There's a new vacuum in town— Dyson Product Review

This is Steven's old vacuum. It's a bit worse for wear. It's missing a wheel. The suction is OK, but the brush attachment broke.

Enter Dyson.

Cons:
1. Price.
It's hefty for a vacuum. I found this model for $430 at Costco, but it retails for more.

2. Looks.
It's the ugliest thing I own, and that includes my blue suede platform shoes. This thing looks like a made-up 80s teenager. Aqua Blue and purple?! And worse yet, the purple has glitter in it.

3. On board tools are difficult to use.
While this Dyson comes fully equipped, the tools were clumsy to handle. I had to attach the hose in a certain way to use the tools, and at times, I had Transformer flashbacks. Except it was less fun since the Dyson transforms from a vacuum to a vacuum. And when I'm done, I have to vacuum.

4. Cord.
What's up with no retractable cord?

5. Manuverability.
Maybe Roomba has made me soft, but I think the Dyson is a bit heavy and bulky to move around. I use to use a Dirt Devil swivel. Very easy to manuever by comparison. And the Dirt Devil had a lower profile, making it easier to get under things.

Pros:
This thing sucks. No seriously. It really sucks. Check out how mush dust I pulled out of the carpet.

I can't believe we were living in that much dust! And this was just upstairs. There's a canister full of dust from downstairs sitting in the trash bin. Some of the rooms I vacuumed, had a been vacuumed just the previous day by either Roomba, or Steven's vacuum.

Also, we bought the model with the animal hair attachment. I was frustrated with most of the attachments I used, except for this one. It works great.

Overall, I'm impressed by Dyson's suction power. I must admit that the increased spending on vacuums recently was mostly due to Shelby's shedding. We've had her for 5 months. Long enough for everything to be covered in hair, but short enough for us to remember how nice things were when they weren't furry. The Dyson made me more aware of the general dust that needs to be dealt with.