Tag: Platinum

At a glance Expert's Rating Pros Good cleaning power Useful in small spaces Easy to empty LED headlights Cons Feels plasticky and cheap Uncomfortable handle for large hands Noisy Our Verdict The Gtech Airfox Platinum is easy to use, gets almost everywhere and cleans really well. But its build quality isn’t the best for its price point. Overall, we think it’s a decent little vacuum, but you can do better without spending more. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated pricing text for product undefined Best Pricing Today Price When Reviewed Not currently available in the US Gtech is a British brand specialising in affordable vacuum cleaners, DIY and garden tech, including lawn mowers, trimmers and tools. We recently reviewed and liked its wet and dry vacuum, the cordless Gtech Orca. In this review, we’re testing the cordless stick vacuum, the Gtech Airfox Platinum. For all our top vacuum cleaner recommendations, have a look at our round-up of the best vacuum cleaners we’ve tested. Design and Build The Airfox Platinum doesn’t impress when unpacking. The quality feels questionable and the components feel very plasticky and fragile. Had it been a budget vacuum cleaner, this would have been understandable, but the Airfox Platinum has a price tag of £299.99 (see it on Amazon), which puts it in the mid-range for stick vacuums. Fortunately, it comes with a lot of different attachments and even a hose that can replace the extension tube. But the question is whether a shorter extension tube wouldn’t have been more useful, as the hose requires both hands to make use of it. In any case, assembling the different parts is quick and easy, but the feeling of questionable quality remains, along with a concern about accidentally breaking something during assembly. When starting up the vacuum cleaner, the negative experience continues. The power button that must be pressed to operate the Airfox Platinum is wedged behind a piece of plastic, making it difficult for my large fingers to reach. Fortunately, it can be locked in the on position, so it doesn’t have to be manually pressed all the time. The handle is also generally not adapted to large hands. After only a short time of use, my hand starts to cramp a bit from holding it. I guess Gtech’s founder Nick Gray has smaller hands than I do. Airfox Platinum stands very unstable without support. The wall mount is also very plastic and feels cheap. The Airfox Platinum is a decent vacuum cleaner where performance is concerned, but its flimsy build quality doesn’t justify its cost. If it was more competitively priced and had been safely in the budget class, we’d recommend it. But it’s just too expensive when there are similarly-priced models available like the Halo Capsule X (see it on Amazon or read our review), which is robust, repairable, and genuinely innovative. For more options, browse our round-up of the best vacuum cleaners we’ve tested. Specifications: Gtech Airfox Platinum Product: Gtech Airfox PlatinumManufacturer/Contact: GtechBattery life: Up to 80 minutesCharging time: 5 hoursFilter: HepaDust container: 0.4 litresSuction power: Not specifiedNoise level: Not specifiedDedicated app: NoCleaning modes: 3Vacuum cleaner weight: 2.9 kg This article originally appeared on our sister publication M3 and was translated and adapted from Swedish.

Tag: Platinum

Gtech Airfox Platinum Review: Budget Build, Not-Quite-Budget Price

Quick Links

Resources

Support