The Bottom Line: The noise is a significant enough factor to deter me from recommending it to most people. For an outdoor, workshop, garage, or noisy setting, it would be great.
missjen's Full Review: Lakewood MTF-15 MiniTower Tower Fan
I ordered this fan for a desk in my home office. I paid approximately $23 for it from Office Depot.
It arrived the next day. There is no assembly (a plus). The unit is compact-about 14" tall and 8 inches in diameter at its base. It's attractive; gray plastic with neat dials for oscillation and speed control easily accessible on the front. The power cord is long enough to reach down the back and to the side of my desk for the power strip on the floor. This unit was definitely designed with a professional desk in mind-and fits in well.
It has 3 speeds and an option for oscillation. The lowest speed is powerful-perhaps a bit too powerful for the unit to be sitting directly in front of me. On low, it's blowing the vertical blinds that are 6 feet away from it. Still, this may come in handy for the Arizona heat.
In terms of cooling, the unit works very well. The breeze generate cools a large working area, and the oscillation increases its effectiveness and reach.
The shape of the unit makes the oscillation unintrusive and the unit does not need much additional space to fully swivel.
The unit is vibration-free, both when still and oscillating, which is good for a desk setting.
My sole complaint with this unit is that it is noisy. A high pitched "whirring" sound emits from the motor when the unit is running. The noise is very bnoxious and intrusive at the other two settings, rendering the other two levels fairly useless. The noise is comparable to an oven hood fan (on its respective settings). If Office Depot permitted it, I would be returning this unit simply due to its noise. It's simply not conducive for an office environment. That's disappointing, too, especially considering that all of its other traits work to its favor and I otherwise like this fan very much.
If the noise factor were fixed, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this product. It's affordable, attractive, compact, effective in cooling, and vibration free. However, as it stands, I recommend it only if the noise would not bother you.
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