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Saaby said:
The Dyson is well designed.
The thing I find funny about it is on places like newsgroups, forums (Although not necessarily this one), people who do not own one discount it and say how stupid it is. People who do own it love it.
I'm in the love it camp.
We purchased the Red/Purple "Low Reach" model from Search, who price matched Best Buy +20% of the difference, giving us a heck of a deal on a fantastic vacuum. Now we just need to get the animal tool for stairs and such.
My favorite part is how you can take the whole thing apart, no more clogs in obscure places! My second favorite part is the trigger-release dirt bin. My third favorite part is how easy it is to remove hair from the beater bar because it's flat instead of round!
The 1 design flaw I can see so far is that I'm afraid that I'll eventually break off the lower cord wrap-around going down stairs.
Just washed the filter last month (The sticker that reminds you to do that is genius too!) so I guess that means we're going on month 7 of Dyson ownership.
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I'm not saying it's stupid. And I don't think you were talking directly to me, but I felt inclined to reply.
I'm saying that floors are nasty no matter how well you clean them. Modern carpets will last plenty long enough, even when cleaned with a crappy vacuum.
If you're saying you bought it because you appreciate the design, then ok. I simply cannot see a case being made for "quality of vacuuming" though.
Now, I'm not arguing for bag vacuums. I think modern bagless are a great step forward, suction power is maintained and clean-up is easy.