It has arrived! I am in love with it. It is such a gem and I am so impressed with its performance. The motor makes a really cool noise, one that I have never heard before, when you let go of the trigger and it winds down it sounds like a turbine, so weird but that is a characteristic of their digital motor. The suction on normal mode is around the same as my felix on the lowest suction level. I thought it would be wimpy on my plush carpets but you can actually feel it stick down to it, and it picks most things up in one pass. I have not used my felix since getting it, haven't felt the need to. What is amazing is how quickly you can get the cleaning done. I did my stairs and visors properly in about 3 minutes, and it actually grooms the pile.
The amount of dirt you collect is very impressive, not just surface dirt, but you can see the grit and dust in their as well, and of course the filter is just as clean as when I got it, which was only on Tuesday, but I have used it all the time and emptied the bin probably about 6 times now.
26 minutes doesn't sound a lot but it is fine for what most people need. No fade at all in suction power, and once the charge has run out, it really has run out. My Bosch athlete, you can feel the power decrease as you use it.
On max mode, it bogs down on the carpets, I haven't used it in this mode really, as the charge only last 6 minutes and I haven't felt the need to.
The mini motorised tool has more power than my Electrolux stair and car vac, it doesn't slow down and it pivots upright to do the visors in stairs and helps with the contours in the car. The main head actually agitates ever so slightly, not as much as the felix but more so than other mains powered uprights I have had.
I thought it would be like a carpet sweeper, but their is actual power there. 28 air watts sounds like nothing but considering the suction doesn't have to travel far and the sealant is so good, it has proven to be just fine.
On hard floors is where it really does put larger vacuums to shame. It picks up larger chunks really well and dust the floor, and the dirt that you see collecting it shocking.
It is expensive for what it is, but it really is well worth it. For someone with mainly hard floors in their house or for small homes, this is perfect.
I will post pictures later today which I took when I got it, over filled the bin in about 15 minutes.
