Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Update: Still performing reliably after ~3.5 years of almost daily use. No issues, great fan. It's harder to enthusiastically recommend at the current price of ~ $71.00 (2X what it was). The price seems to fluctuate dramatically, much more so than what recent inflationary pressures might suggest. Keep an eye on prices or set a price alert. Original: No issues assembling/disassembling compared to any other fan I have experience with. If you've ever disassembled a fan for cleaning purposes, you'll have no problems with this. It's only slightly more difficult to disassemble/reassemble than a full size Vornado due to Vornado's snap-in-place cage. That said, I understand why some might have issues with this. It's a two channel strap that the front and rear cages have to line up in and then be connected at the bottom with a screw. It's not a fundamentally flawed design but does require some technique. It's also a very common design that many other manufacturers use. Pro tip: when removing and re-installing the cage, do not completely remove the screw. Loosen it enough so that it lightly snaps onto the rear cage, snap the front cage into its channel and then tighten the screw. The first time you try this, it may be aggravating. The 2nd or 3rd time you do this, it's a more fluid process. Removing the Vornado cage is a bit simpler. I'd recommend using a pencil to gently push or lever the snap clip down until it disengages. This is done from the rear of the fan cage. Repeat for the other snap clips and you're done. Reinstalling is only a matter of lining up the clips and pushing it into place. It will be obvious when all clips are fully engaged. You'll hear and feel the clips snap into place. Using a screw driver will work too but there will be a higher risk of breaking the plastic clips when using steel. The downside to the Vornado cage design is that the plastic snaps that hold the cage in place can break which is almost unfixable. One of my full size floor standing Vornados had this issue. Epoxying it together worked for a time but didn't last. With one of the snaps broken, the cage will vibrate and make noise. A wire tie did a good job of securely attaching cage where the clip broke. If you strip the screw that holds the cage in place for this fan, a few pennies at a hardware store will take care of it. If both the insert and screw strip, a small wire tie will reliably cinch the the cage in place. Love wire ties.. I can't speak to the dual blade design moving more air (CFM) than a similar fan without the smaller blade but it may add some turbulence which might result in broader coverage. A bit gimmicky I'd say. Good for larger rooms if so. Compared to a full size floor standing Vornado, this doesn't move as much air but the difference isn't as dramatic as the price difference might suggest. The remote works well and has good range. My Vornados don't have remotes. This fan oscillates and moves air very quietly, much quieter than the Vornados. The Vornados I use don't oscillate but according to Vornado, their design doesn't require oscillation to provide full coverage. I'm not sure I completely buy into this, at least not in the 'real world' sense. Regardless and if aimed well, the Vornados seem to do the job of moving air throughout room. The up-down angle adjustment of this fan is firm and smooth. Height adjustment is easily configurable although a larger knob would help with loosening and torquing it in place. The fan feels relatively stable and secure on it's stand. Probably slightly less likely to topple compared to floor standing Vornados. It's programmable and has a 'nature' and 'sleep' mode. The nature and sleep modes are very similar in that they vary the fan speed over a programmed period of time. Sort of a slow moving, rolling wave. There's also a timer, speed and other settings available in the remote and on the fan. As much as I like the large floor standing Vornados which they market as 'circulators', they're just big 'dumb' fans with manually adjustable, three position switches. Early versions of the Vornado 'circulators' had rheostat speed controls. Vornado seems to have moved away from these and replaced with conventional three speed switches. I prefer the old rheostat controls given that the are far more adjustable for fan speed speed and the resulting sound level. Vornado's significantly expanded their product offerings with other styles over the years so if you're loyal to this brand, it's worth checking out their website. For those that use fans for white noise/tinnitus masking as much as for air movement, Vornados do a better job. In comparison, this does an 'OK' job. The second and smaller blade may add a bit of mid-range white noise which in combination with the larger blade may help with masking. If masking isn't needed, I'd guess most will prefer this fans quieter operation. While I prefer full size Vornado fans for their powerful output, sound masking capability and for the way they look, I'm very happy with this purchase. For about the cost of one full size Vornado floor standing fan, you can buy almost three of these. In absolute terms, I consider the floor standing Vornados to be the better product but at ~35 bucks and delivered to my door step, this is an undeniable product. Five stars.