I spend the last couple of weeks reading through all the posts in this sub comparing the Dyson V12 and V15. Still unsure, I ordered both from Costco when they went on sale for Black Friday and figured I would share my thoughts for anyone else in the same situation.

The V12 is slightly lighter and easier to maneuver and I enjoy not have to hold down the trigger. For these reasons I would recommend this one for anyone with mobility issues. This is the only reason I would recommend this one though. The dust bin is much smaller as many reviews have mentioned but when you look at the max fill line it is actually tiny. I could look past this for the other features if it wasn’t also much harder to empty. Each time I go to empty it I find myself having to dig my fingers around in the canister to remove the dirt. When I empty the V15 everything just falls right out.

The V15 feels slightly more powerful, especially on carpet. Due to the slight increase in weight and overall size, I do find it a little harder to maneuver. The dust bin is much larger and as I already said, so easy to empty. I have a love hate relationship with the trigger. I feel like the battery will last a little bit longer since I am not holding it down while switching areas (with the V12 I found myself just leaving the machine on as I moved) and I enjoy the control it offers but for a big clean my finger does get a little tired. I’ve seen the attachment that holds it down on Amazon and I will likely just order that if it becomes an issue.

The price different with both sales for me was about $100 CDN, so not really a deal breaker either way.

I plan on keeping them both for a little longer and doing a full house vacuum with each to test the battery life on auto mode but at this point the V15 is by far the winner.

I would love to hear other’s experiences before making my final decision.

I also have a bagged Miele that I will use for a deep clean once a week but wanted something more convenient for in between cleans.

TLDR: The V15 is better unless you have mobility issues.

After five years the motor on my Tineco A10 finally gave up the ghost. It was a perfect vacuum but being the primary sucker for that long at under $200 for a house full of animals and kids I can’t complain. So I lurked here a while and settled on the Dyson V12 Slim Detect since we had good experience with a first-gen Ball from back in the day.

Our current house is just under 3,000 sq ft which is about 60/40 hardwood to carpet split upstairs and downstairs. The downstairs gets MUCH more traffic and dirtier way faster. We also have a simple iRobot something and a Bissel ProHeat 2X for deep cleaning carpets and a pho Larry. Here are my thoughts on the Dyson V12 for anyone else who is looking for info:

Positives:

• The single battery lasts about as long as two batteries in the Tineco. It can do just about our whole lived-in portion of the house on one charge.

• The suction on the V12 thing is noticeably better than the A10 and I’m pulling up some deep and nasty stuff from the carpets. Nice!

• It’s quieter than the A10 and makes a really rad noise when powered off.

• I’m glad I got the version with the big red ON button compared to older Dysons where you have to hold the trigger down at all times. I have no idea why it took them so long to add that basic quality of life feature.

• It seems easy to clean so far and true to their word the attachments aren’t getting gunked up easily. The metal filter is also curious but cool.

• The attachment and accessory package seems good and I’ve already used them all.

• It’s very light!

• The V12 does a really good job of picking up larger items like cereal. The A10 was terrible at this and I basically had to play Hungry Hungry Hippos everywhere.

Meh:

• Needing to take off the attachments to empty the canister kind of sucks but that’s an extremely minor annoyance, especially if it means it’s better built otherwise.

• I super don’t care about the charts it’s showing me about what’s being sucked up.

• I wish the standard roller had a headlight and I miss that from the Tineco.

• The taller roller head means I can’t vacuum under as many things as the A10.

Negatives:

• Incredibly subjective but yo this thing is ugly. I don’t mind having appliances and tools with some color but something less primary and circus tent inspired would have been nice.

• Not all of the attach points feel super snug and that concerns me about long-term durability.

• You can NOT use this thing at all on thin Ruggable style rugs. Even on low it creates so much suction that it can’t move and sounds like it’s about to explode. This isn’t the case with every other vacuum I’ve ever used.

• It feels overall kind of cheap despite how well it’s working now.

• And probably my biggest peeve is the wheel on the roller heads SUCKS. I guess they’re trying to do a mini-ball style design but it’s useless to the point where I feel like the vacuum is just being dragged around and not rolling. This is especially bad on carpet as I can straight up see the disks not spinning as I love it around. This also makes turning the unit feel terrible. The Tineco A10’s rubber wheels were MILES above this implementation and I have no idea what Dyson was thinking.

So overall I’m liking the Dyson V12 Slim Detect but I feel like it could be a much better product with some work, especially when much cheaper vacuums have some better attributes. However I would NOT recommend it at full price as MSRP is $650 but I got it on sale for $500 which is way, way more reasonable.

Hope this helps someone and I’d be happy to clarify anything!

Hi,

So I'm in for a new cordless vacuum cleaner because my bosh Athlet 32v is broken (paid +- 300€ for it aprox 3 years ago).
Originally I've replaced it's internal 18650 batteries but that specific model is locked when you do that + the plastic broke off on the brush holder.
So I'm looking for a RELIABLE one with enough suction power for MANY years to come.
My home is 50m² of tiles (hardfloor) with no rug. My stairs are covered in carpet though and upstairs it's hardwood. So I'm mainly interested in a hardfloor one that can also do the stairs and occasionally doing my car.
So far what I've read, the V12 is best suited without having to drag the big V15.
Worse case I'd need to buy a new battery in a year or 3 (at 150€ that is EXTREMELY expensive though)!.
To do my car I guess I'll have to shell out for the flexibel part

Now I'm very confused because I see A LOT of positive reviews/comments on the V12, but then in some area's I hear it's utterly garbage with flimsy plastic parts.
I'm not a particular careful owner, not that I abuse things but I tend to use them 'carefree' so it will fall down, bump everywhere etc. What are you opinions regarding this on the V12?

I’m currently in the market for one, or maybe two, cordless vacuums. After A LOT of research, including on this wonderful forum, I’ve narrowed the choice down to: Dyson V12, one of the Samsung models, LG Cordzero, or the Hoover HEPA Bagged Cordless. When I started my research, the Dyson was on sale for $450, a considerable discount. So I jumped the gun a bit and bought it while it was on sale, figuring I could try it out under the 30 day return policy. I’ve never owned a cordless stick so I had no idea how I’d like it.

Use case: I live in a 2 story 2100 sf home. No pets, no kids, shoeless household, so it stays pretty clean. It gets a thorough professional cleaning with my Miele canister every 6 weeks, and I just spot clean in between. (Did I say it stays pretty clean? I know this may not work for many, but it does for me.)

The upper floor is the main floor; it has a combination of tile, hardwood, somewhat delicate area rugs (no brush roll), and medium pile carpet in the two bedrooms. The lower level is all medium pile carpet except the bathroom. I have allergies so I need HEPA filtration.

I want to have at least one cordless vacuum, and possibly one on each floor, to make it easier for me to vacuum in between house cleaner visits.

I have now been using the Dyson for a few weeks. Here is my experience:

Pros:

—Super easy to use. This is the biggest pro by far to me. I actually fell in love with it in the Dyson store because it is just so light weight - including as a hand held vac - which was important to me (I’m a petite woman). The controls are easy to use, it’s super easy to switch attachments, and the heads are small and easy to maneuver around obstacles. It’s amazing to me that I can just grab it out of the closet, do a quick clean up of a room, and put it back in about the time it would take me to move my Miele and attachments to the room and plug it in.

—Did a great job on tile and hardwood, including vacuuming up hair from the bathroom. No hair was left on the roller at all.

—Bin size is big enough for me. I was concerned about this because it has one of the smallest bins of the Dyson models, but that really didn’t seem to be a problem. I used it on two different occasions, each time vacuuming two or three rooms, and the bin wasn’t even close to full. (Did I say my house stays pretty clean?) I emptied it just to test what that was like, but I actually think I would be able to go about a month before emptying it under regular use.

—Build quality felt better than I expected (granted, I’m not an expert). In particular, the connections seemed high quality and easy to use.

Neither Pro nor Con: —Did a decent job of making my medium pile carpet look clean, but did not give me that deep clean feeling I get with my Miele. But if I use it a lot more often, it should still up the cleanliness quotient of my house, so I can live with that level of performance.

Cons:

Now for the somewhat ugly: Emptying out the bin. The guy in the showroom showed me how easy it was to “eject” the bin dust into a garbage can, but it did not work that way in real life, probably because there was a lot of hair. That clumped up with the dust, and I had to manually remove most of the contents. I did it outside, emptying it into a plastic bag that then went into the trash (so much for bagless!), so it wasn’t too bad. But it did feel a little grungy, and I definitely would never empty it in the house! Give me a bagged any day.

So, will I keep it after the 30 days?

The answer is - maybe. It definitely is a vast improvement over not owning a cordless, and well worth the $450 to me. The only question is whether there is another cordless I would like better.

I just ordered the Hoover HEPA Bagged Cordless (for $124!), and I will compare them. If I like the Hoover’s performance, I might end up keeping both - the Hoover for carpets and the Dyson mainly for hard floors, area rug spot cleaning (I think I’ll need to use the mattress attachment for this), use as a hand held, and for things like spills. It is just so small and light that it feels like keeping a broom in the closet, so I could even see myself storing three vacuums upstairs (the Miele and the two cordless). Or, I could relegate the Hoover to downstairs, which is mostly carpet.

I still would love to check out the Samsung and LG too, especially to see how usable they feel in comparison to the Dyson. The big draw for me with these two is the cleaning station, which would eliminate the yucky bin emptying. (I remain baffled why anyone thinks bagless is a good idea.)

Anyway, I hope this personal account is helpful to someone. And if you have thoughts about the pros and cons of these four vacs, or others to suggest, that would be great!