A cordless vacuum cleaner guided by lasers might sound like a ridiculous gimmick …but it’s genuinely astonishing what you’ll find hidden in plain sight in your home when you start to use one. Cleaning with the Dyson V15 Detect is hugely satisfying – watching the carpet of muck that you’re about to obliterate with the powerful suction.
As well as illuminating hidden dust and dirt around the home, the laser on the Dyson V15 Detect gamifies the weekly clean around the home, with the cordless vacuum even clocking up a high score of the amount of grime stripped from your carpets, sofas, car seats, and hardwood floors.
The anti-tangle Hair Screw is a nice addition that’ll save you the arduous task of taking a pair of scissors to free the roller inside the motorised head once a month. And the new piezo sensor means this vacuum only uses full power when it really needs it, so you won’t need to worry about battery life as you power around the house.
At almost £630 when bought full price, you’ll want to find one of the best Dyson cordless vacuum cleaner deals around before you commit. But if you do decide to buy, this is undoubtedly the best Dyson cordless vacuum cleaner on the market right now.
In the box with the flagship Dyson V15 Detect cordless vacuum cleaner, you’ll get an anti-tangle Torque Drive cleanerhead, laser slim cleanerhead, quick-release mini soft dusting brush, crevice tool, combination tool and a charger and docking station to fit the vacuum to the wall.
It’s not often that we get excited about testing a new vacuum cleaner, but when the Dyson V15 Detect arrived at our front door, we couldn’t wait to rip open the box and start cleaning.
Why, you ask? Well, this latest Dyson includes some never-before-seen features, including a futuristic laser that shows exactly where the microscopic muck on your floor is hiding, making it easier to spot and get it sucked up. It also counts the particles, so you know exactly how unclean your house was. This laser-guided system certainly sounds impressive, but does it actually work and does it mean the V15 Detect is really worth the £600 that Dyson wants you to stump up to own one?
This laser-guided vacuum is expensive, but if you’re looking for the ultimate Dyson cordless cleaner …you shouldn’t hesitate to buy one
Founded by inventor James Dyson back in 1978, Dyson is no stranger to pushing the boundaries of new technologies. But we have to admit, the Dyson V15 Detect continues in that tradition. Snap-on the laser cleaning head, hit the power button, and a ray of green light spills out across the floor in front of you – revealing every bit of grim, crumbs, and even the tiniest spec of dust is trying to hide.
There’s something immensely satisfying about sucking up those bits of hair, crushed rice crispies, and fluff you’d usually miss with a standard vacuum and there’s no doubt that it really works …well, most of the time.
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One thing we’ve noticed is that the laser isn’t at its best in rooms that are bathed in sunlight. It’s not quite powerful enough to illuminate dust on the brightest summer day, so you’ll definitely spot more of that hard-to-find filth when you use it with the curtains closed or when the sun goes down.
If you don’t mind a bit of nighttime vacuuming, there’s no doubt you’ll be seriously impressed – and slightly disgusted – by what this new Dyson can find on your floors. This laser works brilliantly on hard floors with the day’s debris glowing up as you get near to it.
However, don’t expect the Dyson V15 Detect to reveal what’s hiding in your carpets as it won’t.
Dyson says the head has been designed to deal with human and pet hair, with its engineers delicately tweaking the precise angle of the bristles on the tool so the muck goes straight into the dust din rather than getting tangled up. It works well and should certainly mean you’re not stuck with the horrible job of pulling old dog hair out of the brush.
The next impressive new addition to the V15 Detect is its new “piezo sensor”, which analyses what is being sucked from your floors. It’s all done in real-time. A bar chart appears on the built-in display showing exactly what has been sucked up from beneath your feet.
To be honest, the colourful graphics look nice but it’s hard to fathom out what it all means and we’re not sure how many people will understand, or care, what’s being displayed. After all, when was the last time you vacuumed your home and gazed into the engorged dust bin wondering what exactly is making up the majority of the mess?
This auto setting means the vacuum only adds more suction when it’s needed so you’ll be able to eke out more battery life. You can override this option and set things yourself, but we’ve left it in auto throughout most of our testing and it’s left our floors looking spic and span without running out of juice.
In fact, with this option switched on we were easily able to clean a four-bedroom family home and still have 50% left in the tank. You can also constantly see how much battery remains in the tank via the in-built screen on the top of the handle.
Other than the incredibly high price tag, we honestly don’t have many complaints. It’s quite heavy to use, so might not suit everyone and the 0.7-litre dust bin fills up pretty quickly, so it will need emptying after most cleans. Fortunately, the mechanism to dump the contents into the bin is cleverly designed so that you don’t have to touch the dust, which is nice.
Like all Dyson vacuum cleaners, you can’t switch the battery pack so anyone owning a Premier League-style mansion might find it annoying when the juice runs out mid-clean – especially as it does take some time to refill it again once plugged into the mains.
Other than that, this is one seriously impressive cleaning solution that comes packed with extra accessories – including a Crevice tool, Torque Drive Cleanerhead and Quick-release mini soft dusting brush – to make sure every inch of your home stays spotless.
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Not only that, but there’s something ridiculously satisfying about seeing the carpet of muck that you’re about to obliterate with the powerful suction.
Seeing the counters tick up on the cordless vacuum, clocking every microparticle of grottiness that you’ve removed from the floor, is immensely satisfying. The futuristic laser fitted in the cleanerhead actually makes the weekly chores seem more fun.
Even without the laser-guided system, there’s still a lot to love about the Dyson V15.
The anti-tangle Hair Screw is a nice addition that’ll save you time and hassle, and the piezo sensor means this vacuum only uses full power when it really needs it, so you won’t need to worry about battery life as you power around the house. For those who want to blitz every room in a single run, this is invaluable.
Let’s be honest, the price tag is ridiculous.
At £600, this vacuum cleaner is hugely expensive but, right now, this is definitely the best Dyson on the market. And if that’s what you’re looking for, you shouldn’t hesitate to buy one.
In the box with the flagship Dyson V15 Detect cordless vacuum cleaner, you’ll get an anti-tangle Torque Drive cleanerhead, laser slim cleanerhead, quick-release mini soft dusting brush, crevice tool, combination tool and a charger and docking station to fit the vacuum to the wall.
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