BOLTR: DYSON HAIR DRYER. Is it WORTH the MONEY?

AvE · 2.9M views · 2016-10-08 · 43:20

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Overview

AvE tears down a roughly $500 Dyson hair dryer, examining how its motor, airflow and electronics fit into a small body. He runs tests along the way and ultimately decides whether the engineering justifies the price.

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HN points to it as a favorite teardown, usually when discussing Dyson or how products are engineered and built, with some noting the host was impressed by the engineering.

Recommended by 4 HN people across 5 months · HN mentions 2017–2023

Topics

Repair, teardowns & right to repair Mechanical & precision engineering

What people said

crmd · 2023-04 · Recommendation
aVe did a great teardown[0] of a Dyson hairdryer. He was contemptuous in the beginning because of the ridiculous price, but totally nerded out over the motor. [0]: [VIDEO]
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crmd · 2021-02 · Recommendation
Check out AvE’s tear down of a $500 Dyson hair dryer.[1] He was expecting to ridicule it but was instead blown away by the engineering - tiny high torque zinc cast brushless DC motor, CNC-milled impeller, etc. It’s a good watch, including FLIR performance analysis, Fourier analysis of bearing noise, and more. In summary it’s definitely more engineering porn / extreme overkill than marketing bs. [1] [VIDEO]
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subculture · 2019-03 · Recommendation
AvE did a fun teardown of the hair dryer [0]. If you haven't seen his videos they're all pretty terrific, especially the Juicero one. [0] [VIDEO]
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