Best vacuum to replace an old Vax?

The good folks over at DVD Forums have come to the aid of d.boyd1uk whose Vax cleaner of fifteen years is nearing the end of its life. Having looked at both Dyson and Miele he’s none the wiser over which is best for him so used the power of the community’s combined knowledge for the answer.

Simion_levi casts the first vote for Miele, but it’s Ianlash who quotes a Which? review of “99 different vacuum cleaners, and Miele have 5 in the top 6″, while IAmATeaf comments that he “never thought I’d ever rave about a vacuum cleaner”, but having replaced his Samsung with a Miele he found it “in a different league in all areas, the build quality, it’s sucking power, how easy it is to drag around and how it compacts the bag.” Vast_girth, kez, JamesK and ROne too each give Miele the ‘thumbs-up’.

With almost twice as many Miele recommendations compared to the other brands, the vote is unanimous. All that remains now is for d.boyd1uk to make his decision. Pop over to the forum to follow the rest of the conversation.

Dyson: “The be all and end all of bagless vacuuming?”

Over at the hifi and sound system forum Talk Audio, John Dorian is interested in buying a new vacuum and wants to know whether Dyson are really the last word in bagless cleaners.

While several Dyson owners are happy with their machines, the concensus from Talk Audio members is that Dyson are “very flimsy and plasticy” and “the build quality doesn’t seem up to much” especially since moving their manufacturing to the Far East. The Rug Doctor who describes himself as “…in the dust business sort of” uses both a Henry and Karcher in his business, but has a Miele at home describes Dysons as “…crap for rugs/carpets so I have never owned one”.

Even Dyson owner R-P admits that the noise levels of a Miele are “about 20dB less loud than a Dyson” and “the emptying of the cylinder is messy”, but “…we (unconsiously) leave it in the room when we get visitors, something you won’t do with a Miele…”

If you’ve got any suggestions for John on the best bagless cleaner or have a Dyson story to share hop over to the forum and have your say.