I don't own this product-yet. This is my dream vacuum that is on my wish list. I've heard so many wonderful things about Dyson products. Plus, my sister has a Dyson and it picks up everything. Even where you think there isn't any dirt, when you run this over the area, oh my golly what it picks up. It's simply amazing.

I just purchased the DC-23 MH animal, and was pleasantly surprised at the junk it managed to pick up from a rug I vacuumed only two days ago. I can't believe the superiority of this unit. Truly heads and shoulders above other vacuums! The few criticisms I have are; the crevasse tool is pretty much useless. The plastic extension bends so much it can't be used. On the other side of the coin, this vacuum is very well engineered (like the commercials say), with attention to detail. As it does such a good job I would make sure to empty it frequently as the canister does fill up fast. I would also use the hard-wood floor attachment with care as I have noticed it may scratch the finish on side movements. Just a word of caution.
Finally I highly recommend this vacuum as an industry leader in vacuums.