Vornado630 Mid-Size Whole Room Air Circulator Fan for Home, 3 Speed Settings, Adjustable Tilt, Removable Grill, 9 Inch, Powerful Airflow, Manual Control Dial, Quiet Fan for Bedroom, Black

We just purchased our 4th Vornado 630 fan. Our first is now over 10 years old and it runs like it’s brand new, that’s proof that Vornado makes a durable fan!! The 630 is a medium sized fan with a great deal of power. I appreciate the setting levels because I can have as much or as little air flow as needed. We use it year round as white noise for sleeping because it produces a nice calming sound. This fan gets all 5 stars from our family!!

I didn't really believe the Vornado hype until I bought one. I purchased the 630 to achieve a gentle breeze and cooling effect in my room. I live in the southwest and it easily climbs to 100 + degrees in the Summer outside, and in the Winter it's nice to have some air circulation so the room doesn't get too stuffy. This fan does a fantastic job at providing a very steady and consistent airstream without the choppiness of other "propeller" based fans. In my experience, this fan produces one of the smoothest airstreams out of any of the other competing "propeller" fans on the market that I have used.I was initially a little bit concerned about the seemingly steep $60 dollar asking price. It is indeed just a fan. I am pleased to report that I feel my $60 dollars was well spent. The fan is relatively quiet, it's definitely noticeable but it has more of a white noise sound (that actually helps me sleep). I usually stick to low and medium speed settings, primarily setting it to low when I sleep. Medium is a good balance between noise level and air movement. High moves a surprising amount of air, but is admittedly fairly loud. I rarely use this setting, usually only for ten minutes or so to help cool down the room when I get home from work. The 630's motor manages to avoid the high pitched whine of some other fans I have tried. Most of the noise is from the air movement, with only a slight audible low-pitch hum from the motor, which from a cursory look appears to be a relatively high quality part.The build quality is very good. Don't let the plastic construction fool you, this is HIGH QUALITY plastic that is durable and feels like it will hold up. While it certainly isn't as nice as a vintage steel or aluminum fan, by modern standards it's actually ahead of the pack. The 4-way speed selection knob (off, high, med, low) gives a satisfying click when switching to different speeds. The propeller is a indeed a "deep pitch" propeller (think boat prop), meaning the blades have more surface area to move air, and the motor doesn't have to spin at a million RPM's to get some good airflow coming your way. While I think that Vornado's claim of air movement up to 70 feet is a bit exaggerated, I would say 40 to 50 feet should be a reasonable expectation. I am using it in a relatively small room however, but I do find it more than adequate for my needs.This Vorando fan proves the concept of "you get what you pay for." You will get a quality, well-built fan, and I feel it's certainly been worth what I paid. I picked up a cheap Honeywell Turboforce fan (sort of a cheap imitation of the Vornado fan design) for work at my local Target, and it's nowhere near the same quality, and I actually regret buying it despite it's cheap cost. If you want a quality fan that doesn't rattle, doesn't have a high pitched whine, and moves air without sounding like a Boeing 737 on takeoff, this is the fan for you. Skip the cheap imitators, trust me, I have tried them.

I finally understand the Vornado is not meant to be used like a regular fan. It's just meant to circulate the air in the room. If you position it correctly, there's no need for an oscillating function. A remote would be convenient, but I rarely have reason to mess with my Vornado except to lower its setting when needed. My daughter and I really like to keep it running when we're in the room, even on the lowest setting, because it just makes the air feel less stale and stuffy.This size of this Vornado was more than adequate for my tiny 13' x 12' (8' ceiling) living room, plus a tiny office (8' x 9') that opens up from it. It helped circulate the cool air from my really old window a/c unit. (We live in a 100 yr old house with tiny rooms, 1 small window per room, 1 outlet per room. Insulation is horrible. Layout is odd. Landlord doesn't care to fix or upgrade anything. It gets HOT & STUFFY.)When I first turned on the Vornado, I was disappointed. I traded my daughter for an 18" oscillating fan she was using in her room. The oscillating fan worked great except for some annoying features that I never knew could be avoided. It was loud, it shot bursts of cool air in intervals (in between the 2-second bursts I sat in hot misery for 8 seconds... no real temperature regulation), and it blew papers off my desk every time it turned past my open office door. Plus, our dogs kept moving around, trying to find a comfy spot in front of or away from the fan. Then my daughter started telling me how she preferred the Vornado to the fan.So... I took it back! I decided to give it another chance. I searched the internet to find out why it was so pricey and what made it so great. I learned I had to find just the right position for it. (This is also explained in the directions that came with the Vornado, but I overlooked those, thinking this was supposed to be some kind of miracle fan. It took me a few tries to find the right positioning for my room. (Helpful tip: Once you find what you think is a good position for your Vornado, sit down, relax, and wait. You'll know when you've got it right.) It was weird, but after a couple of minutes, I started to feel cooler. I wasn't sitting directly in front of the Vornado or my a/c unit, but I started to feel air ever so slightly passing me. Within 10 minutes, I could sit just about anywhere in my living room and feel comfortable. There were some "dead spots," but for the most part the entire room felt "fresh." Even my office, which was not in direct line with the Vornado or a/c unit, didn't as stuffy and stale. When it's really hot and I have to work from my office, I position the Vornado near my a/c unit and aim it directly into my office. The air stream is strong enough to enter my office. And it's great. The room cools down without papers flying everywhere. I can work in peace, without intervals of sweating and then wanting to wear a flannel.My daughter ended up asking for the Vornado back, which I refused. I found a smaller one on sale at a store nearby. It pretty much looks like this medium room one, just smaller. She uses it for her 10' x 8' room and still prefers it over a fan. We both agree our oscillating and high velocity fans are sometimes necessary when the weather hits over 110° outdoors. But we don't miss the loud whirring of the fan blades along with the noisy a/c unit. We dislike sitting there, waiting for a burst of cool air to be blasted at us in intervals. We hate having our long hair and lightweight items fly around, my contact lenses drying out, not being able to sweep our floors without having to shut everything down first, etc. We both prefer using the Vornado whenever possible. You can have this Vornado aimed directly at you on high speed and although your hair will gently blow back, it won't whip around your face in a tangled mess.I recommend getting this medium size Vornado if you want to reduce cooling/heating costs by circulating air within a room (this can definitely handle a room larger than my living room), if you have issues with stuffy rooms, have temperature regulation issues, and so forth. Please do some research on the difference between a Vornado and a fan to see which one best suits your needs.