Cleaning my house became so much easier since I upgraded to a stick vacuum this spring. I never pull out a broom when I have my trusted Dyson V11 cordless stick vacuum hanging on the wall nearby. It has more than enough power, battery life, and space in the dust canister to take on my small home.
But what if your home is a bit larger, you’d like a longer clean time between charging, or you’d like your stick vacuum to pick up more with every swipe? The Dyson V11 Outsize cordless stick vacuum is for you.
I’ve been vacuuming with the Dyson V11 Outsize cordless stick vacuum for a week and I love it. It’s a super-sized version of my own Dyson V11 stick vacuum and has all the same great features, but it has a 150% bigger dust canister, 25% larger high-torque cleaner head, and 2 batteries so you can swap them out and keep cleaning for up to 120 minutes.
Appearance and features of the Dyson V11 Outsize cordless stick vacuum
The Dyson V11 Outsize cordless stick vacuum is a 3-speed stick vacuum with a built-in HEPA filter. It weighs 3.56 kg (7.84 lbs) so it’s very lightweight despite its size and power.
- Runs for up to 120 minutes on two easily switchable lithium-ion batteries
- The extra-large dust bin is 150% larger than a standard Dyson stick vacuum battery
- Switch between three cleaning modes including Eco, Auto, and Boost
- Easy-view LCD screen shows you mode, battery life, or if you have a maintenance issue like a clogged hose
- High-torque XL cleaner head is 25% larger to cover more area, senses floor types, and directs the vacuum to adjust suction when needed
- Batteries can be charged on a docking station you mount on wall or just by plugging it into any wall outlet
- Advanced whole-machine HEPA filtration expels clean air and captures microscopic airborne particles as small as 0.3 microns
- Includes two chargers, two batteries, docking station, high-torque cleaner head, mini-motor head, extension hose, and flexi-crevice tool
Testing the Dyson V11 Outsize stick vacuum
It is always amazing to test out a Dyson product, and after testing out the standard-sized Dyson V11 stick vacuum I had to buy one for myself. I’ve been using it for several months and I’ve loved the battery life, easy charging, and how effortlessly it cleans up my house from top to bottom.
With the Dyson V11 Outsize, you get everything that’s great about the Dyson V11, all wrapped up in a super-sized package.
The Dyson V11 Outsize is the stick vacuum that intelligently cleans
If you’ve been thinking about upgrading to a stick vacuum but you’re worried about whether they had the suction and power of a standard corded vacuum, the Dyson V11 Outsize cordless stick vacuum will put those fears to rest.
I vacuumed everything from my carpets to hard floors to sucking up dust from my rafters and the Dyson V11 Outsize consistently maintained steady suction and had power to spare. It picked up everything from dirt, dust, pasta, small sticks, and even a few pieces of lego. Whatever I pushed the ultra-wide cleaner head over, it picked up.
Out of the 3 cleaning modes I relied on Auto the most, but the Dyson V11 Outsize will also monitor whatever you’re cleaning and adjust the mode to take on what’s in front of it. If I switched from hard floor to my very dusty entryway carpet, the cleaner head would take a second and then automatically switch from Eco to Auto.
Boost will pick up everything in its path, and you may want to use it all the time. You can switch modes yourself by tapping the button under the LCD screen on the vacuum. You’ll just have to keep in mind that the battery life will be less in Boost mode than in Auto or Eco. I rarely switch to Eco unless I’ve been cleaning for a while and I want to glide over a slightly dusty floor.
Spare battery keeps you cleaning longer
The Dyson V11 Outsize cordless stick vacuum has 2 batteries and 2 chargers. Unlike the standard Dyson V11, you don’t have to plug the entire cordless stick vacuum into the charger. You can take one of the chargers and thread it through the docking station so you can charge and store your stick vacuum right on the wall, or just take the battery off and plug it into any outlet to have on standby. It takes 4.5 hours to fully charge a dead battery.
Between the 2 batteries, you’ll be able to clean up to 120 minutes without stopping. I don’t think I’ve ever cleaned for 120 minutes at a time, but I did a big clean to test the battery life on this vacuum. I had it run on Eco mode unless it switched to Auto mode, and I ran it for 50 minutes before it said I had 2 minutes of battery life left. I cleaned all the floors, my rafters and light fixtures, and the interior of my car.
Even when the battery is almost dead, you don’t lose suction on this stick vacuum. It keeps picking up everything in its path.
Larger torque head cleans up
The Dyson V11 Outsize stick vacuum lives up to the ‘outsize’ name in every way. The 150% bigger dustbin is amazing when you’re cleaning because you don’t have to stop to empty it as often, and I am in love with the wider cleaner head. It’s so large it covers a huge section of my kitchen floor when I’m vacuuming, and that reduces the amount of time I spend cleaning.
Dyson attachments give you flexibility
There are several attachments included with the Dyson V11 Outsize stick vacuum that make it incredibly easy to clean your home. While I love the larger high-torque powerhead, the smaller mini-power head is great for cleaning cars, stairs, and your couch.
You can attach the extension hose when you’re reaching up to clean ceilings, and I used it on my 12-foot ceilings with no problem at all. The flexi-crevice tool is a standard with vacuum cleaners, and it’s a great way to reach into cracks to pick up whatever is hiding.
The docking station holds all of the attachments neatly on the wall, so you can just slide our Dyson V11 Outsize onto the station to store and charge it.
Point and shoot dust bin emptying
When you do have to empty the bin on the Dyson V11 Outsize cordless stick vacuum, it’s a really easy process. You just remove the stick, pull the lever at the bottom of bin, and it empties into your trash. Occasionally you may have to reach inside to remove a small piece of debris that’s stuck, but generally, the entire contents of the dust bin will empty into your trash bag.
To minimize any flying dust when you empty the bin I recommend holding a plastic bag around it when you open it up. That way you can empty it, tie up the bag, and no dust hits the air at all.
The Dyson V11 Outsize stick vacuum has a whole machine HEPA filtration system. If you live with someone who has dust allergies you know how much sneezing can happen after you vacuum with a standard vacuum. With the Dyson V11 Outsize, the air it expels is cleaner than the air it intakes. It can capture dust, dander, and other microscopic airborne particles as small as 0.3 microns. When I used the Dyson V11 Outsize around my dust-allergic husband, he never sneezed once.
When you need to clean the filter you can remove it and give it a rinse. Don’t put the filter back in the vacuum until it’s completely dry. You can also remove and rinse out the dust bin and the flexi-crevice tool.
Outsize your cleanup with the Dyson V11 Outsize stick vacuum
The Dyson V11 Outsize cordless stick vacuum offers you more of everything you need to clean your home. Compared to the Dyson V11 Absolute, which on its own is a great vacuum, it has a larger dust bin, larger cleaning head, and extra battery to make cleaning faster and more efficient.
While 60 minutes of run time is more than enough for me, that extra battery means you can clean for as long as you like. It’s a lightweight vacuum too, so you can easily lift it into the rafters if you want to grab your dust strings or take it in the car and clean up the floors.
If I hadn’t already bought the Dyson V11 stick vacuum this past spring, I would definitely be bringing home the Dyson V11 Outsize cordless stick vacuum. It’s built for large houses and long clean times.
You can find your own Dyson V11 Outsize stick vacuum on Best Buy right now.
WOOOOW, now this would be a dream come true to own a vacuum I’ve always dreamt about. I’m from an immigrant family and where I’m from there aren’t vacuums but rather “brooms”.
I think any vacuum is great but the feature that sticks out the most is being cordless. I’ve never owned a Dyson let alone a fancy vacuum so I can’t even begin to imagine how this would feel to win won. Best of luck to all.
Cordless would be helpful for getting the dog hair from under my couches.
As an asthmatic, the HEPA filter feature really took by breath away! I can’t wait to take my dusting game to a whole new level: with this new lightweight dyson v11, I can easily clean the light fixtures and hard to reach places.
Easy-view LCD screen shows you mode, battery life, or if you have a maintenance issue like a clogged hose
I like it has a larger dust bin, larger cleaning head, and extra battery to make cleaning faster and more efficient.
More battery life is great!
BEST.DYSON.EVER.
I love the battery life. Just super impressive
I love the eco mode and the fact that you can change the batteries
I love The Dyson V11 Outsize cordless stick vacuum feature of it coming with 2 batteries and 2 chargers.
I like that the Dyson V11 Outsize stick vacuum has a whole machine HEPA filtration system.
I love the larger high-torque powerhead and the smaller mini-power head for it versibility.
My favourite feature is the long battery life.
the three cleaning modes really appeal to me!
I love the extra battery and the cordless stick.
I love the Dyson!!! Would love to have this one with the larger battery and a extra one with all the extra accessories. They just keep getting better and better.
2 batteries and 2 chargers so amazing, can make longer vacuum time, so cool
The long battery is great
Love that it’s made for big houses and long sugar
The extra battery is the feature I like the most for the Dyson V11 Outsize.
Love the extra battery and Dyson’s powerful suction
I definitely love the extra battery but how neat is it that this cordless has a digital display that shows how much battery is left! Cool!
I love this new design! It looks powerful enough to keep up with my busy family and sleek enough to move throughout the entire house with ease. The feature I am most impressed with is the battery power; wow! And the larger canister too. . .I am so excited about this vacuum!
I love the longer battery life and spare battery and the cordless design for our 2 story house.
This unit allows you to effectively apply an upright vac to awkward areas such as carpeted stairs and car floors
I love the battery life!
Thank you Shelly for the great and detailed review! You had me at HEPA Filtration System for people with dust allergies like me!! I am actually joining this contest for my mom. She’s the most hardworking person I know! We never had a Dyson vacuum but my mom was able to use one once when she did a cleaning from one of her clients house! She was amazed of the product (I am pretty sure it wasn’t this model!) after she went home she couldn’t stop talking how she liked to have one. She like to spend her off days at home cleaning for her, it’s therapeutic. Also, she’s very thoughtful I also do clean our place however she tries to clean 2x a week when she has the time because I do get rashes if its a bit dusty at home.
I like the long battery life of the Dyson v11 Outsize vacuum.
The Dyson V11 Outsize Vacuum Cordless Stick Vacuum has the versatility and High-torque cleaner head that I really appreciate and the Filtration system that captures minute airborne particle is super. Love the bigger cannister and that the machine monitors what you are cleaning and adjusts accordingly. I also Love that you don’t have to replace filters, you can just clean the filter. All great qualities of a an excellent machine. DYSON is known for ingenuity and excellence – would LOVE to win this Dyson!
I like the bigger canister capacity. with dog hair and our daughter’s hair, it can hold more without needing to empty until the end of the job.
I like that you can rinse out (and dry) the filter to keep this dyson working with maximum capacity
Would love to win this Dyson. Would be so convenient for cleaning my multi-level house
My daughter has a Dyson and loves it.
It would be awesome to win one.
I like the fact that it’s cordless and I can vacuum the whole house at once because there are two batteries.
Dyson V11 vacuum is my dream vacuum. I like tat it picks up everything and also the extra battery.
It picks up everything from dirt, dust, pasta, small sticks, and even a few pieces of lego.
Incredible efficiency, better than any other vacuum company out there by far! Dyson is reliable as well as being committed to ensuring the utmost quality with all their products. Will not use another product period.
Dyson V11 Outsize will also monitor whatever you’re cleaning and adjust the mode to take on what’s in front of it.
he bigger cannister and that the machine monitors what you are cleaning and adjusts accordingly
Love that the Dyson V11 Outsize has 2 batteries that you can swap out!
It’s hard to pick one feature. I like the 3 way auto switch for cleaning modes, the larger dust in, both the larger and smaller power heads. It seems to be an all-round great vaccuum, and very useable for a person like myself that has some disabilities.
Shelly: Great review!!! Covered everything even the fact that you can hang everything together on the wall. Love the bigger cannister and that the machine monitors what you are cleaning and adjusts accordingly. Because of 2 batteries, you can clean for a longer period of time and can get the cleaning done all at one time. Also has an extension cord which is great – you can reach further like cleaning ceilings. Don’t have to replace filters, you can just clean the filter. All great qualities of a an excellent machine. DYSON is known for ingenuity and excellence – would LOVE to win this Dyson as I’m sure everyone else would too (smile).
My sister owns a Dyson and loves it!
I borrow it often and think it is great!.
I love the extra battery so I can complete my cleaning without recharging!
I like the feature that Switch between three cleaning modes including Eco, Auto, and Boost
So many amazing features! Love everything about all the cordless dyson products, but the extra battery is brilliant – I can vacuum and dust with that much power!
120minute runtime for sure!
hepa filtration!
This Dyson is a dream. The attachments look great for flexibility around the house.
At least 4 features I love are the spare battery for longer vacuum time, cordless, light & able to clean the nooks & crannies
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