Dyson

V8 Series

Overall

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Sentiment score65% positive
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Last updated: Jun 30, 2026

Reddit Reviews

Reddit Icon3HisthebestH
7 months ago

The Dyson stick one for animals. I think I have the V8 animal. I honestly hate it for almost everything else because it has such a little suction area, but it was the best vacuum ever when my girl was around and shedding 24/7 365. The robot picks up the rest of the stuff between using the Dyson.

Reddit Icon3plantsonthewall
5 months ago

Totally agree! I got a Dyson V8 Absolute (with both carpet & hardwood heads, and a couple other attachments) for $297 this past December, directly from the Dyson website.

5 months ago

In 2019 I got the Dyson V7 Motorhead Pro new from Dyson’s eBay shop for $204. It still works well enough. It’s great having one vacuum for the cat litter box area (the old V7) and one for everywhere else.

Reddit IconAsleep_Addendum_6352
3 months ago

dyson v8 animal. yes it's more expensive than the random brands but i've had mine for 4 years with two shedding dogs and it still works like day one. the suction actually grabs the hair instead of doing that weird swirling thing where it just redistributes everything. worth every penny imo

Reddit IconBelleUga25
9 months ago

Dyson V8 Animal Extra - traditional Roborock QX Revo with mop - robot vacuum with mop The Dyson is wall mounted and the Roborock takes up large placemat size of floorspace.

Reddit Iconcloudshaper
3 months ago

I've had very good results with a factory refurbished Dyson v8 Animal stick vacuum off EBay.

3 months ago

A battery lasts me about 2-2.5 years with fairly heavy use. Third party replacements are about half of price of the Dyson ones. It works very well for me with two constantly shedding cats. I got my brother a refurbed v8 for his birthday this year and he's having great results as well.

Reddit Iconcocoslucifera
4 months ago

Dyson ball animal 3 + v8 animal but we don't manually vacuum much, just what they drop on furniture or what hair floats around and gets stuck in weird spots. Robot mop/vacuums handle most everything for 2 pyrs by running 1-2x/day on a schedule, depending on the area and the specific robot.

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