We have an older Dyson, and have been happy enough with it - although the battery life between charges is woefully lacking. It's recently stopped holding its charge, so think we'll order a new battery pack for it instead of replacing the entire thing. I understand there are cordless stick vacs on the market now with a very long life per use between charges, so I'm ALMOST hoping we have to just go ahead and get a new one. ;-)

I LOVE my Dyson Animal V8. I can do my entire first floor on the charge. I also love how easy it is to take apart and wash the filters to bring it right back to 'like new' suction. Last month I was contemplating buying a new one, but I did some research, followed the instructions and it is like new again.

I've been looking at Dyson so far but the current Linx models are much more reasonably priced. I wonder if they still make them as well as a decade ago. Ida - do you recall how long you've had yours? Do you use yours mostly on hard surfaces? localeater - how long have you had yours? Do you use it mostly on hard surface floors? I see that one is about $400. I was hoping to spend less than $300 but want it to work and hopefully last. My experience with vacuums (other than my Miele) is that they don't last much more than a couple years.

We also have the Dyson Animal V8. I bought it on sale and with a coupon -- it was about 40% off the total. They either still are or just were on sale at Costco and I think they were about $275. I don't know if they are covered by Costco's extended warranty like TVs and computers are. I've had ours at least 5 yers now. HTH

I double checked my model, and I actually only have the v6, not the v8. I should probably upgrade :)

I have had it for 5 years. It is used daily. I abuse it horribly; I vacuum out the inside of my woodstove, which is terrible thing to do because the fine ash is bad for the motor. I do it anyway.

We have all hard floors, with area rugs. It works well on both. I also use it on the sofa, to get off the dog hair.

I’ve seen some Dyson stick on sale at Costco in the past. I’ll keep an eye open for one on sale. I like that these are relatively light weight.

Had 2 Hoover Linx. Still use one in the garden shed and on the screened porch.

Replaced the last Linx with a Riccar cordless. It was pricey, but so worth it! It gets used multiple times a day. I have a Sebo canister for whole house cleaning, but grab the Riccar much more often.

https://riccar.com/product/cordless-supralite-r10cv

For the light stuff, I have the Electrolux 2 in 1. The base breaks away and is a dustbuster!

So two ways to use it. I keep it charged in its stand in the corner of my home office.

Very light, easy to use, good for hardwood floors with dust and pet hair.

I just looked the V8 Up at Costco -- looks like the sale ended unless it is on sale in the stores only. Online it is showing up as $379 and I think it had been $100 off. I's think there is a fair chance they will have it again before Christmas. I did not know there was a V11 for $579. Yikes! I thought the V8 was a splurge.

Hoover Linx, for the past 3-1/2 yrs. Works fine, very inexpensive. Did have to buy new rechargeable battery last year.

I have a Dyson, I think it’s the V6, and it’s about 2 years old. I like it a lot and it seems to do a great job on the hardwoods, tile bath, and area rugs between heavy cleanings. I have had Bissel (never again, the batteries are terrible and so is customer service), and Shark (ok but not as powerful as Dyson). Home Depot had a great sale around Black Friday and that’s when I bought mine online.

Ah Black Friday - that's not very far away. I'll keep watching for the V8 to be on sale.

I have a Simplicity go go. I absolutely love it! I've never tried a Dyson so I can't compare it to that. It's easy to dump out the debris. I use it everyday in my kitchen and mudroom and for a quick pick up in the rest of the house if needed.

Since I have cats again, and need to keep floors cleaner between housekeeping visits, I ended up getting a Dyson V7 earlier this summer, which I really like. It took me a while to talk myself into spending that much, but I did get it on sale and it was only about $50 more than the Shark I was considering. After getting it, I've discovered that I really enjoy using it. It is much quieter than I expected, and I have yet to run out of battery using it, but I only do one room at a time.

I'm sold on the Dyson, likely V8, just waiting for it to go on sale. I notice Dyson is excluded from every 20% off type coupon I've looked into. I recently fired my house cleaner and it could be a while before I find an acceptable replacement. That's what has prompted me to get one of these since I'll be doing my own cleaning for a while.

Got a postcard from Dyson today. To sign up for Black Friday deals go to

Dyson.com/BF19

I just bought it at BB&B with their $100 off Black Friday deal plus 20% off that. So it was about $230 vs $399 list. Arrives Thursday - can't wait to give it a try.

Dyson V8 on a limited time deal on Amazon for $299 today.

Ya it wasn’t on sale anywhere and then all of a sudden it’s $299 everywhere. The extra 20% off at BB&B was the best deal I found.