READ NEXT: The best cordless vacuums you can buy today Vax Blade 3 review: What do you get for the money? The Blade series also has an unusual 'side-on' dust container. Vax says this allows for direct airflow from floor to bin, and more efficient cleaning. Vax cordless vacuums compared - see how other Vax models, including the Blade Max 2, have fared in our tough tests

It had a battery life of up to 40 minutes. When used on 'boost' mode, it lasted almost 12 minutes – long enough to whip around a couple of rooms. A full charge takes around three hours, so those with larger homes would do well to invest in a second battery. That way, at least one battery could always be on charge. KEY SPECIFICATIONS The Vax ONEPWR Blade 3 ships with a 3Ah battery, which gives a run-time of 40 minutes on standard power (11 minutes on Turbo), and takes 2.5 hours to charge. This should be sufficient to cover most areas in your home, although I recommend a more powerful plug-in cleaner for a deeper weekly clean. To increase run-time, you can buy additional batteries. Should you buy the Vax ONEPWR Blade 3?That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing export control, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);

The floorhead has stiff nylon bristles that can be switched on and off with a button on the handle, depending on the type of floor surface you're cleaning. That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation; With the Vax Blade 4 you get a wall mount, a battery charger and a dusting brush and crevice tool for handheld cleaning jobs. If you buy direct from Vax.co.uk, you get an extra toolkit thrown in free of charge.There’s no doubt that the Vax ONEPWR Blade 3 is a decent vacuum cleaner and a handy add-on to an existing plug-in model. I love the removable battery, which brings flexibility – particularly if you have other Vax ONEPWR tools, such as the ONEPWR Glide hard floor cleaner. The main difference with the Vax ONEPWR Blade 3 and the Blade 4 is that this model doesn’t have a brushless motor, which makes the Blade 3 a touch less powerful and slightly noisier, too. To review its cleaning prowess, I put the ONEPWR Blade 3 through my usual set of tests. Other handy features that were also on the Blade 2 Max include a removable dust container for easier emptying and LED headlights to illuminate stray dust and debris under furniture and in corners.

The box isn’t resplendent with tools but all the essentials are present. As well as the main hand-held vacuum unit, it comes with a motorised floorhead brush and an extension wand so you can use it standing up.Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity. The Vax Blade 4 has two power settings, and the battery is claimed to last for 45 minutes on its standard setting, and should charge in three hours. In terms of noise, standard power on carpet with the brush head turned resulted in a reading of 78.8db. Upping the power to Turbo, the sound increased to 82.6dB. The ONEPWR Blade 3 makes quite a low mechanical rumble when turned on, so it’s difficult to hear above it. The Blade 4 with its brushless motor is a little quieter. For any content that you submit, you grant Vax a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you.

The Vax ONEPWR Blade 3 adheres to the same cordless vacuum cleaner design blueprint that Vax has followed for some time. This model is notable for the 0.6l bin, which sits horizontally across the front of the vacuum cleaner.

One of the most affordable stick vacuum cleaners around, the Vax Blade 3 is a great budget buy

Unlike previous Blade models, the new ones have easily replaceable batteries, so a dead battery won't spell the end of your vacuum. That's good news, as our annual survey of cordless vacuum owners shows this is the top reason cordless cleaners fail over time. You agree to indemnify and hold Vax (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party. There’s also a crevice tool and a small brush attachment, and you get a removable battery and charger. Lastly, there’s a wall mount so you can stow away the cleaner neatly when you’re finished vacuuming, and a clip-on attachment for the crevice tool that keeps it handily attached to the extension pole.