Minka-Aire Fans F516-ORB 44" Concept I Contemporary Oil-Rubbed Bronze Ceiling Fan w/ Light & Remote

The best feature about this fan is its looks. It is minimalistic with a clean, stylish, sleek, and modern design. It also has a relatively small footprint. The 100W mini bulb produces adequate light for my 12" by 12" size bedroom. Unlike other fans that require the blades to be screwed on the base unit containing the motor, this fan allows for the blades to just slide into the base unit and lock into place - a great feature that cuts assembly time. I was however slightly disappointed that the color of the blades (with a slightly grayish touch) was not identical to that of the base unit (brown/oiled rubbed bronze). This is not a defect but rather the actual color shade scheme of this particular fan. Even on its highest setting, the amount of airflow (air displaced) is not that impressive and hence I strongly recommend that one go with the 52" inch version of this fan that costs only slightly more than the cost of this 44" model. This fan comes with a 3.5" & 6" down-rod but for my 9"...Read more

I just had this fan installed. At its highest speed it has the power I would have expected at the lowest speed. It barely sends a breeze. I decided to go for this instead of a Casablanca or other higher end brand because I liked the way it looked. Mistake.

This is a very attractive fan, it's quiet and well made. We've had it for about 3 years and a ceiling fan is really the answer for us. The three speed remote and reverse works just fine and I don't think we've ever replaced the batteries in the remote. We mounted it using the minimum drop down, the tube extends only about an inch or so, close to the ceiling (8' ceiling) and it's just fine.

We don't really use the lamp. It produces a rather dull low quality of light. The diffuser seems to block most of the light. But that's not what we bought it for. So lose a star for that.

We just felt it was one of the better looking fans out there, but that's really just a subjective call. I would definitely buy again, and may get another one for the bedroom at some point.