Portronics Tornado Plus overview: a handy cleaning tool
While most users take care to protect their electronic gadgets from water, it’s harder to keep dust particles at bay. Dust has an annoying tendency to settle deep inside the small nooks and crannies of our devices, accessories, cars, homes, and offices, and many of these areas can’t be cleaned with conventional methods. The Portronics Tornado Plus offers a solution. An aptly named device, the Tornado Plus is a wireless air duster that simply blows dust away using brute force.
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Features
Before I get deeper into the design and performance, here’s a look at the key features of the Portronics Tornado Plus:
- Brushless motor
- 3 speed control modes (25,000 rpm, 60,000 rpm, and 1,30,000 rpm)
- 2 x 3,000mAh rechargeable batteries
- Type-C charging
- 289 grams
- Overcurrent protection
- High temperature auto shutoff
- Auto power off (after 3 minutes of inactivity)
Design
With a pistol-grip design, the Tornado Plus comes in a matte black body with bright orange accents. At the back, there’s a power button and a Type-C port for charging, while the front has another button at the trigger location to operate the device. Called the gear shift button, it cycles between low, medium and high speeds. There’s a slim blue light on the side that indicates battery and charging status. Weighing just under 300 grams, the Tornado Plus is easy to carry and use — you literally just need to point and shoot.
Apart from a charging cable and a lanyard, Portronics also bundles three attachments — a couple of nozzles to regulate airflow as per need, and a brush that attaches to of one of the nozzles to shake off stubborn dust particles.
Usage and performance
As I mentioned before, the Tornado Plus is quite aptly named. While it operates gently at low speed, moving things up a notch or two can kick up quite a storm. At medium and high speed settings, the airflow is powerful enough to not only get inside tight spaces, but also remove dust particles and debris lodged inside. I found it especially handy to clean keyboards, laptops, and other devices. It’s also very useful for cleaning car interiors and tricky places inside the house, such as the rails of sliding doors – where the usual cleaning methods don’t suffice. Do note that the Tornado Plus does get a bit noisy at high speeds, and the battery lasts just about 10 minutes or so if you operate it at the highest speed setting. A full charge takes about 3 hours.
To conclude
Priced at Rs 2,999, the Portronics Tornado Plus is a handy device to have in the house. Sure, charging speeds and battery life could’ve been a tad better, but other than these niggles, it’s a capable cleaning tool, allowing you to remove dust and debris from electronics and hard-to-reach areas, keeping your car and living spaces clean, and prolonging the life of your gadgets.
