Dyson - V6 Top Dog Bagless Cordless Hand Vac - Yellow, Iron

I own several Dyson vacuum cleaners - floor models and hand held units (all purchased from Best Buy) and all of the ones with the lavender top loading cartridge filter are just simply crap, as these filters continuously become clogged; thus, the machine will only run-stop-run-stop. Though these hand-helds are very handy and great to use for touch-ups, they do not do well for pet owners...even for those with small terriers which do not shed heavily. BTW, fully charged run time was never an issue for me. Dyson customer service has even supplied me with additional filters, but they too easily and continuously clog. Washing/drying them (as instructed) will allow the unit to only run for a few minutes and then once again it's run-stop-run-stop...bah! My older Dyson hand-helds (non-top mounted cartridge filter type) always works without issue. I will never again purchase a Dyson V6 or V8 hand-held vacuum...which I always eventually pass-on to those family members without pets...cheers.

Powerful and useful but there are two drawbacks. It gets clogged with packing peanuts, paper, small plastic bags, and general dirt and has to be unclogged often. I tie a thick wire around a handle and use that or a slim pen from my pocket. It can get clogged in several places. Also it would be better if it worked wired too. It's wireless which is convenient but requires charging fairly often and won't work while being charged. It has good attachments and strong power and a reasonable capacity for a hand held but could have been better designed in regard to the clogging and charging issues.

Very happy with this purchase. Bought it mainly for cleaning around my cat's litter box, but found it very convenient for any places where a our Roomba can't go: corners, stairs, book shelves, windows, around the fireplace... It is not as powerful as bigger dysons but that is also somewhat of a plus, I can clean a box of say nuts and bolts from dust without sucking in all the metal pieces. It is a very handy device. If anything negative, I find the battery capacity a bit short of the expectation, it is sufficient for one job, but then you need to charge it. Other than that, excellent choice.

This is a very handy and powerful hand vacuum, as you'd expect with the Dyson logo. We use it regularly for spot cleanup and corner cleaning with our pugs hair. Is it perfect? No. It has a short battery life, blows air straight back at the user, and is a little expensive. If it broke today, I'd shop other models from Dyson to see if some of these issues are handled better. If they aren't, I'd replace it as is with the same model. So not 5 stars, but satisfied with or purchase.

I had another brand of hand held vacuum and wasn’t very happy with it. My kids have the battery operated vacuum with the long extension to allow them to vacuum their floors standing up. Loved the way it worked, so I decided to give this one a shot. Very pleased with the suction and ease of use. The only down side is when it is running the exhaust tends to hit you in the face if you’re holding it in a certain position. But everything else is great!

Second Dyson V6 series portable vacuum purchased, having the motorized attachment is a good feature. 100% compatible with accessories designed for the V6 series. The newer Dyson V7 Trigger series includes the motorized head as default. Battery life on the newer model is slightly longer as well. Best Buy sale price at the time was the determining factor in deciding to purchase the V6 Top Dog since it was substantially lower than the V7 trigger retail price.

I’ve gone through a couple other handhelds that were basically expensive doorstops after a couple uses. This one rocks the Casbah. It does a great job getting the pet hair off the furniture and makes vacuuming the stairs easy peasy. You have to work quickly, because the charge goes fast, but if you’re cleaning up the hair daily - you should have lots of time.

I own a few dyson uprights and love them, so I figured I'd try the handheld out. The battery life on this unit is horrendous, I couldnt even vacuum my whole car on one charge. I bought this 6 days ago and now it wont charge. When plugging the cord into the unit it is loose and does not make contact. I returned this and grabbed a shark pet plus 2 for $55. In a nutshell, dyson has mastered the upright vacuums, but the handhelds are a disaster.