The Dyson only picked up from the hose, not the floor head. Back then, believe it or not, I was a huge Dyson fan, and I loved that toy DC14! Boy, how some people change!
I liked the Dirt Devils better because they actually picked up fluff through the floor head. They even had little brushrolls driven by little wheels! If you ran them over the rug enough, there would be a little bit of fluff! I remember that the Classic Upright had a small shakeout bag, and the other one had a little compartment that you empty. The Dyson just had a small compartment at the bottom of the bottom of the cleaner for a dust trap. The Dirt Devil bagged upright had the best filtration because it had a small cloth bag, while the others just had a plastic screen to keep big stuff out of the motor.