What puts the Dyson V8 Animal Cordless Vacuum Cleaner on our best pet vacuum list? It isn’t just its powerful suction, but versatility. With one mini motorized tool, you’re cleaning after your pet, an ideal trait for the best vacuum for pet hair. Afterward, swap to a soft brush head for hard flooring, a must-have as the best vacuum for laminate floors. Check out this variety of cleaners with our best vacuum cleaner reviews.
Why We Like It – Dyson V8 Animal Cordless Vacuum Cleaner
Powerful and Dyson-made, the Dyson V8 Animal Cordless Vacuum Cleaner has enough tools at its disposal to go from hard floor cleaning to carpet, then pet hair to dusting the corners of your home, making it one of the best cordless vacuum cleaners.
- Powerful suction for a handheld vacuum
- Multiple tools for top to bottom cleaning
- HEPA filtration
- Expensive
- Battery-powered
Power, Speed & Efficiency
Compared to the Dyson V7, the Dyson V8 Vacuums make an admiral jump up in performance, from a longer battery to more suction. The Dyson digital motor pulls its weight with 115 air watts, 15AW more than the V7 Dyson Cordless Stick Vacuum, but 70AW less than the Dyson V11 Vacuum. You can take that power and be quite versatile, though not as much as a Dyson V8 Absolute. The cleaner head Direct Drive deeply digs into carpets to lift dirt, while the soft brush head is great at cleaning and dusting hard flooring. Afterward, switch to a crevice tool and clean the inside of your couch or car. At the same time, its HEPA filter traps dust and expels cleaner air.
Related: Read our Dyson V8 Animal cordless stick vacuum review
Bin Capacity, Maintenance & Durability
Typical with stick vacuums is a smaller dust bin, but that’s to be expected. You get 0.14 gallons with Dyson V8 Animal Vacuum Cleaners. But since you never have to touch the dirt, maintenance is kept relatively low. Just clean out the dust bin and you’ll have no problem. You can even keep after your vacuum with Dyson Pure Cool app. It’s better than dealing with dust bags inside a Miele Complete C3 Marin.
Value
Regardless of power and performance, spending $355 on a vacuum is a tough decision to make. After all, battery-powered vacuums tend to be less powerful, and that’s still true with the Dyson V8 Animal Cordless Vacuum Cleaner. Most cordless vacuums tend to be less powerful, as you’ll find out in our Geemo E4 cordless vacuum review. But, the Dyson V8 Animal’s versatility and freedom, going from a deep cleaning Direct Drive cleaner head, to cleaning the cobwebs on your ceiling is an enticing offer. If hands-off is what you’re after though, you’ll want an iRobot Roomba E5.
Related: See our Dyson V11 vacuum review
Dyson V8 Animal Cordless Vacuum Cleaner Wrap Up
Looking past its price you’ll find that the Dyson V8 Animal Cordless Vacuum Cleaner sets the bar for cordless vacuums. It manages to produce powerful suction, despite being powered by a battery, and still gets 40 minutes on a single charge, in addition to multiple tools. And its HEPA filtration leaves the air cleaner than before. What’s not to like?
