the topic that wont die
Its never fully been settled and nor will it. Let me take another crack at this while both are good cleaning machines neather is without flaw owning a Dyson dc07 in the past I loved it. Was light weight versitle relitivly quiet picked up like a charm good suction and it didn't look bad ether. Kirby on the other hand. High performance deep cleaning that "seems" unsurpassed easy to maneuver great suction amazing air flow and practical in theory. The problem is Dysons are bagless and anything I've learned no bagless machines have the airflow of a bag. Its pushing air in not through. Also the Dysons straight hose was incredibly annoying and the thing about Dyson there is no easy fix. Broken belt you have to buy a 60 dollar clutch assembly and replacing the part is a chore. And then theres your Kirby its heavy as sin switching from floor to hose mode is less then convenient 90% of the Kirbys claim to fame comes from simple logic that the last one wins tired old Vacs of poor quality help Kirby tremendously if I had to choose I'm with Kirby but in a fair no holds bar its a almost stand still all things considered
