A home air purifier that's the strong, silent type

Dyson's latest air purifier has a unique design, is meant for large spaces, and comes with an impressive air projection

- Tushar Kanwar

W With Dyson's latest offering, it's blindingly obvious you are getting something that's rather large and quiet but it takes a moment or two to figure out that the Big+Quiet is part of the brand's iconic range of bladeless air purifiers.

Dyson has strayed from its familiar "tall loop" design and ended up with what looks like a cute robot wearing something that resembles an Elizabethan collar or a "cone of shame".

Priced at 68,900, this is an air purifier true to its name it's meant for large spaces, for rooms up to 1,076 sq. ft or open plan living spaces, and it does so without making a racket. Ergo, Big+Quiet.

Arriving in an oversized box, the Big+Quiet is quite daunting at first. You pull out the giant bowl-shaped blower and the large cylindrical filter base-both parts come separately in the packagingand assembly is simply a matter of connecting the two parts together.

Fire up the MyDyson app, run through the steps to connect the Big+Quiet to your wireless network, and it's ready to go.

Control is, as usual, via the accompanying remote control or the app, and there's a power button with a small, square display (that shows purification metrics) in the middle of the curved dome on the top.