From: t@toddh.net (Todd H.)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Bought a Dyson  :-)
Date: 10 Apr 2006 11:46:44 -0500

"Mitch@this_is_not_a_real_address.com" <> writes:
> Well, I went to Shopko this morning, and they had the DC07 for $399,
> and the DC14 Animal for $469.  Since I hadn't researched the Animal
> (we don't have pets anymore), I came home empty-handed.
> 
> I jumped online and did a comparison, and realized that the 14 Animal
> costs $549 pretty much everywhere.  I wasn't interested enough in the
> extra tools to pay $120 more for the Animal over the DC14 All Floors,
> but for $40?  Heck yeah.
> 
> I went back out and picked it up.
> 
> Initial impressions are good.  We had just vacuumed our dining room 2
> days ago with the Hoover Wind Tunnel and a fresh bag.
> 
> The Dyson filled the canister!
> 
> Seemed to do a great job cleaning, and the design itself is pretty
> innovative (I like the way the wand is used).

I'm curious though if they're so great why are their test results in
Consumer Reports so lackluster, especially with bang for the buck
factored in.  Or is it good marketing, and customers who shell out
half a grand for a vac needing to feel good about it?   I can't fault
anyone for that though!    And at least they didn't buy the $1330
Kirby Ultimate G Diamond edition which was amont the noisiest of
vacs, and was outscored by 6 models all of which were under $300.  

The DC15 actually did rather well, coming in 9th in their list.
Cleaing on carpet and floors was judged excellent, but its use with
tools where it was only average.  The machine however was $200 more
than top-rated Kenmore 35922 which had excellent carpet and bare floor
cleaning, excellent emissions, very good cleaning with tools and
average ease of use and noise.

The Dyson DC14 and all its variants scored worse, reaching only 21st
on the CU ratings gathering only an average rating on carpet and for
cleaning with tools, and a fair score for ease of use and average on
noise.

You can see these ratings for yourself if you toss $4.95 at a one
month subscription to CR online (worth every penny if you ask me): 
        http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/appliances/vacuum-cleaners.htm


Best Regards, 
--
Todd H.  
http://www.toddh.net/