Is a Vornado fan worth the hype?

[ghostman]

I'm about to quit my job and return back to school. I'm moving away and I want to save money, so I'm planning to forgo an AC unit. I've heard a lot about the Vornado, but I wasn't sure if it was popular due to marketing hype or whether it was really worth it.

There are other brands of "air circulators" out there. I bought a 20" Honeywell HF-810 for $35 today. It moves a lot of air and I can feel a gentle breeze in my current room on medium setting. But it's awfully loud and it consumes 74W, 85W and 100W on low, medium and high, respectively. That wattage sounds rather high, being that a regular house fan only uses around 23W on low and 70W on high. I'm wondering if I should return it and incur a $5 restocking fee.

So I'm wondering, is a large Vornado (like the 733B) really worth the $80 price tag? Can someone who owns one measure the watt usage on low/medium/high?

 

[Arcadio]

Brb using my kill-a-watt to measure it...


Back:


Min: 47
Med: 50
Max: 75

I'm pretty satisfied with my Vornado. It moves tons of air.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

my 615L works pretty well

 

[ghostman]

Originally posted by: Arcadio
Brb using my kill-a-watt to measure it...


Back:


Min: 47
Med: 50
Max: 75

I'm pretty satisfied with my Vornado. It moves tons of air.

Hmm... is that for the 733b (or one of the identical units on a stand) Vornado? Those wattages are much lower than the Honeywell.

 

[Arcadio]

Originally posted by: ghostman
Hmm... is that for the 733b (or one of the identical units on a stand) Vornado? Those wattages are much lower than the Honeywell.

It's one of these.

 

[DayLaPaul]

Who hypes up a fan?

 

[shortylickens]

I have one and its nice.
Very helpful when I had to emergency cool my computer. Also gets rid of funky smell in bedroom. On the lowest setting you cant even hear it.

 

[seemingly random]

Originally posted by: DayLaPaul
Who hypes up a fan?

It really is a lot better than your average fan. It's also much more expensive than your average fan.

It's pure physics that makes the fan better. It's pure marketing that makes it a viable product line.

 

[ghostman]

Hmm. Seems like everyone stands by their Vornados. Perhaps I should just eat the $5 restocking fee and plop down the $80 for it. I hate returning stuff :-/

 

[Arcadio]

Originally posted by: ghostman
Hmm. Seems like everyone stands by their Vornados. Perhaps I should just eat the $5 restocking fee and plop down the $80 for it. I hate returning stuff :-/

You won't regret it, but of course, don't expect miracles..

 

[randomlinh]

i hate the price, but they are really nice. tho, the tiny one I have has collected so much dust it can't start up directly at the lowest speed, heh (literally years of neglect). so keep it clean, and it'll be good.

 

[Arcadio]

Don't you get those 20% OFF coupons from Bed, Bath and Beyond in the mail? I used it to get mine. Price dropped from $80 to $64.

 

[seemingly random]

Some may be not be aware that newegg carries them. They occasionally have discounts.

 

[paulney]

Yep, got Vornado last summer when AC finally crapped out, and I had to move air in kid's bedroom. This thing can really move a shitton of air when needed - was able to cool off the second-floor bedroom with the outside air in about 20 minutes or so.