Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Ok, so I went today to pick-up my ordered DC-15. Experiencing a bit of buyer's remorse (599.00 for this smallish box??), it was loaded into my car and I headed home. My husband, already won over by the design and "look" of the machine, immediately pulled it from the box. He was busy packing for 2 weeks of Army Reserve summer camp, so he told me to do as much as I could to set it up, and he would help later. My 9-year-old son and I read the 3 steps to set-up. No tools...no mystery...no weird pictures to decifer. In about 3-4 minutes, we were ready to turn the big, yellow, baby on. The amount of pet hair suctioned up in one quick run around of our downstairs filled the clear bin. Emptying it was a breeze and the technology, clever. Later, I took it upstairs. Whoa...serious cat and dog hair (that didn't even look like it was there in the first place!!). I love the ease of using the features. Tools gently slip into place and click. Release buttons provide immediate results. The Ball feature makes moving around corners much easier, although I am still working on my wrist movements to master the turns. The only feature I am still struggling with is the wand release--but, maybe I have to practice a bit more. My brother came over a day or so after I got the machine. He walked in and almost immediately asked me if we had gotten a new rug. I just had to gloat over my new Dyson and he, an engineer, was pretty impressed. My husband took 2 old vacuums to the dump this morning. After he replaced the belt on my Oreck, and before the Dyson arrived today, I vacuumed (within the past 12 hours). That Oreck missed a lot. Go for the Dyson--it's definately a lifetime machine.