Dyson - V8 Series
Models:
V8 Animal
V8 Absolute
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Last updated: Aug 1, 2025 Scoring
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"I live in a 2700 square foot cookie-cutter tract house. First floor is laminate with an office that has carpet. Then there’s the stairs which leads to 5 carpeted bedrooms, two tile bathrooms, a laundry room, and a walk-in carpeted closet. I can get all of that done one charge."
"being cordless and effective for what I need. ... For some the tradeoff for cordless, no bags, good suction, etal means we vacuum more than we otherwise would. ... I never would have thought I'd defend a near $1,000 cordless vacuum but I got one as a gift and will never buy anything different now."
"Bonus, if you have Ryobi One+ batteries you can buy an adaptor off Amazon for like $30 so you don't have to worry about the inbuilt battery going flat, I absolutely love it"
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12
"I also used my Dyson stick vacuum for my 1000sf house, cleaned weekly plus as-needed clean ups. It’s still going strong 5+ years later."
"I bought my mom a Dyson stick 5 or 6 years ago and other than the battery it's still like new."
"I’ve had a Dyson absolute V8 for 10 years replaced battery once.. Still goes strong."
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4
"It comes with a bonus smaller motorized head for furniture, which removes my cats hair really well."
"Mine sheds consistently so the lightness and suction power makes it easy to do a few quick pickups a day vs long, thorough cleans that last all of 2 hrs."
"perfect for ... shedding season"
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"I replaced the battery with an aftermarket one when the original’s battery life went way down. Works like brand new again."
"any time I need a part they either overnight for free or they charge a fair price."
"Bonus, if you have Ryobi One+ batteries you can buy an adaptor off Amazon for like $30 so you don't have to worry about the inbuilt battery going flat, I absolutely love it"
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"I live in a 2700 square foot cookie-cutter tract house. First floor is laminate with an office that has carpet. Then there’s the stairs which leads to 5 carpeted bedrooms, two tile bathrooms, a laundry room, and a walk-in carpeted closet. I can get all of that done one charge."
"I’ve had a Dyson absolute V8 for 10 years replaced battery once.. Still goes strong."
"The first one lasted five years, which was good enough for me, considering the price & the intense use. ... Two dogs (one a husky), two cats, and my thick, long hair. I vacuum daily, hardwoods and carpet."
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24
"battery died just months after warranty expired."
"I have a V8 Animal. I got it two years ago brand new to deal with my dog that I adopted and now I can only vacuum for about a 2 minutes before it dies."
"the Dyson ones are horrendous."
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"The thing would not suck up the bigger chunks of dog hair on hard floors bc the head sits too close to the ground, so it ends up pushing bigger debris out of the way. ... I kept having to lift it up then drop it on top of the chunks of hair to suck it up. ... Sometimes it would kick the dog hair out instead of sucking it up. ... I was getting so mad and was very tempted to drive 20 minutes to my place for my Shark."
"the amount of dog hair / ETC it can get out of the carpet vs the Dyson Cordless cannot be compared."
"the cordless Dyson isn’t that great for carpet/rugs ... I have the old school Dyson Ball vacuum cleaner and it’s sooo much better for rugs"
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"battery died just months after warranty expired."
"I have a V8 Animal. I got it two years ago brand new to deal with my dog that I adopted and now I can only vacuum for about a 2 minutes before it dies."
"the Dyson ones are horrendous."
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3
"It spews dust into the air"
"I do have to empty it outside"
"also those make a mess when you try to empty them"
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"I hate to hold pressing the power button all the time."
"I couldn’t get over having to press the button down the entire time vacuuming."
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