Dyson DC25 ALL Floors / DC25 BALL HEPA

Advantages: Powerful, will manovere well with a bit of practice
Disadvantages: Still quite heavy, not that easy to follow instructions

...My old machine was the Dyson Animal (not the ball version) and it was heavy and a bit difficult to manovere very easily. After seeing the ads on tv which showed how effortlessly it seemed to glide around, I was very keen to buy it. I am happy with the machine, but there are a few things that are not so good. Firstly when I got it out the box to put it together, I found the instructions are not that great. Mostly they are just pictures showing where ...
...The dust container on this Dyson is a bit smaller than my old model, so I guess I will be emptying it that bit more often. However I thought I had broken it when I first emptied it as I took the container off the machine and promptly tried to pull the handle up as I did with the old machine, on this on you push it down to open it (I told you I am no good with following instructions!) This meant that the handle went out of alignment and I could not ... Read review

Advantages: Very light and very manoeverable.
Disadvantages: Bit too light and moves around a lot.

The Dyson DC25 all Floors vacuum cleaner is a revolution in houshold cleaning. Not only is very good at picking up small pieces of dust and dirt,but the filters are washable which makes it cheaper than some other types of cleaners. I love the way it manoevers around furniture and as it has a small and low head it can get under the edges of furniture as well as under my radiators. Something my old Dyson couldn't do. It's very light weight, weighing ...
...The only draw back of this weight is that when you are using the extension hose to clean furniture, curtains or to get behind things, i found that if stretched to it;s limit the machine would move around and has caught me in the ankles several times. This is a little annoying as i have had to stand with one foot on the machine to stop it moving around. It comes with a 5 year guarantee which is not bad for household equipment, but the replacement ... Read review

Advantages: Glides around the corners and really gets pet hair up
Disadvantages: The crord, heavy to push aroundand the cylider is a lot better

...this recently as my old dyson was on it's way out, I didn't have a animal one before and I have a dog so I knew I wanted a animal vaccum cleaner, I loved my old dyson and you can't beat them!! I waned a change so I got the upright, I had a cylider one before and a knew I wanted a ball too. So that was it the DC25 animal was it!! I am so pleased with it but I think the cylider one was better, the cord was longer and easier to get around!! It had ... Read review

Advantages: Ball technology makes cleaning quick and fun
Disadvantages: A little on the expensive side

The latest Dyson and best yet. Have bought a few dysons and this is definitely the best and without a doubt the best cleaner on the market. The unique ball design brings dare i say it a bit of fun to cleaning and you can whizz any surface in minutes. Wouldn't bother forking out the extra cash for the animal model as this model can handle most of the cat and dog hairs in my house with ease. The wand (the stick thing you pull out) can reach all the ...
...the main body at the bottom and comes with 3 tools. 1. a thin nozzle which i use for getting into tricky places and edges of rooms. 2. The thin nozzle with brush which i use to clean pet hairs of them sofa etc and 3. a flat nozzle for doing had to reach areas and stairs. The price is a little steep but overall a great product and with 5 year part and labour you cant go wrong. ... Read review

Advantages: Picks pet hair up well at first
Disadvantages: heavy and bulky, lost its first brilliance

Well when I bought this one we had two dogs, one longhaired. When used at first it was fantastic and I thought 'Great' I've found one that does what it says on the tin!. However a few months down the line it worked properly less and less, missing hairs, soon getting bunged up etc. Even when taken apart and cleaned properly with new filters I never got that 'first' good feeling. I also found the hoover a little heavy and I wasn't keen on the telescopic ... Read review