Bought this a dews days ago, and it's running fine so far. It's not super loud, and there was no smell after initial startup. If you're using this to heat a larger room, it may take a while. A minor adjustment could made to the controls/symbols which are small and hard to read. We'll see how this holds up throughout the year.
This little thing puts out a good amount of heat and had nice safety features. The only fault I find is that it's a bit difficult to determine and implement ideal settings. The devices instructions would lead me to believe that it had some form of thermostat; it would be nice if I could tell the thing "keep this room at 70°" and then it would do that. I guess that is a feature for a more expensive unit. All in all, I'm very pleased with this for the price.