Dyson hair dryer

[longshot]

jmorgan said:

There is gong to be a few embarrassing visits to hospital.

[tuffer]

judas said:

Oakey said:

tuffer said:

And yet you still bought it.

I suspect he didn't know these things until he bought it?

Indeed, that was implicit, but clearly ignored in favour of petty point scoring.

No, you had a choice, you could have tried it out, you could have returned it, you could have read various reviews. But you bought it, you still have it, you still use it and you say its crap. If it is that bad, throw it away and buy something that you believe is fit for purpose.

[TonyRPH]

If it's anything like as noisy as their vacuum cleaners, your neighbour (and their neighbours) will know when you're drying your hair.

[Crackie]

tuffer said:

judas said:

Oakey said:

tuffer said:

And yet you still bought it.

I suspect he didn't know these things until he bought it?

Indeed, that was implicit, but clearly ignored in favour of petty point scoring.

No, you had a choice, you could have tried it out, you could have returned it, you could have read various reviews. But you bought it, you still have it, you still use it and you say its crap. If it is that bad, throw it away and buy something that you believe is fit for purpose.

I have a Dyson vac and it works OK, good ball design and picks up fairly well; its also heavy and a badly designed ergonomic pain to use. It now lives at the back of a cupboard and has been replaced by Henrietta. Henrietta sucks harder, is lighter and is far less troublesome to use.........only £100.00 too.

[ZesPak]

tuffer said:

judas said:

WTF has that got to do with whether you rate the products of not.

We have a Dyson vacuum cleaner - fking awful thing it is too. Sure, it may suck very well, but the rest of the design is an ergonomic catastrophe - too top heavy, add-on tools too easy to knock off, extending hose too short and too springy so it follows you round like a lost puppy banging into the the back of your legs and won't reach to the top of the stairs. Seriously flawed and overpriced POS

And yet you still bought it.

Yeah because they're supposed to be good if you hear people talking about them or you see the commercials,...
I bought an iPhone that way once!

Anyway, I wanted to add, the Dyson we have is a fking noisy thing as well. We've bought a nice little cleaner that costs about 1/4th of our dyson (the difference will buy you a lifetime supply of bags) and it's better in every single way.

[dxg]

PositronicRay said:

dxg said:

PositronicRay said:

Murph7355 said:

The_Burg said:

.... They did make the first hand dryer that actually worked though.

No they didn't. Those things were in use in Japan at least 12yrs ago. I remember going into the facilities in a bar in Tokyo and being amazed...

whoami said:

I wonder if it will be as appalling designed as their Airblade V?
..

Truly terrible. Especially if installed over a sink! OK if you're wearing darker trousers, but beyond that, expect supersonic splatter.

I like the V blade thing. Not sure how/why it'd be installed over a sink, it's hip high.

And they're not exactly healthy

Why not? Is it the water drips?

See the link. The shape of the dryer and the force of the air blows germ-laden micro-droplets all around the room - to a much further distance than a traditional hand dryer.

[HOGEPH]

PBDirector said:

HOGEPH said:

But are they any good for drying your bks after a swim?

yeah of course - they're shaped like that so you stick your chappie through the hole in the centre.

It's a bit big

[PositronicRay]

dxg said:

PositronicRay said:

dxg said:

PositronicRay said:

Murph7355 said:

The_Burg said:

.... They did make the first hand dryer that actually worked though.

No they didn't. Those things were in use in Japan at least 12yrs ago. I remember going into the facilities in a bar in Tokyo and being amazed...

whoami said:

I wonder if it will be as appalling designed as their Airblade V?
..

Truly terrible. Especially if installed over a sink! OK if you're wearing darker trousers, but beyond that, expect supersonic splatter.

I like the V blade thing. Not sure how/why it'd be installed over a sink, it's hip high.

And they're not exactly healthy

Why not? Is it the water drips?

See the link. The shape of the dryer and the force of the air blows germ-laden micro-droplets all around the room - to a much further distance than a traditional hand dryer.

It links to a website that needs a login.

[dxg]

PositronicRay said:

dxg said:

PositronicRay said:

dxg said:

PositronicRay said:

Murph7355 said:

The_Burg said:

.... They did make the first hand dryer that actually worked though.

No they didn't. Those things were in use in Japan at least 12yrs ago. I remember going into the facilities in a bar in Tokyo and being amazed...

whoami said:

I wonder if it will be as appalling designed as their Airblade V?
..

Truly terrible. Especially if installed over a sink! OK if you're wearing darker trousers, but beyond that, expect supersonic splatter.

I like the V blade thing. Not sure how/why it'd be installed over a sink, it's hip high.

And they're not exactly healthy

Why not? Is it the water drips?

See the link. The shape of the dryer and the force of the air blows germ-laden micro-droplets all around the room - to a much further distance than a traditional hand dryer.

It links to a website that needs a login.

Here's a more mainstream summary:

http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2016/04/dyson-han...

[Halmyre]

dxg said:

PositronicRay said:

dxg said:

PositronicRay said:

Murph7355 said:

The_Burg said:

.... They did make the first hand dryer that actually worked though.

No they didn't. Those things were in use in Japan at least 12yrs ago. I remember going into the facilities in a bar in Tokyo and being amazed...

whoami said:

I wonder if it will be as appalling designed as their Airblade V?
..

Truly terrible. Especially if installed over a sink! OK if you're wearing darker trousers, but beyond that, expect supersonic splatter.

I like the V blade thing. Not sure how/why it'd be installed over a sink, it's hip high.

And they're not exactly healthy

Why not? Is it the water drips?

See the link. The shape of the dryer and the force of the air blows germ-laden micro-droplets all around the room - to a much further distance than a traditional hand dryer.

The original Dyson hand drier wasn't much better. After a few hours they'd be covered in a film of water and dried-on crud and, if you had large-ish hands, it was difficult not to touch the sides.

Best driers I've seen are in my local Tesco, they pump out hot air at afterburner speed and dry your hands in seconds, unlike most of the asthmatic products you find in public lavs.

[judas]

tuffer said:

judas said:

Oakey said:

tuffer said:

And yet you still bought it.

I suspect he didn't know these things until he bought it?

Indeed, that was implicit, but clearly ignored in favour of petty point scoring.

No, you had a choice, you could have tried it out, you could have returned it, you could have read various reviews. But you bought it, you still have it, you still use it and you say its crap. If it is that bad, throw it away and buy something that you believe is fit for purpose.

Yeah, whatever

Doesn't change the fact that Dyson make overpriced, poorly designed crap masquerading as something special.

[Zad]

jmorgan said:

There is gong to be a few embarrassing visits to hospital.

(From ThePoke)

Like most high profile "engineers" (as opposed to real ones) Dyson just takes existing inventions, tarts them up, manufactures them in China and markets the fk out of them. Meanwhile giving the impression that he is some sort of inventing genius and an amazing engineer.

[xjay1337]

Zad said:

Like most high profile "engineers" (as opposed to real ones) Dyson just takes existing inventions, tarts them up, manufactures them in China and markets the fk out of them. Meanwhile giving the impression that he is some sort of inventing genius and an amazing engineer.

Oooo bhy. :-)

[Zad]

What can I say, I'm an engineer

[tuffer]

judas said:

tuffer said:

judas said:

Oakey said:

tuffer said:

And yet you still bought it.

I suspect he didn't know these things until he bought it?

Indeed, that was implicit, but clearly ignored in favour of petty point scoring.

No, you had a choice, you could have tried it out, you could have returned it, you could have read various reviews. But you bought it, you still have it, you still use it and you say its crap. If it is that bad, throw it away and buy something that you believe is fit for purpose.

Yeah, whatever

Doesn't change the fact that Dyson make overpriced, poorly designed crap masquerading as something special.

Hang on, you are the one whining about them and yet you bought the product. Yeah, it's all their fault.

[wiggy001]

Zad said:

Like most high profile "engineers" (as opposed to real ones) Dyson just takes existing inventions, tarts them up, manufactures them in China and markets the fk out of them. Meanwhile giving the impression that he is some sort of inventing genius and an amazing engineer.

This quote, along with your PH profile bio, says a heck of a lot about you. Mainly bitterness.

Adding some "software sorcery" to your own website might improve your employment prospects and help remove that chip from your shoulder.

HTH.

[judas]

tuffer said:

judas said:

tuffer said:

judas said:

Oakey said:

tuffer said:

And yet you still bought it.

I suspect he didn't know these things until he bought it?

Indeed, that was implicit, but clearly ignored in favour of petty point scoring.

No, you had a choice, you could have tried it out, you could have returned it, you could have read various reviews. But you bought it, you still have it, you still use it and you say its crap. If it is that bad, throw it away and buy something that you believe is fit for purpose.

Yeah, whatever

Doesn't change the fact that Dyson make overpriced, poorly designed crap masquerading as something special.

Hang on, you are the one whining about them and yet you bought the product. Yeah, it's all their fault.

Whining? Yeah, right... The design is crap regardless of whether I bought it or not; that I did was simply an expensive mistake and I wouldn't buy one again, or recommend anyone else buying one.

You seem overly concerned about my negative opinions of Dyson products. Do you work for them?

tuffer said:

So many haters, I wonder how many of those slating this:
A, Have designed a product(s) and taken it to market
B, Employ several hundred people
C, Built an extremely successful company and worldwide brand
D, Own half of Gloucestershire

Do you think anyone who can't answer yes to these questions is unqualified or not entitled to hold or share an opinion on the quality and usability of household cleaning equipment? Do I need to be a Michelin 3 star chef to know if the food placed in front of me tastes nice?

Seriously, have a word with yourself.

[ZesPak]

tuffer said:

Hang on, you are the one whining about them and yet you bought the product. Yeah, it's all their fault.

Hmm if they manage to sell overpriced crap, someone buys into it because of good marketing, it doesn't mean that they didn't sell overpriced crap in my book?

I agree with him, we bought into it because I know nothing about vacuum cleaners and it doesn't interest me, the brand's supposed to be good and at that price you can't go wrong surely?
Now the vacuum cleaner isn't bad, we were happy with it, mainly because we didn't know any better. But we bought a secondary for the attic at 1/4th the price and frankly, it's better in every single way. It sucks better, is lighter so easier to move around the house and makes a lot less noise.

Were we stupid to buy the Dyson? Yes.
Is the Dyson crap? No.
Is it overpriced? Yes, it makes Apple gear look like bargain bin.

Edited by ZesPak on Friday 29th April 14:46

[ewenm]

Why do people get so emotional about well-marketed white goods? It really doesn't matter what brand of vacuum cleaner/hairdrier/phone/family car you've got. They aren't status symbols, they are domestic appliances.

I'm sure the Dyson hairdrier will sell well. Good luck to them. £300 for a hairdrier is somewhat rich for me. Likewise I'm sure some of my spending would seem strange to others.

[Digger]

There are going to be a fair few of the fairer sex clamouring for these, and cleaning up stock.