.
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PepeGomez 11y ago
Dyson is the best vaccuum cleaner I've ever had.
MarkMc 11y ago
I bought a stylish Dyson vacuum cleaner once - one that didn't have a bag to hold dirt, so it 'wouldn't lose suction'. It was exceedingly painful to empty - I had to take it outside because opening it spewed dust everywhere, then I had to put on gloves and scoop the dust and gunk out of the unit and put it into a garbage bag. Every time I did that I hated myself for buying into the 'bagless' Dyson marketing bullshit.
anexprogrammer 11y ago
[Citation needed] Do you have links to these independent tests you cite? A cyclone is a long established method of dust removal industrially, and an efficient method of doing so. Compared to a typical Hoover at the time they were introduced they are orders of magnitude better and more reliable. Since then Hoover and all the other manufacturers have basically copied, as far as they are able, everything Dyson does. Hardly indicative of a terrible product. They can lack longevity due to use of plastics that tend to age harden over a decade, but that's about all I can fault them for, aside from moving production to Malaysia - but that's hardly unique in manfacturing. Some of their other products have been less successful - the now discontinued washing machine was another transformative product miles ahead of alternatives. Sadly they couldn't make them profitably. The fan heater is much harder to like being 10x the cost of alternatives but not 10x better at heating a room. Dyson cleaners frequently get Consumer's Association (UK independent home appliance tests) Best Buy. They are always towards the top as far as performance goes.
NiceTry588 11y ago
Really? Anonymous posting with no links? Yeah, gonna take this opinion seriously. Nice try, Horst.

dave2000 11y ago

Exactly. First thing I thought was "boy, those cars are going to be expensive", and, unlike Tesla, the advertising is going to be everywhere.

monk_e_boy 11y ago

They are expensive. But they work fine and they are ingeniously made. Each little bit can be taken off and cleaned. It's a very 'open' design for the user.

onRoadAgain24 11y ago
Didn't repair those I had so no opinion. My comment was about "Dyson did pioneer the bagless vacuum cleaners, and their technology works" It's louder then any other and cleaning results are worse. It's not remarkable tech.
- rileyteige 11y ago
  >It's louder then any other and cleaning results are worse. On the contrary, I bought a refurbished Dyson two years ago and I find it: 1) much quieter (I don't have to yell to speak over it); 2) it is much more reliable at getting everything out of my carpet than any vacuum I've ever owned.
  - monk_e_boy 11y ago
    Exactly. Sure they may not be the pinnacle of amazingness. But they work fine. And if a sock and lego go shooting up the tube it is simple to unplug all the bits and fine everything. I assume if they make a car they will make it simple to find the fuses and pull out the spare tyre.

Al-Khwarizmi 11y ago

Won't argue because I haven't seen any tests, but I am surprised to read this because my current one is a Dyson and it cleans way better than any other one I've had before. It takes me like 5 times less to clean a room and the result is better, especially when carpets are involved. It could be that I've just always chosen badly though. Which vacuum would you recommend?

8ig8 11y ago
> Which vacuum would you recommend? Reddit made a vacuum repair technician _famous_ with the same question... https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2ldfs3/iama_vacuum_repair_technician_and_this_is_the_1/ https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2ldfs3/iama_vacuum_re...
2muchcoffeeman 11y ago
Perhaps the regular Dyson vacuums are different, but I have the handheld and it is amazing. The whole design of the handheld makes cleaning easier and it looks like a laser gun from a computer game.
- yardie 11y ago
  I was going to go with the Dyson handheld. But found the laser gun hard to use in tight corners. Ended up going with the Black and Decker. Slightly lower price, bigger battery, and the wand is a detachable hose
  - 2muchcoffeeman 11y ago
    The Dyson handheld really benefits from the over priced attachments they sell. Even in the standard set, some of the included attachments are worthless, and you ought to buy the extras. The laser gun is the most versatile vacuum I have ever owned though. And for some reason I use it much more than any other vacuum I've owned.
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PepeGomez 11y ago

Dyson is the best vaccuum cleaner I've ever had.

MarkMc 11y ago

I bought a stylish Dyson vacuum cleaner once - one that didn't have a bag to hold dirt, so it 'wouldn't lose suction'. It was exceedingly painful to empty - I had to take it outside because opening it spewed dust everywhere, then I had to put on gloves and scoop the dust and gunk out of the unit and put it into a garbage bag. Every time I did that I hated myself for buying into the 'bagless' Dyson marketing bullshit.

anexprogrammer 11y ago

[Citation needed] Do you have links to these independent tests you cite? A cyclone is a long established method of dust removal industrially, and an efficient method of doing so. Compared to a typical Hoover at the time they were introduced they are orders of magnitude better and more reliable. Since then Hoover and all the other manufacturers have basically copied, as far as they are able, everything Dyson does. Hardly indicative of a terrible product. They can lack longevity due to use of plastics that tend to age harden over a decade, but that's about all I can fault them for, aside from moving production to Malaysia - but that's hardly unique in manfacturing. Some of their other products have been less successful - the now discontinued washing machine was another transformative product miles ahead of alternatives. Sadly they couldn't make them profitably. The fan heater is much harder to like being 10x the cost of alternatives but not 10x better at heating a room. Dyson cleaners frequently get Consumer's Association (UK independent home appliance tests) Best Buy. They are always towards the top as far as performance goes.

NiceTry588 11y ago

Really? Anonymous posting with no links? Yeah, gonna take this opinion seriously. Nice try, Horst.