Dyson V7 Advanced Origin Cordless Vacuum – Silver

Overall great cleanup vacuum. Much easier than getting out the plug in for quick cleanups. Needs to come with the wall charging bracket, had to order that separately.

The Dyson V7 arrived double boxed. Opening, it was neatly packed. There are only a few pieces to assemble:
Vacuum power unit
Wand
Powered floor brush
Hand brush tool
Charger
I have used a few cordless “stick” vacuums, so have some experience with these appliances.
As with any product, I felt this vacuum is mixed bag of pros and cons….
Snapped the unit together – the sections snap and unsnap easily.
Then fully charged battery prior to using. The battery seemed to last a fairly long time during use, but also takes a long time to charge.
Using the vacuum mostly on carpet, the vacuum power unit was reasonably quiet with a slight whine. However, the powered floor brush was a bit noisy.
As far as cleaning, the vacuum did a reasonably good job for a cordless “stick” vacuum. Suction was good, and it has a “turbo” – high speed mode for added suction. The powered floor brush seemed to pick up pet hair and the nap of the carpet well. There is a “hand brush” that also has an extension for use as a short crevice tool.
I did not notice any suction loss, but did not allow the dirt chamber to overfill, which can affect suction.
There are 2 filters – a “pre-filter” that can be washed, and a final filter that looks to be a paper filter and I think it sould be replaced periodically.
As far as cleaning – and picking up pet hair – this vacuum did a respectable job. The carpet looked good, with the nap lifted. The floor brush cleans itself so hair does not accumulate on the roller. Overall, does a good job, and could replace a larger corded vacuum.
However, I think there are a few misses with this vacuum:
There was no “trigger lock” for power – I found constantly holding the power button while in use, applied pressure to my thumb joint due to angle – it got a bit uncomfortable after some time
Would have been nice to have some kind of charging “caddy” to store the unit and attachments neatly – maybe a wall mount
Also a bit pricey for having just a few attachments and no caddy or storage ability

A few years ago, we acquired a Dyson stick vacuum and it’s been one of the best investments we’ve made in our home appliances. So, when we were given the opportunity to a get this newer model, we jumped at it. The V7 arrived in a sturdy cardboard box. While I appreciate the how secure the pieces of the vacuum are inside the box, I hope that maybe less packaging can be used in the future because there are a lot of cardboard pieces on the inside of the carton.
Assembly of the vacuum is very easy. There are three main pieces — the motor assembly, the stick body, and the head with the brush bar. Each piece snaps into the other pieces so within a few minutes of opening the box, you are ready to use it. The vacuum comes with a power supply for charging and a mini soft dusting brush attachment. One of the design features I appreciate about our previous vacuum model is that it can be mounted to a wall for charging. This model cannot.
That is really the only ‘complaint’ I have about this vacuum. It works really well — I would actually say that it works better than our previous model, which is supposed to be the stronger vacuum. We have a small dog that likes to destroy his toys. He will pull all the fluff out of them and completely rip them to shreds. We happened to have an area of the floor that needed to be cleaned because of this activity that the V7 took care of for us.
There were small shreds, threads, dust, and human hair in the same floor area and the vacuum picked it all up like a champ. The brush does a great job of separating any strings or hairs that typically get caught and pushing it through to the dust chamber. This makes it very easy to clean up the vacuum. I did notice that there was some hair left on the brush, but I was able to pull it off quite easily rather than needing to cut it off with scissors or combing it out with a small tool.
This brand is typically higher priced than others but the quality of this product speaks for itself. If you struggle with keeping floors hair and fur-free, this is a great investment. These stick vacuums have all but replaced our full-size push vacuum when it comes to cleaning our floors.

Bought this for my wife to sweep up small areas. She loves it.