Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat tower fan.
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2015
Well so far so good. Just got it and tested it out. In my room, the temperature goes up to 80+ degrees in summer time. This one, with the help of another window double fans, seems to circulate the air. Except it does and does not do certain things:
Pros:
1. Tall tower provides more air per unit of area compared to small round fans.
2. More air flow means lower settings works just as good as high setting of a round fan. This reduce noise to some extent.
3. Elegant design and not an eyesore.
4. Light in construction for mobility.
5. Saves a lot of space in room as it can sit in a corner.
6. Oscillation works fine...so far.
7. Has a temperature readout (it's NOT a thermostat).
Cons:
1. You can NEVER have silent fans. This is not a Noctua SP fan that is designed to run fast but reduce sound for PC. This is simply a fan that blows air. The air needs to be circulated by fans and those fans will always make sounds. If these tower fans were to be made with the quality of a Noctua fan (which is, mind you, built for PC), I'm sure the price would've been close to $300-500! Don't expect silence from any fan. However you should expect low noise and this fan is somewhat low on noise when running in low fan speed.
2 A bit wobbly. This is by design as the unit stands on a small base that is placed on a small plastic disk held by 4 screws. It is not that wobbly that it would tip over but assuming there is strong wind blowing on it from other fans or sources, it will wobble a bit. The center of mass is higher is the reason for this. Without external impact, the fan is very stable on its own.
3. The remote needs DIRECT aim on the top of the fan's display to work. This is not a big deal if you can' reach the fan easily. Generally, for such product remote is not a big deal. I mean you can turn it on and off like you would turn on and off your room's light. No big of a deal!
4. Would have been better if you could turn off the display. At night time it's quite bright; but it's not a serious issue that would hinder your sleep, assuming you are used to small amount of light.
I would like to add one more fact regarding fans like these. These are not AC. They will not cool air down. It depends on many factors such as humidity in air, overall temperature, how fast the fan is running, if ambient heat is dissipated properly in your room, your room's size, air circulation in your room, and so on.
So if you find that the fan is blowing 'cold' air and you already have an AC running at low setting, don't blame the fan for not giving cold air otherwise! Your AC is cooling the air down and the fan is blowing the already cold air on you! Kinda simple but seeing how so many just said, "OH this blows cold air" or "Keeps my room cold"...yeah, I doubt it that it's just the fan alone that is at work and obviously many of them are running AC at low setting with the fan.
Overall, this is a fantastic fan. Get it when it's on sale and you won't be disappointed about the price and the quality of the product you are getting for the money you paid. Also I think thanks to the constant problem people having with missing screws, it comes with a WARNING paper which tells you about the parts being in the box! Mine came with all the screws and they were all well packaged.
