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Dyson DC18 Slim Upright Vacuum Cleaner
10/07/06 at 12:28pm

The DC18 Slim is now up on Argos website.

With the following details:

1200 watts.
Lightweight.
Ideal for picking up pet hair.
1.7 litre dust capacity.
5 stage washable filtration.
Cord storage.
Includes crevice and brush tool, and stair tool.
On-board tool storage.
Stretch hose for staircase cleaning.
Telescopic extension tubes.
Adjustable floor head with 2 height adjustments.
Side suction channels for edge to edge cleaning.
7.5m power cord.
Weight 6.5kg.
Manufacturer's 5 year parts and labour guarantee.

With a list price of £279.99 or US $523.93

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Reply #1 - 10/07/06 at 5:13pm

The Dyson DC16 handheld is on sale in the Scottish Hydro-Electricity Board Shop. I was shown it today, and it feels well-balanced (battery pack was not fitted).

It appears to be Root 5 Cyclone: clear outer bin, plus four high-efficiency cyclones.

It looks like some weapon from Doctor Who! Grin

I popped into another shop and the saleswoman there (who I've known for years) said she thought the DC16 would probably appeal more to men than women.

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Inmate Number 2 Junior Member Bring Back Arreseted Development Posts: 47	Re: Dyson DC18 Slim Upright Vacuum Cleaner Reply #2 - 10/07/06 at 8:24pm When are we ever going to the Dyson digital motor put to use in a vacuum cleaner?!? DC-17 perhaps? Whatever the 17 turns out to be, I just hope that is has a new filtration system, a revised agitation system, an airwatt rating of over 270, and most importantly, a digital motor.
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Trilobite Senior Member I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 164	Re: Dyson DC18 Slim Upright Vacuum Cleaner Reply #3 - 10/07/06 at 8:34pm Uk electrical store Comet lists the slightly more expensive DC18 Allergy at £299.99: http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/361_357081.html
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VacOMatic Senior Member I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 475	Re: Dyson DC18 Slim Upright Vacuum Cleaner Reply #4 - 10/07/06 at 10:23pm wrt DC 18: 1. how is motor noise level compared to other dysons? 2. How is brush roll design compared to other dysons (still the 2-edged flattish blade or now a true roller)? 3. Same general filter design (foam, then HEPA paper? 4. anti-static treatment of the dust bin to keep pet hair from sticking to the sides?
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Reply #5 - 10/08/06 at 11:33am

Quote from Tobias Fünke on 10/07/06 at 8:24pm:

When are we ever going to the Dyson digital motor put to use in a vacuum cleaner?!? DC-17 perhaps? Whatever the 17 turns out to be, I just hope that is has a new filtration system, a revised agitation system, an airwatt rating of over 270, and most importantly, a digital motor.

Looks like it. The Dyson Digital should appear in U.S. vacuums next year.

http://www.popsci.com/popsci/bown/2004/hometech/article/0,22221,768304,00.html

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Reply #7 - 10/08/06 at 2:31pm

More details have appeared on the UK websites then over the weekend! So 2 DC18 Slim's which now makes me think there is no 2 HEPA filters as some website prevoiusly stated! The weight is changed I've seen it on the web as 6.9kg and now it shows as 6.5kg! The DC03 was 6.9kg so the DC18 is slightly lighter and more powerful with a 1200 watt motor! What is with the 2 height adjustment!? Hope it still automatcially adjusts to different floor types! I could be tempted to purchase this model

I thought the DC16 was Root 6 not Root 5!?

Shame they have not took the opportunity to use the digital motor in this UK product to see how it would perform and how the UK public would take to it!

It will come one day Dyson will just use it's own digital motor! Does anyone know if this digital motor can be adjusted in terms of wattage power! I have read it is about a 1600 watt digital motor, but I suppose it could be adjust to a wattage!?

As for the DC17 I take it that comes out next year then in the US and may be the UK!

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Reply #8 - 10/08/06 at 3:09pm

Could this spell the end of the DC03 in the UK and the last Dyson Dual Cyclone model to still sell on the UK market!?

I have noticed recently UK stores selling the Dc03 have dropped the price of them as well to around £150.00 to £167.00! When it first came out in the UK it sold for £279.99 the Grey and Yellow model! Which is the price the new DC18 is going to be sold at! Because there is no real
'new' technology as far as I can see so far on this new model does it warrant a price tag that high?

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Reply #9 - 10/08/06 at 3:19pm

One thing to think about will the DC18 be as slim as the DC03? What I mean is the DC03 lying flat on the floor was very slim and could get under beds etc with ease! Thats one of the many things I liked about the DC03! I don't think the DC18 will! I will be easier to clean along skirting without knocking radiator pipes etc as the head sticks out either side of the cleaner!

With a 1200 watt motor probably the same power and performance as the DC15!?

I think the Dyson Engineers should have gone for the 6kg mark on weight!

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