Vornado 530 Compact Whole Room Air Circulator | High Velocity Floor Fan with 3 Speeds for Cooling Airflow | Black

This fan is 10/10. I’ve had it on for 5 minutes and I’m already cooler. It’s a whirlwind of air and the 2nd fan speed setting is plenty. The third is like a hurricane and I love it. The power is great, it looks great, and it sits on a small desk very well. I immediately ordered one for my apartment after having this on my desk at work. 10/10 no notes.

I love this little fan. I bought it for my office and it keeps me cool all day. It has three speed options and it tilts. Worth every penny.

I just received this fan a few hours ago. It's replacing a fan I'd bought about 2 months ago which just died. That was probably the 4th one I've had in the last year. I live in a small apartment with no central air. I have a one room portable air conditioner in a living room and that's pretty much all it cools. The bedroom gets no airflow so I buy fans. I'm in L.A. and when the fan died I went to a few stores and of course, fan's being a seasonal item, no one had any. I've seen pretty decent reviews for the Vornado line so I figured I'd give it a shot. For it's size, it's way more powerful than any of the 4 fans I've had previously, including a larger floor fan. Construction on this model feels sturdier than the desktop fans I've had and it doesn't have the rattling sounds of the metal desktop fan that just died. For it's size, price, and power, it's a pretty impressive desktop fan.Update: I've had this fan for a couple of weeks now and it's the best portable fan I've owned so far. I have my computer desk in my bedroom. Prior fans, on high speed, would barely reach where I sit, which is about 9 feet away. With this fan, I can walk by the bedroom door (about 14 feet) and I can feel the breeze. The unit is sturdy, no odd noises or rattling. In my opinion, well worth the price.Update: 10/7/2013 - The fan bit the dust (literally I think). Several months ago the fan began intermittently making a squeaking noise as though some internal parts were rubbing together. I run the fan almost non-stop 24 hours a day and it sits in front of a window. I'd cleaned it a few times due to accumulating dust from the window. It finally seized up. Because I hated having to get rid of it I dismantled it, cleaned it, and put a couple of drops of lubricating oil that I use for hair clippers on the metal rod that connects the blades to the base. This brought it back to life for a few more months. It finally froze up at the beginning of October and I couldn't revive it. So, for what it's worth, I had this unit for a little less than 3 years and during that time it was running 7 / 24 at least 90% of that time. Although I wish it still worked, given the environment and that it ran for an estimated 22,000 hours, I think I got my money's worth out of it.Update #2: Purchased first fan in 12/2010 and a second one for my bedroom in 8/2011. As noted above, they eventually died. In both cases the motor simply froze. I bought this last one in 6/2014. All of these have been the Model 530. The one I bought in 6/2014 has worked fine up until about a month ago when the motor, like it's predecessors seized up. I was able to revive it and it's running but if it follows the same pattern as the previous fans it will likely die sometime in the next 6 months. It seems that, at least in my experience, these fans have about a 3 year lifespan. I still don't know if it's the dust in the area or that it's just not designed to be run 24/7 for this long of a time. As above, I probably run the fan about 90% of the time and 100% during the summer months. I've been running two fans (one in living room and one in bedroom) for the last 5 years. When the fan I'd purchased in 2011 died I replaced it with the much less powerful Vornado 133. It's okay but it does not circulate the air in the apartment anywhere near what the 530 does. If this 530 dies I think I'm going test Vornado's 5 year warranty since I've had this one for only 2 years. I'm still a fan and I think I'm getting my money's worth from these fans but I do wish they weren't so consistent in failing in under 3 years.

Been using this fan primarily as a bathroom fan. Don’t let the small size fool you this thing is a beast of an air mover and is quite powerful on high. Know this it’s loud on high but it packs a punch when it comes to high air volume movement. Honestly while I use it in my small bathroom it’s kinda overkill but it’s great for after a hot shower.Noise is fine on low just whispers a bit and on medium it’s still reasonably quiet but not silent at all. Then flip it to high and this sucker lets you know what it’s all about! The fan feels solidly engineered and built and doesn’t feel cheap at all. I like how Vornado designed it in such a way that there’s no cord hanging off then motor area, instead it’s on the base and it appears to be concealed and fed up to the fan. However they did it it’s clever.The fan has a standard 5 year warranty so vornado will replace it if anything goes wrong. I will say this I did notice on and off if not used for a while it’ll spin slower on power up then after after maybe a minute it reaches full RPM. Though not normal I assume it’s just a slight issue with the permanent lubrications. The manual states it’s permanently lubricated so we’ll see how it holds up. I give it a five star rating for its solid construction, powerful airflow, and ease of cleaning.Vornados cost a pretty penny but this is a great fan to introduce yourself to so you understand just what their line of fans is all about. Turn it on and stand in front of it and you’ll see exactly why they cost so much. The so called “vortex” action is no joke so if you aim it at a wall say in a small bathroom (I did not really test much in my bedroom) it’ll surround you in a current of air rushing around you so it does work as advertised. Go with bigger models for bigger rooms. It’ll move air around nicely no matter what and would be great for a kitchen too.I decided to give a few weeks of use before writing this overview review so I could test it out properly and I’m not disappointed one bit. However I’ve seen a lot of people stating this thing having a fairly high failure rate so we’ll see.Regardless it’s covered and if it fails so what it’s got a great warranty. These aren’t ten dollar “throw away” fans folks seriously. I’ve already talked to vornado personally on the phone about concerns I had on my tower fan and they didn’t ask questions they were ready to ship a new one immediately. They don’t play around with this stuff so if you got a problem tell them and they’ll take care of you. I’ve seen reviewers stating it failed after a couple years and just pitched it in the trash. Don’t do that!I would not recommend this fan for an office cubicle unless used on low and maybe medium. Because on high someone’s gonna complain about the noise for sure. I didn’t buy it for quiet I got it to move air and it does that better than any fan I’ve ever used.

I run 3 of these units 24/7 for about 9 months out of the year. Each one ends up lasting about 3 years, even with regular cleaning and occasional disassembling to apply penetrating oil.So, I have to buy a new one of these about once a year. Dust and hair (from only 1 small cat) eventually take their toll.That said, this fan really moves air well. There isn't anything out there like it. Even though I have to keep replacing it, it's worth it. I'm here writing this review because I'm about to buy my 7th consecutive one.Cleaning it often, and taking it apart and using penetrating oil, does buy a little time, but eventually it will (not might) seize up and smell like burning. The warning signs include squeaking and slow starts. Just be prepared for that. It would be cool if there were some special cleaning tool or screen that would make it last longer.