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

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Repair, teardowns & right to repairMechanical & precision engineering

What it is

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “if you like this type of teardown content, I highly recommend checking out AVE's channel on Youtube”

    Teardown showing how products are made at low cost and high volume

    WestCoastJustin, 2017-03 · Recommendation · in “Nintendo Switch Teardown”

  2. “this one disassembling an overpriced Dyson hairdryer”

    AvE teardown of an overpriced Dyson hairdryer

    rwmj, 2018-07 · Recommendation · in “What cracking open a Sonos One tells us about the Sonos IPO”

  3. “AvE did a fun teardown of the hair dryer”

    Fun hair dryer teardown by AvE

    subculture, 2019-03 · Recommendation · in “Dyson Lightcycle Task Lamp”

  4. “He was expecting to ridicule it but was instead blown away by the engineering”

    Teardown that finds real engineering, with FLIR and bearing analysis

    crmd, 2021-02 · Recommendation · in “Dyson air purifier outperformed by cheap DIY box fan filter in Marketplace test”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: teardown, dyson, hair dryer, mechanical engineering, ave

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