Gadgetory

hi I'm Andrew Gebhardt for CNET today I'm taking a look at the dyson v-6 absolute it's their brand-new stick vac designed to push the envelope by being almost exactly the same as every other one of their stick backs what you get when you do decide to shell out for the absolute are a bunch of extra attachments a HEPA filter which is the very first one in a Dyson stick vac and this brand new fluffy looking vacuum head the idea of this cute little fuzzy vacuum is to avoid scratching your hardwood floors with spinning bristles it also because it keeps contact with the floor with the thing that rotates should be able to keep a seal to help you get up the fine particles while also being able to grab and fling large particles into the compartment but the experience of using it isn't quite as seamless as I'd hoped pet hair clings to this thing it also does fling a lot of those large particles into the vacuum compartment but when we test it on Cheerios the particles that it missed actually flung in front of the vacuum and off to the side I have a few more nitpicks the battery life isn't great and there's no way to tell how much battery you have the filter falls out a little too easily when you tilt the thing and I really wish the Dyson stick facts could stand on their own but overall it's easy to use it's fine everything clicks into place securely you're holding most of the weight in your hand so it's very maneuverable it's a good stick back it just costs too much I don't see any reason to pay twice as much for this guy when you can get the same engine for half and the Hoover Linx still bests the numbers on this on both pet hair and Cheerios and at 180 dollars you're practically cutting the cost in half again at $600 it needs to be more than a stick vac and it's not so for the time being I recommend spending either $300 on the dyson v-6 or spending 180 dollars on the hoover linx for more please be sure to check out my full review on cnet.com forcing it with the dyson v-6 it's absolute I'm Andru govern