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(More customer reviews)It's been pretty hot in Chicago these past two weeks and our central air conditioning unit is giving up the ghost. Too bad the installation of the new central air has been cancelled twice so far. So, it's been pretty warm inside. Not entirely without air conditioning, but the old unit just isn't up to the job any more.
So I picked up this little Lasko fan - and am I glad I did!
I used to have a floor model near my work table and it was always blowing papers off the table or making them flap endlessly - and even at its lowest speed, it was like sitting in a hurricane.
Not with the Lasko. Its grandiose name "PLATINUM Desktop Wind Tower" should be replaced with something like "Personal Cooler" - because that is what it does.
The unit is about six inches in diameter and just shy of 14 inches high. The plastic exterior is in the ubiquitous "platinum" so familiar to computer users. Build quality is surprisingly high. The two switches, one for power and the other to control oscillation, feel firm. My only complaint is that the power cord is on the short side: it should be at least a foot longer and preferably two feet longer, but that is a small quibble. The plug is fused, which isa plus and a minus. If the fuse in the plug blows, you have to return the unit to an authorized service center, wherever that might be, for however long it would take. The bottom of the unit apparently detaches with four screws, so a do-it-yourself repair may be feasible. Personally, at this price, if it broke, I'd be inclined to just buy a eplacement, despite the one-year warranty.
The fan has three speeds, none of which will blow you away. All are, in fact, comfortable. Right now, shirtless and with room temperature edging into the mid-70s (at Midnight!), the low speed is very comfortable. Even at its highest speed, this fan is not unreasonably noisy, which is nice.
The top of the unit is divided into two sections. Each may be oriented in a different direction.
The sections can be left stationary or set to oscillate. There is one oscillation speed. Oscillation covers abouta 60 degree arc. If you adjust each segment at a slightly different angle, you can increase the apparent oscillation arc to about 75 degrees or so.
Overall, this is a very nice summer addition to my desktop. For the price, it would be hard to beat.
Jerry
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