VERSUS PET-FRIENDLY VACS

● You can stash

the Dyson in a dark

corner and juice it

up just by plugging

in the charger, or

use the included

docking station – a

plastic mount that

screws to the wall.

The battery can

also be unclipped

for charging off the

vac; or if you fancy

a tidier solution with

space to hang all

your attachments,

the free-standing

Floor Dok is an

extra £100.

● The Samsung

comes with a

free-standing

Z Station charging

dock. You can clip

all the attachments

to the back while

the vac is getting

fuelled up, and

there’s even a

slot in the base

for charging a spare

battery at the same

time. This is a great

way to double the

device’s run time...

except that a

second battery

costs £149.

FUEL IF YOU

THINK IT’S

HOOVER

If you’re suffering with the hair of the dog (or cat), grab one of these

moulty-purpose cordless stick vacuum cleaners aimed at pet owners

Fur

load?

[ Words

Richard Purvis ]

What’s the story?

The Pet version of Samsung’s Jet 90 stick

echoes the basic ‘elongated plasma rifle’

form of the V11, but dispenses with the

striking colours for a look that’s less Doom,

more dining room. As with the Dyson,

the long tubular section is removable for

close-quarters action, but here it’s also

telescopic, while the extendable crevice

tool gives you a few more inches to reach

those gruesome cornice cobwebs.

Just as before, there’s no real difference

between this and the standard model

except for the absence of one attachment

(a sort of electric mop) and a £50 saving.

Is it any good?

Honestly, we could vacuum Buckingham

Palace three times with each of these

machines (mind your feet, ma’am) and not

be able to pick a winner in terms of overall

performance. It’s all about the suction, and

they’re both really good at it.

What does become apparent quite

quickly, however, is that the Samsung

is a little less tiring to use. It’s lighter, and

there’s no trigger to keep squeezing – just

a simple stop/start button to press once

and forget. The only real drawback is that

the bin is a fair bit smaller and doesn’t have

the Dyson’s auto-emptying trick, so you’ll

have to tip it out manually. You grotty serf.

Price £549 / stuff.tv/Jet90Pet

Tech 4 attachments ● 200W (max mode)

● Up to 1hr run time, 3.5hrs charging time

● 0.5-litre bin ● 2.8kg

Stuff says ★★★★★

Not as desirable as the Dyson, but just about

edges it on the practicalities

What’s the story?

Do you like cable-free liberty but think the

whole idea of robot vacuum cleaners is

fundamentally stupid? Do you have a hairy

animal living in your house? Then you need

a cordless stick vac with enough slurping

power to pull great clumps of fur out of

your carpet fibres – and Dyson’s vibrantly

sexy V11 Animal is the obvious choice.

Squeezing all the brand’s famed suction

skills into a device that’s portable enough

to swing around the house like a big copper

sword, this is basically the standard V11

without the high-torque head for £50 less...

but there’s no need to tell the dog that.

Is it any good?

Once fully charged, the V11 Animal is let

loose on a rug that’s popular with both

a moulting dog and a long-haired cat. The

fact that its 0.76-litre bin is filled to the

‘max’ mark within about 40 seconds tells

us three things: it’s a mighty strong sucker,

stick vacs will always have to sacrifice a

little dust-storage capacity for portability,

and that rug was a disgrace.

Luckily, Dyson’s clever ‘point and shoot’

emptying mechanism means it’s no bother

at all to dump a load and get back to work.

Five attachments, including a soft brush

for fragile areas, ensure every inch of the

home is quickly and thoroughly de-fluffed.

Price £499 / stuff.tv/V11Animal

Tech 5 attachments ● 185W (boost mode)

● Up to 1hr run time, 4.5hrs charging time

● 0.76-litre bin ● 2.97kg

Stuff says ★★★★★

Superb – it’s worth getting a dog just so you

can buy one of these to clean up after it

Dyson V11 Animal Samsung Jet 90 Pet

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