All I can say is, "Dyson, who??"
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Just bought this vacuum for our mountain cabin in NC - both bare floors and rugs.  This thing is FANTASTIC!  Picks up pet hair, leaves, dirt, switches to and from indoor/outdoor rugs, to oriental rugs to bare floors without a hitch, weighs next to nothing, AND easily can convert to a handheld with great attachments to clean furniture, cobwebs, ceiling fans, you name it!  We have a Dyson cordless slim vac, which is just fine (have it at our island home downstairs for bare floors and indoor/outdoor rugs), but when that one goes, I will buy another Shark Rocket to replace it!  BUY THIS and you will be glad you did!!
4893563
So.. Who's this Jeff Menapace you ask?(i did) A completely disturbed individual, that's who! Now, I'm off to see what else I can purchase and read in one white knuckled(i now have "kindle grip")sitting from that fantastically deranged brain of his!
1468046
my old one was stolen yes my dyson ... I  got a new one its great  picks up cat hair everything
1890782
I've only had this product for a few weeks. I did take most of a day to figure it out and get familiar with it's function.

I won't get into the details of the design, just one overall comment.

This is plastic. Almost everything is plastic. Plastic wears and sometimes breaks.

Not to worry, Dyson warrants it for FIVE years!.. WRONG!!

Read what is NOT covered. Nothing I touch or actuate is covered!!

I just hope it works for a long time and with some respect and care, maybe I won't break anything.
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They call them "iron end cap" in the title, don't be fooled they are cheep plastic. They wear out some what quickly, this is our 3rd one. Dyson is general over hyped and way over priced. There are a lot of systems out there that work every bit as well as Dyson for less then half the price. Do your research, but don't fall into the hype as we did. Dyson was one of the worst investments we have ever made.
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Completely disgusted. We have had the vacuum for three months and the powered attachments stopped working. After troubleshooting I determined (confirmed with Dyson support) that the head unit needs to be replaced. We have not even used this vacuum more than 12 times since we bought it for quick pick-ups and use a corded Dyson as our main vacuum. I registered the vacuum with Dyson and received a 2-year warranty. I was told by Dyson support that the part was not covered since they considered it normal wear and tear. Really??? Apparently the plug wears out??
992512
Never thought I'd ever gush about an appliance, but....  I love my Dyson!  When it came time to replace my trusty old Hoover, I looked into many types and manufacturers.  Once thing stood out:  How many of them compared themselves to a Dyson.  That had to be a clue.  My Dyson lives up to all its promises.  The suction is far beyond any vaccuum I've ever owned (sorry, Hoover and Bissell and Kirby).  The Dyson is so lightweight, making the chore less of a chore.  And it's so easily manuvered with the roller ball, I don't have to fight with it in tight spots.  Plus, it gets under furniture that a bulky-headed vaccuum won't reach.  No doubt, my next vaccuum will also be a Dyson -- when this one wears out, decades from now.
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I bought a Dyson DC07 Animal @ Home Depot last night. Our Eureka Boss had died after 10 long years of doing a so-so job of vacuuming up dander and hair of the feline and homo-sapien variety.

My wife and I had moved all the living room furniture the night before when we took The Boss on it's last ill-fated journey through the off-white, easily soiled carpet.  Even though it died, it did manage to fill the bag with all manner of carpet icky's.

We launched the Animal on it's maiden voyage through the room not expecting it to pick up much. Man, were we wrong! This thing really is a frikkin' animal! The room is 22' X 18" and I had to empty the hopper three times! It was nothing but hair and dust! How gross is that? Although my wife and I are not really clean freaks, we were amazed and somewhat stunned at the crap that had been hiding in our "clean" carpet. There's no tellin' what some of that stuff was and who or what it came off of. Where's CSI when you need them?

I's very easy to assemble and it's very quiet in comparison to other "high-end" vacs. Sure the wand thing is a bit cumbersome but not worth giving this thing a black mark.  I'm not sure what the Consumer Reports guys have up their butts about this thing but it DOES NOT deserve their criticism and nay-saying. The pukey purple color is not my liking but not a big deal. It kinda looks like that purple Tele-Tubby that rattled Jerry Falwell a few years ago. Anything that resembles anything that bothers a hack, money grubbing televangelist Is OK with me!!! Put your hands on the vacuum cleaner, friends and feel it's cleansing spirit..Blessed is man who vacuums before his wife gets home......yeh though I walk into the valley of the dust mites... I will fear no weavels...thy power bush and 17' hose comfort me....let us vacuum....

Reach down deep and fork over the $500.00.  This is the last vacuum that you'll ever buy! Thumb your nose at the Hoover and Eureka Vacuum Bag Cartels! Tell the Kirby guy to get a real job! Let the Dyson Revolution begin! Viva-la-Dyson! Viva-la-Dyson! Viva-la-Dyson! Viva-la-Dyson! Viva-la-Dyson!
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How many vacuums does it take to give you a clue that you've been had?  Simple--four.
Over the years, I've bought dreadful, crummy, useless pieces of junk that claimed to revolutionize carpet vacuuming.  The worst part of it?  I didn't know how lousy my machines really were.  Until I got a Dyson.
I had researched various vacuum cleaner models on the Internet, having found myself in need of ANOTHER one.  I came across the Dyson.  I read the reviews with reservation.  After all, I've heard it all before.  I pondered the cost, the strange freakin' colors.  I decided to go for it regardless of my husband's aversion to the cost (side note: cheap is genetically coded into all Y-chromosomes).
I choose the red and purple model, breaking out of my comfort zone of the somber blue, gray, or black of my past models.  I got my Dyson, and, oh yeah, can we say marvelously brilliant here?  This vacuum should be on a pedestal when not in use.  Never mind that when I first saw it I thought of my daughter when she was three, playing house with her toy vacuum cleaner, while my boy played with his plastic red and yellow lawnmower (lawnmowers, another pet peeve).  I test drove my new vacuum cleaner and nothing--I mean nothing--will ever convince me that there is a better model than the Dyson.  Even my teenagers used it--a BIG test of endurance for sure.  Teenagers and vacuuming?  Nah!  But hey, the vacuum cleaner was NEW.  They had vacuumed up a writing pen.  Blue, big, deadly for any other model but the Dyson.  I just plucked the pen out of the easily accessible pipe behind the dust cylinder and went on without feeling the need to launch a tirade at my teenagers.  Trust me, the Dyson is powerful, well designed, and sturdy.  Basically, it's the Mother of All Vacuum Cleaners.
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UPDATE AT ALMOST 60 DAYS: So disappointed. 2 weeks ago on a Saturday the pet brush died,no idea why...It's a pretty simple piece of equipment, and theoretically,if the tiny belt isn't broken and no hair is clogging up the works, it should spin when the air is pulled over it, but it just...stopped. No clog, belt intact. So I called Shark and a nice man said he'd send out a new one and he told me how "lucky" I was that it died when it did because ordinarily it costs $24.99. Said it'd arrive by the following Friday eve. When it didn't come, I called them again and spoke with a rather less friendly woman who told me it always takes "3-5 business days" and would arrive by the 13th, this past Wednesday, MInd you, the original call was on Dec. 2, so I don't know how that's 3-5 days, but whatever. It did arrive late on Wednesday, but it was a completely different brush, a big ugly gray thing with a curve at the top where it fits into the hose. Totally different. I tried it, but it was horrible, unwieldy, cumbersome, just did not work at all like the original. Using it with the lift away on the stairs I was afraid I'd stumble.  I called again this morning and a third CS rep put me on hold and then came back to say the replacement tool was the one I should have gotten in the first place and I couldn't have the other one! I explained that I was looking at the user manual and the brush pictured is the one I got originally, not this POS they sent to replace it! He kept repeating the same thing, that the second one was "the only one that comes with your model". (It's not even listed in the Owner's Guide!) I told him I wanted to return the entire vac, then, and he told me I had to return it through Amazon in spite of the enclosed notice that says "STOP! Do Not return to the Store! Call Us. We are here to help with our hassle-free return service!" Finally I got a supervisor who said he'd send me the one I wanted (and paid for) "this one time", like he was doing me a favor, but never would address the horrendous CS I had up until that point.
I've attached pics of both attachments as well as one of the gray one alone so you can see the curve. I'm guessing the clear pet brush model number 137FFJ, although awesome and much more ergonomic than the replacement, isn't the most reliable piece of equipment and I'll end up paying to replace it, we'll see how often. So, based on the quick failure of what was, for me, a major  reason for the purchase, the lousy CS, and the probability that I'm going to have to keep buying these pieces, I'm deducting 3 stars. And I am REALLY disappointed. Great suction, lousy parts, miserable CS. if you buy one of these, buy it through them directly and then hope nothing breaks or fails.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:I was looking for a second vac, getting too old to lug my Dyson up and down the stairs. I never thought I'd see the day the Dyson became my second-best vac! This Shark is a great machine, terrific suction, lighter than my Dyson, great tools, extra long cord, love the lift-away feature for stairs and upholstery. Super easy to assemble, and then I vacuumed what I thought were clean carpets. I collected a good half tank of dust, dirt and dog hair, I was stunned. I really love this vacuum.
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Why anyone would review a product they don't even own and give it one star because it is refurbished is an absolute imbecile of the highest order.  I have a refurbished Dyson for over 5 years.  The thing is a workhorse.  Never had one problem and it works amazing. Dysons are the best refurbished or not.... Period.
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I have a dyson and it is the best vacuum I love it, but after awhile you need to replace battery.  The battery works fine.
3933674
Where do I begin with how terrible this vacuum is?!  I have had it 6 months and the main vacuum has stopped turning (unless I roll over thick carpet and then the rollers roll from contact with the carpet!).  I have purchased many of these throw away type vacuums (not intending for them to be throw away but that's where it always seem to end up) and this is by far the worst.  Let's start with the "retractable" cord.  Who ever thought to require the power to be on in order to retract a cord?  Doesn't common sense tell you you need a cord for power?  With the right timing, you can yank the cord out of the wall while still coiling but don't expect to shut the machine off!  The extension wand is a joke.  It doesn't extend anywhere and I can't tell you how many times I've rammed the stupid machine in the back of my foot trying to pull it closer.  Suction is nothing to write home about.  I have a dog that sheds terribly so I really needed a quality machine.  This is not even close.  How they even put "Pet" in the name of this machine is beyond me!  It is going back to the manufacturer whether I get credit back or not.  Let them take this stupid machine home and try to have it pick up anything!  Looks like you can't get anything but a Dyson these days if you want anything of any quality!  Save you're money and invest in Dyson!
477982
The first thing I thought was...who is this guy? I goggled him and just scarce references, teacher somewhere in china (?), working in some switched caps with no apparent real application....seems that nowadays "like everyone else" can be "author" in power electronics.

I stick with the classicals, Mohan, Rashid, Bose... I'll sell this book after I get a stand for my cat's sandbox.
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This vacuum has never worked well. People ask me all of the time how I love my Dyson and I say "eh, nothing special". It looses suction very quickly as the filter inside is always clogged. I have replaced it, cleaned it, tried everything but it never works well. It clogs so quickly. Our house is clean and I would expect the top of the line vacuum to wow us like my blendtec does. No such "wow"ing going on here.

I did hear a rumor that this model had a recall that fixed some problems but was unable to figure the process out on this remanufactured unit.
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I give up. My first Dyson was great. I would still be using it if the new pull that not chewed the cord. The canister is a bust. It is APRIL and this was purchased in January. It has lost its sucking ability. I am going to look for a basic cheap vacuum. When it breaks i will throw it away and get another. Sorry Dyson you did not make the grade
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I have this model and it is the bane of my existence. It's true it is relatively quiet, but that's because it doesn't work. It has the power of an asthmatic mouse. Hoover is a great brand, and one that can be trusted. but this vacuum is wretched. I just think that this is their Edsel.