sensotronic
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Miele UK website
The S8 range are now on Miele's UK website.
http://www.miele.co.uk/vacuum-cleaners/s8/
The S8 range are now on Miele's UK website.
http://www.miele.co.uk/vacuum-cleaners/s8/
Miele S8 Now available from John Lewis
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sebo_fan
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Ty for the link. I'm looking at their "Compare S8 models" section right now and Miele UK have listed "lightweight" as a feature, yet none of them are lightweight and have big red X's to indicate what the models don't have. Do you think this would be a disservice to Miele's new S8?
sebo_fan
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Well, I got to Glasgow today and visited John Lewis. Good to see the base S6 blue model reduced to £134 instead of the £200 asking price when it was first launched - but they also stocked a red Bosch model that is smaller and more compact at the same price - just to confuse the buyers!
I was really disappointed with the S8 though - they had the black base model on display and the top of the range UniQ 8. I even got to test run the top of the range model and discovered few surprises.
If you're savvy enough you can actually order the LED handle for ANY Miele canister vacuum. It only has a button to switch the light on, although I had trouble turning the thing off! The AirTeq branded single pedal floor head is also far easier to move than my own double pedal SBD 650, and I will be trying to get that floor head (SBD 285-3) as the pedal won't get stuck under radiators or be such a pain to move when I vacuum with my socks on and no shoes. Lacking the "Air Teq" transfer, it's the same suction only floor head you get with the S5.
The S8 UniQ is a lovely machine to look at, but I was really surprised to find how cheap the pick open door for the optional plug in socket on the main machine is. I expected a better precision here than just cheap plastic. Also, whilst I was impressed with the Velvet lined tool caddy underneath, the lid is horribly thin - on both models - and the whole thing flexes easily and isn't as well made IMHO as the S5. I do however like the almost flush touch single plus and minus control buttons for the suction controls, but it doesn't bring anything much to the table other than the fancy LED lights which do nothing for me and the Comfort rewind function I'm already used to with my own S6 Ecoline.
At the moment I'll just say that my Sebo D2 has far better quality and is just a bit lighter to carry. Even Sebo's exterior body feels better made and is a far more substantial design than the S8. It is true that whilst the Sebo is a tad noisier than the S8 UniQ (or comparatively the S8 black baseline model), the S8 is a bit more nimble due to its shape until you put it in the upright position and find out that it's actually pretty tall and narrow. Overall, its a fitting replacement for the S5, but I still can't get used to the Grub look though and if I was to buy the bigger bagged Miele vacuum, I'd probably settle for the base S5.
Much prefer the S4 and S6 for compactness, end of the day.[this post was last edited: 7/8/2012-19:52]
I was really disappointed with the S8 though - they had the black base model on display and the top of the range UniQ 8. I even got to test run the top of the range model and discovered few surprises.
If you're savvy enough you can actually order the LED handle for ANY Miele canister vacuum. It only has a button to switch the light on, although I had trouble turning the thing off! The AirTeq branded single pedal floor head is also far easier to move than my own double pedal SBD 650, and I will be trying to get that floor head (SBD 285-3) as the pedal won't get stuck under radiators or be such a pain to move when I vacuum with my socks on and no shoes. Lacking the "Air Teq" transfer, it's the same suction only floor head you get with the S5.
The S8 UniQ is a lovely machine to look at, but I was really surprised to find how cheap the pick open door for the optional plug in socket on the main machine is. I expected a better precision here than just cheap plastic. Also, whilst I was impressed with the Velvet lined tool caddy underneath, the lid is horribly thin - on both models - and the whole thing flexes easily and isn't as well made IMHO as the S5. I do however like the almost flush touch single plus and minus control buttons for the suction controls, but it doesn't bring anything much to the table other than the fancy LED lights which do nothing for me and the Comfort rewind function I'm already used to with my own S6 Ecoline.
At the moment I'll just say that my Sebo D2 has far better quality and is just a bit lighter to carry. Even Sebo's exterior body feels better made and is a far more substantial design than the S8. It is true that whilst the Sebo is a tad noisier than the S8 UniQ (or comparatively the S8 black baseline model), the S8 is a bit more nimble due to its shape until you put it in the upright position and find out that it's actually pretty tall and narrow. Overall, its a fitting replacement for the S5, but I still can't get used to the Grub look though and if I was to buy the bigger bagged Miele vacuum, I'd probably settle for the base S5.
Much prefer the S4 and S6 for compactness, end of the day.[this post was last edited: 7/8/2012-19:52]
sensotronic
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LED handle light
Ryan,
You can't turn the light off yourself. According to the instruction book, it turns itself off after approximately 30 seconds.
Ryan,
You can't turn the light off yourself. According to the instruction book, it turns itself off after approximately 30 seconds.
sebo_fan
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That's a major pain and a drain on the batteries on board - ty for letting me know. I wonder why Miele didn't allow an activation button to switch the darn thing off. Would make much more sense and more energy saving.
thekirbylover
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still at least the car matches my Louis Vuitton : )
that has to be one of the best things Ive read on here so far, omg I love it I find that with my LV practically anything goes with it presume you got the monogram print, I may get an S8 at some point maybe one with the parquet tool [this post was last edited: 2/17/2014-10:18]
that has to be one of the best things Ive read on here so far, omg I love it I find that with my LV practically anything goes with it presume you got the monogram print, I may get an S8 at some point maybe one with the parquet tool [this post was last edited: 2/17/2014-10:18]
