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Article: Consumer Reports' Latest Vacuum Tests Suck the Air Out of Product Claims.
- Article from:
- Robotics & Machine Learning
- Article date:
- September 15, 2008
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In its latest report on vacuum cleaners, Consumer Reports found that while some upright and canister brands are touting easier handling and versatility, some robotic vacs promise to do all the cleaning for you. Still, other models are aimed specifically at bare floors or pet hair. But Consumer Reports' tests of 81 models sucked the air out of some of those promises.
Months of Consumer Reports vacuum tests on carpets and bare floors found that design often trumps performance. The Dyson DC24 upright, $400, is a smaller update of the swiveling-ball design that provides easy maneuvering, but Consumer Reports tests showed carpet cleaning mediocre and airflow for tools ...