Noisy. No remote, so it's stooping down to the floor to a rotary control nob that's hard to use from that angle. Much lower quality than the similar fan we got a couple of years ago. That fan had buttons on the top of the housing that controlled off/on and fan speed.
I bought a Vornado 630 to help circulate the air in our motorhome and even though I balked at the price in the beginning, it turned out to be an excellent fan. I then decided I wanted a second unit for the house (beside the bed), but bought a look-alike (Honeywell) instead. Big mistake. Just because it looks the same, doesn’t mean it works the same. The Vornado is far superior regarding air movement, plus the motor on the Honeywell went out within a short time. I replaced it with another Vornado 630 and both my units still work like new even though they are both heavily used.
The negative? The switch is in the most awkward and aggravating position imaginable. The far inferior Honeywell had the switch located on the top where it was easily accessible. The Vornado switch is positioned on the base, behind the fan at an extremely awkward angle and partially blocked by the fan body. I love the fan, but curse the switch every time I use it! Add the fact I have arthritis in my hands, it gets doubly frustrating. Every time I have to operate the switch, I tell the wife if I ever got to meet the Engineer who designed it, I’d …. well, it’s not really fit to print! :(
Beautifully efficient fan that is worth the extra money, but has the dumbest switch design known to man!
My husband was skeptical that this fan would work. We do not have a/c and his study is small and hot, but from the first day he used it, he was delighted. He has it on low and it keeps his room cool and comfortable. It's a little noisy but the cooling feature is well worth it. I have had a Vornado in my study for two years and love it. A great product !!
I bought mine yesterday and got it today, plugged it up and almost immediately felt a difference. The room I’m using it in only has fans and it would still get fairly hot but this works in conjunction with the fans to distribute all that good breezy air more evenly throughout the room making it the most tolerable it has ever been! I moved it into a room with air conditioning for a bit and it was Heaven! I was skeptical. I balked at the price tag, but this was definitely a dub of an investment. One thing though, while quiet on its low and medium setting it IS rather loud at its high setting. Not a big deal to me but I know it is a big deal for others.