| What I like: | | | | Since hubby is an engineer and this vaccuum is |
| - It picks up a ton more stuff than the tired old | | | | supposed to celebrate engineers, I thought I'd let him |
| clunker it's replacing. | | | | weigh in on the pros and cons. Here's his take: |
| - It maneuvers like a charm when doing carpet and | | | | What hubby likes: |
| running it over floors. That articulating ball thingy | | | | - No bags! |
| works great. | | | | - Maneuverablity is 300% better than the old clunker. |
| - No bags! Whohoo! I can see when it's getting full, | | | | At first glance I thought the articulating gizmatron ball |
| and boy can I see a lot! With our family of 4 plus 2 | | | | was a hokey gimmick that you'd see Vince the Slap |
| cats and 2 dogs, it fills up fast with all kindsof dust | | | | Chop guy trying to peddle. But, to put it frank, this |
| bunnies, animal hair, and kid's trinkets that have fallen | | | | thing is friggin cool! |
| behind dressers and under beds and into every nook | | | | - Floor attachment “Flat Out” head works |
| and cranny imaginable. | | | | great and gets under just about everything. |
| - It's lighter (about 16 lbs) than the old clunker (about | | | | - Quiet. Gotta be 3 dB lower than the clunker. |
| 19 lbs) and I notice it hauling it up and down stairs. | | | | - Definitely notice the weight difference vs. the |
| - Once you get used to the techie whiz-bang | | | | clunker. And the handles on the Dyson are |
| attachment thingy, it's pretty easy to go from | | | | convenient carry points. |
| vacuuming floors to vacuuming couches and using the | | | | What hubby dislikes: |
| dust tool. | | | | - I am a canister man at heart. After perusing the |
| - The simple attachment for vacuuming the couches | | | | site I'm thinking the DC22 Motorhead would have |
| and getting at the stairs is quite good, and the | | | | been a better fit for me, but hey, I didn't have a say |
| suction is great. Does a much better job on my | | | | in the bridal white DC24 Limited Edition selection. |
| couches than my old vacuum. | | | | - I still have a hard time with the recoil in the |
| - The “Flat Out” floor attachment works | | | | hose. I've always preferred the canister type |
| great, maneuvers incredibly and gets under all but the | | | | vacuum that doesn't seem to have the same issue. |
| skinniest little openings. | | | | Why don't they sell an extra length of hose for |
| What I don't like: | | | | them? |
| - I was hoping the length of hose would allow for a | | | | Our overall impression: |
| bit less effort to reach the nooks and crannies, but | | | | A great vacuum. A pricey vacuum, but we were just |
| its still a bit difficult with the hose having a lot of | | | | in Sears, and all vacuums seem expensive these |
| tension in it and requiring quite a bit of oomph to get | | | | days! As luck would have it, we are no longer in the |
| to where you want to go. And it's always wanting to | | | | market for a new vacuum. Had the DC24 not shown |
| spring back and drag the vacuum with it. Not nearly | | | | up by divine intervention and we did end up on |
| as bad as the old clunker was, I must say, as that | | | | Amazon doing some comparo shopping, this vaccum |
| one had a tendency to cause the vacuum to tip and | | | | would definitely be on our list to consider. Amazon |
| whack you in the head. The poor old clunker's been | | | | carries the Dyson DC24 Blueprint Upright Vacuum |
| drop kicked more than once by hubby after it | | | | Limited Edition if you're so inclined to grab one up |
| bonked poor hubby in the head. The Dyson DC24 | | | | right this very minute. |
| seems to at least have some stability in the vacuum | | | | To learn more about dyson dc24 blueprint limited |
| when you're having to battle the hose. And lucky for | | | | edition upright vacuum go to,Amazon. |
| the Dyson, so far it hasn't attacked my husband. | | | | |