Do Dyson vacuums live up to the hype?

[brigden]

Cost isn't an issue, but I'd like to know if Dyson vacuums live up to the hype. Anyone on here own one or have any experience using one? Is there a competing product worth taking a look at?

 

[Jeeebus]

Yes and no. They suck carpet like a methed-out hooker, but they're not great on tile. We've had our Animal model for less than two years, and I just had to take it in for service (which cost $130). The vacuum store we took it to apparently can't stand Dysons. Might have just been their pitch to sell whatever else they had, but they seem like good people and they've been there 20 years.

 

[Doppel]

There are competing products. I've not tried them. I thought Dyson was overpriced hype for years but finally got one and it really is a damn good vacuum cleaner. You can read reviews at Amazon and they are not quite as gushing, but I know a few people with Dysons and all go wet in their panties over them. I know some other companies have cyclone-type vacuums now, though, and much cheaper. They may be good. I had a part go bad on my dyson just recently. It was two years old. I called customer service, gave them nothing but the model and the serial, and they shipped out a new part no questions asked, no cost to me. Me like!

This isn't to say Dyson is flawless. I think their air blade hand drying system is a piece of steaming horse shit.

 

[BudAshes]

My gf and I have a dyson we bought from costco and it was well worth it. It's pretty much the perfect vacuum for 300 bucks. I'd have a hard time spending 5 or 600 though.

 

[BoomerD]

I love my Dyson. Best vacuum I've ever used. It SUCKS!

 

[T_Yamamoto]

its awesome. period.

 

[Baked]

I have a pair of DC33 at work. We have low carpet through the entire business. Does its job just fine. Requires maintenance (by yours truly) from time to time, but I'm very satisfied with its performance for the past year. It sucks up so much dirt!

 

[Mixolydian]

Dyson is the Apple of vacuums. It has its die-hard fan-boys, and those who think it's overpriced for what it is.

 

[NutBucket]

Its expensive but it does work well. Its only "flaw" IMHO is that if you don't empty the canister enough dirt can clog some of the passages in the top half of the thing. I try to wash out the canister yearly. Amazing how black the water that comes out is yet the filter itself still looks clean.

As a comparison, the shop vac I have at work is well over $600 and that does exactly what it claims. Excellent filtration, great build quality and its very quiet. So yes, you do get what you pay for.

 

[wirednuts]

i have a hoover windtunnel II or whatever it is. some $250 vacuum at sears and i got one for $75 after haggling biglots for their display model.

i would call it the cadillac of vacuums. it is dream to use, and well built. ive had it 3 years now and havent had anything break yet, i dont think anything will for many years...

i go through a lot of bags though. the suction is really impressive. i doubt a dyson is any better... and i dont like bagless vacs.

 

[DaveSimmons]

It's like the better Apple products -- expensive but noticeably better than the cheaper competition.

Recent "just buy a Dyson" thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2290493&highlight=dyson

 

[sixone]

I'm on my second one. The first lasted seven years, but the clutch burned out (according to the repair shop who wasn't able to get it back to anything resembling original suction. Feel free to doubt this - I do).

Anywho, I replaced it with a Shark, but wasn't impressed. Picked up a refurb on Woot last month, and it was worth every penny.

Don't pay retail. Check woot, and save a couple of hundred bucks on a refurb.

 

[Atty]

I am considering getting the DC41 animal for $499 w/ free shipping. We have this old oreck bag vacuum cleaner and I think its the least technical thing in this house. Can't decide though.

 

[Fingolfin269]

http://m.slickdeals.net/f/5823092-D...-Best-Buy-B-M-only-w-trade-of-any-brand-model

 

[PhoKingGuy]

We've had our dyson (the original one) for at least 10-11 years? No services, replacement parts or anything ever needed.

Still works as well as the day we bought it.

 

[SpatiallyAware]

They work well but are terrible for your carpet, the beater bar bristles are way too stiff.

The first time you vacuum you will be blown away at the "dirt" you picked up, but look closer and you'll see it's about 90% carpet fiber. That is not what you want.

Go with a good quality bagged vacuum. I'm partial to the eureka boss.

 

[SandEagle]

love my dyson. best damn vacuum i ever owned. exceptionally engineered.

bought the DC33 for $320 a month ago from Sams Club. now its going for $237. hell of a deal. meijer had the same one for $399 today

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/dyson-dc33-total-clean-vacuum/prod5680144.ip

 

[Doppel]

i have a hoover windtunnel II or whatever it is. some $250 vacuum at sears and i got one for $75 after haggling biglots for their display model.

i would call it the cadillac of vacuums. it is dream to use, and well built. ive had it 3 years now and havent had anything break yet, i dont think anything will for many years...

i go through a lot of bags though. the suction is really impressive. i doubt a dyson is any better... and i dont like bagless vacs.

I have that one, too. The green monster. It weighs about 900 lbs. It is a good vacuum, was mainly replaced due to excessive weight and carting it up and down stairs.

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I had a Shark "dust buster" once. Was a piece of shit. Battery went to hell in a year or two at the most. Was replaced by a black and decker dust buster which must be at least 6 years now and its battery is clearly aging but not nearly at the rate of the Shark, and it's still usable.

 

[Spike]

I'm on my second one. The first lasted seven years, but the clutch burned out (according to the repair shop who wasn't able to get it back to anything resembling original suction. Feel free to doubt this - I do).

Anywho, I replaced it with a Shark, but wasn't impressed. Picked up a refurb on Woot last month, and it was worth every penny.

Don't pay retail. Check woot, and save a couple of hundred bucks on a refurb.

We bought ours from woot for like $200 as a refurb and have had it for 5 years now. It worked great up until about 2 months ago when the beater bar stopped spinning. I did some research and was able to replace the clutch for about $30 ($25 for the clutch and $5 for the torx driver I needed). Ended up the belt leading to the motor from the clutch had snapped, if I had known that I could have just bought the replacement belt and the torx for like $7 total and been good. Thought now that I have pulled mine apart I'm pretty confident on repairing anything that fails outside of the motor itself.

Overall we are very happy with ours and find that it does a great job on just about anything. Is it worth the money? For us, yes, for others with a tighter budget, probably not. It is, after all, just a vacuum.

 

[cubby1223]

Have a Dyson, it sits in the closet because the Bissell picks up far more dirt out of the carpet than the Dyson ever could.

 

[Sixguns]

How does the dyson work with animals? I am needing to get a new vacuum to help pick up my bassets shedding.

 

[Genx87]

Cost isn't an issue, but I'd like to know if Dyson vacuums live up to the hype. Anyone on here own one or have any experience using one? Is there a competing product worth taking a look at?

Yes, if you want to get stuff out of your carpet other vacuums wont. It will however put more wear and tear on cheap carpets.

 

[sixone]

How does the dyson work with animals? I am needing to get a new vacuum to help pick up my bassets shedding.

I have two cats that shed a LOT. The Dyson Animal works great. Not sure how the other models compare, though.

 

[imagoon]

I have a dyson purple I bought when I bought the house. It seems to work fine. Only carpet fibers I see in there are the left overs from the carpeted cat post. Otherwise even the accessories like the powered hand vacuum do far better than the old $100 piece of junk I had at the apartment. Does it work? Yeah. Was it a bit more costly? Yeah Would I buy something else cheaper that works just as well when this one dies? Sure.

 

[vshah]

i have a female friend who loves vacuuming and she swears by dyson

we however got a Eureka Airspeed Gold


and it has been excellent.