Dyson V7 Motorhead Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner, Fuchsia (227591-01)

I read many many reviews on the Dyson V7 before deciding to purchase one for myself. I bought the Dyson about a month ago and waited until now to post a review on it so I could have a chance to really see how it was going to do over time. I use it about 3-4x a day. My main reason for buying a stick vacuum was because I have back issues stemming from an accident and having to bend over and use a broom and scoop to sweep up quick messes was becoming a problem. We have hardwood floors throughout our home with 5 large area rugs. We have a cat and he tends to drag out cat litter all over the floor. The Dyson V7 works really well sucking up the cat litter. Some of the pieces of cat litter are pretty big pieces and it sucks it up no problem. Every once in a while it might take two swipes over the bigger pieces but not every time. I use it on the higher setting in the room where the cat litter box is and on the lower setting throughout my house. Lower setting definitely lengthens the time of the battery. Don’t expect to get more than about 5-7 minutes using the Max setting. I alternate between the settings as i need to and I even turn it off if I’m not actually trying to vacuum something up and just roll it where I need to go then turn it back on. That also seems to lengthen the time of the battery. I can vacuum my 2000 square foot home in about 10 minutes alternating between the two settings. The Dyson V7 also vacuums well over my area rugs. I love the handheld option of the vacuum as well. I use it frequently. The vacuum has very good power and charges within 4 hours. I’ve even had to use it before the battery was complete charged and it stayed charged for a good length of time. Emptying the canister is quick & easy also. I can usually vacuum several jobs before having to empty it. Another good point worth mentioning is it will not lose suction as the battery depletes. It will suck at full power until the battery dies. So when the battery dies, it dies. I’d rather it do that than lose suction as I use it. Overall, I’m very satisfied with the Dyson V7.

I own a few Dyson products and they are expensive, but they all work as stated or better, so you get what you pay for. Find a good deal and snatch Dyson products up, you will not regret it.Got this vacuum for my mother (she is 83 and skinny). She loves it, easy to use, as long as you don't use the high suction setting it lasts enough time to clean the house (1700+ sq feet), hardwood and some carpet.This model works great (actually amazingly great) on rugs. It pulled up so much dust, hair, dirt, lint, crap from the rugs in the room that you thought it was never cleaned (my mom is a clean freak and mops, vacuums and dusts almost every day) so we were surprised when the dyson picked up so much stuff.it is easy to clean, just pull the red tab and the bottom falls out and so does all the dirt. Just make sure you tell your (83 year old) mom to pull the tab over a trash can. I forgot to mention that the first time and we had to clean it all up again (easy work though thanks to the dyson).With another type of brush head (the furry one) this will work great on floors. This bristled head works OK, but sometimes kicks back some of the harder stuff on the hardwood.Still, this a great machine, runs for about 45 min on low suction (which is enough for the average amount of dirty house) and about 20 min on high suction, but that, I have found is over kill for most circumstances.

I got this vacuum not too long ago and I'm absolutely in love with it. Vacuuming is fast and easy and the battery life lasts just long enough to vacuum my 700sqft apartment in one go. The downside is the vacuum doesn't edge very well and you need to go over the edges separately with the edge tool. There isn't enough battery life to do both in my apartment.There is less suction in the V7 model than all the other stick models, (and all stick models have less suction than the stand ups) I can tell the difference between the V7 and the stand-up models, but not the other stick models. Vacuum often if you have pets, and a full sized house would need to be done in sections.The vacuum is quiet, the carpet head turns very easily and is great for sharp corners, and cleaning it out is the easiest I've personally seen.What makes this vacuum so wonderful is it's lightweight and extremely versatile. You can add all the attachments to the stick or directly onto the motorhead creating both a full and hand held vacuum. Doing the blinds, vents and lamp shades is extremely easy without hassling with the long awkward arm. You could even clean your car with relative ease.I do wish the stick part of the vacuum could be extended for a longer reach. I'm 5'7" and the stick causes me to have to bend slightly when the vacuum is extended. The repeated motion is the biggest stressor on my back while vacuuming. I imagine this would only be exacerbated in taller people. One thing to note, it's basically the same height as all other vacuums so this issue is not unique to this one.The thing that speaks volumes for me is how this vacuum has made all the difference for my back. When vacuuming with the older Dyson ball animal model my back would hurt for 1.5-2 weeks and I couldn't do any lifting for fear of tossing my back out. I avoided vacuuming as much as possible. Whereas with the V7 Stick it's a breeze and I only feel some back pain for the remainder of the day. I'm perfectly fine the next day.The battery life has ended up being a positive for me because it stops me from overdoing it on the vacuuming. Once I start cleaning- I generally don't stop until every possible thing is done, but the vacuum shuts off before I can overdo it.All in all the positives are extremely positive and the negatives aren't too negative.TLDR:Positives:Battery life, lightweight, extremely versatile, quiet, Vac head turns easily, cleaning, good for back injuriesNeutral:Vacuum heightNegative:Battery life, less suction than other models, poor edging