Incredible performance for the size

I had never used a Dyson before and my preconception was that they are massively over-priced for a vacuum cleaner. When my cheap cylinder cleaner finally packed-in I looked around for an upright that was compact but effective and this new DC24 model just caught my eye and I thought I'd give it a chance, though it was about £50 more than my budget. The Amazon deal was the best one I could find. When it arrived the next day I was shocked by how compact it really is. The performance is phenomenal though - it pulls up vastly more dust than my cylinder did and the motorized brush bar is a great advantage. The thing that strikes you most though is how well thought out the whole design is - the little features like converting the handle to a cleaning wand and the ease of emptying the bin are what really makes the cost justifiable. Buy one, you won't regret it!

Over-rated. Cleans well but flawed engineering

Yes, it cleans well but ignore the hype, it's no better than many other cheaper models now available.

Good points:
* Good"suck"
* Cleans carpets and wooden floors well
* You can see when it's getting full
* No bags

Bad points:
* It's quite heavy
* It's poorly engineered, in particular, the tools are very flimsy
* The hose splits very easily and is a pig to repair
* Spare tools are quite expensive
* Fitting new drive belts is frustratingly difficult (I'm a professional engineer!)

In summary, we got terminally fed up with ours after 2 years and threw it out with the hose split for the 5th time and the drive belt gone (again) and some of the tool connections damaged beyond repair. I can't imagine being built in China will improve Dyson quality. We've since bought a Vax which is far better built and cleans just as well. Shame, we wanted to buy British but this Dyson is a great concept with British Leyland circa 1977 build quality.

The best raygun you'll ever buy.

Yes, the battery life may not be enough to do the whole house, averaging around six to eight minutes depending on which revue you read.

Forget that.

This is a fun piece of work from Dyson that looks the business.
It's the styling of this machine that makes it a beautiful object that you don't hide in a cupboard, you display it proudly on a bookshelf. (Well, I do.) It looks like it was inspired by the art work from the early sci-fi paperbacks, and wouldn't look out of place in a holster on the square jawed hero's hip.

Yes, it is expensive for a 'Dustbuster', but if that's all you want then go buy something cheaper, but if you want an eye catching ray-gun that'll suck the life out of an alien (or bugs out of your deep pile carpet) at fifty paces then this is what you purchase.
This is a superb, easy to clean, beautifully designed machine. Did I mention that the front comes off so you can wash it in warm soapy water? DO dry thoroughly, preferably on a radiator, while the motor bit's charging, and you'll maintain that 'just bought' look.

I case you hadn't noticed, this customer is well pleased with his Dyson objet d'art.

Present for my wife

Our old vacuum broke down in the middle of a major house clean up. (I was doing the hovering so like everything it was my fault) My wife had always talked about how much she wanted a Dyson so I thought I could earn a couple of extra brownie points and splashed out. She was absolutely delighted and raves about how brilliant it is. She has even allowed me to have a go. The DC19 is a brilliant vacuum on both wooden and carpeted floors. It has great suction and is easy to use, although steering it takes a little getting used to. Other reviews have mentioned problems with removing the collection compartment saying it is tricky to detach. My wife is disabled and has major problems with her hands but can manage it quite easily. The flat head standard attachment is great, because it is so thin you can get almost half of the head under a sofa or low unit where a standard head simply wouldn't go. Overall it has a good quality feel about it. It's styling is futuristic but personally I don't think there is anthing wrong in that. On the negative side I would agree that it is quite noisy but a small price to pay for clean floors!

AWESOME!

We had an old DC07 that was on its last legs so we decided it was time to get a replacement. We knew it would have to be a Dyson again, after all, once you've had one, you can't go back...
We did a little research to decide which model would be better for us and decided to go for a stowaway type. Best decision ever!
The"animal" is fantastic! Very compact, easy to use, assemble and disassemble. It fits perfectly in our airing cupboard so we can finally have it put away properly since we couldn't do it with the other one.
The DC20 is also a lot quieter than our DC07. I can't think of anything bad to say about it!
I know it is a lot of money for a vacuum cleaner but I know it's going to last me a long time - we had the DC07 for 6 years!
Every little speck of dust is now an excuse to get my new Dyson out! How sad?

Hmmmm....

Well, I bought this to go with the Animal DC14 Dyson I recently bought. Although it states on the buyer info that it fits all models of Dyson, and comes with 2 adaptors to use with it to attach, it is designed to attach to the end of the very long metal hose on mine!! Fine for dusting at a distance, if that's what you want! However, with a few strips of sellotape, I have managed to get it to fit directly onto the end of the flexible hose, which is what I wanted in the first place! Now works fine, but get the sellotape ready if you have a DC14.

Very Compact

After our DC04 gave up the ghost we decided to look around for a new vacuum - I like Dysons but my wife found the DC04 to be heavy and cumbersome. This new DC25 Animal is great - the same"Ball" concept as the DC15 but much more compact - not too tiny like the DC24 which would only be of use in a flat due to the tiny dust bin. The only downside with these latest Dysons is they have shorter power cables so you need to change socket for different rooms but that's just me being lazy. In short this is really powerful cleaner and with a 5 year guarantee should last a bit longer than the DC04.

Does what it says it will!

We bought one these as a result of owning the more basic DC07 for our other home. The justification for the trade up was the acquisition of two kittens. We are not disappointed - the performance of this cleaner makes others look second best - the carpet and floors look and feel so much cleaner. Additionally, this model has a brush control switch (which the DC07 does not) so it's great for hard floors too. Yes, it isn't a featherweight cleaner but it works so well that that seems a fair price to pay for the performance it delivers. The choice of tools is great including a rotary turbo brush, and overall, it reeks of quality construction. Despite the kittens our home has never been cleaner thanks to the DC14 - unreservedly recommended - buy it.

Oh joy!!

Yes, after 14 months of sheer frustration with a Hoover Dust Manager-Pets (see my review of THAT one!) I have finally given up and bought myself another Dyson.
What can I say - but I have just used it for the first time and it is an absolute JOY to use. It sucks like a demon - you can physically see it lifting the carpet as you go. Lovely big dust/dirt chamber that empties with the flick of a button.
I got about 10yrs faithful service from my old Dyson (DC01) and just wish I'd stuck with the brand instead of opting for the horrid Hoover.
Just can't recommend Dyson enough - FANTASTIC!!

great little machine

As an owner of a couple of cats and having always found it difficult to get the stair carpet clear of cat fur- I ordered this machine with little real hope that it would be able to get fur easily off the carpet. However, charged it up for 3 hours, turned it on and hey presto, stairs cleaned of car fur easily with no real difficulty.
Would recommend this to anyone with pets as it does what it says- the rotating head attachment clears through carpet pile, its light and easy to use, its not too noise and charges easily. The instructions are a little unclear- only pictures with little text but did manage to figure the pictures out. That is pretty small negative though as on the whole it is user friendly and gives great results.

The only vac you'll ever need!

I've had a Dyson for 15 years and decided it was time to replace my old DC01 (which was still working and has never broken down). We have a mixture of hard floors and carpets and I wanted something that could cope with both so I didn't have to store 2 vacs. I've had the DC14 All Floors for 3 months now and I love it. Yes it is heavy but it is VERY powerful. It has no problem coping with dog hair and works BRILLIANTLY on both hard floor and carpet - it's child's play to switch from one to the other. Dyson have made a lot of design improvements since the DC01. I find my DC14 much easier to manoeuvre, it is more streamlined and so fits under furniture and into smaller gaps. It has very long flex so I can plug it into a central socket and vac all the rooms on that floor without needing to move the plug. I can vac the whole house in a fraction of the time it used to take me. **It is also 100% easier to empty.** Just press a button on the dust collection canister and the bottom flips open and all the muck slides out with the minimum amount of dust created (great if like me you want a Dyson because of a house dust mite allergy).

Does the job

Had this about one month to replace an upright Dyson that was just too bulky. Does the job though I would agree with others that it needs emptying every time you use it. Otherwise, great!

Really useful tool for your Dyson.......

I have to disagree with the review below....mainly because the most effective way to use this tool is sometimes with and sometimes without the brush on the end.

Ok, it's not the one magic tool that will change the world, but I wouldn't be without it for vacuuming the car, and getting under and into awkward spaces. 5 stars.

Having used it for a few weeks now, I would definitely recommend it to anyone deciding whether to buy one.

DYSON DC22 A new bouncing baby from Dyson

Just got it today,
VERY EASY TO USE.

VERY LIGHT WEIGHT its around 5 kilograms but you dont need to hold on to it.
Beautiful design of machine and package, (whom ever packs them must be a mensa genius, you will see why when you buy one).
VERY SMALL dyson design, very cute, and space saving too.
VERY USEFUL and tiny you could carry it in your school/college/kit/gym-bag.
VERY HARD...
VERY QUIET, unbelievably compared to the old models.
Comes with a good range of attachments.
MADE IN MALAYSIA.
It needs VERY LITTLE STORAGE SPACE when not in use.
So there is no need to hide it in a cupboard it really is a work of art, you could put it on DISPLAY AS A SCULPTURE.

Only gripes and they are very minor.
It heats up a lot which is a very nice feature (its something to do with the laws of energy).
And no ON!!! switch on the handle, Mr Dyson if you read this wifi the power button WIFI IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And finally.
I just cant wait for the next installment from Dyson. But for now I'm off to do some Dysoning and put this BABY to the real test a teenager like bedroom eek!!!!!!!!

Could be so much better

I agree with one of the previous reviews in that the angle and fitting of the attachment needs improving. The tool works extremely well when positioned correctly but in order to achieve this the"wand" needs to be held in an extremely awkward position. I also found that the attachment was prone to falling off which was very annoying. If Dyson could manufacture a type of adaptor which would angle the hard floor tool in an optimum position as well as ensuring a more secure fitting this would be be well worth 5 stars.

Dyson Mattress Tool

OK, so a vacuum cleaner tool is nothing to get excited about...but this tool is surprisingly useful! I used it to vacuum under the sofa cushions and was amazed at the amount of dust, hair and fluff it picked up!! Oh...and I found a few pound coins, too ;-)

A filter that you can recycle

Obviously if you have a Dyson cleaner then you know that the filters are of a good quality, easy to fit etc. What I particularly like about these is that you can wash them - so although you still change them on a regular basis these two filters will last you for 12 months+ which beats having to throw away a perfectly good filter just because it's a bit dirty!

better than bissell.............

Nearly bought a dyson a year ago but for some reason ended up with the lift off Bissell..... Well thet lasted a full 14months before it blew up and so we now have what i should have got in the first place, the dyson dc14... Light, quiet does what its meant to do with no fuss, what more can I say, PERFECT and for £149.00 from amazon what a deal but it shot up £80 the day after I got one????????

Walk (click) away now!

This is without a shadow of doubt a waste of money.

If you have a van or chelsea tractor with flat floors and no crevices it may work but forget it if you have a real car.

The turbine stops as soon as you put any pressure on it and it picks up very little.
At around 2cm across, the 'crevice' tool is too thick and bulky to get down the side of seats. I wish I'd kept the tool from my old Hoover and then adapted it to fit the Dyson!!

The stiff brush isn't too bad but this is an expensive way to buy a brush!

Don't bother with this kit.