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Dyson air purifier outperformed by cheap DIY box fan filter in Marketplace test

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Post by ttul »

dominotw wrote: post #5
AlexandrB wrote: post #3

Dyson : Air Products :: Beats : Audio Products Pretty much every Dyson product I've used, from the public bathroom air "blades" to the vacuums, seem like a gimmicky, inferior products with a premium price tag. None of them do their intended job better than older, cheaper products in their category. I know James Dyson is regarded as a genius engineer, but the consumer product company bearing his name seems to be 99% m…

I currently use dyson v11 cordless vaccum. I am in the market for a new one, what do you recommend instead ? Price is not too much of concern for me ATM.

Miele makes the best vacuums IMHO.

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Post by dirktheman »

AlexandrB wrote: post #3

Dyson : Air Products :: Beats : Audio Products Pretty much every Dyson product I've used, from the public bathroom air "blades" to the vacuums, seem like a gimmicky, inferior products with a premium price tag. None of them do their intended job better than older, cheaper products in their category. I know James Dyson is regarded as a genius engineer, but the consumer product company bearing his name seems to be 99% m…

Yes, we have the vacuum on a stick at work. It's a cheap plastic thing that looks like a sex toy for Buck Rogers and it doesn't perform nearly as well as the Numatic Henry we have at home.

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Post by sdfhbdf »

AlexandrB wrote: post #3

Dyson : Air Products :: Beats : Audio Products Pretty much every Dyson product I've used, from the public bathroom air "blades" to the vacuums, seem like a gimmicky, inferior products with a premium price tag. None of them do their intended job better than older, cheaper products in their category. I know James Dyson is regarded as a genius engineer, but the consumer product company bearing his name seems to be 99% m…

Interesting since the cordless vacuum (dyson v11) I use at home seem to work really well. The previous big corded model we had (Dyson DC33) was also built like a tank and served for almost 10 years before being passed on and still works so maybe I bought into marketing or maybe just different people have different experiences with Dyson products?

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Post by 4ggr0 »

AlexandrB wrote: post #3

Dyson : Air Products :: Beats : Audio Products Pretty much every Dyson product I've used, from the public bathroom air "blades" to the vacuums, seem like a gimmicky, inferior products with a premium price tag. None of them do their intended job better than older, cheaper products in their category. I know James Dyson is regarded as a genius engineer, but the consumer product company bearing his name seems to be 99% m…

I love the public bathroom Dyson thingies. They kinda became a standard for me now, love how quickly they dry hands. Way better than paper, towels or weak fans. But yeah, the other stuff is a bit gimmicky.

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Post by AlexandrB »

dominotw wrote: post #5
AlexandrB wrote: post #3

Dyson : Air Products :: Beats : Audio Products Pretty much every Dyson product I've used, from the public bathroom air "blades" to the vacuums, seem like a gimmicky, inferior products with a premium price tag. None of them do their intended job better than older, cheaper products in their category. I know James Dyson is regarded as a genius engineer, but the consumer product company bearing his name seems to be 99% m…

I currently use dyson v11 cordless vaccum. I am in the market for a new one, what do you recommend instead ? Price is not too much of concern for me ATM.

I really like my Miele canister vacuum. It's light, quiet, and powerful. I find bagless vacuums, including Dyson's, to be a pain in the butt to clean by comparison. However Miele is certainly not a good value brand either. I've never used a cordless vacuum, but I find the concept suspect for basic physics reasons. You're either giving up weight, power, or both compared to something you can plug into a wall.

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Post by tidepod12 »

sdfhbdf wrote: post #13
AlexandrB wrote: post #3

Dyson : Air Products :: Beats : Audio Products Pretty much every Dyson product I've used, from the public bathroom air "blades" to the vacuums, seem like a gimmicky, inferior products with a premium price tag. None of them do their intended job better than older, cheaper products in their category. I know James Dyson is regarded as a genius engineer, but the consumer product company bearing his name seems to be 99% m…

Interesting since the cordless vacuum (dyson v11) I use at home seem to work really well. The previous big corded model we had (Dyson DC33) was also built like a tank and served for almost 10 years before being passed on and still works so maybe I bought into marketing or maybe just different people have different experiences with Dyson products?

Yea, it's weird reading this thread to me. I have a cordless Dyson vacuum and it is by far the best home vacuum I have ever used, both in terms of suction power (even compared to non-cordless ones) and in terms of other usability/features.

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Post by newsbinator »

4ggr0 wrote: post #14
AlexandrB wrote: post #3

Dyson : Air Products :: Beats : Audio Products Pretty much every Dyson product I've used, from the public bathroom air "blades" to the vacuums, seem like a gimmicky, inferior products with a premium price tag. None of them do their intended job better than older, cheaper products in their category. I know James Dyson is regarded as a genius engineer, but the consumer product company bearing his name seems to be 99% m…

I love the public bathroom Dyson thingies. They kinda became a standard for me now, love how quickly they dry hands. Way better than paper, towels or weak fans. But yeah, the other stuff is a bit gimmicky.

Those bathroom hand dryers do spread bacteria around at an alarming rate: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-bacterial-horror-of-...

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Post by sdfhbdf »

I thought the Xiaomi Air Purifier line [1] was at least popular enough to be considered in such comparisons. Maybe it's my skewed European perspective where the Xiaomi phones and home products seem to really popular among people.

[1]: https://www.mi.com/global/mi-air-purifier-3H/

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Post by RL_Quine »

sdfhbdf wrote: post #18

I thought the Xiaomi Air Purifier line [1] was at least popular enough to be considered in such comparisons. Maybe it's my skewed European perspective where the Xiaomi phones and home products seem to really popular among people. [1]: https://www.mi.com/global/mi-air-purifier-3H/

They're nice and hackable too.

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Post by duxup »

dominotw wrote: post #5
AlexandrB wrote: post #3

Dyson : Air Products :: Beats : Audio Products Pretty much every Dyson product I've used, from the public bathroom air "blades" to the vacuums, seem like a gimmicky, inferior products with a premium price tag. None of them do their intended job better than older, cheaper products in their category. I know James Dyson is regarded as a genius engineer, but the consumer product company bearing his name seems to be 99% m…

I currently use dyson v11 cordless vaccum. I am in the market for a new one, what do you recommend instead ? Price is not too much of concern for me ATM.

I've had a good experience with a Shark vacuum. It had high ratings from Consumer Reports. I bought one and found it did a great job with heavy carpet and rugs, and wood floors. It is easy to take apart, clean, etc.
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