When I purchased my Dyson Ball Animal Vacuum, I was so excited, after my first repair, one year later, I lost my faith in it. It just died last week. 5 years and 4 months old, totally out of warranty. The cost of this vacuum cleaner, it should have lasted forever, for the little work it did, hard wood floors/dog hair on furniture. I will never own another one, Dyson is over priced.

I've had this machine since 2013 and still use it. Love the technology, like the compactness, and have some suggestions: the floor brush tool has some abrasive wheel or tab on the bottom surface that lightly scratches my hardwood floor, forcing me to be very gentle when vacuuming the floors. Also, an On/Off switch on the long arm would also be very helpful instead of having to always turn it on and off at the base unit. Still very happy with it and haven't thought of any other vacuum.

I bought this for my mother one mother's day-because she hated all the hair my sister's adorable dog was shedding. To make her feel better (and accepting) about the dog, I figured I would get her a really good machine to pick up the dog hair and dander and this machine works wonders! It has all of these neat attachments to ensure a proper and thorough cleaning. It's 7 years now and the machine still works, not as it did when it was brand new, but still works great. I would DEF recommend this to all pet owners (and also non pet owners) if you want a thorough cleaning and have lots of carpeting and/or fabric furniture and window dressings!