How do you choose which Dyson to get??

17 years ago

I am going to get a Dyson vacuum and have no clue what to get. I'm leaning towards the DC17 Animal but really dont know all the differences. There are so many. I dont want the "ball".

Which do you have and how did you decide on it?

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nikki_nj
17 years ago
It used to be the attachments were the only difference.
lynn_d
17 years ago
Why do you not want the ball, Steph? I have an Animal, 17 I think....it was right before the ball technology was released and I wish I had it! I know when I got mine it was pretty basic....animal or not and that was the attachments.
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vicki_lv_nv
17 years ago
I have been "tossing the ball" back and forth. I have seen the demo ones in the store and the ball is all mis-colored (is that a word) or maybe they are just dirty and it looks nasty. Otherwise that is the one I would choose, because it is smaller and seems easier to use. (I hope Steph is hung up on the ball part of it too, so I don't look like such a freak. LOL)
sleeperblues
17 years ago
I have two dysons, the ball and the regular one in pink when they were doing the breast cancer ones. I love the ball, the other one not so much. The ball really gets around corners and is easy to manuever, and when you take the handle out to do corners you can really get in close with the ball. The handle on the other one sticks out at an awkward angle and you have to twist and turn to really get in a corner. I think I keep a clean house and I am always shocked at how much my dyson picks up each time I vacuum (either one).
stephmc72
Original Author
17 years ago
My husband thinks the ball is wierd and will just be something that breaks all the time. I think we'll go somewhere and try them both out so he can see how they work because really, he doesnt know anything about it other than how it looks. He/we need to be educated....

:-)
Tally
17 years ago
Ohmygosh, I LOVE the ball! I have the purple Animal.

I wrestled with which Dyson to get and debated about getting the ball, and am I ever glad I did.

It is so easy to maneveur - I would never get a fixed vacuum again.

I absolutely love the Turbo attachment - great for vacuuming up cat hair.
gillian_41
17 years ago
I am looking at the Dyson, no animals in the house and all wood and ceramic floors some area rugs, right now I am dragging a heavy "rainbow" canister around that was fine when DH and dogs were here but now am alone it is not needed, I would like attachments.
If I go online looking I get lost looking at all the different models.
declansmom
17 years ago
I got the original Dyson when it first came out. I HATE it. Then we got the ball Dyson last year, and it is fabulous. It is the easiest vacuum to manuever.
OklaMoni
17 years ago
Steph, we went to Sams, and looked.. and saw one for $399

my daughter thought that was pretty steep, but it wasn't a ball one, and that is what she thought she would like.

We went to Sears, and looked there, and tried some out. She really liked the ball model.

We bought it,(yellow ball, don't remember the model number)

It was more expensive, but I wanted her to have one she would like. Besides, I paid for it with money from my inheritance. :)

She vacuumed after we got home. :) Says, she LOVES it.

While she vacuumed I painted Bud's room (Bud like a flower bud, the name she gave the baby, since they don't know yet, what it is, and she doesn't want to know till Bud is born either).

Moni
ntt_hou
17 years ago
I'm in the wheelchair and chose the dc18 which is the thin one. It's lighter and quite easy to maneuver.

I bought it from the link below. It was at the lowest cost at the time.

Here is a link that might be useful: Dyson DC18
workoutlady
17 years ago
I don't have the ball and did not buy the ball because the regular model was quite a bit cheaper. With that being said, I love my Dyson but I think I would like it better with the ball. But for me it still comes down to price since both machines are great as is.

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