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Re: James Dyson answers design questions from Twitter [video]

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Post by rootusrootus »

jimnotgym wrote: post #8
verisimi wrote: post #3

Does he talk about the design of the legal structure for his tax avoidance vehicle that holds the land he has bought up in the UK? lol https://whoownsengland.org/2017/09/19/why-is-james-dyson-hoo... "By July 2017, Farmers Weekly was reporting that Dyson’s empire had grown to 13,355 hectares, or 33,000 acres."

I really dislike Dyson. 1) Move to Singapore, citing that Britain won't join the euro as a factor. 2) EU energy efficiency test goes against his product 3) Campaigns for Brexit I had one of his vacuum cleaners and it was under powered and always needed cleaning inside. I got a Meile with a bag afterwards. Much more powerful for less money.

It's hit or miss. For a plug-in vacuum, there are others I would choose first. But for a cordless stick vacuum, nobody else is comparable.

Re: James Dyson answers design questions from Twitter [video]

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Post by estsauver »

chrisseaton wrote: post #5

When he says printers are the worst designed things, would be great to see a Dyson-engineered printer that was solid and reliable. Shame there probably isn't the market for them anymore.

Brother printers are consistently reliable and high quality, particularly the laser jet ones. I highly recommend getting one that doesn't have a scanner also, they just do one thing, really really well.

Re: James Dyson answers design questions from Twitter [video]

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Post by chrisseaton »

rootusrootus wrote: post #11
jimnotgym wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really dislike Dyson. 1) Move to Singapore, citing that Britain won't join the euro as a factor. 2) EU energy efficiency test goes against his product 3) Campaigns for Brexit I had one of his vacuum cleaners and it was under powered and always needed cleaning inside. I got a Meile with a bag afterwards. Much more powerful for less money.

It's hit or miss. For a plug-in vacuum, there are others I would choose first. But for a cordless stick vacuum, nobody else is comparable.

Their hair straighteners are also awesome - the only brand able to put a curl into my wife's hair.

Re: James Dyson answers design questions from Twitter [video]

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Post by rcdemski »

estsauver wrote: post #12
chrisseaton wrote: post #5

When he says printers are the worst designed things, would be great to see a Dyson-engineered printer that was solid and reliable. Shame there probably isn't the market for them anymore.

Brother printers are consistently reliable and high quality, particularly the laser jet ones. I highly recommend getting one that doesn't have a scanner also, they just do one thing, really really well.

I second this. I bought a brother multifunction laser printer several years ago and it consistently works without fail, works with built in drivers on Windows and Mac so there’s no funky packages installed, and their toner lasts forever.

Re: James Dyson answers design questions from Twitter [video]

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Post by chrisseaton »

estsauver wrote: post #12
chrisseaton wrote: post #5

When he says printers are the worst designed things, would be great to see a Dyson-engineered printer that was solid and reliable. Shame there probably isn't the market for them anymore.

Brother printers are consistently reliable and high quality, particularly the laser jet ones. I highly recommend getting one that doesn't have a scanner also, they just do one thing, really really well.

I've got a higher-end Brother laser printer with no other functions integrated and it still frequently gets confused. Just doesn't feel robust or solid.

Re: James Dyson answers design questions from Twitter [video]

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Post by celticninja »

chrisseaton wrote: post #13
rootusrootus wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's hit or miss. For a plug-in vacuum, there are others I would choose first. But for a cordless stick vacuum, nobody else is comparable.

Their hair straighteners are also awesome - the only brand able to put a curl into my wife's hair.

Hmmm, straighteners, put in a curl, sounds defective.

Re: James Dyson answers design questions from Twitter [video]

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Post by blamazon »

reedf1 wrote: post #7

Maybe he should explain his Brexit position? As far as I know this man is not an expert in anything but shirking expensive gimmicky fans and being a huge hypocrite, why he should be considered a authority in design I don't know. I've ways wondered what clout James Dyson gets for being confused with Freeman Dyson, an actual genius.

Also, Dyson products feel incredibly cheap in the hand to me for the price paid. You can just feel how many cycles of cost reduction each one went through.

Expensive products are one thing, but products that are upmarketed primarily because a big name wants more money, rub me the wrong way. It shows a disdain for your customer.

I feel holding him up as some guru perpetuates this annoyance.

Re: James Dyson answers design questions from Twitter [video]

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Post by chrisseaton »

celticninja wrote: post #16
chrisseaton wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Their hair straighteners are also awesome - the only brand able to put a curl into my wife's hair.

Hmmm, straighteners, put in a curl, sounds defective.

No, it's called a 'straightener' but it's a generic tool for controlling the shape of hair - can straighten or curl - both are intended use-cases.

Re: James Dyson answers design questions from Twitter [video]

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Post by tigerlily »

Well, the worst product I own is one of his bagless vacuum cleaners. The crummy look and feel, the unbelievably loud and high-pitched whine and the accompanying tinnitus-inducing higher order acoustic harmonics, and just the overall plasticky shittiness of it after about an hour of dragging it around is simply vomit-inducing.

My pet hate is the 100x added friction between the retractable bristles and my plush carpet. It's costing me extra in time and energy to push this thing around.

My next vacuum cleaner will instead be a janitor-grade Nilfisk.

Re: James Dyson answers design questions from Twitter [video]

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Post by aaronax »

estsauver wrote: post #12
chrisseaton wrote: post #5

When he says printers are the worst designed things, would be great to see a Dyson-engineered printer that was solid and reliable. Shame there probably isn't the market for them anymore.

Brother printers are consistently reliable and high quality, particularly the laser jet ones. I highly recommend getting one that doesn't have a scanner also, they just do one thing, really really well.

Eh, the multifunction one I bought a year ago told me the toner was out and wouldn't print until I reset the counter using some obscure menu process. I have printed hundreds of pages since then, so they apparently are into scamming just like the rest.
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