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“If you’ve got the space and want something that properly shifts air, the Dreo turbocool 765S delivers powerful, whole-room cooling with ease,” Joanne Lewsley wrote in her review of the best air coolers. She also noted how quiet it was, claiming it can drop to around 20dB on quieter modes.

She added: “Performance is standout. Airflow feels strong and consistent, and the brand’s ultra mist tech works brilliantly, producing a super-fine mist that cools the air without leaving any dampness behind.”

This no-frills air cooler doesn’t come with a app, remote or digital display but tester Joanne Lewsley enjoyed the simplicity, describing it as “quite refreshing if you don’t want to faff with settings or connectivity”.

She found it to be “one of the more powerful units” she tested, translating “into a noticeable cooling effect too, with the room temperature dropping by around 2C after an hour.”

Ranked our best fan by reviewer Joanne Lewsley, she described the MeacoFan sefte as “one of those rare models that manages to feel both powerful and refined.”

In her review, she wrote: “I was genuinely impressed by just how much air it moves – the airflow is strong enough to be felt across the room, yet it never has that harsh, buffeting feel you get from cheaper desk fans.” She praised its “whisper-quiet” blades too: “On its lowest setting, it drops to around 25dB…making it ideal for bedrooms or light sleepers. Even at higher speeds, it’s relatively unobtrusive.”

VonHaus’s air circulator cooling fan is our best budget fan. Joanne Lewsley said that it was the best for the price, with the spec proving to be a nice surprise. She added: “It feels more like a mini air circulator than a standard desk fan, pushing air around the room rather than just blasting it straight ahead, which makes a noticeable difference in smaller spaces.”

For a budget buy, you can’t go wrong with this unit from Blyss. When reviewed by Joanne Lewsley in our guide to the best portable air conditioners, she described it as “a straightforward, no-fuss air conditioner”. She wrote: “It covers the basics well, with cooling, fan and dehumidifier modes, plus three fan speeds and a 24-hour timer to fine-tune things depending on how you’re using it – and it’s good value.”

Our cooling gadget expert Joanne Lewsley found this one of the easiest air conditioner units to install: “The window kit is particularly well thought-out. It has extra-long plastic panels that make it far more adaptable than most, regardless of your windows.”