The Reviewer

The Dyson DC15, more popularly known as “The Ball,” is one “uncheap,” but unique vacuum cleaner. The Ball is an upright, bagless, cyclonic vacuum. What that means is, you bring the whole body slash mechanism where the dirt is. Now, that may not sound like something that is easy to handle and maneuver, but, they did not call it “The Ball” for nothing.

The “ball” is the pivot point of the whole vacuum cleaner. It’s that bright yellow wheel that is located where you’d imagine the heel of your foot is—with your toes as the sucking part and your leg as the handle. This ball also contains the motor by the way, which makes its center of gravity very low, hence, maneuverable.

What about corners and/or places above you which need to be cleaned (celings, top of cabinets, etc.) you say? There is a 37-foot telescopic wand for that, and it expands with the touch of a button. Nice.

So how does this sucker perform? It has a lot of sucking power. We tried it on all kinds of floors and all of time it got everything up with one pass. On carpets, it did as well but the important thing we noted is that it did not “shave” (that much) the carpet as other powerful vacuums we’ve accustomed to. One pass on floors—none of that sweeping ala painting motion, which saves time and energy. Nice.

We can’t stop raving about the “ball” on this vacuum. You really have to try it to understand what we are talking about. It makes hard to reach places such as those under the bed or cabinets very easy to access and manuevering feels so light on the user. You do not put up a fight with this vacuum—even the rerouting or untangling of the cord have been thought of.

For now the only negative mark we give on the DC15 is the price. But even that can be justified. Just think of it as an investment, a vacuum that will stand the test of time. Some reviews say it’s a little loud, but we say it is not one meant for small cleaning tasks, it is one you you’d use when you’d like to clean the whole house, hence, you use it during the day. It might be a little big for urban apartments though.

What else? Well, there’s a HEPA filter, which we are not in a position to review, it is easy to clean (as in clean itself), it shows you the dirt that you’ve sucked, and it looks toughly built (for us at least).

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