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Vacuum Cleaners Buying Guide

Our buying guide will explain which type of vacuum cleaner would suit you most, how much you can expect to pay for one, and which features are worth looking out for.

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  • Build Quality
    4.4 (59)
  • Value for Money
    3.8 (57)
  • Ease of Use
    4.6 (58)
  • Cleaning & Maintenance
    4.2 (59)
  • Product is used:
    • Several times a week (27)
    • Daily (19)
    • Weekly (10)
  • Noise Level
    4.1 (57)
  • Pet OwnerYes (43) · No (13)
  • Battery Life
    3.5 (58)


MegaPtera

MegaPteraGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

  • 4 reviews
  • Verified purchase

Great upgrade after my old cylinder vacuum

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Makes a huge difference in terms of succion power!! I use it much more often than my old cylinder vacuum as it is so easy to pick and put away. Also a big space saver!

Purchased in November 2021 at Amazon for $491.92.

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Product is used: Weekly
Pet OwnerNo
Floor Type Carpet and Tiles
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Sheralee

Sheralee

  • 2 reviews

Hugh disappointment

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Brought the vacuum cleaner as I heard they were amazing, well there not completely useless, after 14 months had it replaced as faulty now again 14 months and am taking it back again as it’s faulty I’m getting my money back and would not recommend this product to anyone

Purchased in April 2021 at The Good Guys.

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Product is used: Weekly
Pet OwnerNo
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Dyson
Dyson Team ..Dyson

We are sorry to hear you are disappointed with your machine.



We are confident the retail store will be able to assist with a resolution, however if we can assist further, our Dyson Experts are available via [email protected] and happy to help.

Jeff

JeffPerth, WA

  • 2 reviews

Never Again

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Same story as the other 1 star reviews here. After two years, it now takes three charges to vacuum the house. It used to take one. It has stopped working on max power. I see that one of the standard responses from Dyson is that a battery is a consumable and no different to your phone or lap top. My phone and lap top are still working fine after more than two years. The batteries should be built to suit the appliance. A lot of fancy marketing and very little product quality. I am very disappointed at having spent $800 dollars on something of such poor quality. I will never buy Dyson again.

Purchased in January 2021 at Harvey Norman for $799.00.

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Product is used: Several times a week
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet, Tiles and Wood
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Lisa

LisaSydney, NSW

  • 6 reviews

Love love love!

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I have wooden floorboards and tiles, and I use my Dyson EVERYDAY! I absolutely love it and would not go back to any other vacuums out there. 110% recommend the v8!

Purchased in December 2021 at The Good Guys for $400.00.

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Product is used: Daily
Pet OwnerNo
Floor Type Carpet, Tiles and Wood
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Nunziella

NunziellaSydney, NSW

  • 4 reviews
  • Verified purchase

Easiest vacuum cleaner I have every owned

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I use it on carpet in lounge room, steps and landing. timber floor boards in the kitchen, ceramic tiles in the bathroom and vinyl flooring in the bedrooms. You can change heads for different surfaces but I seem to use same one with good results

Purchased in December 2021 at JB Hi-Fi.

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Product is used: Daily
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet, Linoleum, Tiles and Wood
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Anna B

Anna B

  • 5 reviews

Great helper

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My sister recommended that we buy a Dyson stick vacuum cleaner.

It is wonderful for a quick clean. It can scratch our wooden floors and the charger does not last a long time.

I am still satisfied but I don't believe it gives a deep clean on the rugs. It is still much that not cleaning at all.

Purchased in June 2021 for $800.00.

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Product is used: Several times a week
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Wood
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ShariR

ShariRNorth Queensland, QLD

  • 6 reviews

My favourite toy!!!

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Purchased in February 2021 at The Good Guys for $999.00.

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Product is used: Daily
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet, Tiles and Wood
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GymGuy

GymGuyARMIDALE

  • 9 reviews

good vacuum, but not much more power than v6

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dyson is always a good product and v8 is an improvement to v6 in terms of filter cleaning and battery.
overall, very happy with it and will buy another dyson again.

Purchased in January 2021 at The Good Guys for $378.00.

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Product is used: Several times a week
Pet OwnerNo
Floor Type Wood
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Dawn

DawnSouth Australia

Love Dyson products

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I have had four Dysons one barrel still like new 10 years old three cordless one upstairs one down stairs one donated to daughter Inlaw. I love them having a serious bad problems they are perfect. Great for all types of flooring. I rang up to order a new battery my warranty was expired four month ago and they still gave me a new battery. Wow I have never had such great service

Purchased in November 2021 at Dyson for $900.00.

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Product is used: Several times a week
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet and Tiles
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Mike R.

Mike R.Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

  • 11 reviews

Take me anywhere

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Works a treat no matter where, when or how.

Love the fact it’s not corded and doesn’t require a vacuum bag.

Easy to maintain, charge and use.

Provides easy to use and understand attachments and instructions

Worth it.

Purchased in December 2021 at Catch for $749.00.

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Product is used: Several times a week
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Wood
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GREAT DEEP CLEAN

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Have had my Dyson for just over a month. It is the best Vacuum I have ever owned. Can go from carpet to lino to tile with no effort at all. Great for picking up that stubborn animal hair. The only downfall is on max suction the battery only lasts 6-10 minutes and takes hours to charge which is a little frustrating when you have a large home.

Purchased in November 2021 at Harvey Norman for $499.00.

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Product is used: Several times a week
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet, Linoleum and Tiles
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Battery

BatteryVictoria

  • 3 reviews
  • Verified purchase

Excellent for animal hair

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I use mainly on carpet and its pet hair pick up is excellent, its very convenient and handy for spills etc. Probably a bit small as a main vacuum, I still like to use a power head every two weeks. Easy to use, light and very efficient.

Purchased in December 2021 at Myer Online Store for $599.00.

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Product is used: Several times a week
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet and Linoleum
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Silvana

SilvanaQLD, 4209

  • 9 reviews
  • 1 like
  • Verified purchase

Love my dyson

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I use it both on carpet and floor tiles - I have had it for about a year and now cannot live without it- it makes life easy and I use it everyday. Just letting you guys know this is my second dyson and I still have my first one and it is still going strong.

Purchased in March 2021 at good guys for $628.00.

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Product is used: Daily
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet and Tiles
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Nerdy

NerdyGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

  • 14 reviews

Awesome vacumn cleaner

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The dyson animal vacumn cleaner is the one stop cleaner it cleans everything as l have carpet and wood flooring l also use it to vacumn the car out l totally recommend the dyson animal its awesome

Purchased in February 2021 at JB Hi-Fi.

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Product is used: Several times a week
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet, Tiles and Wood
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Rose

RoseHunter Region, NSW

Occasional aches or pains in your hands ? beware

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Purchased in November 2021 for $599.00.

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John

JohnSydney, NSW

  • 3 reviews

Shame they don't tell you about the Battery Life at point of sale

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Purchased in August 2021 at JB Hi-Fi Retail Stores.

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Product is used: Weekly
Pet OwnerNo
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Juanita A.

Juanita A.Queensland

  • 3 reviews

Soo good in shedding season!

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I use it on tiles and plush carpets, furniture and mattresses, anywhere my cats roll up to sleep. It's been great, Abit loud and my long hair gets wrapped around the bottom Wich is annoying but the best animal vac I've had so far.

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Pet OwnerYes
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Stephanie

StephanieCentral Highlands and Goldfields, VIC

Best Decision Of My Life Buying The V8 Animal

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I can not believe the quality of my dyson v8 animal, I am absolutely thrilled with it! My favourite attachment is the little power head, made my jeep look brand new again highly highly recommended!

Purchased in September 2021 at Harvey Norman Appliances Physical Store for $599.00.

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Product is used: Daily
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet, Linoleum, Tiles and Wood
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Buddah71

Buddah71Sydney, NSW

  • 4 reviews

Top Product

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Recently purchased dyson V8 Animal, excellent vacuum, longer running time compared to other previous models which is great for larger houses, works excellent on all floor surfaces & not having to plug it in at power points is such a bonus.
Keep up the good work Dyson.

Purchased in August 2021 at Harvey Norman Electronics Physical Store for $599.00.

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Product is used: Daily
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet and Tiles
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Davo

DavoPerth, WA

  • 5 reviews
  • 1 like

Awesome Machine

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Very happy with our Dyson V8 Animal. We have a 4 bed house with carpet and tile, and it handles these surfaces easily. We were initially concerned the battery wouldn't last cleaning the whole house, but so far it's done it easily. Good selection of attachments. The small power-head is perfect for our lounge suit. We have it hanging up in the laundry, where it's on constant charge, so it's always ready to go. Much more inclined to grab the Dyson than drag out your standard vacuum. No noticeable difference in depth of cleaning of carpets. Highly recommend this vacuum.

Purchased in September 2021 at JB Hi-Fi Retail Stores for $800.00.

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Product is used: Several times a week
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet and Tiles
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Questions & Answers

KerriK

KerriKasked

Purchased the Dyson V8 Animal 3rd Jan 2018 (so frustratingly, ONLY just out of warranty) from Harvey Norman Morayfield. My mother has a small 2 bedroom granny flat, and for the past 3 weeks has said that she is needing to re-charge mid clean. Today, she said it had taken 3 re-charges to complete cleaning. I have checked myself that machine is fully charged, only being run on high power, and after testing myself, found it was completely out of charge after only 6 minutes. Would appreciate some advice on what to do to remedy this problem.

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TCAK

TCAKasked

Brush head will not turn. Unit will turn on as normal
All contacts have been cleaned. Could there be a problem with the direct drive motor?
I removed the brush head and when I turn the unit on, I can see the direct drive motor rotate approx 1/4 turn, then it stops. The unit will still be on. Any help would be appreciated

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Dyson
Dyson Team ..Dyson

We are sorry to hear the brushbar in your Direct Drive cleaner head isn't spinning. Based on the details provided, this could indicate something not right is happening within the head, however we would encourage getting in touch with our Dyson Experts to confirm.

Our team are available via [email protected] or 1800 239 766 (please have your machine handy) Monday - Friday 8am - 8pm and Saturday - Sunday 8:30am - 4pm AEDST.

We look forward to hearing from you and assisting.


Sudheer k

Sudheer kasked

I am leaving abroad and want to take my Dyson V8 animal along with me. What precautions I should take while carrying specially battery?

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Dyson
Dyson Team ..Dyson

While Dyson don't have any specific precautions, if travelling by air we would encourage speaking to your airline for any precautions or limitations they may have.

If you need any further information, our Dyson Experts are available via [email protected] and happy to help.


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