Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Consumer Reports pulls recommendation for Dyson stick vacuums
Survey results show that nearly half of Dyson models break within the first five years. Korea Times file
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
Consumer Reports, a U.S. magazine published since 1936 by the Consumers Union, has removed all Dyson models from its list of recommended stick vacuums over reliability concerns.
According to its recent
, which was revealed last week, the British company's vacuums break at a higher rate than those of any other brand in the magazine's tests.
In September 2016, Consumer Reports called Dyson's V8 Absolute the “best stick vacuum” it had tested, which helped boost its sales. But now Dyson stick vacuums are positioned in the “bottom tier” when it comes to reliability ratings.
“Close to half of Dyson stick vacuums will break or stop working as they should within five years, compared with around a quarter of the stick vacuums from Shark, the most reliable brand for this type,” Consumer Reports said.