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NEW Hoover Upright
Original Message   Jan 23, 2009 11:02 pm
I don't know if anyone has seen this but I think I like it better just by hearing how it sounds, seems much more quiet than the Oreck. This vacuum comes with a 6 year warranty at only $399, pretty good deal. Sorry if this was posted already.



HSN Video:
http://home-solutions.hsn.com/hoover-platinum-collection-lightweight-bagged-upright-vacuum-with-handheld-canister-vac_p-4709906_xp.aspx?webm_id=0&web_id=4709906&sf=hw&attr=644&ocm=HW|644&prev=hp!sf!644&ccm=HW|644
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CarmineD


Joined: Dec 31, 2007
Points: 5894

Re: NEW Hoover Upright
Reply #17   Jan 25, 2009 4:07 pm
The ORECK use of "top fill bag" is truthful, accurate, and correct.  Attributes which never get old and out of date even after 50 years. 

If some here can get enthralled over 50 year old obsolete technology patent drawings of a defunct company, I suspect ORECK can find some people who like to read its "padded" features.

Carmine D.

This message was modified Jan 25, 2009 by CarmineD
Model2


~ It Beats...as it Sweeps...as it Cleans ~

Location: England
Joined: Jan 8, 2009
Points: 155

Re: NEW Hoover Upright
Reply #18   Jan 25, 2009 4:08 pm
CarmineD wrote:
Lightweight uprights are the industry envy now.  Reference: dyson's DC18 and DC24.  And now HOOVER/TTI.  ORECK pioneered the lightweight upright, it is ORECK's mainstay product, the industry lightweight leader and the original, which others copy.  Copying/imitation are the highest forms of flattery.

Carmine D



I guess that says a lot for all the Dyson imitators out there...

~ However Clean - Hoover Cleaner ~
Model2


~ It Beats...as it Sweeps...as it Cleans ~

Location: England
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Re: NEW Hoover Upright
Reply #19   Jan 25, 2009 4:16 pm
CarmineD wrote:

If some here can get entralled over 50 year old obsolete technology patent drawings of a defunct company, I suspect ORECK can find some people who like to read its "padded" features.



Yes, and in the UK at least, those people peer at such features through half-moon spectacles, when their aching fingers force them to put down their knitting.

~ However Clean - Hoover Cleaner ~
CarmineD


Joined: Dec 31, 2007
Points: 5894

Re: NEW Hoover Upright
Reply #20   Jan 25, 2009 4:17 pm
Model2 wrote:

I guess that says a lot for all the Dyson imitators out there...

Absolutely.  Works both ways.  If dyson is praiseworthy for having its copycats, then the same goes for ORECK.  Most especially if the vacuum innovator of the 21 Century, as we are told here, is one of the copycats.

Carmine D. 

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CarmineD


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Re: NEW Hoover Upright
Reply #21   Jan 25, 2009 4:22 pm
Model2 wrote:
Yes, and in the UK at least, those people peer at such features through half-moon spectacles, when their aching fingers force them to put down their knitting.


God bless them, they are still alive and well despite all their frailties!  Air-Way is dead and gone despite all its technological innovations.

Carmine D.

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DysonInventsBig


Location: USA
Joined: Jul 31, 2007
Points: 1454

Re: Oreck XL7 vs. Dyson DC24 - the Which? verdict.
Reply #22   Jan 25, 2009 5:02 pm
Model2 wrote:
Oreck XL7 - from £419
Test criteriaRating
Cleaning
Carpet 3 stars
Laminate floors 4 stars
Floorboards 2 stars
Walls and corners 3 stars
Performance
Allergen retention 1 star
Pet hair  5 stars
Noise 1 star
Ease of use
General use  3 stars
Emptying  5 stars
Cleaning stairs 3 stars
Manoeuvrability  3 stars

Dyson DC24 - from £176.99 (WHICH? BEST BUY)

Test criteriaRating
Cleaning
Carpet 5 stars
Laminate floors 5 stars
Floorboards 5 stars
Walls and corners 4 stars
Performance
Allergen retention 4 stars
Pet hair  2 stars
Noise 2 stars
Ease of use
General use  3 stars
Emptying  2 stars
Cleaning stairs 2 stars
Manoeuvrability  3 stars

Given that the 'Best Buy'-rated DC24 can be found at £240 less than the Oreck, and outperformed it in nearly every test, I know what I'd spend my money on (and, in fact, DID spend my money on!). And I can tell you from personal experience, the suction through the hose is perfectly adequate for everyday tasks. More annoying is the short hose and the 'combination' tool, adapted from the DC16 hand-held cleaner, and lack of a crevice nozzle!
Model2,

Yes, CR and Which may recommend other cheaper and/or more featured and/or better rated vac’s over the Oreck.  Yet, when a person is sold on the idea of buying an Oreck vice anything else and since the Oreck has a high price tag...  the cheaper w/more features Oreck-like Hoover looks financially enticing (i.e. hurts Oreck’s sales).  Additionally, I believe Red-Hoover at will, can destroy most anyone on pricing since they are Chinese owned and control much retail shelf space (Hoover, Dirt Devil, VAX, etc.).  A $98 Whisper proves this out.  Surely Red-Hoover instills much fear in their competitors.  Fear, not of innovation, but of being knocked off and then underpriced.


DIB
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CarmineD


Joined: Dec 31, 2007
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Re: Oreck XL7 vs. Dyson DC24 - the Which? verdict.
Reply #23   Jan 25, 2009 5:06 pm
DysonInventsBig wrote:
A $98 Whisper proves this out.  Surely Red-Hoover instills much fear in their competitors.  Fear, not of innovation, but of being knocked off and then underpriced.


DIB


Yes indeed DIB.  It was a $98 HOOVER bagless upright Fusion, which consistently received NO BUY ratings from CR, that KO-ed [knocked-out] dyson's DC07 [$379] at Wal*mart stores in 2005 in just about 6 months.

Carmine D.

This message was modified Jan 25, 2009 by CarmineD
DysonInventsBig


Location: USA
Joined: Jul 31, 2007
Points: 1454

Re: Oreck XL7 vs. Dyson DC24 - the Which? verdict.
Reply #24   Jan 25, 2009 5:15 pm
CarmineD wrote:
Yes indeed DIB.  It was a $98 HOOVER bagless upright Fusion, which consistently received NO BUY ratings from CR, that KO-ed [knocked-out] dyson's DC07 [$379] at Wal*mart stores in 2005 in just about 6 months.

Carmine D.


I recently looked at Hoover's last 100 patents and applications, not one is of the Fusion...  Can't patent something that's knocked off.        DIB
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HARDSELL


Joined: Aug 22, 2007
Points: 1293

Re: Oreck XL7 vs. Dyson DC24 - the Which? verdict.
Reply #25   Jan 25, 2009 8:05 pm
CarmineD wrote:
Yes indeed DIB.  It was a $98 HOOVER bagless upright Fusion, which consistently received NO BUY ratings from CR, that KO-ed [knocked-out] dyson's DC07 [$379] at Wal*mart stores in 2005 in just about 6 months.

Carmine D.



Do others find it strange that a vacuum that could perform this feat is not on WM site.

There are, however 8 Dysons for sale on the site.  All with 5 star ratings. 

Of course Carmine only presents what he wants us to read.  Truth is WM and Dyson had other issues. Fusion did not cause the demise of Dyson.   Hoover Z was also going to be Dyson's demise per Carmine.  Hoover had to practically give the Z's away.

This message was modified Jan 25, 2009 by HARDSELL
HARDSELL


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Points: 1293

Re: NEW Hoover Upright
Reply #26   Jan 25, 2009 8:12 pm
CarmineD wrote:
The ORECK use of "top fill bag" is truthful, accurate, and correct.  Attributes which never get old and out of date even after 50 years. 

If some here can get enthralled over 50 year old obsolete technology patent drawings of a defunct company, I suspect ORECK can find some people who like to read its "padded" features.

Carmine D.



And to think that it took an ex pro 50 years to discover Oreck.   Some things never get out of date, they just do not produce like the modern versions.
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