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“I'm well impressed with this Miele S5210 vacuum. It...”

written by on 10/01/2009

Good Points
Build, quality fit and finish, quiet, powerful, clean, easy to use.. Understated looks, value for money.

Bad Points
That build quality means that it weighs a fraction more than some others and well, it's not what you'd call cheap.

General Comments
I'm well impressed with this Miele S5210 vacuum. It just oozes quality. The hoses clip together positively, the accessories are all tightly engineered heavyweight plastics, and even the cable feels stronger and more flexible than most peers. It's easy to maneouvre, it vents air out of the TOP of the hoover so you can still use it while it's stood on its end. It's very quiet compared to cheaper models even on full power setting (which is quite powerful - it'll easily clamp the head to your floor), and has a good range of power settings too. It even has two locations on the body of the machine where you can clip the floor head while you're resting or for storage, one for each logical orientation of the machine.

Best of all, it looks unassuming. This is not a vacuum that's attempting to make you think funky thoughts about space ships or fwuffy kittens or something, its look just says "I'm going to pick the dust and dirt off your floor quickly and easily for the next 20 years".

Replacement bags are widely available and reasonably priced, and you win by not having to stand in a cloud of dust while you empty your "bagless" machine in the bin.

Look for the "red pearl" special edition which comes with a turbobrush - great for pulling hairs/fluff out of carpets - and a factory 5-year warranty too, and you're laughing!