Dyson Omni-glide review
When it involves the simplest cordless vacuums, each new model on the market seems to be bigger and more powerful than the last. However, Dyson believes there’s an area for compact, lightweight vacuum cleaners designed for hard floors which will easily navigate hard-to-reach spaces, and with this in mind has launched the Dyson Omni-glide.
A new sort of vacuum, which sits alongside the recently-launched Dyson V15 Detect Absolute – a cleaner so good that it’s nabbed the highest spot in our greatest vacuum cleaners list – the Omni-glide is in a position to lie flat on the ground partially because the motor, filter and handle are all aligned, enabling you to simply maneuver it under furniture with low clearance.
It’s smaller and lighter than any of the brand’s current cordless cleaners, and features what Dyson dubs an ‘omni-directional’ cleaning head – hence the name. The cleaning head has two soft brush bars and four 360-degree castors on the bottom, along with an articulating neck which enables it to be steered in any direction.
According to Dyson, the battery offers up to 20 minutes of runtime, and it’s swappable, so it can be replaced to ensure that interruptions to your cleaning sessions are kept to a minimum, provided you purchase an additional battery or batteries.
He Dyson Omni-glide may be Dyson’s most affordable vacuum to date, but it’s still got a hefty price tag – so can it really revolutionize vacuuming for those with hard floors, or is it simply an expensive gadget that’s nice to have, but not essential? We put it to the test to find out.
Dyson Omni-glide price and availability
List price: $399.99 / £349.99 / AU$599.99
The Dyson Omni-glide will set you back $399.99 / £349.99 / AU$599.99, which makes it Dyson’s most affordable vacuum cleaner to date, although it’s still relatively expensive compared to many other cordless vacuums. It’s available to buy now in the US, and will go on sale in Australia on May 27, and in the UK in July.
As we’ve mentioned the battery is swappable, and additional batteries cost $149 / £85 / AU$199.99