Dyson Animal DC44

I've been thinking of getting a cordless Dyson for awhile now.  The other day I saw a great deal on the Animal DC44 on my Work Group Scheme.  I ordered it over the phone and they arranged to deliver it a few days later.

The reason I wanted to get a cordless is that we have two landings so the cord on out vacuum cleaner is not long enough.  It is hassle to pull out the plug and have to move it around to a point that can reach.  The other inconvenience is having to balance the large vacuum cleaner on the steps while working.

Here it is in the box - surprisingly heavy!

Here it is out of the box already to go.  It came fully charged which was very convenient.  Speaking of charging, it takes 5 and a half hours to charge fully which will give you 20 minutes on regular power and 8 minutes on turbo power.

I thought that 20 minutes wasn't going to be long enough but I got loads done.  I did the two flights of stairs and also the front room and the kitchen and I also gave the bathroom a quick going over.

I wanted to put up a picture of all of the accessories that came with this machine but Ciaran has packed them away somewhere.  I'll put them up when I discover where he stored them when I talk to him later this evening!

OMG!  Look how much dirt it picked up - I only vacuumed a few days ago!!
I remember when friends got a cordless Shark they were surprised by how much dirt was picked up even though their cleaner had done their house recently.  
I think maybe you are going in to areas that the regular vacuum cleaner finds it hard to get to???

So how do I find it?

Perhaps it does not have as good suction as my Nilfisk but for convenience it wins hands down.  If you live in an apartment or are tight for space I would highly recommend it!