- Dyson has announced the availability of its latest cordless vacuum cleaner, the V10 Konical
- Initially available in Australia, it is compatible with Dyson’s first self-draining dock
- The Auto-empty Dok will be sold separately and will also work with the Dyson V8
Dyson has today (March 19) made the surprise announcement of a brand new cordless vacuum cleaner – and it’s the cheapest one yet, which has been given its newer conical floor head. The Dyson V10 Konical has first been released in Australia, where it will set potential buyers back AU$799 (US and UK prices and availability are TBC, but it’s around $560 / £420), and shares the same 150AW suction power as the Dyson V8 Cyclone released last year.
Its headliner, however, is a welcome feature that Dyson has been rather slow to embrace – self emptying.
That’s right, the Dyson V10 Konical will be paired with the new freestanding Auto-empty Dok, which will also charge the vacuum while providing storage for attachments. Dyson hasn’t specified the size of the dust bag the Auto-empty Dok will use, but the company claims it will hold “up to 60 days of dirt”.
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The Dock will also need to be purchased separately, although it is not yet available to buy, even in Australia. Dyson hasn’t given a firm date for release, saying only that it will arrive “later this year” and cost AU$299 (around $210 / £160).
The good news is that the new Dok is also compatible with the V8 Cyclone, so users who already bought the older budget model don’t need to upgrade to the V10 Konical to get the auto emptying feature.
Meanwhile, the V10 Konical, as the name suggests, uses the same conical floor head as the V16 Piston Animal, which Dyson says is suitable for use on any floor type. While I haven’t tried the V16 myself, my colleague found that the new design wasn’t as good as Dyson’s Digital Motorbar on the Gen5detect at cleaning up dirt and grime in a single pass.
With that in mind, if I had to choose between the V10 Konical and the V8 Cyclone, I’d probably go with the latter as it comes with the Digital Motorbar head instead.
Like the V8 Cyclone, the V10 Konical also comes with just two other accessories in the box, although a mini motorized tool replaces the V8’s hair screw tool on the new model. As they share similar specs elsewhere – including total suction power and up to 60 minutes of run time – I’m a little disappointed that the V10 Konical costs AU$100 more than the V8 Cyclone in Australia.
That said, Dyson has stated that “accessories across the Dyson V8, V8 Cyclone and the new V10 Konical are interchangeable”, meaning that if you already have the Hair Screw Tool – which I personally love to clean mattresses and sofas with – you don’t need to replace your entire system when you choose the latest Dyson vacuum.
While it’s easy for me to find fault with the V10 Konical based on spec comparisons with other Dyson models, it remains to be seen how well it performs in real-world testing. However, it’s the Auto-empty Dok that has caught my attention — after testing self-emptying docks from Samsung, Dreame and Shark, I’m very curious to find out how the Dyson Dok compares.
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