UKG1RL

I used to have the yellow canister one before (which I liked but wasn't the most powerful), and now we have the DC14 Animal and it's excellent, until you need to use the pipe/handle thingy to clean along the edges of your floor/down your sofa/on the stairs/in your car, then I find myself trying to hold the main body of the vacuum still with one hand whilst trying to extend the hose pipe with the other (which is tightly packed and needs to be tugged at and held in position otherwise it retracts back), and if you try to do this on a wooden floor, it's guaranteed that you will get a bruised ankle. If you try to do this on stairs, it's guaranteed that you will turn the air blue.
Also I find that when you use the hose and you bend it towards the floor, the lower part of the hose has a hard inner tube and that cut's off the suction so you need to hold the lower end of the hose with one hand to stop it from bending and then use your other hand to guide the pipe.. am I making any sense? In a nutshell, vacuuming the main part of the floor is a delight... anything other than that, nightmare.

evoal2003

Dyson every time, here and in the UK. I brought the first one because I had a dog and now I wouldn't have anything else. Not to sure about the roller ball idea though.

Dan725

Another vote for Dyson here. We also have the "Animal" variant - bought it as a returned open box item for the same price as the yellow one.

It is comparitivley heavy, but we don't have stairs and being a tad heavier is a small price to pay for something that sucks up all the crap as good as this, is easy to empty (hate pain in the arse to empty vaccuums) and does not seem to get worse over time like every other vac we've ever had - had the Dyson 2 years still going like new.

Partystar

Ours is a refurb, we just bought an extended warranty for it. Have had no problems so far.

Ash UK/US

Dyson, Dyson, Dyson! We have the DC14 too. Great vac, love all the extras too.

Ash

ladygwennie

Have a yellow up right dyson, with a couple of extra attachments, hubby has bought since we got it (i wonder if he's hinting at me cleaning more )
Love the dyson, wouldnt get another bagless brand.

AmerLisa

We had a Dyson in the UK and when we moved over here we left it with my daughter. We decided to be cheap and buy a Bissel, it does have a Hepa filter, but I don't think it picks up anything like a Dyson. We all have allergies and I don't think it really helps. Next time we buy a vaccum, it will be a Dyson.

Sarah

Why don't you just lash out the money for a Kirby? Yes they cost a fricking fortune but you'll never have to buy another vacuum cleaner again.

peacelover

I like Dyson, I think that they do a great job and last forever. I agree though a little on the heavy side.
I also have an Oreck now that is light weight but does a reasonable job.

Lynne

I have the Dyson Animal and think it's worth every penny. When I first got mine I did a test. I used my Hoover Wind something and then went over what I had done with the Dyson. I picked up a third of a cannister that the Hoover missed. Thinking that maybe my Hoover was just old (9 years old) I asked my neighbor if I could try my Dyson in his house after he had used his vacuum. He has an Electrolux all singing all dancing $750.00 model. The Dyson picked up even more off his carpet than it did mine. He has two cats and so do I. I was very impressed when I did my mattress too. It was scary to see just how much dead skin that thing picked up.

I also like the fact it goes under coffee tables a lot easier than my Hoover. My husband has commented that after I use the Dyson there is no "dust" smell in the room.

Worth every penny.

Dan725

I wouldn't buy one of those Orecks, because his adverts piss me off. "Buy MY Oreck, contact ME, MY, MY MY, ME, ME, ME!" Idiot just rubs me up the wrong way, I can see he's real appreciative of people who work for him!

UKG1RL

WOW! I wish you were my neighbour. I'd love someone to come and do my hoovering... ooops sorry, 'dysoning' for me.

AdobePinon

You should try the experiment the other way around. This is the classic way of trying to sell a vacuum to someone - they say it takes seven passes on average to get all of the crap out of a carpet. There must be a reason for Consumer Reports saying that the Dyson is not the best on carpet. Before I buy one I'd like to know.

Bob

on carpet, it's the best one out there, great if you have pets, the animal head attachment makes it easier to vac your bed and couch, but you don't need to get the animal version of the dyson because you can get the attachments separately.

Rushman

That is EXACTLY the same reason I won't buy FA from "The Video professor" selling computer CD's on those irritating dumb ad's. It's all MY MY MY product.