Tech Advisor's Deputy Editor, Dom covers everything that runs on electricity, from phones and laptops to wearables, audio, gaming, smart home, and streaming - plus he's a regular fixture on the Tech Advisor YouTube channel. One area where the H-Free does better is in weight – at 2.2kg it’s noticeably lighter than Dyson and Philips equivalents, bested only by the 1.5kg The Hoover H-Free is a decent attempt to bring a premium cordless vacuum to a much lower price point, but that creates small irritations throughout the experience. Slightly lower suction is to be expected, but fiddly buttons and stiff connections feel like unnecessary compromises, even at this price. verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ Hoover H-Free 300 pets cordless vacuum review: Our house is finally free of cat hair thanks to this machine

Hoover was once such a big name in the vacuum cleaner world that here in the UK the brand basically supplanted ‘vacuum’ in the lexicon. But as much as we all talk about our hoovers, these days you’re probably more likely to think of Henry or Dyson when it comes to buying your next vacuum.