Vornado FA1-0007-06 Zippi Desk Fan, Black
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Vornado FA1-0007-06 Zippi Desk Fan, Black
Customer Review: Excellent personal fan. Couldn't be better.
Summary: 5 Stars
Contrary to the negative reviews here, I couldn't be more pleased with this fan and will highly recommend it others. The first person that saw it now wants one too!
This is a "personal fan" for those that want some pleasing and gentle air movement to keep them cool; it's not a Vornado air exchanger. I have a Vornado fan and it is not something I want blowing on me all the time, nor is it something you can ignore. Those seeking to cool their attics look elsewhere.
If you look at the pictures you'll see that it's small, it has cloth blades, and it doesn't take much thought to know you won't be clearing a room with it. Have you ever found yourself fanning yourself with a magazine or newspaper? If so, you know that it feels pretty good and that's what this fan does, it provides a gentle and pleasant breeze on the low setting and a much stronger breeze on the high setting. Again, it's a "personal fan" designed to provide air movement for individuals, not rooms, groups, or crowds, and it does it extremely well.
The benefits to this fan are:
1) It's almost completely silent. Read in bed, carry on a conversation, or work peacefully at your desk all without being disturbed by fan noise. it has two speeds and the low speed is almost imperceptible. I mistakenly left it on last night because I couldn't hear it.
2) Cloth blades mean you can touch it, or your kids or pets can, without harm.
3) It's very small and folds up even smaller. you can travel with this if you want because it will fit in your suitcase. Try that with a larger Vornado.
4) They look great! I got the black one, but now I want one in all colors just for fun. It's a very stylish and fun little fan.
The negatives to this fan are:
NONE. It's a wonderful fan. Great job Vornado!!!!
Again, I couldn't be more pleased and it was exactly what I hope it would be. Thanks to Amazon for making this available at a great price!!!!!
Customer Review: More than adequate for the job.
Summary: 5 Stars
I really like this fan for it's intended purpose. I work on the third floor of an office building. Because heat rises, it gets pretty hot at work sometimes, despite the efforts to keep the air temperature at a comfortable level. Sometimes this is not possible. Hence the reason I looked into a desk fan.
I'd previously purchased a Holmes brand desk fan, and despite the fact that the description said it was whisper quiet, it was not, in fact, whisper quiet. It moved a lot of air, too much air for a desk fan (it blew the papers off my desk, and that was on low speed). It will be a great fan for my kitchen in the summer months, but it wasn't what I wanted for a desk fan at work.
We have a large, free-standing Vornado fan that we use during the summer months and because it's a great fan, I trusted the Vornado brand. When I saw the Zippi fan, I was excited but skeptical, hoping that it was indeed whisper quiet. Well, it is, I'm happy to say. For what I'm using it for, my desk at work, it's absolutely perfect. I read some of the other reviews on this fan, and there were unsatisfied customers but I'm glad I took a chance on buying it anyway. I've had lots of people at work ask me where I got it because they, too, liked it. You'll have more people whom I work with buying this fan, hopefully. I think I got more than my money's worth with it. And as always, it arrived in a timely fashion.
Thank you Amazon for the ever-reliable, good customer service.
Customer Review: The desk fan to beat all desk fans
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't write many reviews (I know I should) so it takes something pretty special to make me take the time to do it. This fan is pretty special. I use the user reviews to decide on almost every online purchase I make. I took a chance on this one since it had several poor reviews, mostly based around amount of air it puts out.
I have to say, they must have been using it for some other purpose than a desk fan. I am in IT and have at any given moment 3 computers running on my desk in my cube creating a stifling amount of heat. I have had a cheap mini-fan on my desk in some form or another for years. After my last one died (probably my 5th) I decided to see if there were higher-quality desk fans out there that were sturdier and less noisy.
I found the Zippi and it delivered. I love this fan. Every morning when I turn it on I think, "Man this is a great fan". Since it showed up on my desk four other geeks in my cube-farm have also gotten one and they are equally as pleased. I never would have imagined being such a huge fan of a... fan; but this thing is absolutely ideal for anyone looking for a high quality, quiet desk fan that puts out plenty of air to move it all around the cube.
I usually have it pointed right at me on low (high is too breezy).
If you are looking for a desk fan, look no further and order it!
Customer Review: Great desk fan for personal use.
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm quite pleased. This is a nice personal fan with good function and with just enough style that I thought the price was reasonable. My impression is its a pleasing moderate design made to be safe and to move a fairly reasonable amount of air for a single person sitting at a desk. I got black, its nice and stylish yet doesn't necessarily stand out. When I hold it its nice and sturdy. It doesn't feel cheap. As for function, on low the "sweet" spot for me seems to be about 2 feet away. I get a mild breeze. I can switch to high when I need more. The soft cloth fins don't hurt a bit if you accidently bump into them which I often do as I dock or undock my laptop. Its generated plenty of interest in my office building. My neighbors have all commented how nice it is compared to their desk fans. As far as noise, the low setting is barely a whisper. The high setting is reasonable for the air it moves. I wish it had a medium setting, but for the price its a minor quibble. I am pleased it doesn't make that annoying high-pitched whirr noise I hear from my neighbors' fans. I've heard several times that it seems like a really great desk fan. And it is.Customer Review: Great for small office & child safe
Summary: 5 Stars
This little fan is great for a small office where you want a gentle breeze that will not send your papers flying. Just enough to circulate air in a stuffy room with no windows.
I love the fabric blades!! They are so cool! You can touch the blades while they are spinning and you barely feel a tap. I learned this by experience, as the fan turns off in the back and I did not give enough clearance for my hand. This is a great fan for a child safe environment. By the way, the picture is deceiving: the blades flop down when not in use--not sticking out as shown in photo. I had been confused looking a the photo about how blades could be fabric and not have some sort of wire in it.
As for those negative reviews about the motor breaking down-- I Left mine running all day and over a weekend and is still working like new and I have had mine for months with no problems.
Also, this fan is VERY quiet so don't forget to turn it off at end of day!