Technology needs to downgrade some things that went in the wrong direction

Modern vacuum cleaners are pants, and prone to breaking down constantly, even the really pricy ones. An old upright from yesteryear with the bag down the back and the headlight on the front would still kick their asses.

I had this argument with my wife who loves the Dyson. I got an old fashioned Miele with a bag and it's a serious workout to push it around on full power with the suction and will go for as long as I'm able to push it because it's plugged in! The Dyson works for 20 minutes on full power before it needs a recharge and cost twice the price. Also the suction is never as good but gets progressively worse as the filter and dirt collector fills up! It's grand for a quick clean up but not for a whole house clean.

Got a Samsung cordless last year - game changer. Enough power to give whole place a once over, and good suction, but very light and easy to use.

Interesting! Never knew that. Yep, mine is rated at 2200W (model S211).

Hoovers and technology have gone the right way, we have robot hoovers everywhere, they are vacuuming and washing my floors all weekend while we go for hiking, swimming, shopping & cinema, the poor bastards

They need a good clean out every month or 2 but I like that sort of thing, (much more then I like vacuuming)

The new flatbed models make a difference, no fiddly turning bits or plate, just wipe and its clean.

Though it's still a Sharp with basically the same functions as the one I grew up with.

Just decrease the diameter of the hose I'd imagine would add suction. I have an old Nilfisk 90 though that would pick up practically anything.

Must be bigger fish to fry though than bloody hoovers.

From what I know, the EU cap on power outputs for vacuum cleaners was an attempt to encourage manufacturers to make them more efficient. Although with Trump abolishing Energy Star, I'd say the US will go the other direction. Inefficient stuff that's cheaper to buy but a lot more expensive to run.

TIlls need electricity and Internet connection to function properly too.

I wouldn't be surprised if it's a gateway to push people into crappy fin-tech products (douche tech-bro speak for crappy crypto products).

The older I get, the more I become convinced that the mid-80s to late 90s were peak technology vs society.

Technology entertained, supported and enabled us but it didn't take over our lives to the point it has now and things were built to last.

Has to put something through the books I suppose.