Vornado CR1-0118-06 Flat Panel Air Circulator

I'm pretty happy with this little fan so far. I've got one of those houses which was never intended to be inhabited without air conditioning - windows which don't open all the way, dead end hallways with no vent for hot air, and so forth. Surviving summer without AC in this architectural disaster requires a fleet of strategically placed fans. The only functional windows in my living room are a pair of small decorative lights on either side of a picture window. This fan, at approximately 10 x 10 x 6 inches deep, is one of the few fans on the market which will actually fit into the tiny opening of my living room windows. Despite its diminutive size, this little fan manages to air out my entire living room when I come home after work and turn it on. Unlike a lot of vortex style fans, this one seems to pull air from the back and not just the sides, so it brings in outside air when it's sitting on a window sill.

My landlord keeps the heat on until May--completely unnecessary in my part of the world. So I need something to keep my apartment tolerably comfortable until then. I chose this fan for the reasonable price and small footprint. I was afraid it would be too small to be effective in my large (20x15) living room, but figured I'd give it a shot. Boy, am I glad I did. 10 minutes on low speed was enough to make my living room almost a bit too chilly! I had to turn it off. So not only is it an efficient cooler, it's energy efficient, because you won't have to run it all the time. It's not silent, but it's quiet enough that my cat will sit next to it. I'll be buying another for my bedroom.

Fresh new design. Moves lots of air for a fan this size. Does not take up a lot of space. Quite on low and medium, Moderate on high. Well made.