Dyson DP04 Air Purifier Pure Cool Desk Hepa Filter White/Silver New, 71.8 x 40.4 x 26.4 cm

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Dyson’s fans have spawned a thousand copies since they first appeared on the market in 2009 but the company hasn’t rested on its laurels. Its design engineers have been hard at work and the Pure Cool Me is the result of their travails.

I’m still as impressed with Dyson’s fan design today, as I was on seeing the very first model. Getting rid of the traditional fan blades in the head, and leaving a halo that you can put your head through means that the Dyson Pure Cool Link Desk looks incredible. Certainly, this is every bit the high-end fan that you’d want to have on display. Aesthetics: Fans are never the most attractive things, but this one is the best-looking we’ve seen. Its modern, bladeless design and large cooling loop makes for a talking point. The bold, contemporary look might not be to everyone’s taste, but it fits in well with my modern white kitchen units. I also prefer the gold finish you get with the heater/cooler model more than the silver of the pure cooling types. The remote control sits neatly on the top, fixed with a magnet, so you won’t lose it. Aesthetics: This one’s a little chunkier than the Pure Cool model to account for the humidifier, and a little heavier. (But really, that’s to be expected!) Set-up: There is a little required assembly but putting it together was easier than with the Airgo (featured below) and I could do it alone. I just had to slot the filters onto the frame, which took all of five minutes. Pairing it with the app took another minute or so. You can control it with Alexa, too, which took me a little longer to get to grips with – but that’s more on me then the fan. There’s a screen on the body which shows you various pollution levels (it’s really interesting to see the levels spike when the toxin levels increase, like when the oven is on!), as well as the humidity, temperature and when the filters need replacing.Overview: This fan basically does it all – It’s a fan, a heater and a purifier all-in-one. So, if you’re looking for something all-singing-all-dancing, this is it. Dyson claims that this fan automatically senses particles and gases, capturing 99.95% of ultrafine particles, then pushes out purified air around the room (including formaldehyde, if that’s something that may concern you – although we’d hope not). This is helpful if you live somewhere where there’s lots of pollution, or if you suffer with hayfever.

Since its inception in 1978, Dyson has risen to become a true British household name and brand – all thanks to a relentless drive for invention and a refusal to give up. As a personal fan, the Dyson Pure Cool Me excels. By pushing its dome up or down, you can easily direct its air flow directly at you, or upwards for a room-cooling effect. It’s quiet in operation, making it a good desk or bedside table buddy, and its oscillation offers just enough movement to get a good breeze going. Dyson engineers are some of the most creative in the business, passionate about new ideas for home tech and always ready to try something that has never been done before. Dyson has just enabled its Alexa skill, and it works brilliantly. Talking to your Echo, you can ask Alexa what your current air quality is like. You can also control the fan, performing all of the same commands that the remote and apps provide. Should I buy the Dyson Pure Cool Link Desk? Performance: Cooling-wise, the fan does work and there are 10 different speeds. Saying that, you need to crank it quite high for the hottest days, at which point I found it loud. I had to turn it right down from the most powerful setting while watching TV as the noise of the fan was competing with the television. In sleep mode, it’s capped at level three, after which it becomes rather noisy, which might not be sufficient on especially warm nights.Performance: I was impressed with the cooling ability of this fan. Even on the lowest setting it provided noticeable cooling effects in my living room, which can get very hot as we have a large run of glazed doors that tend to trap heat. Using the night setting, my room stayed at a great temperature for sleep and the blades did not disturb me. Features: I was impressed with the number of features, and the scope for customisation. Choose between three oscillation angles up to 350 degrees, or turn it off. There’s a night mode that runs the fan on a quieter setting (although you’ll sacrifice power) and a timer so you can turn it off after certain intervals between 15 minutes and nine hours. Performance: It works just fine. Whether sleeping or working, it kept a constant stream of air blowing which worked to keep me at a decent temperature while I was using it. On the higher speed it is rather loud, but not intrusively so if you’re keeping busy. Listening to a podcast or having the TV on as I watched helped to distract from the sound and I didn’t find it intolerable. Originally launched alongside the Dyson V11 cordless vacuum cleaner, the Pure Cool Me is a personal fan, designed to keep you cool while you’re sitting at your desk.