Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

After carefully reading the questions and reviews of many travel hairdryers, I finally narrowed the choice down to two worthy contenders--the BaBylissPRO TT and the Conair MiniPRO. I ordered both, and the following is a comparison of the two. First off, they are both excellent travel hairdryers, easily besting my old heavy, bulky travel dryer that was about 20 years old and had gotten sticky with age (why does the rubberized coating on some items inexplicably deteriorate spontaneously into a gummy mess?) These new ones have much more airflow (I estimate about the same from both, maybe slightly more from the Conair, but hard to say with no way to objectively measure it as I don't have a anemometer.) Neither has as much airflow as a typical full-sized hairdryer, but that is just physics, and the trade-off for portability. They both seem to get about as hot, although the Conair might be a smidgen cooler on both settings--it is close. The Conair handles 220 volts by locking out the "high" setting, thus only having one heat/airspeed setting abroad. The BaByliss has a true 220 volt setting, with both low and high settings functioning abroad. Both are relatively quiet, but the BaByliss is not quite as shrill nor quite as loud. The BaByliss is smaller, not by a huge amount, but definitely smaller. The total weight (dryer and cord) of the Conair is about 0.2 ounces less (I consider that an insignificant difference), apparently due to it's 10 inch shorter cord! (The body of the Conair weighs more than that of the BaByliss.) They are both covered with a similar texture & color grippy finish, that I hope does not get sticky over time like my old dryer. The BaByliss has a removable back cover to allow cleaning of the lint screen, the Conair does not. The Conair, as of this review, is about $12 less expensive than the BaByliss. So there you have it. I think that if you are pinching pennies and are willing to give up the low setting when traveling abroad as well as a little extra room in your suitcase, the Conair is the better value. But if you are like me and want that dual setting abroad, smaller size, and a longer cord (at essentially the same total weight), you will find the BaByliss the better dryer. The only alternative travel dryer that I am aware of having true dual 220 volt settings is the Brookstone, and that is about $54, larger, and heavier. I'm keeping the BaByliss. Update: Worked great for two weeks in China (with proper ((OREI made by WonPro)) plug adapters, of course)--love it!