BUT DO I REALLY NEED ONE?

There are certain things almost all offices have in common.

The kitchen is always a mess.

The printer is always jammed.

And the air conditioning is always wrong.

It's an inconvenient fact of life some people are hot and some are cold and you should just never try to make both types of people coexist in a confined space.

But life doesn't work that way.

I've even heard tell of married couples who are thermostatically incompatible.

What to do? What to do?...

Well, you hotties out there could just get yourself a fan - but we all know there's something way better than a fan; a Dyson.

Straight away, you can see there's something different about the Dyson Pure Cool Me personal purifier fan... different even from other Dysons.

Sure, it's still bladeless - but now there's not even a gap in the middle. Instead, Dyson's genius team of techno-boffins have studied the way air currents move over a convex surface and have figured out how to use that to shoot a focused beam of cool, clean air directly at you and nobody else.

If you've seen the almost magical way hair winds itself around Dyson's groundbreaking Airwrap styling tool, you'll know they are the experts when it comes to actual air-bending. This means you can blast a pretty strong gale your way, without disturbing even the papers on your desk, let alone the cold fish in the cubicle next to you.

In fact, using the remote you can adjust the air speed of the Pure Cool Me to ten different levels. What's more, from about levels 1-3, the unit runs so quietly, your office neighbour probably won't even hear it's on. This makes it the ideal summertime sleeping companion too. There's an easy-to-use timer that'll turn the Pure Cool Me off after 30 minutes, 1, 2, 4 or 8 hours.

That's about as technical as the controls get though. You can slide the central dome up or down to adjust the vertical angle of the air flow and you can oscillate the fan through a 90 degree arc with a button on the remote. But that's pretty much it. Unlike other, larger Dyson purifying fans and heaters, there's no WiFi connectivity, so no app and no Alexa control. No automation either, so you can't set it to come on at a certain time or from a another location.

Better make sure you don't lose that remote either, as there aren't any speed, oscillation and timer controls on the unit itself. Luckily, the remote does attach magnetically to the central column, so it shouldn't be too hard to look after. There is a small LCD display on the base too- it dims automatically in a dark bedroom and shows you the speed you've selected as well as the status of the filter, which can be easily removed and replaced.

As usual, Dyson has gone completely over-the-top with its filter technology to ensure 99.95% of ultrafine particles are removed from the air before they get to you. As we hit full swing of hayfever season, this is certainly a breath of fresh air - literally.

Like all Dyson products, the Pure Cool Me is a funky looking appliance, in a crazy, sci-fi way. It comes in Gunmetal and Copper, or the more conventional White and Silver. Don't be fooled by its "personal" moniker though; it's by no means a tiny thing. In fact, if you're planning on sitting it on your desk, you might need to clear away that Employee of the Month award and the 2017 Businesshouse Indoor Netball trophy to make enough space for it. It's pretty solid.

Overall, I'm certainly impressed with what the Pure Cool Me provides; a personalised stream of cool, fresh air, exactly where you want it. However, I have to admit, I was somewhat taken aback by its large size and its lack of smart connectivity. Knowing Dyson, I wouldn't be surprised if next year's model is smaller and is WiFi capable. In the meantime, this is certainly an effective way to solve those inter-office air-con arguments.


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