great for a small fan!
just as small as the vornado fans but a lot less expensive. Makes more noise than vornado but just as effective! the noise from the fan actually helps me sleep as it's not an awful annoying sound - a fan and white noise machine all in one!! overall a great value for the price!

This thing blows...in a good way :D
It's not *THAT* loud. It's cheap and really makes things cooler without taking too much space.

Extremely Loud
This fan is extremely loud even at that lowest setting. Not good if you are trying to use this in the bedroom....I would not recommend this and am returning it today.

Not THAT noisy
This fan is as great as the other reviewers write in their reviews. It really moves a lot of air. But I didn't find it as noisy as others suggested: it is about the same as my air conditioner. Saving energy this summer by minimal use of the AC.

Small and powerful fan at a good price
This tabletop fan is powerful enough to use on the floor. It's loud without being obnoxiously so (although, to be fair, we *like* white noise). We found it helps make our home office bearable in the summer heat.

There are three settings and we tend to just use the strongest one. We've used the fan both on the floor and also in the window to cool things off: I prefer the fan blowing air on me right by the foot of my desk, and my husband prefers to use it in the window to circulate cooler air into the room in general. We found that Putting a shirt on the windowsill, under the fan, keeps the vibration/rattling sound to a minimum.

The fan itself arrives fully assembled and has a nice dynamic look. It's pretty sturdy for the price. There's a carry handle behind the back of the fan head and the fan housing is adjustable for upwards and down. The head of the fan can be directed straight forward, slightly upward, halfway upward, mostly upward and directly overhead.

Instructions on the fan box and in the manual offer placement suggestions for circulating either cool or warm air as needed. For example, a drawing of the fan shows that by directing the fan straight up to the ceiling, it helps heated air come back down into the room. One needs to use the slower settings to help with the convection process.

The box shows a picture that the fan can also be attached to the wall to save space - something I would not have thought of! :)

The manual states that the fan can help save on heating and AC bills when used year-round. I'm not sure how that balances out - does running the fan all day, all year balance out not having to turn up the heat or AC units? This probably depends on the efficiency of one's home heating and/or cooling units. This fan would probably work very well in conjunction with window AC units, fireplaces and woodburning stoves.