Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great Vacuum! This is my 3rd dyson, I would have no other Vacuum! They make cleaning convenient and not a large hassle!

Excellent Dyson as usual. I bought this for my daughter and she loves it!

This is a great vacuum. Very powerful and effective on my hardwood floors and rugs The only drawback is that you have to hold the on trigger while you vacuum.

This vacuum is a little power house. It does not take up a lot of space and works just as well as the bigger models. We love it!

Love not having a cord for the stairs. Love the attachments for the stairs as well. Bought the vacuum for for spot cleaning but found it is a very versatile product for many areas of our home.

I received this product in exchange for a review. Overall: This Dyson cordless vacuum is lightweight, yet powerful. I found it easy to use and was happy with its performance. I have owned other Dyson products and have always been pleased with the build quality and performance of their products. This is no exception. The vacuum is well balanced and easy to hold in your hand. It's also easy to maneuver with the use of attachments. If I had to pick out negatives about it, I would pick the relatively small canister size (which is a tradeoff for making it less compact) and the fact that the dock is missing one more place in order to hold all 4 attachments on the dock. Read below for a more detailed review. Performance: Despite weighing only a few pounds, this vacuum packs a powerful punch. It is activated by holding down a trigger on the handle and stopped by releasing it. In a house with cats and dogs, I found myself impressed with how much hair it picked up. So much so, that I found myself frequently emptying the bin. It offers 2 power modes, regular and Max. Max mode offers a significant amount of additional suction power at the expense of run time. When my wife first switched to Max mode, she commented that it felt like the motorized head was suddenly suctioned to the floor. We found the normal mode sufficient for regular cleaning. The selection of attachments was nice as well, but we found ourselves using the main motorized cleaning head as a traditional vacuum the most. It also comes with a smaller motorized head which was helpful on stairs, on furniture (pet hair) and in cars. Additionally, it comes with a crevice tool, a combo tool with dusting bristles and a smaller dusting brush. Battery Life: Battery life can be a key selling point or sense of frustration in cordless devices. Dyson advertises this vacuum right on the box as having up to 45 minutes of cleaning time per charge. You'll find some smaller, qualifying print in the manual. If you use the main motorized brush head, they list 25 minutes of battery life. For the smaller motorized tool, up to 30 minutes. And around 40 minutes for the other attachments. So, realistically, you're looking at closer to 25-30 minutes of run time with average use. I found that to be an accurate representation. With regular bin emptying, making sure to take my hand off the trigger when not in use and being deliberate in my path with the vacuum, I found myself able to tackle my whole house of around 1200 square feet, including the 2 staircases. I would be pushing the limits of the batteries to get all the furniture on the same charge. So, if you are someone that likes to complete all vacuuming at one time, you may find this battery falls short if you have a home much larger than mine. If you break the chore up over the week or even the day, the run time could be sufficient for larger homes. At the other end of performance is Max mode. It is meant to be used when you need more suction power, but only temporarily. This mode knocks the battery life down to only 7 minutes, but the increase in power is very noticeable. So, given that the whole vacuum is to be held in a single hand during use, it actually has a pretty good battery life. Adding more battery capacity would mean a larger size and increased weight, which would make it less easy to use. Charging from empty to full capacity is listed around 5 hours, but if you use the provided dock, it can always be charging when not in use. There are 3 blue LEDs on the side of the vacuum that indicate relative remaining battery life. All three are lit after a full charge and only one when it is approaching the end of run time on the current charge. Emptying the contents: I found emptying the bin to be very simple, especially in comparison to some other vacuums I've used. You can detach any attachments for convenience, but you don't have to in order to empty it. Just hold the bin over a trash can and pull up on the red lever until the bottom hatch opens up. There is a rubber sleeve that removes dust from the central filter when pulling up as well. Just push the motor back down and close the hatch to continue. Compared to other vacuums where you have to disassemble the bin from part of the vacuum before it can be emptied, this is very simple. There are also two removable, cleanable filters on this device. The first is in the center of the motor unit. It can be pulled out and cleaned with cool water. The second filter is around the exhaust of the vacuum and can be twisted to be removed. The manual recommends washing them by hand under cool water and allowing them to air dry at least monthly. Because of it's compact size, the volume of the bin isn't very high. That's not too much of a problem, since as I stated above, it is easy to empty the bin. However, in a larger or more debris filled environment (such as a home with pets), you can find yourself exceeding the max fill line on the bin frequently. That line appears to be only about a third of the way up the canister, but you can see that exceeding it would block air flow. Convenience: The biggest pro of this vacuum is the convenience factor. You don't have to manage a cable or pay attention to how far you are from the outlet. It's light and easy to maneuver, particularly on elevated surfaces such as stairs or furniture. Emptying and cleaning it are a breeze. And if you use the provided dock, storing it out of the way and charging it are simple as well. It think it lives up to the hassle-free promise Dyson prints on the package as well as can be expected.

got the item on sale otherwise I was not sure if I would pay the price but once I received the vacuum and used it, definitely worth the price.

It is worth. I think it is a little heavy to women by one hand, but to men it is easy to use or vacuum. I do not know the function of higher versions well, but it is suitable to a medium size family.

I can't believe i waited so long to make this purchase. This vacuum is extremely lightweight and the suction is amazing.

This little vacuum has a great suction power and at once set at max power level will even lift up the carpet. I highly recommend this for people who have cable and want a vacuum that’s portable and easy to use

We have three Persian Cats. Love our Dyson V8 Animal Cordless.

Love Dyson vacuums. Really like how it works and easy to clean: my only grin is the handle is small for me.

Dyson v8 Animal cordless after charging about 5 hours it works well good suction light weight Easy to handle pick up dog hair very well on wood floor Just what we need for our 2 dogs we are very happy white it.

Love this vacuum. It's a newer model than our previous one. It does really well with all the pet hair in our house and it's easy to get under furniture.

Best vacuum!! The new version does have a hard push when you use Max suction but it sucks up everything. I wouldn’t get another brand.

Love this vacuum...nothing more to say about it but love it!!!

Excellent handheld vacuum. Light and easy to maneuver. Picks up everything on hardwood as well as carpeting. Easy to use on stairs.

Best gift for the wife. Magically I find the floors constantly clean, I don’t know how it’s getting done! Works really good though!

Really amazing quality, and the fact that I could use $425 worth of Best Buy points to purchase it for only about $55 made this purchase oh so sweet!

We love this vacuum. It seems to suck the dirt from beneath the foundation. I would only complain that the battery runs out fast on max. In addition, the attachments are awesome!