Dyson V8 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner

Ive always preferred canister vacuums, because the wand and hose are much easier to move and maneuver, but it can be a pretty big pain to drain around the canister. The Dyson V8 solves that, because its basically just the wand portion of my canister vacuum without a cord or bulky canister unit. Along with the vacuum, you get several accessories: a wall-mounted dock, a crevice tool, a brush tool, an upholstery tool, and the powered floor attachment. The dock has two slots to store the crevice and brush tools, but theres no obvious place to store the upholstery attachment. The wall dock has a cable channel and clip to hold the included charging cable, so that you can just slot the vacuum into the mount for storage and charging. Unfortunately though, the cable isnt easily removable after you attach the dock to your wall, because the cable channel is on the backside of the dock. If you decide not to use the dock, then you can still recharge the vacuum by just plugging in the charging cable. Theres a switch to toggle between normal and high power mode and a momentary trigger switch to turn on the vacuum. The trigger does need to be held down to keep powering the vacuum, but fortunately, it doesnt take much strength to depress the trigger button. The V8 does not have a trigger lock, but a quick search on Amazon shows that there are a lot of third party options to add a lock if you want it. The V8 battery is rated for 40 minutes at normal power, but that drops to 25-35 minutes if youre using the powered floor attachment. In our usage, we found those numbers to be pretty accurate. Thats just enough runtime to vacuum the hardwood floors in our 3-bedroom house. If you turn on the high power mode, the runtime drops to just a few minutes. Unfortunately, the recharge time is 5 hours. You can buy an extra battery, but you wont be able to charge it in the wall dock, so youll also have to get an extra charging cord. Swapping batteries on the V8 also requires a screwdriver to release the battery. The V8 is a really nice vacuum overall, but the limited battery life makes it best to use with smaller spaces or as a secondary vacuum for cleaning up messes.

The vacuum doesn’t stay on, the button has to be pressed the whole time while vacuuming the floor

I mostly got this vacuum for all the places that my regular vac cant reach and it does not disappoint. It was super easy to put together and very use to use. I can vac much farther under furniture now, vac the stairs super easily. I can even vac the dog hair that is stuck to the memory foam mattress topper that my old vac couldnt tackle. There is a little bit of friction trying to push her around the carpet, but thats what the upright vac is for. She glides super easily on non carpeted flooring surfaces. The things I dont really care for - the battery capacity isnt that great if youre trying to clean the whole house, especially if you put it on max suction so use that sparingly. So far Im really impressed with how much it sucks up and how easy it is to use.

This vacuum is really incredible. Its quiet, lightweight, great maneuverability, easy to dump the dust canister, doesnt tangle hair, has a long lasting battery - and the suction is really amazing. Suction: The suction is extremely powerful, and far exceeds my expectations. There are 2 different suction/power settings, and on setting 2, its so powerful that I often find the vacuum getting stuck to my carpet. It is maybe even more powerful than my corded upright vacuum. Size: This vacuum is a great size. Its pretty light and very easy to maneuver. It steers very well and is in general a pleasure to use. The dust canister isnt huge, but it holds a lot of dust and hair. I typically have to empty it a couple times per cleaning session, but its quite easy to dump and this is not an issue. Attachments: The vacuum comes with the main brushroll, plus 3 attachments: one for dusting, a crevice tool, and a roller for removing hair from furniture. They all work very well and are very easy to attach. This vacuum is perfect for dusting and thats my favorite aspect of it. The brushroll is also great and I love how good it is at not tangling hair. Other rollers Ive used have a constant problem with tangling hair - but not this one. Noise level: Super quiet. Even on the high suction mode this vacuum is quiet. I usually need earbuds or earplugs when vacuuming, but not with this one. Thoughts: Overall - this is really an excellent vacuum. By far the best cordless stick vacuum I have used. The suction is amazing for such a small and lightweight device, and the battery lasts way longer than I expected. If you like the canister size and attachments, this is a great vacuum and you will love it.

Where to start, this is a BAD vacuum. Suction is so terrible, I kept passing over SAME strands of hair and dust collections again and again, turns out if you add ANYTHING to the vacuum any extension tube it comes with or its accessories the suction is GONE. I test and feel with my hand, quite good suction without anything attached, put just a brush and suction drops to nothing. Maneuverability is terrible, back and forth only. Every extension is stiff no joints does not permit movement. Corners and edges and this vacuum neither has power nor shape to clean there. MAX power overheats and the battery life on MAX is 3 minutes, no joke, in just 3 minutes only cleaned under the desk and from full battery went depleted. After depleting, I placed vac in the charger and already had 2 LEDs like it charged some instantly meaning the battery already having cell memory effect. Filter is cleaned and dust bin is empty after each use. Nothing to excuse it here, this is just a terrible vacuum.

nothing will stop this bad boy. ive thrown everything i can at it and its still standing strong and gets any job done well. pulls more hair and debris out of carpet and upholstery than any other ive seen

I am happy to have an opportunity to try out this Dyson V8 vacuum, its my first time to use Dyson vacuum product. The best part I found was hair (both humans and pets) didnt stay on the brush/roller. The other vacuum I own doesnt have this feature and every time after I use vacuum, I need to remove it manually. The V8 vacuums suction power is as strong as corded vacuums, it collected all my cats hair. As its cordless, it is easy to maneuver. One thing I didnt like was I needed to press the trigger button all the time while Im vacuuming, that made my hand tired. I havent installed but Im planning to install the wall mount charging station near one of our outlets. Disposing the dust was very easy. Overall, I like the V8 vacuum so far. If I find anything notable later, I will update this review.

Love how light it is, and no cord

I purchased this product directly from dyson website. I always loved dyson and wanted to give it try the cordless one. The 40 min is on low, if you use it on high the vacuum time around 30 min. It of course started dropping the time. After 1 year it would only work 20 ish min after being fully charged. Now i can only use it for 5 mins.. its disappointing because dyson is a great brand and the parts and all not cheap to replace every time you get an issue with the product. Would not recommend a cordless one. I also have canister and also have upright. Used the upright for years and years with no issue. Go with one that has a cord, i advice. I always done the proper cleaning, and cleaned the filter in a timely manner. These are expensive vacuum cleaners and hard to replace them everytime it gives an issue. I would not buy a cordless dyson again.

Very fast shipping. Great service.