New Dyson ‘Catcuum’ Creates More Dust Than It Sucks, Say Critics

Since it introduced its first vacuum with “cyclonic technology” in 1993, Dyson has been known for making some of the highest performing cleaners on the market. Its newest offering, the Catcuum DC-M, however, is a rare miss according to critics.

Consumer Reports gave the vacuum its lowest possible rating in a recent issue.

“We just can’t recommend the Dyson Catcuum DC-M,” wrote the magazine’s editors. “It seems to mostly just move dust and household debris around the floor, and in our testing it often spent hours of the day under the bed doing nothing at all.”

And in a write up on the consumer reviews website The Wirecutter, the Catcuum, “creates more dust than it picks up. Hair was just everywhere during our tests.”

Dyson representatives could not be reached for comment, but the Catcuum’s price has been discounted by as much as 75% at online retailers over the past week, indicating that sales of the model have not been good.

Via vlad_thebad.