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Dyson Ball Animal 3 vs Eureka PowerSpeed

A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Eureka PowerSpeed is cheaper at $99.99. Every spec and price links to its source.

Which is better: the Dyson Ball Animal 3 or Eureka PowerSpeed?

The Eureka PowerSpeed wins 1 of the 1 specs we compare head to head; the other wins 0. The Eureka PowerSpeed is the cheaper at $99.99. The Eureka PowerSpeed both leads on specs and costs less — the straightforward pick.

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Full spec sheet

✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.

Spec Dyson Ball Animal 3 Eureka PowerSpeed
US price $449.99 $99.99
BrandDysonEureka
Released——
Configuration bagless bagless
Filtration type — standard
Cleaning path width (in) — 12.6
Dirt capacity liters — 2.6
Cord length (ft) 35 25
Input power watts 1350 960
Weight (lb) 17.3 10
Height adjustment — manual
Lift away No No
Swivel steering Yes No
Warranty years 5 2

Sources — Dyson Ball Animal 3: dyson.com (verified 2026-09-17). Eureka PowerSpeed: us.eureka.com (verified 2026-10-20).

What's the difference between the Dyson Ball Animal 3 and Eureka PowerSpeed?

Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (5 of 11). Matching specs are omitted.

  • Cord length (ft): Dyson Ball Animal 3 35 vs Eureka PowerSpeed 25
  • Input power watts: Dyson Ball Animal 3 1350 vs Eureka PowerSpeed 960
  • Weight (lb): Dyson Ball Animal 3 17.3 vs Eureka PowerSpeed 10
  • Swivel steering: Dyson Ball Animal 3 true vs Eureka PowerSpeed false
  • Warranty years: Dyson Ball Animal 3 5 vs Eureka PowerSpeed 2

What reviewers say

Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.

Dyson Ball Animal 3

Two whitelisted testers went hands-on with this exact model (TechRadar, Reviewed/USA Today). Both praise extraordinary carpet suction and pet-hair pickup, but flag it as heavy, cumbersome to push and awkward for stairs. TechRadar measured 81dB (loud); Reviewed measured ~75% single-pass debris pickup. Powerful for pet owners, tiring to use. (2 sourced reviews, 2 lab-tested.)

Praised: Extraordinary suction, excellent deep-cleaning on carpets; Excellent pet-hair pickup with no brushroll tangling; Corners easily thanks to the ball joint.

Flagged: Heavy and awkward to lift; poor for stairs (no rear handle); Cumbersome to push; strong suction drags on high-pile carpet; Struggles to get under furniture.

Eureka PowerSpeed

No sourced tester review yet.

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