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Appliances head-to-head

Dyson V8 AbsolutevsEureka RapidClean Pro

Age hasn't cost the 2016 Dyson V8 Absolute the lead: it averages 7.8 against 7.0 for the 2019 Eureka RapidClean Pro, and takes Durability 8.4 to 5.8.

Dyson V8 Absolute

Dyson

7.8

An older flagship that aged into the sensible buy, as long as you know what it cannot do.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Eureka RapidClean Pro

Eureka

7.0

Just over five pounds, which is why it does the small jobs a heavier machine never gets used for.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Where they diverge

The widest gap is Durability, Dyson V8 Absolute ahead 8.4 to 5.8. They come closest on Ease of use, 8.6 to 8.0. Left of center is Dyson V8 Absolute, right is Eureka RapidClean Pro.

Dyson V8 Absolute versus Eureka RapidClean Pro — axis scores out of 10Horizontal bar chart of editorial scores out of 10 across 5 axes. Bars for Dyson V8 Absolute run left from the axis labels, bars for Eureka RapidClean Pro run right. Dyson V8 Absolute: Performance 7.6, Value 8.2, Durability 8.4, Ease of use 8.0, Quietness 7.0. Eureka RapidClean Pro: Performance 5.4, Value 9.2, Durability 5.8, Ease of use 8.6, Quietness 6.1.Dyson V8 Absolute (left)Eureka RapidClean Pro (right)PerformanceDyson V8 Absolute — Performance 7.6 out of 107.6Eureka RapidClean Pro — Performance 5.4 out of 105.4ValueDyson V8 Absolute — Value 8.2 out of 108.2Eureka RapidClean Pro — Value 9.2 out of 109.2DurabilityDyson V8 Absolute — Durability 8.4 out of 108.4Eureka RapidClean Pro — Durability 5.8 out of 105.8Ease of useDyson V8 Absolute — Ease of use 8.0 out of 108.0Eureka RapidClean Pro — Ease of use 8.6 out of 108.6QuietnessDyson V8 Absolute — Quietness 7.0 out of 107.0Eureka RapidClean Pro — Quietness 6.1 out of 106.1Editorial score out of 10 — higher is better

Which one to pick

Take the Dyson V8 Absolute

Leads on Performance, Durability and Quietness.

  • A flat or a small house rather than a whole floor of carpet
  • You want Dyson's build without the current pricing
  • Lighter weight matters for overhead and stair work

Take the Eureka RapidClean Pro

Leads on Value and Ease of use.

  • Hard floors and low pile, cleaned often rather than deeply
  • A wrist or shoulder that rules out a heavier machine
  • The second vacuum that lives on the floor where the mess is

What each one gets wrong

Dyson V8 Absolute

  • Thick carpet across a large area
  • A fixed battery you cannot swap mid-clean

Eureka RapidClean Pro

  • Deep carpet, where owner reports converge on weak suction
  • You empty a bin reluctantly; two rooms will fill this one
  • Build quality is part of what you want to be paying for

Specs, side by side

SpecDyson V8 AbsoluteEureka RapidClean Pro
FiltrationTwo-tier radial cyclone—
BatteryFixed, not user-swappable—
WeightLighter than current flagships5.3 lb
Runtime—40 min quoted
Bin—0.7 L
Modes—Stick, handheld, handheld clipped to the floor head

Rankings they both appear in

Questions

The Eureka RapidClean Pro is 3 years newer. Why does it score lower?
Because the axes didn't move the way the release dates suggest. The 2016 model takes Performance, Durability and Quietness, widest on Durability at 8.4 to 5.8. Value and Ease of use are where the 2019 model answers, and whether that is enough is the whole question.
What did the 2019 model improve?
Value and Ease of use. Value runs 9.2 to 8.2; Ease of use runs 8.6 to 8.0. That is not enough to move the average, which stays 7.8 to 7.0.
Which one ranks higher in "Buying a cordless vacuum costs half of owning one"?
Eureka RapidClean Pro sits at #1 in "Buying a cordless vacuum costs half of owning one", Dyson V8 Absolute at #4.