Worth the money!

I used to have a regular dyson slim and loved how easy it was to use. When it finally died we got the regular dyson and I never liked it as much. The main reason was because the wand was such a pain to get out and put back in once it was out, so I never used it. When it finally bit the dust I decided to try the animal slim in hopes that the wand would come out with ease. Yes it does, and it goes back just as easily!!!! The canister is smaller, and the length of the cord is shorter, but by the time I need to move to a different plug I probably need to dump the canister....so it all works out. I've had the animal slim only 2 weeks and so far I love it!

It is convenient. It seems a little cheaply made. But I problem got the lower end model. I like it.

Have now used the Dyson vacuum cleaner several times and despite it being "top of the line" it has some issues and I'm not elated about the money I spent on it. First, it's designed to stand upright on its own but the gadgetry that makes this happen isn't all that good. Be cautious, when putting it in the upright, stand on its own position, it frequently fails and tends to collapse falling backwards directly on the handle. I can see this eventually breaking the handle and shaft or causing unexpected pain to anyone struck by it. Suction is certainly very good, but it also has severe problems with certain types of carpet. My house is fully carpeted except for the kitchen/bathroom areas and although it does well with most of the carpets, it has serious issues with the medium pile, thick weave carpet in the master bedroom. Specifically, the design and function will not allow easy vacuuming on all carpets like you'd expect. It's almost as though the suction is so great on this type of carpet you can't move it and a weaker and/or older person would have serious issues using it. You would think the automatic floor adjusting function would allow for this, but it doesn't, and a manual changer should be a standard option. It also has some issues with area rugs and will grab and ball them up immediately. All said, it is a top of the line unit in certain respects but as with most everything, it has its issues that need to be considered before shelling out so much for one. I can't speak to the filters just yet so stay tuned. In the end, I'm sure I could have done better for much less even if it meant more manual adjustments and frequency of vacuuming.

I had the DC15 ,"the ball" for 17 years and it just went out. I purchased the slim bc I wanted something little lighter. It works really well and has great attachments. It does great with pet hair.