Happy Easter to those celebrating!! We have an Amazon special $100 vacuum right now and want to upgrade. Is the Dyson V8 origin worth it in 2024? Or better to save up for something better? Thanks!

After just using my Dyson stick V8 for the zillionth time, I just have to rave. I'm not sure when I bought it and I'm not sure what I paid, but it is by far the best all-around vacuum I've ever had. The light weight, the ability to switch easily between regular and max. suction speeds, and the flexibility of the head and the various attachments make it very versatile. I use it on wood floors, rugs, and wall-to-wall carpet. The only thing I've ever had to replace are filters. The on-line videos about how to clean the various areas of the vacuum that get clogged up with fine dust are incredibly helpful. With that help, I've been able to keep the vacuum working well for years. I've never posted a Yelp review before and I can hardly believe that I'm doing it because I'm in love with a vacuum cleaner, but there it is. Hopefully, the newer models are as good as this one.

I should preface this with that fact I absolutely hate vacuuming in my house currently. We have multiple sets of stairs with low pile carpeting, too many pieces of furniture to work around, half the house is tiled, and our outlets are ill-placed.

I grew up using a filter queen from the 60's, which was well made but absolutely traumatized me with the abuse the canister did to my heels and the weightlifting needed to carry it up and down stairs constantly (my grandmother and mother were frugal and big fans of filter queens. We finally just got rid of the 8 my grandmother had hoarded in her basement). Every other vacuum we've had was from a garage sale and never worked very well.

I've been looking at the Dyson V8 ever since I used one at a nannying gig over the summer and loved it. It was so easy to pull out for a quick vacuuming, was easily maneuverable, cordless (LOVED), and I didn't have to drag around a canister. I know the battery life isn't great on the V8, but I don't mind splitting up vacuuming days for different rooms. My aunt also let me register her old Dyson for the 20% discount I'm hoping to apply.

Mostly, I'm concerned it's going to give up on me in only a few years as some people have mentioned in comments on other posts. Is that unusual, or pretty standard for their vacuums? Can it really not live up to being a main vacuum? Is there even another cordless I could get at that price that would??I don't want to waste the money on something that won't work well after a year or completely give up on me in 3.

Edit: Cannot apply the 20% off discount to sale items ;___;

After burning through countless vacuum cleaners, I finally found the one. I've been using it for quite some time now, and the Dyson V8 cordless is by far the best I've ever had. Even Times Boston gave it a positive review, which says a lot. Definitely worth a look if you're in the market for a new one!

Ordered a Dyson v8 as my Henry as given up. Going to pick it up after work but now starting to regret my decision as people are saying I should have gone with a shark stick.

I did ponder a shark stick but I had a shark a few years back during the mrs hinch phase and it only lasted me a year!

Can someone reassure me that I haven’t made a mistake. Owners of V8 did you ever regret your decision?

Reading through this subreddit, I know many people recommend a corded vacuum as the main vacuum. That isn’t really an option for me as the way my apartment is struxtured, I’m not looking to plug and unplug constantly between switching between floors, and the location of plugs won’t work for my carpeted stairs.

Therefore, I’m looking for a cordless vacuum. I bought I believe a Black and Decker cordless about a year ago before I rescued two cats. It barely works now and started smoking the other day so it’s time for a new one!

Budget: under $200 is ideal, however I am willing to pay the extra money for this specific dyson model as it is on sale at my local department store.

Needs: my apartment is mostly carpeted, two levels, including the stairs is all carpet. My bathroom and tiny kitchen are both hardwood, so ideally something that can be used on both. I also plan for my next place to be no carpet at all, so the duality is a necessity for me. Lastly, I have two cats. Want something that works for pet hair and cat litter as well.

The dyson appeals to me for the filtration system as both of my cats have allergies, so the less dust the better. Is this a good investment? I also am looking at the two links below from Amazon that are a bit more in my budget. However, I’m willing to pay more $$$ now if it’ll save me in the long run with replacing these cheap machines annually. Also open to other model/brand suggestions if you have!

1. WLUPEL Cordless Vacuum Cleaner, 33Kpa Stick Vacuum Cleaner, 450W Handheld Vacuum with LED Touch Screen, 55mins Runtime for Pet Hair, Carpet and Hardwood Floor(KB-H015) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09S9RG8FC?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ct_9XVAPGFETNJJ02PGKQ0J&language=en_US

2. HONITURE Cordless Vacuum Cleaner, 400W 35Kpa Stick Vacuum Cordless with LCD Smart Touchscreen, Max 50mins, 7-Layer Hepa, 6 in 1 Lightweight Handheld Vacuum for Hardwood Floors,Carpets,Stairs,Pet Hair https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BSFFWPKN?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ct_G24AYWF9JWESZGW3EV9G&language=en_US

Thank you!!!

I’m thinking of purchasing one but I wanted to see how well it does. It would be only used for hardwood floors. We have pets too so lots of pet hair and dirt.

Hey everyone we are looking to upgrade from our cheap Chinese Dyson knock stick vacuum. We also have a plug in wet vac as well that doesn’t work great. And a shop vac that generally isn’t easy to get out of its storage location so it isn’t used much and won’t be until we get a new house.

We have a house 2 story house with half carpet and half hardwood floor. Most of the time we are only vacuuming the hardwood floors and one small area rug.

We have a 2 year old and a dog. Our dog doesn’t shed much so dog hair is not a major problem. we are mainly trying to vacuum up goldfish and other snacks from our child. At the same time we would want this to be a battery powered vacuum so we can quick clean up our cars from food that was spilled. As a bonus a wet vacuum feature would be nice but I know that may be unrealistic all in one vacuum.

We were considering a Dyson v8 due to the portability until I saw this Reddit communities thoughts on Dyson. Budget isn’t a huge consideration but we do want a battery powered vacuum

Edit: we get our house professionally cleaned every 2 weeks so we don’t need a true “main” vacuum.

Hi everyone,

I bought a v8 hastily on the last day of Black Friday sales for 269€, as I was fed up with the state of my current vacuum canister, an inexpensive 700W Moulinex City Space. It has a broken combi head whose wheels are seized, which makes it impossible to drag it along the floor. As stupid as it sounds, I've thus been vacuuming hunched over with the bare hose for as long as I can remember.

I live in a 35 sqm (~380 sq. feet) apartment with exclusively hardwood flooring. I was hoping to try out the v8 before making up my mind, but the shop I bought it from doesn't offer returns once the packaging has been opened, so the box is just sitting in the corner of my living room until I decide what to do.

I read all of the recommandation and flow charts thread, but I still feel like I'm missing some important information, i.e. what features are desirable in a vacuum and why.

I'd say the important points for me regarding a vacuum would be:

1. Ease of use

2. Ease of maintenance

3. Durability and/or repairability

The canister has given me entire satisfaction regarding 2 : I change the bag every once in a while and that's it. The same can be said for 3 (I've probably had that vacuum for the past 10 years), with the exception of the combi head of course, which I should have already replaced by now tbh. When it comes to 1, it being a PITA is probably mostly due to, again, not having a functioning head. However, having to unplug and replug it when moving from room to room doesn't make it a very smooth experience.

My thinking moving to a Dyson was that it being battery powered would increase ease of use significantly (compared to a canister): no need to unplug and replug, I could just vacuum my entire apartment in one fell swoop.
However, it seems, reading comments on here, that it would come at the expense of 2 and 3.

Is that really the case? What more would the maintenance entail compared to a bagged canister, and at which frequency? Do they break that often? Replacement parts (including batteries) seem to be available though.

Thanks for your help!

Medium-sized apartment, 75% hard floors, it's gonna be secondary to a robot vacuum , don't really care about the battery life just need something light and maneuverable, open to suggestions but please no canistars only uprights and sticks.

I only really have a few rooms in my house that are carpet and need cleaned. I paid $300 or so for it. It’s great but the “max” mode barely lasts to clean my few rooms. I couldn’t believe how much dust and hair and crap it sucked up though! Wow. Are there better vacuums for smaller areas that I can get for the same , or a cheaper, price? I just want something small , cordless, and easy to use so it’s not a “chore” to vacuum.

Hello, I am looking into buying a dyson v8. We just recently moved in so our apartment (65 square meters big) has only hard floors, but we plan to add some carpets later on. I see that the cheapest one where I live is a Dyson v8 origin, but I can not find any reviews for it or any threads on reddit. How different is it than absolute, motorhead and animal? Prices: - Origin 280 EUR - Absolute 350 EUR

Would it be worth to to for the absolute considering the price difference? Ty!

Dyson v12 is 550 EUR, is it worth the 200 EUR difference?

Update: I have come across this article on list of top Dyson cordless vacuum and it helped a lot. Thanks everybody.

Looking to finally grab a Dyson cordless but I’m lost in all the versions (V8, V10, V11, V15, etc.). Mostly hardwood + a couple rugs, need good battery life and suction for pet hair.

Are the newer models (V11, V15, Gen5) really that much better or is something like the V8/V10 still solid? Prices are steep, so I don’t want to overpay for hype.

If you have got one, which model do you swear by? Or is there a non Dyson that beats them?

Hey guys :)

I wanna get a vacuum since i'm getting tired of using the broom all the time.

Now my mom told me Dysons are supposed to be the top tier best vacuums of all time, but 400€ for a freaking vacuum?

I read that after 2 years people had to buy new batteries because they basically lost most of their "suck time" already :/

Although one very nice thing about them is, that i can take them outside and clean the car, so that's already a big plus for me.

What do you guys think?

Is it worth the money, or should i look for something else?

In the market for a Dyson and ONLY a dyson. I’ve had one of their roomba type models before (the robo vac situation) and really enjoyed it. Unfortunately, it got severely damaged during my move so I wanna buy another. Thing is, I’m not sure the roomba style is the best for this house, there’s a lot of furniture close together, it’s not as open a space. Looking for a cordless vac cos I love Dyson’s quality but there’s lots of different options so i’m kinda overwhelmed. The space is kinda cramped and there’s a lot of dust in Arizona so need something that I can maneouver around easily and has insane suction. Any reccs?

TL;DR

Dyson cordless vac reccs for cramped spaces

I’d likely get a canister, but it’s not something my girlfriend really wants to use. Our apartment is all hardwood and some tile in the bathroom.

Mostly dust and hair, no large particles lingering around in our house. A couple of dogs, but they don’t shed. With a coupon from BB&B, I can snag it for $320 ($342 with tax).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dLMmIkRLP4

We have the Absolute version of both vacuums which means that they both came with the soft brush, in addition to the standard cleaner head.

The standard cleaner head has been upgraded quite a bit from the v8 to the v10, its now called a torque drive cleaner head and Dyson says has 25% more brush roll agitation power than the V8s standard cleaner head.

The new design also has 2 small adjustable gates on the front which are crucial for picking up larger debris on hard floors. the V8s standard cleaner head does not have these gates, so we tested if it made a difference.

The V10 with its gates all the way open did great on both low and high power, I originally was a little hard on the V10 until I realized how much these gates it affect its hard floor performance. The V8 was unable to pick up any of the larger debris on hard floors without similar gates.

Interestingly the same head on the V8 had no trouble with larger debris on carpet, in fact it was just a little bit better than the V10’s torque head as far as large debris on carpet even with the gates on the torque drive wide open.

Both the V8 and V10 had no trouble with large debris on hard floors with the soft

brush. We tested this in low and high power and though it was better on high power, the low power settings did the job fine.

I was genuinely impressed with the pickup ability on both carpet and hard floors with both units but it is important to choose the right head or the right setting on the head to get the best results.

So to sum up this section, the Dyson V10s torque head is a significant improvement over the V8s head. I would say that getting the Absolute version with the soft brush is more important with the V8 especially if you have hard floors.

Moving on to airflow and suction results.

Part of the reason Dyson moved to a more inline design with the V10 was so it could generate more airflow, and combined with its new motor it certainly does.

We tested the airflow at 3 places, the cleaner head, the wand opening, and directly on the base.

Here are all the airflow numbers and I will explain what they mean.

So the V10s airflow didn’t change much no matter where we measured it.

It had the highest airflow at 2027 fpm, measured at the wand.

On medium power it measured about 1220, and it was 925 fpm on low power.

The V8, was just a hair more powerful than the v10 on low power at 964 fpm

Its highest airflow measurement was 1752.

The interesting thing was that when the v8 was measured at the cleaner head which is the most common use, the number drops almost 200 fpm to 1555 fpm, just to be safe I tested this on 2 different occasions with the same results.

So that means that when vacuuming with the cleaner head there is an airflow increase of 24% from the v8 to the v10.

Another way to test airflow is with the crevice pickup test. We have two crevice sizes and 1/8” and a ¼” most vacuums simply cannot pick up the debris in either crevice, and many of the vacuums that can, take up to 11 passes to do so.

I didn’t expect them to pick up much on the low power setting, but I was surprised to see that both the v8 and the v10 were able to pick up the debris on at least the 1/8” cervices but the v10 did so a little easier by doing so with one less pass.

On high power the v8 was able to pick up all the debris in both crevice sizes in about 3 passes.

The V10 on high power does better than any vacuum I have tested yet of any type. Picking up all the debris from both crevice sizes in just one pass.

Even though airflow is what people mostly mean when they talk about suction we tried to test the actual suction or (inches of water lift) but both units have fairly sensitive auto shutoff features for when the bin gets full or there is clog, and so we couldn’t test water lift.

Moving on to battery life. The battery life on both the v8 and v10 are dramatically different depending on what power mode your using and which attachments you have attached.

For the sake of time we measured the main extremes of each power setting.

For example on low power with no attachments the V8 went for 42:48 and the V10 went for 61 minutes. On high power with the cleaner head attached the v8 went for 9 minutes and the V10 for 6:30 seconds which is actually pretty good for that much power.

The V10, which is the only one with a medium power setting went 26:57 on medium power with the cleaner head attached. So medium power on the V10 really seems like the best of both worlds that is airflow and battery life.

If you are wondering if low power is enough to clean your floors I would say that it really is. I had my doubts before these tests but low power is still better than 90 percent of the upright vacuums out there.

Moving on to usability issues.

They are both very close to the same weight with the base of the V10 being just a 3 ounces heavier. Both of these units are much better than any cordless I have used in terms of weight and comfort.

They preform pretty much identically in terms of handling and smoothness, the extra airflow can really be felt on carpet with the v10 on high power but not enough to really matter.

The dirt bin is about 8 ounces or 1 cup bigger on the v10 than on the v8 which is pretty significant. The v10 also has a new way of emptying the bin where you can point the barrel inside the trash can to reduce mess, I didn’t really find this all that helpfull I find that the older style v8 bin emptying is just as good

The v10 is quieter on low power (low 82.1 med 85.2 high 94.9) but the v8 is quieter on high power (decibels low 74.8 high 85.4). But there were no extremes in

ither case as far as the noise level.

So before I conclude with a video compilation of some of the pick up tests we did, I will say that the V10 is certainly an upgrade from the V8 with a better cleaner head, more power, longer battery life on low power, an added medium power setting and a much bigger bin without sacrificing weight or maneuverability makes it our pick for the best cordless vacuum of 2018.

Thinking of finally getting a Dyson cordless, but I’m totally lost with all the versions (V8, V10, V11, V15, etc.). I have got mostly hardwood floors with a couple of rugs, so I need something with good suction and decent battery life for pet hair.

Are the newer ones (V11, V15, Gen5) really that much better, or is a V8/V10 still a solid choice? Prices are pretty steep, so I’d rather not pay extra just for hype.

If you own one, which model do you swear by? Or is there a non-Dyson option that actually beats them?

Is this vacuum worth it for a sale price of $279 US? Reg price is $429 where I live. Debating because needing another vacuum for a 1400 sq foot house both hard floor and carpet in bedrooms, ours recently stopped working. Any opinions appreciated!