Dyson DC24 All Floors In The Test Lab

Product: Dyson DC24 All Floors
Designer: James Dyson
Price: $399
Rating: Simply Irresistible*

This Dyson is NOT IN STORES YET. We got to pants it right here at AT. And for this Test Lab, we gave it to our special correspondent, Rebecca B, who lives with the challenging crew above who tested and video'd the whole thing. See their video below the jump!

Review: So, we realize that as a house of 9 twenty-somethings in Brooklyn subsisting mainly on frozen pizzas and expired Starbucks sandwiches (if we're lucky enough for Kate to get some closing shifts that week), we're not the typical testing lab for high-end vacuum cleaners like the Dyson DC24...

But that certainly doesn't mean that we have less dust bunnies lurking around the floorboards of our house, and the first three weeks of living with just a few brittle brooms we grandfathered in from our previous residences did little to convince us that life without a vacuum was really that essential to our identities as starving artists.

Dyson Vacuum Review Movie Trial from Chad Hauge on Vimeo.

The chance to test out the Dyson DC24 came as a sweet surprise, a reminder that the life of luxury is a mere vacuum-wrapped-in-swaddling-cloth away, and just in time for our weekly pre-yoga house cleaning. When she appeared on our doorstep we looked on her in wonder, unaware of the nuances hidden within the ball of her devoted personality, the slender and elegant way she knew how to slide across our floor, the ferocity with which she would be able to keep time to our hurtling pent-up-vacuum-starved moves. This vacuum is unlike any we have ever touched - with a mere flick of the wrist she swivels to accomodate our every desire, sweeping our floor cleaner than we ever knew it could be. (And NO, we're not just saying that because we've never touched a vacuum before - most of us have.)

Our only complaint? She's just a little stiff to snuggle with. Other than that, we have to say we find her... simply, irresistible.

Pros:
*Swivelly, which is great for dancing
*Super suction power, reducing the need for accuracy in sweeping technique for total floor coverage
*No vacuum bags to buy, plus, it's fun to empty the canister (cha ching!)
*Light and easy to carry, making it possible to double as a super-hero weapon

Cons:
*No remote control (?)
*Split among 9 people, it would still cost $44.44 per person, which translates to... a LOT of frozen pizzas.

Review by Rebeccca B
Edited by Maxwell

*Our Ratings:

Simply Irresistible
Recommend
Weak Recommend
Avoid!

Comments (27)

best. vacuum review. danceparty. ever.

you guys are sooooo cute

Um, if those are the lab boys, I have a product I'd like to have tested.

And aren't Dyson virgins just the cutest things, ever?? Like, ohmiGOD!

What's with all the cheesecake shots today, AT?

Ha ha! I know these guys, and they are just as cute in real life as they are in the picture! Love this post.

you guys are missing a landing strip in that entryway. tee hee!

Is this actual content or am on the wrong side of Monday?

How about substance? This is what happens after 7 years of Bush.

My favorite part? Assigning the vacuum a gender like a fancy car or boat. (My first instinct was to call a fancy car a hot rod. I'm so late 80s.)

I could make a "landing strip" joke but I will refrain.

So at that price it does not have a hepa filter??? WTF!!!

cute men who like to vacuum? where does one find this breed?!?

(sorry folks, irresistible it may be, but no way i'm putting down 4 benjamins for one.)

rofl that was great

I hate that I don't have speakers on my computer!!!!!

Hawt!! I think this is marketing enough for me to pick one up when it comes out.

Obviously real men don't vacuum.

So which is better, this new "all floors" model or the Dyson Slim? I need a new vacuum and have decided to bite the bullet and get a Dyson; which model is the preferred?

could you be any cuter? well done!

@joebelt

I work for Dyson. Just wanted to let you know that the Dyson DC24 does indeed have a washable, lifetime HEPA filter.

dnrpr,

What's the point of a HEPA filter if you need to open the bagless vacuum cleaner to empty it. The particles that would be trapped by a HEPA filter bag would immediately release into the air when you empty and clean the compartment. If these are lead dust particles, this could be quite dangerous.

Joe,

Thanks for the reply...I will check with a Dyson engineer on the issues you raise regarding HEPA cleaning. To my knowledge, the HEPA filter in the Dyson DC24 is there to trap any emissions that come from the motor (both the HEPA and motor are located inside the ball)...Again, I will turn to an engineer for a more detailed answer, but since the HEPA filter is designed to trap any dust or debris that passes through it, when you go to clean it, its contents should not release into the air. The last thing we would want is for any users to come in contact with any dangerous particles...Hope this helps and when I hear back from an engineer, I'll post the reply...

Thanks,
dnr

I do not see how you could touch a HEPA filter in order to clean it and not disturb particles that are too small to see with a bare eye. If these types of microscopic particles are not contained in a closed environment (like a HEPA filter bag), they simply aren't contained at all.

I look forward to your response.

Well joebelt,

I guess your other option is to buy a hoover, bissel, or any other vacuum and breathe in whatever junk comes out of the exhaust. Have you ever touched the exhaust port of the bin of a dyson? It is squeaky clean. The premotor filter is just there to catch anything that might escape the cyclones and go into your motor. Something like .00009% of the particles that went in your dyson bin to begin with. The hepa filter is just to catch any carbon that might be emitted from the motor. Dont let any other manufacturer tell you that their hepa filter is doing anything else. The hepa filter is mainly there because if you dont have a hepa filter and your in 2008 people write WTF???? on comment boards which is completely understandable. Thats like saying you bought a mercedes with no power windows. WTf??? If thats not enough proof for you then remember that Dyson is the only vacuum certified asthma and allergy friendly by the asthma and allergy foundation of america. Every other manufacturer has tried to pass their rigorous tests and they have failed miserably. That includes vacuums with hepa filter bags. Man I fell bad for dysons competition. Geez

JoeShmo,

Thanks for the condescending and erroneous reply.

I still hold to my feeling that if I spend $399 on a vacuum, it better do the cleaning for me. I can't see how it's THAT much better than the one I got for $60 5 years ago. (Though, Dyson rep, feel free to prove me wrong...I'd be MORE than happy to take a free test drive...).

Miele is the Best. It will pick up anything. If you want something that will cut down on the allergens there is only one true answer. Miele is the only truly HEPA certified vacuum cleaner, because you can put a HEPA filter on any vacuum but most just leak before the dirt even makes the HEPA filter so you are really just redistributing particles in your house. Don't believe me, check this out:

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So Gerry,

You are not a salesman as you state in your video? What do you call yourself? A Miele rep perhaps? So Dyson's vacuums are not true HEPA filters? Are all Miele vacuums true HEPA filters? What accounts for the difference in prices?

Know a health physicist w/ lead removal specialty. TRUE HEPA filter = 99.97 percent filtration at 0.3 microns, not 99.95%. Told me not to buy any vacuum with less filtration than 99.97%, as I have two preschoolers in the house and lead dust is a concern. Has the best interests of my children in mind, not the next sale. Miele guy?