Kobalt KWDV 0124B-03 vs Dyson V8 Animal

Okay, so you leave it in okay. Take your earbuds out and three two one. [Music] That's it. Not too bad, not too bad

The best vacuum for hair (in my experience) is the Dyson V11 Animal (cordless so it's convenient to use...so it actually gets used)

Perhaps most importantly, this machine really sucks (in the good sense of the word!) It draws up wet and dry materials like a twister has taken them.

The stick vacuum is amaaaazing! I can clean the floors in my entire apartment in like 10-15 minutes.

In the end I was down two bars on the battery and had to give Kobalt just 4 out of 5 stars due to the lack of attachments and such a short hose, however, in the end I would recomend this for quick clean ups, would I use it for serious messes in my detailing business maybe for light stuff but for the deep down stuff your gonna want a more powerful unit.

While the machine is not overly heavy, it gets heavy lifting and holding it (with these tired old arms).

I love Kobalt Tools, they are user friendly and this one is no different. Since it is a 24 volt tool you can use batteries from your other tools. I am terrible about knocking containers over and when I work in the garage, I spill anything that will turn over and this guy is a great helper in cleaning up my spills. Before the vac I would have to run to the cabinet to get a towel to get up the liquid and then sweep or blow the small pieces in the yard but not now

I would waste 15-20 lint roller sheets every day getting the hair off our bed before and it would never get them all. With this handheld accessory, I am able to get every single hair off in less than a minute of vacuuming. The same goes for the couch - I used to lint roll the couch every day, but now, I just use the vacuum. Because this is cordless and easy handheld, it also makes it easier for quick cleaning and touch up vacuuming

The unit has more suction than a handheld dustbuster, but it doesn't have as much suction as a Dyson v8, or a corded shop vacuum. Where Kobalt tools generally outperform for the price, this tool is not one of those cases.

We've got carpets French wooden floors and travertine limestone type hard flooring. So the VA animal has been given a thorough road test in the last s...

Very satisfied with the power and capacity, but there is a flaw. You cannot use any form of filter bag with this unit. The inlet to the holding chamber is simply an open hole. I always use filter bags combined with helpa filters in shop vacuum for fine dust filtration both for added dust control and ease of emptying

And the pieces to take out the filters, clean the brush roll, etc have divots that you're supposed to use a coin to turn (seriously, that's so bootleg for a $250 machine) and of course those get worn down to where you can't even turn them after one go of that. I'm getting a Bissell or Shark today.

Yes the vacuum is portable but I don't think most of us want to constantly carry the vacuum in one hand and the hose in the other. I should also point out that the title "Shop Vacuum" is correct as it doesn't crossover well with the attachments provided for use around the house. Those points aside, nice design and good suction power. I'll still find uses for it

This V8 model like other model all have design problem. 1) The exhaust is blow out in wrong position, it blow right in your face especially when vacuum the position is high (ex. vacuum the ceiling or the stairway) 2) Battery life is short, only has 2800mah, it last only 7 minutes ( power mode when is new), can't even finish my stairway. 3) The particle vacuum in the chamber, they all stuck in front where the entrance is, not evenly around the chamber, never can fill to the empty line on the chamber