Morphy Richards 70313

Advantages: Compact. Powerful. Quiet.
Disadvantages: Pricey if you don't shop around.

...found the following info…… Morphy Richards Storm Pets Cylinder 70313. • Turbo head • HEPA filtration • 1800 Watts • Foot controls (on/off & cord rewind) • 3.8 litre dustbag • 6m cord • Stainless steel telescopic tubes www.argos.co.uk item number 406/0503. £74.99 (the old model was red, it's now in a yucky blue). www.robertdyas.co.uk £49.99 I emailed the Boyf…….. and he emailed back saying he'd found one ...
...I have since visited the Morphy Richards website and printed off a 12 page guide for my particular model). ~ The Hoover ~ By now you're probably gagging in anticipation of what I bought so here are the details. The vacuum itself is a rather fetching rich dark red with silver accents although if you pop along to Argos now you'll see it's now in a garish shade of blue and it weighs in at 5.1kg which in English money is a smidge over 11lb. It has ... Read review

Advantages: good capacity; variable power; extra turbo cleaning attachment; HEPA filter; cable rewind; 2-year guarantee.
Disadvantages: loud on maximum when turbo cleaning head attached; on the heavy side; uses bags.

...thing to fall off the Morphy Richards unit, followed a few months later by the retaining clip for the main brush head... which had all-but disintegrated by its first birthday. OK, I have revised down my rating based on experience, but would ask myself "What did I expect for 54quid?". Chalk it up to experience... Addendum Jul-2007: And lo it was discovered the Tchibo cleaner was prone to stopping all of itself and sulking less than half-way through ...
...not be procured on-line via Tchibo but via a non-geographic telephone number in the User Manual. So verily that cleaner was returned whence it came. And today (01-Jul-2007) we find ourselves once more in Curry's, shelling out £99 for a Miele S381, which may or may not merit a review in the coming days... ... Read review

Advantages: Picks up hair, steady on stairs, compact
Disadvantages: Sounds like a jet plane, clunky head

My previous vacuum cleaner blew up as it couldn't cope with the amount of hair generated by me and two equally long-haired daughters. A friend recommended I get a vacuum cleaner designed especially for pet hairs, and this model didn't disappoint. It's great value - less than half the price of the brand recommended by my friend - compact and well designed. It has neat storage for accessories and a stand to stabilise the cylinder when cleaning the ...
...a dream and it is easy to detangle the brushes if they get clogged up. On the minus side, the main head is rather clunky and won't fit under the sofa, and on the higher suction levels it is very loud - those brushes whizz like turbines. On the whole, however, I'm very pleased. ... Read review