Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

My Dyson V6 finally died and I decided that it was time for an upgrade. The V6 is still available for sale, but I'm glad i chose the V7. The slight bump in price is absolutely worth it. The V6 had some major design issues -- the worst of which was the dust/dirt container and how it is supposed to be emptied. Usually this required banging the top many times, sticking your finger up into it to scrape off the edges. Completely unsanitary... But thankfully they realized how poor this design was and completely redesigned it! Pulling up the lever on the top will lift the center column up and out of the dust bin allowing everything to drop out without needing to touch any of the filth. The V7 has a larger dust bin compared to the V6 which also helps. The battery life on the V7 compared to the V6 is hardly noticeable, especially if you only use the 'burst mode'. The +10 minutes advertised probably equates to about +1 minute in 'burst mode' In my opinion, The larger brush head does do a better job of cleaning and it's much easier to clean out long hairs that get wrapped around it. If you are still shopping, just keep in mind that the "Animal" versions just have additional attachments and aren't necessarily any more powerful. Also, if you are also considering the V8 model, the only upgrades you are getting are a slightly more powerful motor (100 W vs 115W) and an additional 10 minutes of vacuum time on the low power mode (30m vs 40m).