Quiet Dyson wins me over

Excellent power for a reasonable price compared to other vacuums with lesser qualities. I was amazed (yes amazed) what was in the dirt cup (sorry Dyson, I didn't call it the Clear Bin™...if that's the Clear Bin, then what is the thing with holes with the yellow cover called?).

When you use it for the first time, you see what it gathers from the top of your floor...then you think, what if that was all over the floor again? Simply, for the money, there is no better vacuum.

The swivel head fits under practically everything in the house and is easy to maneuver around tight furniture. The suction is better than most vacs, and about on par with most shop vacuums. The vac is very light, stows easily, and is quiet enough to have a conversation while vacuuming without shouting...really.

It takes a little getting used to the short cord, the lightness (cheapness?) of the hose when you are used to a heavier hose (this one kinks up easy). I found that in vacuuming a large room, you need at least 2 outlets to get around furniture.

The attachments are adequate, the brush/nozzle attachments fit over a fairly bulky end connector that carries the electric feed and storage hook, so tight dusting or using the wand to do hand cleaning isn't really this models forte.

The emptying process is dusty at best, I recommend using a bathroom trash bag, and doing it outside.

The instructions are in a cryptic picture language apparently new to the human race. The emptying instructions (go figure, you'd think that would be pretty obvious, but it's not if you've never owned one) are brief and not so to the point when it comes to maintaining the vac. "Push button, dump out" pretty much sums up the pictures.

We had a 7 year Eureka canister that finally gave up the ghost, and we shopped online for an hour doing research. We then bought ours at Linen 'N Things online and picked it up at the store 4 hours later (they had a $100 off, so our cost was $427 with tax).

I remember my Tristar from 20 years ago (amazing little vac but very expensive). Believe it or not, none of the advertising on TV worked on me for the Dyson, just the engineering I saw in the descriptions did, so we gave it a try,

It picks up dirt like the Tristar did, but I didn't have to pay three times the price and listen to a high pressure sales pitch!

I honestly feel that the price of the vacuum for it's capability is fair, considering what it accomplishes.