Advantages Offers a few minutes of fun
Disadvantages over priced, unpredictable, needs loads of batteries
There is always that one toy or item that your child really wants for Christmas and that they will go on and on and on about! This year my son started early constantly telling me that he was definitely going to ask Father Christmas for the Air Hogs vectron wave toy which seems to on during every advert break in between the children’s TV shows from about August onwards! I was torn with this item simply because it looked much like it would be better on the advert than it would be in real life and it wasn’t a cheap item by any means. When I saw it selling on Smyths toys for £19.99 including free postage and packing I decided to purchase it for my son and hoped for the best.

The air hogs vectron wave comes with a charging unit which requires six AA batteries which are not provided and on this charger unit there is a red cut off button which will stop the vectron wave from hovering should you need it to.
My son was so excited when he saw that he had got the air hogs vectron wave for Christmas and was keen to have a go with it almost immediately but due to the fact that Christmas morning is always manic I managed to put him off until later on in the evening before we played with it. Unpacking the item from the box was simple and I was quite surprised at the size of the product and the charging unit because they are quite small really and the amount of packing used was ridiculous really. Also in the box were instructions on how to use the product but it is quite self explanatory really.
I have to say that I was immediately annoyed by the fact that the charging unit needed six AA batteries because it just seems so many and we all know that buying good batteries is not cheap at all. The actual vectron wave unit is charged via the charging unit so does not need any batteries thank goodness!
As I got the vectron wave ready to be played with I was surprised at how light it actually felt. Whilst I realise that the item is meant to hover in the air and so needs to be light I was shocked that it seemed to be basically made of a tough polystyrene which I thought would potentially break quite easily to be honest. There are some wires on the underside of the product which seem to be sellotaped on to it which seems a little odd but I guess they need to keep the weight down to a minimum.
For the first play you do need to charge the vectron wave up and this is done by lifting a little lid off the charging unit to release a wire which slots in the vectron wave unit near the on and off switch.
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Fab review and well covered, I looked at getting the boys this but didn't and really glad now! x