Vornado - ATOM 1 Desktop Tower Fan - Black

I needed a small but reasonably powerful desktop fan and the Vornado fits the requirements nicely. It has four speed settings, you can either let it blow air in a circle or stop it so it blows only in one direction. Very useful when using my laptop and the room temperature doesn't warrant running the a/c unit.

Aesthetically, it's nice, but it does not move much air. It is very quiet on low, but I can barely feel any air movement from 12 inches away. It makes some noise on medium, but it isn't bad, and you get minimal airflow. When the fan is on a high, it is loud enough that I get asked to turn it down, but there is enough airflow to be of use. I bought this to use in a library carrel, but it isn't quiet enough, so I will be returning it.

Pretty good little fan for the money. Use it when we travel to provide air movement in hotel room. Have to put close in order to feel it but the oscellation on this device is good and is quiet. Easy to slip in suitcase.

Quiet enough to have it next to my bed and have it on the #2 speed. Oscillation works well, until it doesn't. Have to contact customer support because the top touch controls don't seem to want to work any more. I can turn it on, but not off. I doesn't want to rotate any more, unless I unplug and replug it. Sometimes it'll turn clockwise just fine, but when I touch the controls, it refuses to budge. Didn't last 4 months but the fan is okay, I just have to forcefully rotate it myself.

I needed something compact but also nice looking and this met the criteria. I'm using it by the bed to stay cool and it's working. There's 4 speeds on it but really there's like 3 honestly, the first setting is really semi-off, but it's fine, full blast is how i leave on all. Also when I received mine, I was hearing a dull knocking on the lower setting, but once it got adjusted after spinning for some time it went away. Now keeps me cool for desktop work and sleep. B-)