Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

B.T.W it seems like dyson is following hoovers lead in product development,way to much of the same thing,just a few cosmetic changes here and there,nothing earth shattering.

MOLE

I don't agree.  Dyson sales have made gains from year to year due to increases in prices and expanding into new markets.  Dyson has lost market share in units and percentages to the competition in the UK since 2004 and not gained it back.   What is dyson now in the UK?  About 30 percent? 

The ball technology of 2005 is old.  What do you think is new and better from dyson in the last 6 years [in the USA] that makes dyson worthy of the 'premium' prices?   

It appears from the commentary on the DC25 that dyson has finally come up with a brush roll that meets US standards.  After only 6 years of trying!   What kind of R&D is this?  No, the R&D is not spent on vacuums.  It's spent on other things that have no bearing on vacuums.

Carmine D.

I never said I invented the reasoning.  I'll agree that you said it about HOOVER.  And I'll say it about dyson now.  You should have no problem agreeing with me/Mole, since you are the originator of the observation.  

One might opine that Mr. Dyson is worse off than HOOVER by not profiting from the HOOVER errors.  Instead, Mr. Dyson is taking the same path.  Living off his laurels.  I don't take credit for making the latter observation either.  Mole said it a few posts up in number 322.  His later question to me about TTI and HOOVER is directly related to that post's point and this subsequent series of exchanges.

Carmine D.

It seems that Mr. D has gone off the deep end.  I think the DC07 was his best vacuum.  He should have simply made some small improvements as opposed to reinventing a good thing. 

I used a DC14 and found no gain in performance.  I just do not like the other models, although I have no real experience using them.

I will continue to use my Royal and Kirby and buy a DC07 when they get rock bottom cheap or a decent new Dyson hits the market.

WRT Consumer Reports and its ratings and assessment of dyson vacuums, it's noteworthy and commendable that dyson was second in reliability in March 2008 to Kirby [which has maintained the number one spot for years].  Certainly this must make Mr. Dyson smile and feel good. 

I have ot read this CR report and had know idea of Dyson rating 2nd.  Thats BIG!  Yes, James shouid be very pleased.  Thanks for letting me know. 

Even if only one of his dyson models in the last 6 years make the top 10 CR ratings [DC17].

Dyson does not lead the industry at the floor and so I cannot agree with his (at times/on some vacuums) beat my carpet to a pulp concept (DC21 for example).  Hear's my suggestion...  on how Dyson should fix his nozzle and/or brush?  Study and copy.  A great deal of what manufacturers design at the nozzle and brush are not patent protected any longer, and are in the public domain.  Study and copy and/or incorporate the best elements, it is that simple.        DIB

Carmine D.

 I have not read this CR report and had know idea of Dyson rating 2nd.  Thats BIG!  Yes, James shouid be very pleased.  Thanks for letting me know. 

Your welcome.  Now, perhaps, you have another perspective on Consumer Reports. 

Carmine D.