Vornado CR1-0073-06 530 Air Circulator
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Vornado CR1-0073-06 530 Air Circulator
Customer Review: Vornado 5308 3 speed compact air circulator, black
Summary: 4 Stars
I like the fan. It is bigger than I thought and louder than what I read on the advertisement. It does the job for one room but I am hoping you can make a quieter fan in the future.Customer Review: Nice product.
Summary: 4 Stars
It is a good circulator. However, 3 speed seems useless to me. The faster speeds come with much much more noise! I only use it at the slowest setting, and that is enough.Customer Review: Vornado compact 530 air circulator
Summary: 4 Stars
Very good fan. Doesn't last as long as the U.S. Manufactured previous version though!Customer Review: okay, so it's one of these "air circulators"
Summary: 3 Stars
Don't be fooled -- this is NOT an air circulator nor is it a usable fan.
I have no idea where the laudatory reviews originate for this piece of junk... perhaps the company itself??? Why is it that some of the 'Vornado' fans cost more than a window air conditioner? I bought two of these things at the same time (one for work, one for home) and in both instances the fan blades crash into the housing when you tilt the fan. Unless they change the design, you can bet on it happening to you also. Additionally, the one at home has a bad bearing and makes a horrible noise on the low speed (the only bearable setting, as the fan needs to make a lot of noise to blow any reasonable amount of air).
Now, let's talk about air, because that's what this thing is supposed to move, right? Well, you've got to sit about 6 inches away from it aimed at your face to really feel any effect.
Perhaps the brand (all hail the brand) has some better models (albeit at a ridiculous price), but this one is going back. I opted for a model at 1/3 the cost that blows far more air. This toad originally earned three stars, but really has no use at all.
Customer Review: Moves a lot of air but very noisy for a Vornado
Summary: 3 Stars
I have an old (model 280) Vornado air circulator which I love-- big air flow and minimal noise, so I automatically gravitated towards Vornado when I needed a new compact fan that could move a lot of air.
This new fan is very loud for a Vornado. It has a heavy/audible vibration even at its lowest setting, so much so that it isn't dampened by sitting on carpet. On a hard floor it's probably worse still. I intended this fan to cool a hot spot created by computers in my office, but its noise (even on low) is much louder than all the computer fans and spinning hard drives.
This fan moves a lot of air as advertised, it just feels cheaper than the old Vornados and much louder. For some other brand, this would be 4 stars. For the premium Vornado brand, the best I can give it is 3 stars.
The interior electronics (motor) are visible while they weren't in my older model, so perhaps the design of the casing has changed. Also as others have noted, Vornado fans (at least this size) are now made in China instead of the US. This may have affected quality.