I HAVE 3 MIELES (THE EXPENSIVE OBSIDIAN C1 TURBO IS MY MID-RANGE) AND 3 DYSONS, IF I HAD ONLY 1 VAC IT'D BE MIELE, HERE'S WHY. PROS SOMETHING NASTY TO VACUUM (GLASS, SPILT CAT LITTER, ETC) USE A DEDICATED BAG AND THROW TO TRASH WHEN FULL SUCTION REGULATION: 6 LEVELS ON THE CYLINDER AND 1 ON THE WAND END, DYSON IS MAX ONLY. DON'T RISK THOSE EXPENSIVE BLINDS OR CURTAINS WITH THE SUPER SUCKING DYSON MUCH SIMPLER FOR CHANGING HEADS THAN THE UPRIGHT DYSONS THE ON BOARD ATTACHMENTS TIDY IS MORE CONVENIENT THAN BOTH DYSON AND THE MORE EXPENSIVE MIELE'S THE WAND STYLE CAN REACH NOOKS AND CRANNIES BETTER THAN DYSON'S UPRIGHT PROPERLY CLEANING THE DYSON CANNISTER CAN BE TIME CONSUMING AND MESSY
CONS THE C1 IS OVERPRICED THE BAGS ARE OVERPRICED - HOWEVER AFTER SIMPLE SURGERY THEY CAN BE RE-USED 5 TIMES (GOOGLE YOUTUBE) IT RUNS HOTTER THAN DYSON IT MAY NOT SUCK AS STRONGLY AS DYSON. HOWEVER IT SEEMS TO PERFORM ABOUT AS WELL ON CAT HAIR ON CARPET AS MY BIG UPRIGHT DYSON ANIMAL VAC THE C1 HAS HARD EDGES AND BUMPS PAINTWORK MORE THAN DYSON. CAN BE FIXED WITH SELF STICK SPONGE WINDOW DRAUGHT EXCLUDER FROM HOME DEPOT MORE (AND MORE INNOVATIVE) ATTACHMENTS FROM DYSON, NO SIMPLE DYSON TO MIELE ADAPTER UNLIKE THE C1, THE DYSON HEPA FILTER ON THE CYLINDER VAC CAN BE WASHED AND RE-USED