The Dyson PencilVac was one of the crucial fascinating cordless vacuums I noticed final yr, primarily as a result of it would not actually appear to be every other cordless vacuum I’ve ever seen. I referred to as it the “lightest and thinnest cordless vacuum I’ve ever used.” In 2026, that is nonetheless true, and it is lastly available to buy within the US for $599.
The design is the true innovation right here. The PencilVac weighs simply 4 kilos and feels extra like wielding a mop or broom than a cordless vacuum. I used it at Dyson’s Soho showroom for some time and was impressed by its maneuverability and ease of use. By way of dimensions, it is 45.7 inches tall, 8.1 inches lengthy and simply 1.5 inches broad. It could flatten down to three.7 inches to get into tight areas and beneath furnishings, and comes with inexperienced LED lights on each the back and front that will help you spot mud.
Emptying the PencilVac ejects the mud and particles like a plunger or syringe.
The dustbin, regardless of being tiny at 0.02 gallons, makes use of a singular linear separation system that compresses down the mud as you vacuum, just like the thought behind the V16 Piston Animal’s compressing lever. The ejection is a bit totally different, with a syringe-like plunger that shoots the mud into the dustbin, and may decrease the grime getting in every single place or the necessity to attain in along with your fingers to drag caught bits of particles out.
By way of different specs, the PencilVac makes use of two FluffyCone cleaner heads, distinct conical heads designed to forestall hair wrap. In concept, the PencilVac ought to clear properly, because of its twin brush rollers (a complete of 4 cones for the comb bar), designed to keep away from tangling and clear equally properly on a back-and-forth movement. By way of efficiency, Dyson says it has a 140krpm Dyson Hyperdymium motor and 55 air watts of suction energy, so we do not anticipate it to match the 240-air watts V15 Detect Absolute when it comes to pickup efficiency, however we’ll have to put it to the take a look at to know for certain.
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We plan on testing the PencilVac in CNET’s Louisville lab to see the way it fares, although to do this, we’ll want to change a few of our lab exams for pickup as a result of with a nozzle width of 1.5 inches in diameter, the PencilVac would be the narrowest we have ever examined, and our exams are at present designed for a wider nozzle width.
The PencilVac is designed to be versatile, getting beneath the furnishings, round tight corners and even as much as the ceiling.
Value and availability
At $599, the PencilVac would possibly sound prefer it’s on the upper facet for a cordless vacuum; we have now a lot on our greatest record that may run you lower than $400, and our greatest total, the Eureka ReactiSense 440, prices simply $180 at full worth.
Nevertheless, with Dyson, you are actually paying for the design, and relative to top-tier vacuums in its lineup, just like the $850 Dyson V15 Detect Absolute, it isn’t out of vary of what we anticipate. Exterior of handheld vacuums, you seemingly will not discover a cordless vacuum this versatile till Dyson’s rivals begin to make them.
