However, you can pull out the main filter for emptying and washing, so it isn’t too hard to get the dust out. While the G-Tech HyLite is smaller and can fit in a drawer, it isn’t significantly smaller than the Hoover H-Free 500. H-FREE 500 can be kept in a cupboard, with no need to wall mount, as it stands up unaided in storage mode.

TOOLS ONBOARD H-FREE 500 is equipped with an onboard 2in1 dusting and furniture tool and integrated crevice tool. There’s one slight oddity, though: you can replace the soft edge strip at the rear of the brush head, designed for hard floors, with two wiper blades designed for the best carpet pick-up. In the case of the H-Free 500, we found Hoover offered a budget alternative to the top-end vacuum cleaners.Hoover has done a nice job with the H-Free 500, offering a really compact vacuum cleaner which is easy to use and versatile. Turbo powered cordless - up to 8 minutes of maximum power, or 40 minutes in auto mode*, with no annoying cables getting in the way. Like a lot of cordless stick vacuums, the H-Free 500’s carpet roller is a magnet for tightly wound hair.

V12 Finance and AppToPay is a trading name of Secure Trust Bank PLC, Yorke House, Arleston Way, Solihull, B90 4LH. With battery life coming in a little shorter than the competition on some modes, this is a vacuum that should either be used as an addition to a plug-in model or for smaller homes.Coupled with the fact that it doesn’t require your finger to be pressed onto the trigger like a Dyson, we think this is now the best option we’ve tested if you’re looking for a vacuum that can double as a handheld cleaner for your car or upholstery. If you’re after a vacuum that you can fit easily out of the way, the Hoover H-Free 500 is by far the most powerful of the two.

Like rivals, the H-Free 500 offers a modular design so you can use the main unit alone which has a multi-tool on it for dusting and upholstery. There’s a Turbo mode for tough situations but you’ll only get a measly eight minutes of run time before it conks out.

A handy feature on the Hoover H-Free 500 is the on-board dusting and furniture tool that clips to the stick for easy access. Editorial independence means being able to give an unbiased verdict about a product or company, with the avoidance of conflicts of interest. While the H-Free 500 doesn’t have the raw power of the more recent Dyson stick vacuums, which seem determined to pull your carpets from the floor, we still found it had enough power to get the job done well. Although, if you can only live with the best when it comes to cleaning your home, it could also be worth checking out Dyson, Shark, AEG and many more. It has different modes; turbo, which increases the suction, and carpet which makes the bristles rotate to bring up hair and dust from deep pile.