Fridges, freezers, vacuums, heaters and washing machines — reviewed from what testers and buyers actually report.
The Pro Express Ultimate II GV9713 is the current Ultimate in UK shops: 7.7 bar, 580g boost, tap-water scale collector. 4.7/5 from 380 Currys buyers, but it is a 5.26kg base with no auto-off — and stock was patchy on 7 October.
Nearly 9,000 pooled buyer ratings, an owners’ forum and Which?’s test of the manual-defrost sibling on Beko’s slim 50/50 frost-free: running cost at the cap, the one-year guarantee, garage use, and whether the Samsung RB34 earns its extra £224 to £355.
Three tests, a specialist bench and 18,000 buyer ratings on Dyson's V15 Detect: what the run-time claim means by mode, whether the laser and dust counter earn their keep, and whether it is worth £310 to £400 more than the Shark Stratos.
Two home tests, the Which? lab figures and over 5,000 buyer ratings on Gtech’s cordless upright: 50–54 minutes measured against 60 claimed, a 0.8 or 0.5 litre bin, no handheld mode, and how it prices against the Shark Stratos and Henry.
A two-month home test, 183 John Lewis buyers and Philips’ own spec sheet on the dial-free Azur 8000 DST8020: fast heat-up and tap-water friendly, but 1.78kg, £100–£120 and only 3.9/5 from owners.
Samsung has stopped selling its 9kg ecobubble WW90CGC04, but John Lewis and AO still have it. It costs about 12p an Eco 40-60 wash at the October 2026 cap but takes 3h48. We cover 5,000+ ratings, which features need the app and the 5-year warranty.
Bosch has replaced the WTH85223GB with the WTH85226GB. A full 8kg load costs about 46p at the October 2026 cap and takes 205 minutes. We cover 3,538 AO ratings, the stacking question and the 5-year registration rule.
Trusted Reviews measured 408 air watts from Henry’s 620W motor, and 670 eBay and 4,000-plus Currys buyers rate it 4.8/5. We set out the bag costs, 10m cable, 7.5kg weight and the five different noise figures.
Bosch's plainest 60cm freestanding dishwasher: 12 place settings, 46 dB, 92 kWh per 100 cycles (about 24p a wash at the October cap) and a 288-minute Eco programme. Which?, a repair firm and 2,531 AO and John Lewis ratings.
Meaco’s 12L pulls 12.18 litres a day at 30°C and 80% humidity, but 5.23 at 20°C and 60%. An editorial test, Meaco’s six-condition table and 1,230 retailer ratings on noise, running cost, HEPA and price.
Three sources on Bosch's Series 4 8kg: a lab test of the earlier WAN28201GB, twenty Mumsnet owners on door locks and cycle times, and 1,088 verified buyers on the 9kg sister. Plus what 16.3p a wash really costs at the cap.
Three sources on the 2kW Dragon 4 TRD40820T, the running cost at the October 2026 price cap on all three settings, and the figures that disagree — 14.1kg or 15.1kg, 60m³ or 60m², and £114.95 to £204.91 on a single day.
Which? lab-tested it and paywalls every score. Tech Advisor measured the previous generation. 667 AO buyers rate it 4.8. We set the three side by side, price the running cost at the October 2026 cap, and show where retailers disagree on litres.
Nobody put a stopwatch on the plain single-battery IZ400UK. We line up a timed Expert Reviews test, 62 Reddit owners and 1,872 AO buyers, print every run time, weight and bin figure with whoever published it, and date the prices.
