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Yea, it's weird reading this thread to me. I have a cordless Dyson vacuum and it is by far the best home vacuum I have ever used, both in terms of suction power

Yea, it's weird reading this thread to me. I have a cordless Dyson vacuum and it is by far the best home vacuum I have ever used, both in terms of suction power (even compared to non-cordless ones) and in terms of other usability/features.

ljf 6y ago
We must have had a dud as we got the Dyson animal hair one and it was terrible. Battery life was rubbish, the suction was crappy and the pick up just wasn't that good. Ended up getting a gtech which was fine for 2 adults in a small 2 bed house with wooden floors, but now we have kids and a bigger place we got a Shark corded and it is amazing. Literally the best vacuum we've ever owned.
- ghaff 6y ago
  I'm not sure the cordless Dyson I have compares well to a good corded vacuum cleaner for cleaning power. But for me, I got one a couple of years ago (after thinking about getting a Roomba for the umpteenth time and concluding it wasn't for me) and it's been perfect for my use case. I normally have a housekeeper come by once a month. But the high traffic areas including the kitchen really need a quick vacuum now and then in between cleanings and the Dyson's been perfect for that. I hated having to haul my corded vacuum out to do this. (So I mostly didn't.) Now it's literally a couple minutes work to grab the Dyson and give a quick cleanup.
  - ljf 6y ago
    Yeah, the gtech was a battery vacuum too, but placed the motor/impeller right next to the entrance of the device, no long pole. I wanted to love the Dyson because of what we paid for it, but I left me a bit meh. My folks have a corded Dyson now and it is a good machine, but I really feel the shark just wins. Man I am dull :p
  - SaintGhurka 6y ago
    Same experience for us. The cordless Dyson is a lesser vacuum cleaner compared to our old corded hoover. But it's light, it's easy to grab from the charger and you don't have to deal with a cord, so it gets used more. It just removes all the friction from the chore.
  - mywittyname 6y ago
    My cordless Dyson (V10 Animal, I think) is strong enough to get stuck to the carpet on the highest power setting. I won't use it past medium because I'm afraid that it will tear up the carpet.
- cgriswald 6y ago
  FWIW, we have six furry animals of our own (with four different hair types) and also foster and board dogs. We never buy the “animal” cleaning machine. I’ve never seen a product that in any way shows it’s somehow more capable of dealing with hair or messes than other products in the same line. I have had them be more expensive and flimsier relative to that same line though.
  - slacktide 6y ago
    The "Animal" product line is identical to the regular product but comes with a few additional attachments (powered hand hair brush) and is a different color. We have a Husky dog that blows her coat twice a year, 2 longhaired cats and a shorthair. The machine is amazing.
- dnanabkchsbxb 6y ago
  I had a similar experience with the Dyson and then the battery died. After getting the battery replaced under warranty, the machine has worked great ever since.
- nostrademons 6y ago
  We have both a Dyson cordless vac and a Shark corded one. We use them for different things - the Dyson is for spot-cleaning, toddler messes, cars, furniture, bedspreads while the Shark is for our floors. Both are very good at what they do.
orwin 6y ago
For a "wired" vaccum, i'll go with Festool every time, but yeah, Dyson wireless vacuum are pretty good.
- Domenic_S 6y ago
  People are talking about the household vacuum type (upright & cordless) not shop-vacs or dust collectors.
  - soylentcola 6y ago
    My household vacuum cleaners have almost always been corded (with the exception of a couple battery powered ones I had 5 or 10 years ago). Granted, I didn't shell out several hundred dollars for the cordless ones, but dead batteries and replacements got old after the first round so I've stuck to corded ever since. It's just not something I ever really had a problem with. The cords are typically quite long and I never have to worry about battery capacity or lifespan.
    - Domenic_S 6y ago
      I was referencing GP's Festool comment - Festool does make great stuff, but in the vacuum space they mostly make dust collectors for woodshops and shop-vac style shop vacs -- not the household-style vacs we're talking about.
      - soylentcola 6y ago
        Gotcha. Sorry I misunderstood.
beefalo 6y ago
I think Dyson benefits from the same effect as Apple/Tesla/Beats/etc. Their products are good but their triumph is upselling. Dyson cordless vacuums are like $800+, was your previous one that expensive?
- belval 6y ago
  My dyson cordless vaccum (v7) was 399$ (CAD) so it was not insanely expensive and I would not go back. Their tech can probably be imitated at a lower cost, but I won't take chances with the cheaper knockoffs, the tradeoff is not worth it.
  - cutenewt 6y ago
    Is there a Dyson-equivalent cordless vacuum that goes for less than $200?
  - jandrese 6y ago
    Their tech probably can't be imitated at the moment because they've got it patented up the wazoo. Luckily patents have a sane lifetime and once they expire I'd expect many competitors to show up with similar designs at lower price points and possibly better engineering.
- tenpies 6y ago
  Perhaps, but just like Apple they have a refurbished category where you can get very good deals - and that's on top of them having sales regularly. I should add that I called Dyson once for my 7 year old wireless vacuum which was having battery problems. They mailed me a replacement completely free of charge. The upselling might be there, but the up-service also seems to be there.
bmurphy1976 6y ago
That's weird because the cordless Dyson vacuum we had was utter garbage and my 20 year old Dirt Devil was better in almost every single way except it didn't look as cool and had a cord.
rootusrootus 6y ago
This thread is filled with anecdotes. But vacuums do get tested periodically by objective reviewers. As I recall, the Dyson usually does okay, but it rarely wins overall, and never on price.
airhead969 6y ago
1. Have you ever tried a Kirby? 2. My Kirby G3 is 25 years old and can suck a blonde through the chrome of a trailer hitch. How old is your Dyson? How long will your Dyson last? Can you get parts for it? Is it repairable? The G3 does have bags but they're HEPA H11 and EN1822 that catch ultrafines, so there's negligible emissions and it's all contained in a bag rather than breathing that crap while dumping a baglass.
bialpio 6y ago
I actually hate my Dyson vacuum (animal 8 I think, or something like that). To me it's absurd that it has a trigger - very inconvenient when carrying it around, and tiresome to use for extended time. Made me think that Dysons are form over function, so the linked article plays well into my bias.

ljf 6y ago

We must have had a dud as we got the Dyson animal hair one and it was terrible. Battery life was rubbish, the suction was crappy and the pick up just wasn't that good. Ended up getting a gtech which was fine for 2 adults in a small 2 bed house with wooden floors, but now we have kids and a bigger place we got a Shark corded and it is amazing. Literally the best vacuum we've ever owned.

ghaff 6y ago
I'm not sure the cordless Dyson I have compares well to a good corded vacuum cleaner for cleaning power. But for me, I got one a couple of years ago (after thinking about getting a Roomba for the umpteenth time and concluding it wasn't for me) and it's been perfect for my use case. I normally have a housekeeper come by once a month. But the high traffic areas including the kitchen really need a quick vacuum now and then in between cleanings and the Dyson's been perfect for that. I hated having to haul my corded vacuum out to do this. (So I mostly didn't.) Now it's literally a couple minutes work to grab the Dyson and give a quick cleanup.
- ljf 6y ago
  Yeah, the gtech was a battery vacuum too, but placed the motor/impeller right next to the entrance of the device, no long pole. I wanted to love the Dyson because of what we paid for it, but I left me a bit meh. My folks have a corded Dyson now and it is a good machine, but I really feel the shark just wins. Man I am dull :p
- SaintGhurka 6y ago
  Same experience for us. The cordless Dyson is a lesser vacuum cleaner compared to our old corded hoover. But it's light, it's easy to grab from the charger and you don't have to deal with a cord, so it gets used more. It just removes all the friction from the chore.
- mywittyname 6y ago
  My cordless Dyson (V10 Animal, I think) is strong enough to get stuck to the carpet on the highest power setting. I won't use it past medium because I'm afraid that it will tear up the carpet.
cgriswald 6y ago
FWIW, we have six furry animals of our own (with four different hair types) and also foster and board dogs. We never buy the “animal” cleaning machine. I’ve never seen a product that in any way shows it’s somehow more capable of dealing with hair or messes than other products in the same line. I have had them be more expensive and flimsier relative to that same line though.
- slacktide 6y ago
  The "Animal" product line is identical to the regular product but comes with a few additional attachments (powered hand hair brush) and is a different color. We have a Husky dog that blows her coat twice a year, 2 longhaired cats and a shorthair. The machine is amazing.
dnanabkchsbxb 6y ago
I had a similar experience with the Dyson and then the battery died. After getting the battery replaced under warranty, the machine has worked great ever since.
nostrademons 6y ago
We have both a Dyson cordless vac and a Shark corded one. We use them for different things - the Dyson is for spot-cleaning, toddler messes, cars, furniture, bedspreads while the Shark is for our floors. Both are very good at what they do.

orwin 6y ago

For a "wired" vaccum, i'll go with Festool every time, but yeah, Dyson wireless vacuum are pretty good.

Domenic_S 6y ago
People are talking about the household vacuum type (upright & cordless) not shop-vacs or dust collectors.
- soylentcola 6y ago
  My household vacuum cleaners have almost always been corded (with the exception of a couple battery powered ones I had 5 or 10 years ago). Granted, I didn't shell out several hundred dollars for the cordless ones, but dead batteries and replacements got old after the first round so I've stuck to corded ever since. It's just not something I ever really had a problem with. The cords are typically quite long and I never have to worry about battery capacity or lifespan.
  - Domenic_S 6y ago
    I was referencing GP's Festool comment - Festool does make great stuff, but in the vacuum space they mostly make dust collectors for woodshops and shop-vac style shop vacs -- not the household-style vacs we're talking about.
    - soylentcola 6y ago
      Gotcha. Sorry I misunderstood.

beefalo 6y ago

I think Dyson benefits from the same effect as Apple/Tesla/Beats/etc. Their products are good but their triumph is upselling. Dyson cordless vacuums are like $800+, was your previous one that expensive?

belval 6y ago
My dyson cordless vaccum (v7) was 399$ (CAD) so it was not insanely expensive and I would not go back. Their tech can probably be imitated at a lower cost, but I won't take chances with the cheaper knockoffs, the tradeoff is not worth it.
- cutenewt 6y ago
  Is there a Dyson-equivalent cordless vacuum that goes for less than $200?
- jandrese 6y ago
  Their tech probably can't be imitated at the moment because they've got it patented up the wazoo. Luckily patents have a sane lifetime and once they expire I'd expect many competitors to show up with similar designs at lower price points and possibly better engineering.
tenpies 6y ago
Perhaps, but just like Apple they have a refurbished category where you can get very good deals - and that's on top of them having sales regularly. I should add that I called Dyson once for my 7 year old wireless vacuum which was having battery problems. They mailed me a replacement completely free of charge. The upselling might be there, but the up-service also seems to be there.

bmurphy1976 6y ago

That's weird because the cordless Dyson vacuum we had was utter garbage and my 20 year old Dirt Devil was better in almost every single way except it didn't look as cool and had a cord.

rootusrootus 6y ago

This thread is filled with anecdotes. But vacuums do get tested periodically by objective reviewers. As I recall, the Dyson usually does okay, but it rarely wins overall, and never on price.

airhead969 6y ago

1. Have you ever tried a Kirby? 2. My Kirby G3 is 25 years old and can suck a blonde through the chrome of a trailer hitch. How old is your Dyson? How long will your Dyson last? Can you get parts for it? Is it repairable? The G3 does have bags but they're HEPA H11 and EN1822 that catch ultrafines, so there's negligible emissions and it's all contained in a bag rather than breathing that crap while dumping a baglass.

bialpio 6y ago

I actually hate my Dyson vacuum (animal 8 I think, or something like that). To me it's absurd that it has a trigger - very inconvenient when carrying it around, and tiresome to use for extended time. Made me think that Dysons are form over function, so the linked article plays well into my bias.