VornadoDuo Small Room Tower Air Circulator Fan, Black, 14 In.

Highly recommend for versatility, powerful and price.

* UPDATE *So about after a year, it started grinding/squealing and then just stopped working. I opted to take it a part to try to clean it out and see if it would help, knowing it'd void my warranty. It ended up working for a little while, then started again.I opted to email them, clearly indicating what I had done and that I knew I voided my warranty and that I wasn't asking for them to honor it. I was just looking for some advice on something I might be able to do, to get it working longer than I had succeeded to do. I promptly got a response back from them, giving me instructions on what to do and they would send me out another unit.NOT WHAT I WAS EXPECTING! I thought for sure I was going to get a response back staying I voided my warranty and they would not honor it and blah blah blah. At the very most I was hoping to get a response back stating maybe spraying it with WD-40 or something would fix it. I was in no way expecting them to volunteer to still honor the warranty, after I blatantly admitted I voided it and was not looking for them to. That to me shows GREAT custom service and is a company I'll continue to do business with!Also should note, this new one isn't as loud as my original one was neither. So I believe it may have been a dud from the get go. I mean, don't get me wrong. It is still a noisy little machine, but not as noisy as my original one was.* ORIGINAL REVIEW - 3 STARS *Right now I'm on the fence for this. Not sure if I just got a bad one or something, but it's really not what I expected. I bought a larger, 184 model which encouraged me to get this. This thing on it's top 2 settings is louder than the 184 on it's highest setting, which is 4-5x larger than this. While speaking about it's size, it's a little larger than I thought it'd be (and yes, that's even with viewing pictures and reviews), which in some ways is a good thing and in others, not so much. Does seem to put out quite a bit of air, almost comparable to the much larger 184, at least IMO. Just definitely louder than I had thought and hoped it'd be. Also kinda wish it had a remote. Sure I'll be updating this in the future..

Love this fan. I like how it has four speeds and cools a small room quickly

Nothing

Works standing or flat. Simple one button control. No remote to lose. No oscillating to fail. I had both of these problems on the regular tower fan so now it work just like this Vornado unit ( On/off and level change only) Air is very focused and not lossy across distance . It's direct line powered so does not go through a power brick or require another power source like a USB one. A bit more power hungry than the Sharper Image USB powered fan which only uses 1.5W to 2.5 W to run. This one uses 21W at the lowest setting, then 30, 38, and 52W on the highest setting. It move tons of air so no complaints there. It's about 55 dB noise level at full blast down to 40 dB at lowest setting. Not entirely noise free but not unpleasant at low settings. Love squirrel cage fans for how well they work at moving directed air. This is a great example of one to own.

I bought a "Vornado 573 Compact Flat Panel Air Circulator Fan, 3 Speeds, Moves Air 60 Feet" and love it. It has great power.> Initial disappointment with this was my fault. I thought it oscilated, but it doesnt. I think their marketing department is why I dont like marketing. They arent client facing so they feel like they can say whatever they want. This doesnt oscilate it is multi-directional.... which means you can stand it up or lay it down or reposition it manually as you choose. OK.. I can get over that. No biggie.>Says it's quit and pushes air up to 50ft. My other says 60 feet and that throws a lot of air. This one with max fan @20' I could feel it, but barely. Its not on the same level as the other. I have this positioned on the window ledge just beyond my laptop. I'm 2' away. On level 1 it is quite and I can feel a gentle breeze. level 2 - Throws noticably better air and is noticably nosier. level 3 - Throws more air than level 2, but noise level is relatively higher than the level of increased airflow. Level 4 is noisy.>Directionally, the graphics for this fan show equal air coming out across the length of the blades. That isnt my experience. The bottom 2" most of the air flow seems to come from the middle of the blade area and seems exactly like my old tower fan.I got my old tower fan 3 years ago at Costco in a 2-pack for either $19 or $29 for a 2 pack. I paid $40 for this ONLY because it is a Vornado and i'm extremely happy with my other Vornado.Would I buy it again knowing what I know. Nope.Will I return it - Probably not. it has been blazing hot this past week and the pain in the ass of looking for another fan isnt worth it.I liked the old fan better. It was also a similar sized tower fan. It was 3 speeds with a timer and ocilation. I think it moved as much air. This feels expensive for what it is. The old one lasted 3 years. I hope this one lasts.

The only thing I miss from my old fan which broke was the oscillation (this one does not oscillate, nor is it advertised as such). However, it is a little quieter (not the quietest fan but no problem on the lowest setting which I use while sleeping. Gets the job done. I can sleep with it at my bedside and the slight breeze of the lowest setting keeps me cool in the warmer summer nights. I use it standing up like a tower myself.