All the Best Dyson Products, from Vacuums to Hair Dryers

Dyson products don’t come cheap, but our testing has shown that some of them are worth the splurge.

Whether you’ve been hunting for a cordless stick vacuum or a high-end hair dryer, Amazon Prime Day and Cyber Week rank among the best times to buy. Here, we round up the five Dyson models that we recommend at any price.

This nimble, high-tech model is light, powerful, and easy to maneuver. But it doesn’t stand up on its own, and its dustbin is small.

The Dyson V12 Detect Slim comes the closest to the Platonic ideal of a cordless stick vacuum as one can get. The lightweight vac offers powerful cleaning, can convert to a handheld vacuum, and comes with multiple brushes and attachments—including a brush designated for pet hair.

In our testing, it ran for 45 minutes on a single charge, longer than most of the other options we tested. We also like that it was one of the quietest vacuums (73 decibels) we tested and has some fun, high-tech features, including a sensor that automatically adjusts suction and a laser headlight that illuminates dust in dim corners.

However, we didn’t love the tiny, 12-ounce dustbin, which requires frequent emptying, and the battery takes four hours to fully recharge—significantly longer than other models we tested.

Our top recommendation for the best cordless stick vacuum is the Dyson V12 Detect Slim, but we recognize that it might not be the right fit for everyone. If you want the trustworthiness of a Dyson but have different needs, consider other options from Dyson.

The Dyson V15 Detect has a dustbin twice the size of the V12 Detect Slim’s bin. The V15 Detect’s motor is more powerful, as well, but it didn’t clean significantly better than the V12 Detect Slim in our tests.

The V8 Absolute is less powerful than the V12 Detect Slim and the V15 Detect, but it’s still a good value. Its bin capacity falls between those of the other two models. We like that the V8 Absolute comes with useful attachments, such as a crevice tool and a hair screw tool for picking up hair. It’s the cheapest of our Dyson recommendations in our cordless vacuum guide.

The Outsize+ offers a wider brush and an even larger bin than on the V15 Detect. However, its motor is slightly less powerful—and this vacuum costs about $100 more than its already expensive sibling.

Expensive, but the unique design makes it extraordinarily nice to use. It doesn't vibrate at all, and the simple-to-switch magnetic attachments make styling easier.

It’s a serious splurge, but the Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer is our favorite hair dryer to use and has maintained that status since we first tested it in 2016. It doesn’t dry hair any faster than our other recommendations, but it does offer the best drying experience—for a price.

Because the motor sits in the handle, the nozzle is shorter and easier to maneuver. The Dyson dryer’s handle doesn’t vibrate (something that was not true of all the other high-end models we tested), and its noise ranked among the least grating in our tests. It comes with two magnetically attaching concentrators and a diffuser, all of which are designed to remain cool so you can easily add or remove them mid-blowout.

Although we’ve also gotten our hands on the Dyson Airwrap—the company’s viral, high-end hair-styling device that comes with multiple styling attachments—we haven’t put it through the same rigorous testing as our hair dryer picks. We did find that the Airwrap was good at styling damp or dry hair, but Dyson says the Airwrap is not as powerful as the Supersonic Hair Dryer, and it isn’t compatible with diffusers or concentrators, a requirement that we set when picking hair dryers to test.

This article was edited by Annemarie Conte and Nathan Burrow.

Gabriella DePinho

Gabriella DePinho is an updates writer at Wirecutter. Previously, she worked at NBC News writing about deals and product launches. She loves working in product recommendation but personally hates shopping—and she knows that doesn’t make sense.