Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I am an expat living in Brasil (where it is hot as heck) and I currently have 2 less expensive Lasko fans that I bought from Walmart, which were not putting out enough ventilation for me. I looked at the fancy Dyson models online and in store, and came across this fan. Reading the other reviews, I took a flyer on this fan, and brought it down with me to Brasil. Believe in all the good reviews you see, believe the hype, this fan is a good investment. If you have an interest in the Dyson line of fans, take a good hard look at this fan. I find you are not going to find a better value for the $$. If it is noise and sound level you are worried about, at lower speeds (1 & 2) it is really quiet, at higher speeds (3) it is a little noisier but nothing that will drown out the TV or prevent you from going to sleep (if you like quiet like me). If it is airflow and ventilation you are looking for, this is the fan for you. The blades on the 3 fans seem small, but don't let that fool you, these fans put out. The coolest thing is that you can control not only how many fans run, but which of the 3 fans run. The remote control is cool and does everything that you can do on the control panel on fan. The mechanism (which buttons to press to control fans, speeds) is a little awkward at first, but once you learn it becomes intuitive. Bottom line, if you looking in to the Lasko line of fans, forget it. If you are looking at the Dyson fans, if you want to pay 3x-4x the price to impress friends with the cool technology and wow factor, go with Dyson, otherwise this is the ideal tower fan!