No regrets
Been using for 6 months. Lives up to expectation. No regrets with this purchase. Good suction and the motor head cleans well. Very handy, convenient and versatile. The battery and bin size is about right for my use - I don't usually find myself wanting more. Refurbished appeared like new - no signs of wear or scratches.
A few minor cons:
- I wish the stick was telescopic, height adjustable. This helps when space is tight, and when I want to pick up an object off the floor, vacuum the floor underneath, then immediately put the object back. The work around is to take out the stick and directly connect the floor tool - just a bit inconvenient.
- The dust flies a bit when emptying the bin - I hold my breath. The dust also sticks to the outside of the bin/bin lid - I normally brush it off while the vacuum is running.
- The extension hose (not included in the Absolute Extra) is great when using as a hand-held. Without this, it is difficult or impossible to access tight/awkward spaces. It also reduces fatigue as you don't have to maneuver the vacuum as much which becomes bulky and heavy. However, two hands are required to operate the vacuum, which means you don't have anymore hands to pick up and move objects. Also, the extension hose doesn't work with motorheads - that would be amazing if it did.
- When using this as a hand-held, the vacuum exhaust sometimes blows the dust - that I am trying to vacuum - everywhere. This can be solved by using the extension hose to put some distance between the vacuum exhaust and the dust. Maybe Dyson can improve the design such that the exhaust blows backwards instead of sideways.
- I couldn't clean all the sand from the car carpet even on boost mode. Seems like the mini motorised tool is needed, but space is tight for this vacuum at the car floor.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Refurbished