Loud appliance with high power consumption. Vacuums coarse material, over crevices and on upholstery very well. On/off switch and electronic suction power selection on the handle. With convenient cord retraction: a short press of a button is enough. Large turbo brush included. The unit leaves a comparatively large amount of dust in corners and on edges. Not very effective against pet hair.

Loud appliance with high power consumption. Vacuums coarse material, over crevices and on upholstery very well. On/off switch and electronic suction power selection on the handle. With convenient cord retraction: a short press of a button is enough. Large turbo brush included. The unit leaves a comparatively large amount of dust in corners and on edges. Not very effective against pet hair.

This model achieves consistently "very good" results, especially in the essential test discipline, floor cleaning: During the test, the majority of all the coarse and fine particles we distributed were vacuumed from both hard floors (94.0%) and carpets (96.1%). But the Philips hoover also excels in other aspects: It is so easy to manoeuvre that the suction cycle can be unwound effortlessly, even if...