Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

It's unfortunate that Vornado makes it so confusing to pick a fan, and their website is dreadful to sift through, so I'll attempt to point out the key differences. But first, I ended up purchasing the 633DC, which is a part of Vornado's Energy Smart lineup THE GOOD: - energy efficient. 2-32 watts depending on the speed it's running (compared to the 630, the comparable non-DC model, which uses 38-53 watts) - analog dial for adjusting the speed, so you're not limited to 3-5 preset speeds like most fans - very quiet at lower speeds; quieter than other fans I've used running at similar speeds - no ugly power brick like some other Energy Smart models - easy to clean - the front cover comes off - 10 year(!) warranty THE BAD: - only available in white. would've preferred black. - can get loud when you crank it up, but that's the nature of a fan this size - pricey at ~$100 (though, this is hopefully offset by how energy efficient it is) Here's a rundown of the Energy Smart circular fans. I didn't consider purchasing a tower fan bc they're impossible to clean well, and the ones I've used in the past (not Vornado) tended to be on the noisy side. All Energy Smart fans are white except the tower ones, which are black. SMALL FANS - 533DC: a smaller version of the 633DC. I'm pretty sure this one doesn't have a power brick, so it's a good choice if you want something a little smaller - 5303DC: the fancier version of the 533DC. For the extra money, you get a remote & sleep timer. The speed control is digital instead of an analog dial (worse in my opinion). I don't care about having a remote, and I'll just use a smartplug if I want a sleep timer (and, I don't think a smartplug would work well with this model bc I’m pretty sure it won’t automatically turn on and resume when turning it off and on with the smartplug). MEDIUM FANS - 610DC: basically the same as the 633DC but with a power brick. it's about the same price too, so why bother? - 6303DC: fancier version of the 633DC. For the extra money, you get a remote & sleep timer. The speed control is digital instead of an analog dial (worse in my opinion). I don't care about having a remote, and I'll just use a smartplug if I want a sleep timer. - 683DC, 623DC, & 693DC: these are basically the 633DC on different stands, but all of them appear to have power bricks - 6803DC: this is basically the 6303DC, but it has a power brick LARGE FANS - 723DC & 783DC: larger versions of the 623DC & 693DC.... so basically a bigger 633DC but on a stand + ugly power brick