This handheld vacuum is perfect for a 2 bedroom or smaller place. Powerful, convenient, durable and quiet. Although this hand vacuum is very expensive it is worth the money (if you can get it on sale). All the tools make it easy to clean every service in your house. You get about 25 minutes with the motorized head, but that is enough to vacuum about 1000 sq ft. The trigger is still is a little stiffer (than the v6), so if you have to vacuum for a long period of time it may be a little soar. Other than that no other complaints. And the new bin makes it easier to dump the debris without touching any dirt. I would really rate this vacuum a 4.5 mainly due to the price and trigger, but everything else is perfect for an apartment 1000 sq ft or smaller.

Absolutely the best vacuum I have ever owned and I have owned several Sharks and the Dyson V6. The V8 has stronger suction and like the V6 picks up micro dust that I've never seen the competitor vacuums pick up. While its a pricey vacuum, the ease of use, portability, run time and suction make this an excellent vacuum. The attachments including the hard floor motorized roller is genius. Finally somebody put some thought into it. Very satisfied with the Dyson family especially the V8 Absolute.

I will admit I was a little hesitant to buy a vacuum with such a price tag, $600 for a vacuum is a lot of money. I currently have a Shark Professional Lift away. It is a very highly recommended vacuum and does a great job (So I thought). I got the V8 tonight and my first test run was to clean my car and the living room also two bedrooms. Was just kinda testing it out not going full throttle on cleaning the house. The amount of time you get on a charge is more than enough and honestly for as well as it does the charge time is a very good trade off. You might have to empty it several times but who cares. It only weighs 5 pounds and you save a ton of time not having to charge the vacuum and mess with moving a cord. 30 minutes of straight vacuuming wireless is about the same as an hour with the other BS you have to worry about with an upright. I will never buy anything other than a dyson again. For such a small vacuum I am more than impressed with this beast!! Plus when Best Buy sells you a damaged product and gives you $100 off it makes me like it even more. The picture is a 12X8 box after I used my shark three days ago...

Without a doubt one of the best purchases I have ever made!!! And I'm saying this about a product that cleans carpets and floors. I typically hate cleaning and would much rather be playing video games or watching tv but after buying this product I actually enjoyed cleaning floors mainly due to the simplicity of cleanup and no necessary plug in of power or to be held back by a cord. The swivel head for both carpet and hard floors is amazing (only down side is that the hard wood floors or tiles might get scratched by the hard bristles so keep that in mind when cleaning surfaces) But besides that this Vacuum has all the attachments and I love the fact it had a filter for the air and has a powerful suction as well.

PROS: HEPA, quick use, reviews. Needed something to supplement Roomba. After using it awhile, I would have liked to have a better rack system for accommodating all the accessories. I've had to put some on a shelf. Great for reaching high and corners. Awesome for cleaning the car. I have a roomba for regular floor use - this comes in handy for EVERYTHING ELSE. I don't see a reason to use on low power, always on max for me. Cons besides hanging up all the accessories is i think the adjustable brush needs a short bristle version. And better instructions for hanging (clearer). I ended up using my NEST Outdoor Cam (awesome btw) wire holders to hold the power cord onto the wall away to make it neat. The power connector cord is somewhat short so had to use an extension cord. I think that could be better thought out. If i could do 4.75 stars, that would be more accurate. It's not perfect. But it is great for those con reasons. The vacuum itself is excellent.