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M00seUK
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Dyson DC24 / DC25 Vacs: Sir James Brings his Ball back
Original Message Jan 17, 2008 3:54 pm |
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CarmineD
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Re: Dyson DC24 / DC25 Vacs: Sir James Brings his Ball back
Reply #21 Jan 18, 2008 6:37 pm |
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DC18, I read a press relase today that said Dyson has sold 24 million vacuums to date. DIB
Since dyson vacuums have been sold worldwide since 1984, that amounts to about 1 Million vacuums a year. The annual number of new vacuums sold in the USA is about 20 Million, according to Consumer Reports. And this number has been fairly consistent for the last 5 years counting.
To put the numbers in another perspective, Dirt Devil which has been selling its plastic body "bagged" (paper optional) handcleaners for about the same period of time, has sold over 25 million to date, according to Dirt Devil. Just handcleaners. In 2006, Dirt Devil was the leading seller of new vacuums in the USA for the period January 1-June 30, 2006, according to NPD. NOT including its handcleaners. Just vacuums, uprights and/or canisters. Carmine D.
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M00seUK
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Re: Dyson DC24 / DC25 Vacs: Sir James Brings his Ball back
Reply #22 Jan 18, 2008 6:41 pm |
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DC18, I'm glad you liked my info. I indeed enjoyed reading and listening to the interview you posted, especially when James thru his vacuum to prove it was built tuff. I was good to hear how respectful the interviewer was to James. I read a press relase today that said Dyson has sold 24 million vacuums to date. DIB Yay, was good to listen to an interview for once - thanks for the link. James was saying that they're nearly there on their robot cleaner (although that's been the company line for quite some time!). Also in the news this week was the announcement of a break-through in Li-ion technologies :- http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/17/586070.aspxRegardless of the manufacturer, if they truly can improve batteries by this level, it will make high performance, affordable robot cleaners a reality.
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M00seUK
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Re: Dyson DC24 / DC25 Vacs: Sir James Brings his Ball back
Reply #24 Jan 18, 2008 7:16 pm |
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Yeah the Robot vacuum was mention. From what James Dyson said he wants to do is engineer a robotic vacuum that gives the same cleaning performance as his full size vacuums. This alone will need a lot of battery power. Interesting link - thanks M00seUK, on new battery technology. Hope the Dyson Robotic vacuum will emerge sometime soon! DC18 'Mentioned in this forum before... Dyson (and others) have patents on robot cleaners that can handle mains-powered cables in the course of their 'run'. Not as fun or as practical as using a battery, but would allow for a deep clean at a low cost.
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DysonInventsBig
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Re: Dyson DC24 / DC25 Vacs: Sir James Brings his Ball back
Reply #25 Jan 18, 2008 7:34 pm |
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Since dyson vacuums have been sold worldwide since 1984, that amounts to about 1 Million vacuums a year. The annual number of new vacuums sold in the USA is about 20 Million, according to Consumer Reports. And this number has been fairly consistent for the last 5 years counting. To put the numbers in another perspective, Dirt Devil which has been selling its plastic body "bagged" (paper optional) handcleaners for about the same period of time, has sold over 25 million to date, according to Dirt Devil. Just handcleaners. In 2006, Dirt Devil was the leading seller of new vacuums in the USA for the period January 1-June 30, 2006, according to NPD. NOT including its handcleaners. Just vacuums, uprights and/or canisters. Carmine D. You’re unimpressed with James’ numbers no matter how it’s presented. I am. DIB
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CarmineD
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Re: Dyson DC24 / DC25 Vacs: Sir James Brings his Ball back
Reply #26 Jan 18, 2008 7:44 pm |
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You’re unimpressed with James’ numbers no matter how it’s presented. I am. DIB
It's simple to understand: It takes more to impress me.
If the press release [which you didn't share] said dyson sold 24 million new vacuums in the UK alone in 23 years, I would not be impressed. Why? The latter, if it were true and we know it is not, would even be an unimpressive number of new vacuum sales in the UK, considering the UK is dyson's country of origin. Has dyson impressed buyers in the UK with any of his products' sales? Vacuums? Washers? Airblades? I don't think so. Quite the contrary. Sales in his own country of his products are unimpressive. IMHO. Carmine D.
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Motorhead
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Re: Dyson DC24 / DC25 Vacs: Sir James Brings his Ball back
Reply #27 Jan 18, 2008 7:54 pm |
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Not at all. Synonymous with "classic." Performance and price never go out of date. It gets better with age. Especially when the "latest and greatest" supposed innvovative competitors can't match up in price and/or performance. I don't agree that Consumer Reports is prejudiced against dyson by name and/or products. I believe more accurately that CR is prejudiced against bagless machines and high priced-low to mediocre performing vacuums. I empathize with CR and I fully understand its perspective and frame of reference. I believe that CR, especially over the last several decades, focuses on brand name vacuums sold by big box retail stores. Sure Kirby, RICCAR, ORECK, Miele, SEBO, Filter Queen and Rainbow get reviewed continually. Because of historical reasons and to round out the venue. But, by and large CR caters to the likes and dislikes of consumers who shop at the big box retailers for vacuums. This is dyson's sales venue of choice. The ratings and rankings of vacuums are geared toward their interests and concerns. Not vacuum collectors, vacuum enthusiasts, vacuum historians, and vacuum cleaner industry experts and professionals. Hence, once again I say that this is the reason I never subscribe to CR except to buy an occasional monthly edition when the need arises. Carmine D. I have to disagree there. The Hoover 60-series is classic...it's old enough to be classic. Even the Convertible series could be considered classic. The Windtunnel, however, is 12 years old and is outdated (I'd say just plain tired), CR ratings notwithstanding. TTI will eventually see that it's not selling like it should and slowly drop the design, one by one. It will be interesting to see what particular model will go first, it's only a matter of time. No one wants grainy plastic vacuums when they can get something sleek and MODERN, the Uplander comparison bodes well. Like I said, I never thought it was that great, when Eureka was starting to dabble in bagless and Fantom had been on the scene for a few years Hoover simply re-introduced a clean-air upright. The first thing I thought when it came out was "about time Hoover did that!" I'll give them this, they did get the clean-air design right that time. Took them long enough, though, but at least the WT's handle doesn't wobble and the bags don't look upside down when they're installed. There are just better machines out there both in construction and performance, even Hoover's OWN offerings! They have the "sleek look" going on their new models and those seem to have done well. I've used the Mach series bagless before. Not an exact copy of the cyclonic design, so there are a few shortcomings, but I didn't think they were bad cleaners overall. They also felt sturdy with their telescopic metal handle; I know for a fact the WindTunnel doesn't feel like a sturdy machine. Again, something about that grainy plastic! I never said CR was prejudiced against Dyson, I know they don't care for bagless in general...that was obvious to me years ago when they tested the Fantom and it still holds true. They hated bagless then, they hate it now (although their tolerance has improved somewhat over the years). However, I find it quite odd when the DC17 is #10, and both Kenmore and Hoover FILTERED bagless cleaners are in the top 5. Something isn't right there. There's just no possible way those could maintain performance long enough to get those scores! Especially with all of the fine test dirt, etc. -MH
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CarmineD
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Re: Dyson DC24 / DC25 Vacs: Sir James Brings his Ball back
Reply #28 Jan 18, 2008 8:25 pm |
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The HOOVER WT, whether you like the looks or not, is the premier rug cleaning and grooming upright vacuum on the market FOR ALL TIME [IMHO]. It is the gold standard of carpet cleaning. Its retail cost is $150 (bagged). Supreme model. For uprights and rug cleaning, the HOOVER Tempo (bagged) for $60 outperforms ALL upright dysons on the market today including the DC17 which sells for $549. The TEMPO weighs 16 pounds and the DC17 weighs 21. When a $60 upright vacuum, albeit with a 10 year old form and function, consistently is better rated for rug cleaning than the latest and greatest innovative vacuums selling for 10 times as much, IT IS A classic vacuum. Not because of age. Because of the performance and price. Carmine D.
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Venson
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Re: Dyson DC24 / DC25 Vacs: Sir James Brings his Ball back
Reply #29 Jan 18, 2008 9:29 pm |
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Hi, My feeling re CR and bagless vacuums is that the issue of "tidy" emptying is still solved. Mind you, this can be no different than what was going on with vacuums with permanent bags way back in the day that led to the welcoming of disposable dust bags. CR was and reamined highly critical of disposable dust bags with wide mouths or that for whatever reason, by way of manner of removal, etc., promoted notable exposure to dust. MH, I know your going to tell me that that problem is minimized by frequent emptying, and I thoroughly agree, but again I say the average consumer is out to merely buy another tool to facilitate care of the home. In light of that, the issue is and has always been -- what's simple, what's easy. There are those that may find stopping to empty their cleaner several times during cleaning day or having to fuss around with plastic bags to dump full containers into a bit bothersome. Where I personally might not be overly bothered by the keeping of a Rainbow or even the simpler washing of filters now and then there are lots of people who can't be bothered with it. The realities of maintenance are usually skirted when a sale is in the process and a lot of buyers of bagless machines are left to think that it will be business as usual the same way it was the bagged vacuums they'd been familiar with. I don't think CR is particularly biased re bagless just, in this at least, aware of the consumer's desire for not only what's affordable but also easy. My greatest fear for Hoover is that to TTI it may just be a name to sell. When the name is finally run down, they will either find some alleged new innovation with a new name or buy up another old name and ride on it ontil they run it into the ground as well. The Hoover we knew was an organization that appeared to bear a semblance of pride in the product it put forth and sales came. It took risks on ideas. The market today is not interested in risk but in making money which means you sell anything you've got any way you can sell it. Not a bright picture for consumers. Best, Venson |
Motorhead
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Re: Dyson DC24 / DC25 Vacs: Sir James Brings his Ball back
Reply #30 Jan 18, 2008 11:14 pm |
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Hi, My feeling re CR and bagless vacuums is that the issue of "tidy" emptying is still solved. Mind you, this can be no different than what was going on with vacuums with permanent bags way back in the day that led to the welcoming of disposable dust bags. CR was and reamined highly critical of disposable dust bags with wide mouths or that for whatever reason, by way of manner of removal, etc., promoted notable exposure to dust. MH, I know your going to tell me that that problem is minimized by frequent emptying, and I thoroughly agree, but again I say the average consumer is out to merely buy another tool to facilitate care of the home. In light of that, the issue is and has always been -- what's simple, what's easy. There are those that may find stopping to empty their cleaner several times during cleaning day or having to fuss around with plastic bags to dump full containers into a bit bothersome. Where I personally might not be overly bothered by the keeping of a Rainbow or even the simpler washing of filters now and then there are lots of people who can't be bothered with it. The realities of maintenance are usually skirted when a sale is in the process and a lot of buyers of bagless machines are left to think that it will be business as usual the same way it was the bagged vacuums they'd been familiar with. I don't think CR is particularly biased re bagless just, in this at least, aware of the consumer's desire for not only what's affordable but also easy. My greatest fear for Hoover is that to TTI it may just be a name to sell. When the name is finally run down, they will either find some alleged new innovation with a new name or buy up another old name and ride on it ontil they run it into the ground as well. The Hoover we knew was an organization that appeared to bear a semblance of pride in the product it put forth and sales came. It took risks on ideas. The market today is not interested in risk but in making money which means you sell anything you've got any way you can sell it. Not a bright picture for consumers. Best, Venson Hi Venson, I agree. While frequent emptying doesn't eliminate the problem completely (especially on fine dust pickup), it does help quite a bit I've found. The way I see it is one small step at a time. It will be solved eventually, making the dustcloud a thing of the past. Look how far we've come already, first the cloth shakeout bag, then the disposable bags, now the bin. Regarding Hoover, I don't think TTI is going to do that to the brand, at least that wasn't the initial impression I got. They seem to have picked up where Hoover left off, continuing existing machines and using a proprietary design on the new models...no "rebadged Dirt Devils" as we had all feared. I predict in the very near future, TTI/Hoover will put much of their effort into the dual-cyclonic Mach series design in order to compete with Dyson and others that use a true cyclonic design, i.e. Bissell and LG/Kenmore. But that's just a wild guess. Hi DIB, Great pictures and information you provided about these as always, especially the inner workings of the Ball up close. And it's still mind-boggling seeing the compact size of the DC22! The sales figures are impressive as well, any way you look at it. We know that James Dyson has been designing vacuums since 1983 (24 years right there to the end of '07). That's all well and good and worth mentioning in the press release, but we can't really get a good yearly production average out of that because I'm willing to bet he did not sell very many machines in the early years. So saying 1 million machines per year would be just a *bit* inaccurate. The yearly sales figures are likely very staggered in reality. Besides, I know Dyson has been more successful than that, especially in recent years ;-) Just out of curiosity, how long have machines produced under the Dyson brandname existed in the UK? I want to say 1990 but I'm probably wrong. -MH
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