Hitachi R40E1C

Advantages: large enough for family of four or five
Disadvantages: it weighs a ton!

...I bought this from Dixons in the january sales for £29.99, I had originally gone in for a 'George Foreman' but they were out of stock so I decided to buy the Hitachi instead. I have never owned one of these before so wasn't sure what exactly I was going to do with it but the instructions were very clear and inspiring. The grill itself has two non-stick plates inside with a chrome lid and black feet, it looks very stylish but wieghs a ton! (I weighed it on the bathroom scales and it came in at over 6kg's). It has a temperature control knob on the right hand side and allows you to adjust to low, med and high. The instruction booklet has a list of various meats and vegetables with a suggested temperature and time for cooking so was very easy to follow. The first thing I cooked on it was a sirloin steak (instructions suggested 8... Read review

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Advantages: lightweight, good suction, inexpensive, well-built
Disadvantages: difficult to empty, gets very hot

...CV790. It cost about £40, which seemed eminently reasonable, it was fairly lightweight (4.2kg, apparently) and Hitachi was a name we knew as producing reliable, well-built products. * Appearance * I have to admit that the appearance of a vacuum cleaner isn't the most important thing to me! Nevertheless, this model is a reasonably attractive purple-blue colour. Other than that, there's nothing much to distinguish it from any other small canister model. The body comes in two parts: the motor in one end, the dirt collected in the other. * Instructions * There was a small instruction manual which covers all operation of the machine. However we haven't needed to use this, since it works as expected, and so far nothing has needed to be repaired. * Facilities * There's a good long section of hose, with extra snap-on plastic... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent Sucking! - Good on edges
Disadvantages: Attachments keep coming off

...The Hitachi Powerhouse 1100 "To the Edge" hoover has to be one of the worst we have ever purchased. Whilst the suction is ample enough to excite!, the built in attachments simply are not practical. This includes. 1. Too Short 2. Breaks easily 3. Keeps coming out of the bottom. The hoover is also very heavy, and because of this, my wife refuses to use it. Consequently I end up having to do the hoovering, which although I enjoy, can sometimes get tedious when doing the stairs with the short attachments. The attachments coming out of the bottom tend to be a real pain as you have to keep bending over. This gives rise to back pain, which at my age I cannot tolerate! Come on Hitachi, get your act together and give us a hoover with longer attachments.... Read review

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