Dyson Car+Boat Handheld Vacuum Review: Powerful and Compact

Dyson has an in depth, and infrequently complicated, lineup of vacuums. The latest addition is the Automotive+Boat, a handheld vacuum designed particularly for—you guessed it—sucking up filth and particles out of your automobile and boat, plus bedding, furnishings, and different awkward areas at dwelling.

At $280 (although steadily $200 on third-party retailers), it is probably the most reasonably priced methods into the world of Dyson vacuums. It is a nice handheld, with robust suction, spectacular filtration, and lengthy battery life, and it comes with varied attachments. It has been nice to rapidly seize for small messes, like crumbs on the kitchen counter or filth from between the seats in my automobile.

However here is the place my level about Dyson’s in depth lineup comes into play: Each Dyson stick vacuum can be used as a hand vac. For a bit of further (relying on gross sales), you should buy Dyson’s V8, which supplies you extra flexibility to make use of it as a standard cordless vacuum throughout the home. (TechRadar spotted that the Automotive+Boat seems to be a repurposed V8.) None of that is to say the Automotive+Boat is not value consideration, nevertheless it’s not probably the most sensible vac the corporate sells.

Again to Fundamentals

The Automotive+Boat seems like every other Dyson stick vacuum transformed to handheld mode. It comes with a number of attachments you’ll be able to swap between, together with a motorized brush (greatest for hair and filth in tight areas), a mixture software (comprised of a large nozzle and brush you’ll be able to rapidly swap between), and a crevice software for hard-to-reach areas.

I get a number of use out of all three of them. The motorized brush sucks up any stray hair on my sheets together with crumbs on my sofa or upholstered cushions on my bar stools in my kitchen. The mixture software has been helpful for gathering mud that accumulates alongside the molding all through my condo with out damaging the partitions. And the crevice software is beneficial for the hole between my range and counter the place crumbs accumulate from cooking.

The vacuum is tremendous compact and does not take up a lot house. I have been storing it comfortably in my already-packed linen closet, nevertheless it additionally suits neatly within the trunk of my automobile. It is light-weight, at 4.2 kilos, making it straightforward to journey with too.

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