Finally, I join the club of fans of Dyson, after using a bagless vacuum cleaner which nevertheless had the same technical characteristics as the DC29 after 2 years (but with a cheaper price 2x hung it in our faces). I made a bet with my better half, if there falls harbor, the next will be a Dyson. As I am allergic to dust and we have no carpet, so the DB Allergy Parquet I chose. After carefully reading all the comments already written, here is my small addition. It is aesthetically beautiful with this purple girly. The included instructions are clear with its descriptive drawings. I start to follow the various accessories, I feel mount bazuka with my small hands. Damn, the rod is heavy, the hose seems a bit short. It has a button to reel and a start / stop button. So far, so good. I then discovered the trigger to operate the machine (heavy enough it's true), it limits the power "powerful" of aspiration. I check how empty the "empty", is as easy as 2 clicks. Let's go, I plug the beast. Yes it makes noise, but curiously, we associate the noise with excellent suction, so it does not bother me at all. In the test I had vacuumed the day before (just before he withdraws) my ground floor, and I still see the incredible amount of sheep that were on my rug! With the "big" standard brush, it must hand with the trigger to switch from hard floors to carpet, because it is so "flexible" that it stands up quite often. But I understood, in fact, we must slightly change habits with rolls of aspi, and take your time: no need to switch back and forth over the same spot vigorously (with Dyson, if you like, that muscle) but slowly and surely. Obviously this brush does not go under furniture. By cons, if we try to nab the sheep against the walls, it is impressive, what genius idea, the slots on each side of the brush, no need to change the nozzle (even if it is provided for the purists) . I am now trying the parquet brush, actually much lighter, I understand that some prefer it to the other, I personally felt like sweeping the floor, but if if it sucks, this one goes under furniture no problem. At maneuverability, it is true that it is heavy to drag behind, and I also found a fair bit pipe and especially not a very flexible, he tests to withstand all the twists so it's solid, it I want to believe it, but a few centimeters more would have been welcome. For storage, it does not take too much space, but like many, I am disappointed by the vertical storage of the stem, this small detail could have been better thought as to the use I think it will not long. Conclusion: It perfectly fulfills what is expected of him: he aspires (and very good), it is necessary for a change against the way he does aspire to see in the end that its benefits.