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| Brand: Dyson
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $149.00
Buy New: $124.99
You Save: $24.01 (16%)
Rating:  230 reviews
Sales Rank: 793
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.9
Dimensions (in): 0.2 x 0 x 0.1
MPN: 00099
Model: DC16
UPC: 852184000990
EAN: 0879957001336
ASIN: B000I5Q1IC
Release Date: October 12, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great vacuum, tiny battery November 16, 2006
80 out of 82 found this review helpful
The other reviews pretty much sum it up, but I'll put my thoughts in too.
(a) It's a great vacuum. It fills the niche that I was hoping it would fill perfectly: I want to vacuum something small or far away from an outlet, and I don't feel like fetching and plugging in the upright. Suction is great, the tools are great, the canister is great, etc. 5 out of 5 stars for the vacuum.
(b) The battery life is ridiculous. I got 5 minutes of hard vacuuming. The way the charger is designed, it wouldn't even be that easy to keep a spare battery, because the actual charging contacts are on the handheld itself. Come on, Dyson, lithium batteries aren't even that heavy! You could have doubled the power with no problem. You could have designed a backup charger like all the cordless power tools have. 0 out of 5 stars for battery/charger design.
I give it 4 stars overall, despite the battery issue, because I don't ever plan on using this thing for big cleaning jobs. If it's bigger than a 5 minute job, I'll just use the upright anyway. As a light, effective portable that's easy to grab for a specific job, this vacuum is very good.
 Exactly as described! November 15, 2006
3 out of 15 found this review helpful
This little number is perfect! Powerful and gets the job done. Definitely worth the money.
 Battery life is the killer November 13, 2006
16 out of 19 found this review helpful
(Revised after ~1 year) Suction is good, and is much better than a dustbuster. I mostly bought it for the attachments, which are very well designed, and because it just looks so freakin' cool. But I am really disappointed in the battery life, which is not mentioned anywhere on the website or the box. After about a year of using it every 2 or 3 days, the battery life is still an issue (I find myself "Speed vacuuming") and now the battery is starting to die, which apparently costs $75 even though on the commercial you can see it's just a pack of li-ion AAs. I still say go with the $30 dustbuster.
 Dyson Root 6 - BATTERY LIFE 4-5 MINUTES for THREE HOUR CHARGE November 12, 2006
21 out of 26 found this review helpful
If you only have a few minutes of cleaning to do with this cute little dust buster, you'll be happy with this Root 6 expensive little vacuum. I had hoped to be able to clean blinds or the back of my car with this, but 4-5 minutes is not a lot of cleaning time. NO WHERE on the Dyson website did I find this information before buying this item. I emailed Dyson for the address of where to send the item back for a return and never got an answer. I called customer service and they did not provide me with the information and told me they were there for product information only! Now that I seem to be stuck with this item, please tell that guy to come up with some better colors for his machines!
Dyson Root 6 handheld does the job! November 12, 2006
11 out of 16 found this review helpful
This is a great little tool. Lots of power, lightweight and EZ to handle. If you are planning a *lot* of cleaning, forget it, because this tool was not intended or designed for that purpose. However for cleaning up after the kid's cookie and milk session or dads crackers and beer, it is terrific. My wife uses it in the bathroom after a hair trim and she is tickled with the job it does. One has about 8-10 minutes of good power on a full charge, and if the job takes longer than that, you have the wrong tool. The Dyson Root 6 does what we expected it to do, only better. Running the tool for a total of 4-6 minutes fills the dirt cylinder a little over half, and emptying the dirt is a breeze. The rating given is the rating it deserves!
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