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

I keep reading this and I am torn as to what to get.  I'm think either the DC18, DC24 or DC25.  I am moving into a new condo and need a new vacuum cleaner.  We don't have any pets currently but may in the future. The place is quite dusty right now since it is a new building and they are still completing various small construction here and there. It's around 1000 sq.ft place.

I am from Canada and they don't have the DC25 model.  I will probably get a relative from the States to pick it up if it so be it.  The price difference between Canada and US is ridiculous too considering the dollar is pretty much the same now.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi DIB,

Looking at the picture you posted, I can see the difference, although it is a bit hard to tell at first glance.  I've never seen a DC12 in person either so it would be interesting to see a hands-on comparison of the two (DC11 and 12) side-by-side.

Hi kwc1980,

If I were in your situation I would go for the DC25 "Daddy Ball", it's about the same size as the DC18 Slim (uses the same cyclone assembly/bin as the Slim to be exact) but a new design.  The DC24 "Baby Ball" wouldn't be a bad choice either for a space the size of yours, but it is a smaller machine with a smaller bin so you might have to empty it more often.  In the case with Dysons, smaller isn't synonymous with less powerful like we would normally think, so whichever one you choose will give you good performance regardless of size.

-MH

When it comes to vacuum cleaners DYSON makes a pretty nice wheelbarrow.

MOLE

Yes, because the Dyson can remove (literally) mountains of dirt from the carpet.  Excellent observation.

mole wrote:

Nice try.  The reality is Dyson sells approximately $1.2 billion worth of inventive vacuum cleaners annually.        DIB

DysonInventsBig wrote:

Hello DIB:

Assuming your number is correct and represents 2007 sales

for dyson.  I say it is not very impressive.  Why? 

Assume that the average cost of a new dyson is $400 [low side]

that means that dyson sells 3 million new vacuums a year. 

Do you think that is impressive and worthy of  boasting?  If so, why?

Assume further that these sales are disbursed

over 50 countries [or chose whatever number of countries you like],

the new vacuums per country is 60,000. 

For talking purposes, assume too that the average cost of a new dyson

is $500 [more likely but still probably low].  Then the new dysons sold

per year are 2.4 Million worldwide and 48,000 per country. 

That's not even a one hour sale on HSN for

one day.  My sense is wheel barrows would be more lucrative.

Carmine D.

DIB:

BTW, I thought you were going to

provide the details on the Kenneth J.

versus dyson legal action for the vacuum

ball wheel facilitator?  Did you, and I

missed it?

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:

Carmine, I could easily post the lawsuit.  But I did not want to publically put out Kenneth's  home town, etc.  So I'm giving it some thought, all the while I am getting our trailer and faimily ready for a vacation.  I will try to post (if I can get an internet conncetion, which I believe I can) during our vacation.        DIB

CarmineD wrote:
Carmine, while you constantly bash (there goes that word again!) the sales figures of the Dyson that are otherwise impressive to myself and most others here, you also give us NOTHING to compare them to.  Where are the Hoover sales figures for 2007?  What about Eureka/Electrolux, or better yet, Oreck?  I'd like to see how those compare.

Electrolux sold 3 million Model 30s TOTAL from 1937-1954 (excluding the WWII years of course).  That having been said, averaging 3 million machines PER YEAR is quite an accomplishment on Dyson's part, and is hardly anything to sneeze at.

I don't understand the relevance to the wheelbarrow, but I will say that IF Dyson were to make the Ballbarrow again, they would probably do quite well as it was a successful product at the time.  But, as I mentioned earlier, Dyson has some damn good "wheelbarrows" already, just read the customer reviews talking about the "bushels" of dirt removed from their carpets

-MH

DysonInventsBig wrote:

Enjoy your vacation. 

Carmine D.