What We Loved
- Accessories & Toolsboth the v8 animal and the v8 absolute come with the mini motorized brush which is great for upholstery stairs or cars and it's right up there as one of my favorite tools from a cordless manufacturerthe v8 absolute version comes with a soft roller cleaner head as well as the standard head
- Build quality & durabilitythe final pro is that the v8s are well built they are solid long-lasting vacuums
- Carpet — High-Pile Pickupa major Carpet Cleaning pro with a v8 is its carpet cleaning ability i actually prefer these older dysons like the v7 and v8 over the newer models when it comes to carpets because they have a smoother pickup with debris of all types and sizes
- Carpet — Low-Pile Pickupa major Carpet Cleaning pro with a v8 is its carpet cleaning ability i actually prefer these older dysons like the v7 and v8 over the newer models when it comes to carpets because they have a smoother pickup with debris of all types and sizes
- Clogging & debris preventionthey don't seem to have any issues with clogging even with larger size debris
- Comparative performanceit's still more powerful than almost every cordless stick vacuum i've personally testedit outperformed the v7 on both low and high power modes
- Crevice / Groove Pickup (Hard Floors)its newer floor head design which is slightly better for hard Crevice Pickup Test floors than the v7 was it did better with things like the crevice pickup test where it outperformed the v7 on both low and high power modes
- Filtration / Dust Containmentboth the v8 models are sealed hepa systems so you won't be breathing in what you are trying to vacuum up
- Floorhead designthe v8 absolute version comes with a soft roller cleaner head as well as the standard head
- Hair‑Wrap / Tangle Resistancethere were no tangles with one gram of 7-inch human hair and minimal tangles at 1 gram of 14 inches all of which is better than average for cordless vacuums in general
- Hard Floor — Fine Dust Pickupsoft rollers are one of the best ways to vacuum hard floors they can pick up pretty much anything you throw at them
- Hard Floor — Large Debris Intakesoft rollers are one of the best ways to vacuum hard floors they can pick up pretty much anything you throw at them
- Maneuverability & Handlingit handled well in tight spaces and under furniture and in general it was a pleasure to use
- Noise levelwith these v7 and v8 models are much quieter than the newer dysons especially on their max Well Built! power mode
- Overall durability/longevitythey are solid long-lasting vacuums
- Overall opinioni think these v8s are a great buy
- Runtime (Measured, Default)the battery Battery Life life was really good better than the v7 numbers by a few percentage points and considering that there was also an increase in power from the v7 to the v8 as we've seen it makes this increase in battery life on the v8 look that much better
- Stair Cleaningthe mini motorized brush which is great for upholstery stairs or cars
- Suction & Airflowthe dyson v8 still stands the test of time when it comes to power we tested suction and airflow at various places on the vacuum and in both its low and high power modes and it's still more powerful than almost every cordless stick vacuum i've personally tested and it has just a little bit more power than the v7 which we tested last week
- Suitability for small spacesif you have a smaller house or an apartment then i think these v8s are a great buy
- Under-Furniture Pickupit handled well in tight spaces and under furniture
- Upholstery / Above-Floor Pickupthe mini motorized brush which is great for upholstery stairs or cars
- Weightthe v8 for example is almost two full pounds lighter than the newest dyson
Just Okay
- Price & Valuethe final con is the price these dysons are well built and some of the best cordless vacuums out there but they are a bit costly
