Hinari SP279

Advantages: Quiet (with mod), removable water tank, air direction control, cheap
Disadvantages: Water tank could do with being bigger (I'm being picky here!)

...I was looking for a relatively decent air con unit last Friday due ot the extereme heat. I was torn between the Focus 12000 BTU Hinari unit and the 14000 BTU unit I'd seen in a B&Q catalogue (NOT the split unit as seen on their website) and luckily I managed to test both of them so here is my review/comparison. Cooling:- The B&Q unit is rated at 14000 BTU's vs the Hinari unit which is rated at 12000 BTU's. From what I could feel in the store I'd say the B&Q unit does feel slightly cooler but not by a huge amount. In an average sized room I'd say you might get an extra 0.5 to 1 degree celsius off your room tempreture. For reference, the Hinari cooled a 9sqm office I was working in from 30c to 25.2c in around an hour and also drastically reduced the humidity. This made the office competely bearable again. Noise:- The Hinari unit... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Cheap and Cheerful
Disadvantages: A Little Basic

...I found that this blender works well for occassional use. Costing £14.99 I suppose you get what you pay for... However I wouldn't advise using the full capacity of the jug as ours burnt the motor out after only the third use. It is very simple to use as there is very little that even the most-technophobic can fail to understand with a 2-speed switch. The Jug is of 1.5l capacity. I would also advise adding a quantity of water as it seems to throw food back up the blender jug and the only foods that I found blended easily are melon and banana. I have successfully blended foods as "hard" as apples, carrots and potatoes with no problems. The only disappointment is the premature death of the item and the lack of support from Hinari and their website.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: simple to use
Disadvantages: small size bread

...I have had my machine for a while now and love using it. my eldest daughter likes to use it as well as my 10 year old daughter, but they can't remember the recipes. The recipe book that I got with the machine was well used and a bit tatty. So I decided to e-mail hinari to see if they could help us out. Within 3 days I had a new recipe book. They didn't need to send it out but they obviously must pride them selves on their after sales service. I will have no worries about buying an Hinari product in the future the reason that I bought this machine was because of the price but it was well worth it.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average not helpful