very disappointed in this Robo Vac
926327
very disappointed in this Robo Vac, doesn't track good at all very low suck power even on hard floors.
4818751
We have to clean several components every time we use it. And within minutes it is clogged again. Can't get five minutes of vaccum time. Very lame.
3065006
I have only had this vacuum for just over a year and it has only run <10 times.  Every time I go to use the vacuum it gives me multiple error messages and it takes longer to re-program the vacuum than it does to sweep the floor manually.  This is a useless vacuum unless you have the time to spend 1/2 hour restarting it every time to clear the error messages.  Spend the money and buy something good.  VERY DISAPPOINTED!
74731
I've had this vacuum for 3 years - In a small apartment, on both carpet and hardwood floors. I live in an apartment in NYC, and I was really surprisingly disappointed with this item particularly due to the long history of positive reviews.

1. I don't feel like its easy to store. I had to detatch the attachments, and the cord is quite cumbersome. Then again, this attribute in my critique is compromised because of my never-is-enough amount of storage space. I feel like you truly need an upright closet space to store this easily in, for easy in and easy usage and put away.

2. I felt like the carpet/floor attachment got easily clogged, and then got clogged to a point where there was  no unclogging, and remained a mystery to me though I put a hanger through it to understand the suction blockage which made this unit completely frustrating to use, and immediately obsolete. For something that can partially be used as a shop vac with the suction power and the setup, for it to be easily clogged by something as simple as a loose kleenex on the floor was a huge pain. The ease of blockages, and lack of access to clearing them removed 2 full stars away from the review.

3. Ease of obtaining the vacuum bags - I bought them from Amazon from a non Eureka dealer for a lot less than what Eureka sells for.
3245866
I am taking time to come back and write this review because I feel so strongly about this poor vacuum. Short story, don't waste your money. We have owned this vacuum for a year and it has really never appeared to work very well. It has a lot of nice features, but it just does not suck or clean like a $400.00 vacuum should. So stop here and get something else.
3653160
Seriously dissapointed with this vacuum cleaner. Just after buying it new, a part of it broke for no good reason so we had to ducktape it as a fix. It worked OK after that but now there is no suction on it and I've cleaned out everything. It's a lemon - at least mine is - don't believe the hype. This is a very expensive vacuum and it's not worth anywhere near the money we paid for it. Grrrr.
4599071
I initially thought this would be a great investment since I pulled up all my carpet and installed hard wood floors through out my home. I was so wrong, basicly we have those dust balls and grass clipping that seem to fall off the kids shoes,clothes. But this little guy just ignores them and finds it way into the corner and bounces off all the furniture. So, after months of different setting and placing the unit in different strategic places I give up. I still have to go back over the floor with a dust broom and a conventional broom for the corners. With that being said I don't think this device can take the place of a conventional vacum cleaner and is a waste of money. There is no replacement for the good old hand's to the plow when it comes to keeping your home clean and dust free, atleast not with this device.
3544405
This vacuum does not suction anything. I still have to pick up most small lint, etc. off the floor. I would not recommend this one at all!!!!  I wish I knew it was this way as I have 3 small boys and would have used it often.
1262698
I bought the Dyson DC44 Animal Digital Slim after very careful review of all the possible options. I read other people's reviews, I looked at videos. When it arrived, I was shocked at how flimsy this $400 vacuum is. The suction is very poor, and the carpet/hard floor unit is useless. Even for a small room like mine, this tool is hopelessly inadequate.

I could not believe my own eyes at this, so I went to a store and asked a kind sales woman to please let me try the same model there. The results were the same. I ended up buying a commercial Hoover. I am using this as an extremely expensive hand vaccum to collect crumbs from the kitchen, but I can't help to feel this Dyson is a fraud, a bum and a dead loss.

Please, try it before buying it.
1509470
It makes noise and that's about it. If I finish sweeping and put this in the pile, it may pick up a few specks, but the suction is such that if I change the angle I'm holding the vacuum, the dirt immediately drops out of the chamber again. I must have got a lemon but I had just moved when I bought it and it didn't make it out of the box until after the return window had closed. Attempts to contact customer service have been futile. Very disappointing.
3506107
loses vacuum after a time, disappointed, will continue to try
3421572
***UPDATE #2***
JUNK VAC, JUNK SERVICE. So during my 5yr / lifetime warranty period, they clocked me out of my refund period, gave me more bad products, and then removed my warranty alltogether. BEFORE MY ORIGINAL 5-YR ONE WAS OVER. Headaches galore.

Eventually Dyson sent a full replacement unit (vac'less lapse between return and delivery was fun again). SAME "STOP RUNNING UPON RUG RESISTANCE / LIGHT WALL TAP" PROBLEM  OUT OF THE BOX!!!

They had originally offered a choice of 3 alternative models so I chose one and asked for it (remember - I reported initial problems with initial machine during the RETURN FOR REFUND period). Refund was still denied and now they only offered ONE model, a discontinued version of dc24 upright (which gets polarized reviews), which I figured they were clearing out.

I gave up and got a Eureka canister and kept this dc24 as a spare or potential giveaway/sell, unopened.  Fwd a few months - I prep to sell it super cheap as new/unused to cover the Eureka and BAM! Box contains a note saying it REPLACEMENT IS REFURBISHED WITH (now expired) 6-MONTH WARRANTY ONLY! This is NOT stated as possible or allowable in my terms&conditions, nor did they even tell me it would happen, nor was it done with the first replacement they sent. Did I mention my original 5-yr warranty would still be active as I write this? Yeah. I did.

From what I read of their support online, I am lucky they even answered the phone and answered emails, let alone provided such "replacements".  Not much hope in further pursuit. Buy a Shark. Buy a BROOM. Just don't but Dyson.

***UPDATE#1***

It constantly stops running if you "hit" a wall (tap it, really), or if you are on rougher, stickier terrain like a rug.  It's VERY annoying. To their credit, Dyson did send me a new part, but this one does the same thing! At this price, this is too big of a con to put up with, considering all the other minor things i was happy to work around. I'm contacting them today for a return/refund. Bummer. Maybe their new "Animal" model is better.

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Cons (off the bat):

- Only 8-15 minutes of work for 3hr charge, which stops abruptly, and won't work when plugged and chargin.
- COULD come with attachments at that price.
- You have to clean out the brush each major use.
- Guess it can get tiring to hold down the trigger but then again, you don't waste the juice.
- $$$

Pros (Work within the cons and it's awesome):

- SUCKS (in a good way)! Leaves nothing behind on a bare floor, and does very well on short carpet.
- Empties very cleanly (and easy to retrieve a mistakenly vac'd up item).
- Manoeuvers smoothly - pretty light - dyson "ball" really does make it reach everywhere.
- Thinner vac head allows it to go under lower furniture.
- Storing it without the extension takes less space and makes it double as a normal dustbuster.
- Not having to deal with plugs and cords,  you end up using it more instead of doing mid-week broom/pan.

I'm sure its future model will be usuable when plugged (and maybe charge fast, hold off longer), but I needed it now. You get used to working around the time limit (using on low works better than max on most other models anyway) and I move the furniture ahead of starting, etc. Hair and and longer, stringy items do get wrapped around the brush but it's easy to clean. I love it. We have a split-level home and I simply dust/vac/ repeat each floor. Once in a while I'll run out of juice but it's not the end of the world. We no longer need a sep dustbuster, and i maintain a lot more since this is so simple to use. Watch for sales and coupons to make the purchase a bit less stomach-turning. If you're ok with the cons (which won't work for everyone, especially in a big house), then enjoy the pros.
2600051
I purchased this vacuum in November of 2014 from evacuumstore.com.  When it works it is very quiet and does clean my carpets well. However, IT CLOGS with something as simple as a Kleenex, it LOSES SUCTION for no reason, and IT TURNS OFF frequently while I am using it (no, I am not hitting the handle controls). I am rarely able to complete vacuuming my 250 sq feet of carpet space to my satisfaction before something goes wrong. I trusted the Electrolux name but, on the whole, I am very dissatisfied with this product.
777131
My whole house is tile so I thought this was a great solution.  Was very disappointed about the vacuum capability. It does NOT pick up ANY large particles like small leaves. Seems to only pick up dust or very small particles.  Pet hair just clumps at the entrance. It also is noisy. What a waste of money!
3500057
We purchased this vacuum not even a year ago and have been nothing but irritated and disappointed. The vacuum dies after running for not even two minutes most times. the suction wheel stops spinning and needs to be taken apart constantly. It is not carpet friendly against how it is advertised. We clean it every time we use it, and regularly take it apart to us an air compressor to clean it further. This is supposed to be one of the best vacuums out there, and it is SEVERELY lacking and below mediocre at best.
I have contacted Dyson's customer service and am waiting for either a FULL refund, or a new model. If that new model doesn't work well either, we will be switching to a more superior brand.
153435
I bought one on amazon after seeing such a high rating. The main purpose of this vacuums is to use around kitchen whenever my toddler drop cookie crumbs here and there. No doubt the suction is powerful and easy to clean which I love. However, after a year of use, the vacume stop working completely with no reason. The suction became very weak and then slowly died on us.  We thought maybe it was a defective one since it was working so well.  My mom went to Walmart to get the same one afterwards because we need a handheld vacuum all the time.  The new one works like a charm in the beginning, but after 6 months, it went dead as well. I am so pissed off that we wasted so much money when I should have just get a Dyson from Costco in the beginning.  I used different brands of hand vacuum over the years and this is my first time experience something like this. Later I read reviews on Amazon in more detail and found other customers have also experienced the same issue.  I will not buy vacuum  from this company ever again.
1955725
I've had this vacuum for 2 1/2 years now and I can safely say this is the worst vacuum I've ever had. The only reason why I survived with this piece of..."equipment" so long is because I bought a Roomba. It is made of cheap plastic. I've had to replace certain parts on the vacuum several times because either they broke, or were completely scratching my hardwood floors. I have no pets and I vacuum regularly; there is no reason why it should break so easily. I've had an American made Kenmore vacuum before this for 15 years and it was perfect. These new models are just plain cheap and over advertised to be good. The wheels on the part used to clean the floor where the suction occurs are made of plastic and will scratch your hardwood floors as they did mine. As for suction power, it sucks some rugs so hard that you need pull and keep the pressure constantly released, but it has a hard time sucking in all crumbsyou need to go over the space several times. Don't waste your hard earned money on this piece of crap. The bin to clean the vacuum is designed horribly; it's very easy to get dust all over the place when opening the bin. The filter takes forever to dry when you clean with watertakes more than 12 hours. Also, to those who post a review after only the first vacuuming, don't. It is not an adequate review after posting a review only after the first vacuuming. To those reading this, there are a number of better vacuums to buy for the same price of $300.