Kitchen & Housewares : Dyson DC25 Animal - The Dyson Ball Upright Vacuum Cleaner - Iron Sprayed Purple

Rating: - If you've got hairy pets BRILLIANT!!!!!!!
This hoover is brilliant, I have an Alaskan Malamute and believe me they shed! their hair gets everywhere and it's not easy to get up off carpet and rugs but this hoover is fantastic and i'm not forever going over the same bit just to get some hair, it makes cleaning soooo much easier. highly reccommend! as for the price, atleast it's got 5 year garantee, which is great. If you've got a big hairy pet this hoover is for you! :-)

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Rating: - AVOID - Read this before buying into the hype.
I have owned a Dyson for the last approx 8 years, and for approx, 8 of them I have been unhappy with the product. Despite this fact, I bought a Dyson 'Animal' to replace the original DC04 that had permaturely burnt out. That was my big mistake. Honestly - please DO NOT believe the hype - Dysons are Indonesian made and distinctly BELOW average hoovers. They are INCREDIBLY loud - I am amazed that UK health & safety have overlooked these appliances ( I wonder why...).
They are incredibly heavy.
In their advertisements they say that other brand vacuum cleaners have no way to turn corners because of their four wheel system - NOT TRUE. Try it with your own Hoover or other if you dont believe me. To summarise - I bought a MIELE - Quiet, light, efficient; OK it needs bags but that means less plastic 'Sainsburys' bags in the landfill from your dyson fallout and more paper Miele DISPOSABLE bags instead. You know it makes sense.

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Rating: - Great machine!
My Dyson DC25 Animal has just arrived and within minutes I had it put together and had given it a trial on the sitting room rug. I was amazed. I had forgotten what the real colour of the rug is, and a good once over almost filled the dirt container! At least a cup of sand came out of the carpet and at least a whole dog moult, even though I had regularly vacuumed with my old machine. And I haven't even used the animal mini turbine head yet! I am delighted. The Dyson is so easy to use and the power is impressive. The machine has a heavier feel than I expected but that is probably necessary for it to sit down hard on the carpet, and it has a very solid feel. I have yet to try how it goes on the stairs but the wand is easy to use and it is great to have the extra tools on the machine in their little places - no more hunting from room to room to see where I last left the crevice tool! The dirt container doesn't seem to be very big but emptying it is a breeze, one click to release it from the machine and one click to deposit the dirt in bin or bag without getting your hands dirty - and no more having to stock up with bags. All in all it's a cracking machine and I think I'm going to be very happy with it.

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Rating: - Very Compact
After our DC04 gave up the ghost we decided to look around for a new vacuum - I like Dysons but my wife found the DC04 to be heavy and cumbersome. This new DC25 Animal is great - the same "Ball" concept as the DC15 but much more compact - not too tiny like the DC24 which would only be of use in a flat due to the tiny dust bin. The only downside with these latest Dysons is they have shorter power cables so you need to change socket for different rooms but that's just me being lazy. In short this is really powerful cleaner and with a 5 year guarantee should last a bit longer than the DC04.