Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

http://gizmodo.com/345918/dyson-dc24-vac-sir-james-brings-his-ball-back

Two models, one small, one large :-

DC24
http://www.dyson.co.uk/store/product.asp?product=DC24-ALLFLOORS

DC25
http://www.dyson.co.uk/store/product.asp?product=DC25-ALLFLOORS

DysonInventsBig wrote:
I (along with a few others I recall?) think of James Dyson as the Preston Tucker of the vacuum industry, going up against the "big guys" with his creation that is an improvement over the existing technology.  Thankfully, though, unlike Mr. Tucker, James came out successful in the end, no doubt due to the era he brought his invention to the world.  He couldn't have picked a better time to do this, as I honestly don't know that he would have succeeded 30-40 years ago.  Now, however, the older "bags are best" generation who wouldn't have given his machine a second look in the 1960's or 1970's has for the most part gone by the wayside (died off and continues to die off for lack of a better word).  That or some look at the new technology with optimism and see the positive changes.  Whether or not members of that generation (especially those who are dead-set in their ways and refuse to adjust with the changing times and advancing technology) buy the Dyson is unimportant, it's not their sales James is looking for.  The younger generation which the machine is largely being marketed to sees it as something new, innovative, and (most of all) effective, a large improvement over what existed before.  They ultimately buy it without regret and love it, as I have.  That, to me, is what has attributed to the millions of Dyson sales worldwide, especially in the last 5-6 years.

Comparing bags to true cyclonic bagless is like comparing drum brakes to disc brakes, or carburetion to fuel injection.  Old vs. new.

-MH

Numero Uno is Warren Buffet, my favorite and the owner of Kirby.  $62 Billion.  Even beats out Gates this year who held the spot for 13 years.  [Unlucky number].

It was winning 2 vacuum lawsuits that gave jaydee the start up capital to open the plants in the Malmesbury UK in 1992 and Malaysia in 2001 to mass produce dysons in the UK and then worldwide.  He faltered in the vacuum business for years until he won the 2 lawsuits.  Essentially giving him in excess of $8 MILLION US. 

I think I could have parlayed $8 Million US into a BILLION in 7 years too.  And I wouldn't have had to move away from my computer to do.  How?  I would only have had to invest the sum in Berkshire Hathaway stock to make the $1 B mark in that timeframe.  Just as Buffet did.

Carmine D.

I stopped by Sears today to take a look at the 24 or 25 and they weren't allowed to bring them on the floor until Monday....

CarmineD wrote:

With all your years in the vacuum business you had the same opportunity as J D to improve the vacuum.  No reason to hate J D just because you made no contributions to improvement..

HARDSELL wrote:

I'm happy for him.  I don't hate him.  I bought and still own my DC07 pink.  At least $45 of the purchase price went to a good cause [I'm told]: Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer.  I think it will be a collectable soon along with other dyson models.

Carmine D.

The Japanese, DC24 Motorhead launch.  Here and here.

The DC24 and 25 are official launched today for those living in the US....

Looks like jaydee's audience of one is focused on something else.

Carmine D.

I think it looks quite cute.  I can't believe I'm saying that about a vacuum cleaner.  I saw it in shops and liked the look of it but its too small for a whole clean.  It isn't designed for that I suppose.

I saw the DC24 in the shops yesterday - it looks good and certainly stands out alongside the other bagless vac clones.

As mentioned, a sticker on the cyclone unit reminds you to check the filter every 1month... is this because with the reduced bin size, there's more chance of the user overfilling?

I like the multi-purpose bin release / trapdoor switch - simple and effective.