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Dyson sells the V8 Cyclone (589596-01 in the UK, black with a green cyclone assembly) as its entry cordless stick: 2.6 kg, 150 air watts in Powerful mode, a click-in battery, triggerless three-mode controls and a 0.54 L bin. On 2026-10-16 it cost £349.99 at Dyson, in stock, with a 35-day returns policy (restrictions apply).
Dyson's UK cordless range of 16 products carries no other V8, so the choice is not old V8 versus Cyclone. It is the Cyclone against the V10 Konical, which has a £449.99 reference price, and against the V15 Detect Absolute at £649.99. The Cyclone's argument is a 60-minute claim with a footnote, a stated 30% more suction than the previous V8, and a battery that clicks out for an £89.90 spare.
Our verdict
Buy the V8 Cyclone at £349.99 when quick daily cleans, stairs and car interiors are the job and an £89.90 spare battery appeals; skip it for whole-house carpet or when a bigger bin matters.
- A good fit for
- Homes that clean in short bursts — daily debris, pet hair, stairs, car interiors — and want a light Dyson cordless whose battery can be swapped or replaced for £89.90.
- We would skip it if
- Whole-house carpet duty, buyers who need a bigger bin, and anyone expecting an hour of floor cleaning on one charge; the V15 Detect Absolute adds a 0.77 L bin and 240 air watts at £649.99.
Reasons to consider it
- 150 air watts in Powerful mode from a 2.6 kg stick, with triggerless three-mode controls and a Motorbar head whose brush bar is built to de-tangle hair
- Click-in battery with a documented replacement path: part 975446-01 at £89.90 from Dyson, plus compatibility with existing V8 accessories
- Filtration rated 99.99% of particles down to 0.3 microns, tested to ASTM F1977 at SGS Laboratory USA in 2025, and Dyson's parts page puts a 24-month guarantee on each spare part
The compromises
- The 60-minute figure applies in Eco mode in handheld configuration; Dyson publishes no per-mode run times, and a charge takes four hours
- The bin holds 0.54 L, against 0.77 L on the V15 Detect Absolute; the V10 Konical matches the 150 air watts and 60-minute claim, with a 0.5 L bin and 2.73 kg body
- Dyson's page contradicts itself on weight: 2.604 kg in the spec table, 2.7 kg in its own FAQ with the Motorbar head attached
What we have not verified: Long-term durability of the new motor, button control and click-in battery has no multi-year evidence yet. Dyson's UK page gives no run time for the Motorbar head on carpet, so the 60 minutes cannot be turned into a floor-cleaning figure. The page also states no guarantee length for the machine itself; the 24 months it names covers spare parts.
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V8 Cyclone Cordless Vacuum · 626415-01
£349.99 at Dyson (in stock on 2026-10-16) buys 150 air watts, a click-in battery with an £89.90 replacement path, three triggerless modes and a Motorbar head. The 60-minute figure is Eco-mode handheld only; a second pack covers longer sessions.
Before you buy: A 0.54 L bin, a four-hour charge, and two weights on Dyson's own pages (2.604 kg in the spec table, 2.7 kg in the FAQ).
Price checked 16 October 2026. Retailer prices can change.What the Cyclone refresh changes
Dyson's own comparison is explicit: 30% more suction power than the Dyson V8, tested to IEC 62885-4:2023 in Boost mode at the inlet, and 50% more run time from the new battery. Both claims are versus the earlier V8, not versus rivals. The trigger is gone — a button at the top cycles Eco, Medium and MAX — and the battery now clicks in and out, which Dyson describes as swappable.
In the box: the Motorbar cleaner head, a crevice tool, a wall dock and a charger. Dyson numbers the UK unit 589596-01; its US page lists the same black-and-khaki machine as 626415-01 with the same box contents and specifications, so the two numbers describe one model. Dyson's FAQ says the Cyclone works with existing V8 accessories and names the Soft roller cleaner head, Combination tool and Pet grooming kit among them. Dyson's UK cordless listing has no older V8, so there is no like-for-like earlier model to price against on Dyson's own store.
60 minutes, read with its footnote
The headline run time carries Dyson's own condition: the figure applies in Eco mode in handheld configuration, and actual run time varies with power mode, floor type and attachments. The overview page words it as Eco mode with a non-motorised tool, which also rules out the spinning Motorbar head. Dyson publishes no per-mode figures to quote. Recharging takes four hours. A buyer planning twenty-minute sessions on MAX should file the 60 under another usage pattern, not under a promise.
Suction deserves the same care. The 150 air watts is the Powerful-mode rating, measured to IEC 62885-4:2023 in Boost mode at the inlet — at the machine's intake, not at the cleaner head where carpet work happens.
The swappable battery, and the filter bill
Dyson sells the replacement pack (part 975446-01) for £89.90, so a spare gives one session another full charge for under £90, and an ageing pack is a parts order rather than a new vacuum. The motorised head (975289-01) lists at £99.90, the charger at £24.90 and the wall dock at £29.90. Dyson's parts page puts a 24-month guarantee on each part.
Filters are the recurring chore. Dyson's FAQ has both the conical pre-filter and the post-motor filter washed under cold water at least once a month, then dried for 24 hours. Replacements list at £19.90 each (975286-01 and 975288-01), so renewing both costs about £40.
Where £349.99 sits on Dyson's ladder
Dyson's own store is the working price: £349.99, in stock, with no struck-out figure on the listing. Dyson's range page shows 'Was' prices on much of the cordless line, so reference prices there are the norm rather than a signal.
The V10 Konical sits beside it at a £449.99 reference price: the same 150 air watts, 60 minutes, four-hour charge and click-in battery, a 0.5 L bin, 2.73 kg and a conical head, with filtration rated 99.9% to 0.1 microns rather than 99.99% to 0.3. On reference prices it costs £100 more than the Cyclone. Dyson's pages currently show it marked down to £329.99 with no end date, so the gap can close or flip without notice. Above both sits the V15 Detect Absolute at £649.99: 240 air watts, a 0.77 L bin and 3.1 kg, £300 more than the Cyclone.
When to skip it
Skip it when carpet is the main event. The 60-minute figure assumes Eco mode as a handheld, Dyson publishes no run time with the Motorbar head on carpet, and the bin holds 0.54 L.
Look at the V10 Konical if finer filtration or a conical head matters more than the £100 reference-price gap: it lists 99.9% capture down to 0.1 microns. Otherwise the Cyclone's case is the lowest regular Dyson price here, the 0.54 L bin against the Konical's 0.5 L, and a spare battery at £89.90.
How we put this together
Built from the product pages and listings below, without test scores or results we have not measured. Specifications and prices change, so check the original page for the exact model, current price, delivery, and returns.
- Dyson UK: V8 Cyclone cordless vacuum product page (589596-01) (opens in a new tab)
- Dyson UK: V8 Cyclone spare parts listing (opens in a new tab)
- Dyson UK: cordless vacuum cleaners range page (opens in a new tab)
- Dyson UK: V10 Konical vacuum cleaner product page (opens in a new tab)
- Dyson UK: V15 Detect Absolute cordless vacuum product page (opens in a new tab)
