Roidmi X300

What’s the story?

Roidmi was founded just eight years ago, and one of its first products was a crowdfunded cordless vacuum cleaner. This new model is its most powerful to date, with an upgraded motor and a new design for improved suction.

The floorhead features a soft roller with stiff diagonal brushes. There are just three tools: a crevice nozzle, a brush and a powered small ‘mattress’ brush that’s good for lifting pet hair from upholstery. It also comes with two small cleaning brushes and a spare washable dust filter.

Is it any good?

The Roidmi arrives in single-use plastic packaging: a sea of clear bags that should be a thing of the past by now. And once we’ve cleared all that away, the QR code insists on giving us the companion app in Polish (just hit the Play Store instead). In theory the app lets you check battery power and get alerts, but the vac’s OLED display is a better place for all this.

A strip of 24 LEDS illuminates in front of the floorhead brilliantly, but weirdly these only come on in the dark. This misses the point, as headlights are good for floor edges and kitchen plinths even when it’s light. Anyway, the two buttons are nicely placed for one-handed cleaning.

The display uses colours to indicate power level: eco (green), standard (blue) or boost (red); turn it off and it shows how many calories you’ve burned. That number is dismayingly low – we don’t see vaxercise being the next big fitness fad.

In both eco and standard modes, suction varies automatically as needed, which is great. Boost is overkill; eco feels a little wimpy; standard is perfect. The three included tools are plenty and they’re good. As a bonus, the crevice nozzle has a handy light at the tip.

Charging is elegant. You wall-mount the magnetic dock precisely 1m off the floor, and the vac rests on the floor with the battery at the right height to charge. The display shows battery charge as a percentage, so you can be confident it’s properly docked. That always-ready convenience, plus the variable suction, make this a great spot cleaner.

£599 / go.stuff.tv/x300

Key specs

● 0.65L ● 90mins

● 3 power levels ● 2.7kg

STUFF SAYS The modern design means you won’t mind this smart vac being visible ★★★★✩