Dyson - V15 Detect Cordless Vacuum - Yellow/Nickel

Background: This is my first dyson. I am coming from Shark vacuums- most recently the corded Apex Uplight stick vacuum and a robot vac. I have 2 cats and live in a one bedroom 850 square foot apt w/ mostly simulated hardwood flooring and a couple of rugs. I take pride in having people not being able to tell I have pets - so a great vacuum is key. I wanted something lightweight with an even smaller footprint and top notch performance. Never thought I'd drop $700+ tax on a vacuum, but I wanted to see if the hype was legit. Unboxing Impressions: Was happy with the included accessories - especially the motorized hand tool and wall mount. Assembly was very easy. I could not believe how light it was. Honestly, I was skeptical looking at it and wondered how such a small cordless stick vacuum could get the job done. Performance and handling: After a few days I am very impressed. The noise level is much quieter than what I am used to - which is a big plus. Both the fluffy and torque head picked up tons of fine dust and hair without much effort at all on the hard flooring. No job took more than 2 passes. Cat litter is a huge pain and vacuums tend to just kick it around - but the dyson performed very well. The intelligent auto mode adjusted the power as advertised when approaching dirty and light areas. The laser on the fluffy seemed a bit gimmicky at first considering I have had vacuums with powerful LEDs, but the laser takes it to another level showing even greater detail. It works well in most lighting except for direct super bright natural lighting. I wish they incorporated this on both cleaning heads. Maneuvering this took some getting used to. On one hand, that 5lb difference makes a huge impact on comfort, but I had to adjust to the lighter handling characteristics. Not having heavy cleaning heads with bigger wheels means I needed a lighter touch. The trigger is also interesting, but I understand dyson's logic behind it to maximize battery efficiency. I had to learn to not squeeze it with a death grip. Dealing with carpet was the biggest learning curve. My carpet is on the thicker side, and on auto I simply couldn't push it and it would often get stuck. I learned that eco mode is best and actually still does a great job cleaning. Hopefully dyson can improve the programming for their "auto" mode in the future. But either way, the simple adjustment does the trick. Battery life was more than enough for my home. Even when manually turning on the boost mode at times. This is where I learned to appreciate the trigger for saving battery life instead of having the vacuum running between transitions. I am now a believer in the freedom of cordless. Dumping the canister was simple enough, but I did need to pump it a few times to clear some of the hair. Maintenance also seems improved with this unit. With shark, I had more parts that required attention and more filters to clean/replace. Wish list: Overall I love this vacuum. Very happy to join the club. If I had to nitpick, I'd love to see the following: Better handling on carpet in auto mode. Figuring out a fast charging solution in the future would be nice. Longer warranty. This is a beautiful over-engineered piece of equipment, so the short warranty makes me nervous Make HEPA standard. The language reads like HEPA filtration in terms of performance, but I see no actual usage of the HEPA standard.

Best vacuum ever! I've had the V7 and V10 they were great but this one OMG out does them both. I did not realize how much pet hair was on our carpets each day till I started using my new Dyson V15. One sweep around in our living room fills up the canister. We have 2 large dogs and 5 cats you can imagine the hair and dust. When I have no time to do the vacuuming myself I run a robot vacuum it does not compare to the Dyson V15 but I feel vacuuming needs to be done every other day at the least. The V15 is a little on the heavy side compare to my other two older Dysons. I have not used the wall mount. I place mine on the counter in the laundry room. I would prefer the charger plug to be in the back of the unit like the other ones. The amount of attachments that came with this is also another reason I love it. The best one is the main roller its pretty much self cleaning. The females in this house have long hair and we seem to shed too. No problem for the vacuum. Pet hair People hair it gets the job done. I'm keeping all 3 Dysons, one in our travel trailer, one is in my craft room that is in another building on our property and my newest (V15) is for the house. Oh yeah I do have a canister vacuum (not Dyson) but that one does not get used anymore because of the V15 doing such a great job.

Coming from an older model Dyson cordless, this is a huge upgrade. Firstly, the battery life is more than enough to clean all my rugs and my hardwood floors. I have two dogs and one cat that all have a lot of fur, and this machine really gets it all! The fuzzy attachment for hardwood floors is great and the laser detection is so satisfying! Highly recommend if you can stomach the price tag.

This is the best vacuum I've ever owned. I thought the laser would be a gimmick but it absolutely is essential after using it. If you're looking between one that does not have the green laser and the one that does I would definitely go with the one it does you will not be disappointed. This thing last so long and clean so well. Just flat out amazing

I mean what can I say? Once you have the green laser and can actually see all the dust especially on wood floors why would you EVER go back to a regular vacuum and it’s cordless and it sucks a lot. Honestly most of the reviews I read when I purchased said this vacuum sucks and they were correct but in a good way ;)

Great, easy to use. Use it almost daily. Suction and features are a great selling point. Only potential drawback is more frequent emptying with smaller tank

So far so good. We have had the vacum for about 2 weeks and works as advertised, with more than enough suction to thoroughly clean our hardwoods and carpets. Probably a little too much suction for our small low-pile rugs even on Eco mode. We have to open the vent on the brushbar all the way to reduce the amount of suction when vacuuming our bathroom and doorway rugs, which is not ideal. We normally vacuum about 750 square feet in a session on Auto mode and more than half the battery remains. Still curious to see how this holds up over the years. We had a V8 for five years, but in the last year or so we had to replace the battery and some of the parts are starting to break, pretty much the reason we bought the V15. If this vacuum can last more than 5+ years it will be a good (not great) purchase.

I have ine of the originals and this new model just blows it away. We ran it on our shag carpet? It sucked out pet hair we didnt know was there after using thr upright. Its battery life is great lightweight and does a great job.