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Fans
Updated May 23, 2024
Buy something that will last.
Here's a curated list of the most
durable and high-quality fans and the best place to get them.
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Vornado Shop Fan 293 
A durable and powerful shop fan known for its tight circulation pattern and longevity.
- Durable
- Powerful
- Tight circulation pattern
Lasko Fans (various models)
Commonly available fans renowned for their power and longevity, despite some noise issues.
- Powerful
- Long-lasting motors
Lasko tends to be loud but relatively powerful and the motors last the longest.
– Xyspade
– Xyspade
Question for you: If you buy a vintage fan like the Lasko you mention, how easy is it to find replacement parts?
– Pokerofmongeese13
– Pokerofmongeese13
Good news is not much goes wrong in Sanyo fans so they're great for non-techy people.
– Xyspade
– Xyspade
Honeywell Fans (various models)
Middle-of-the-road fans that balance power and noise level.
- Balanced in power
- Balanced in noise level
Honeywell and Kaz tend to be middle of the road.
– Xyspade
– Xyspade
No fans offer powerful airflow at a reasonable noise level anymore.
– Xyspade
– Xyspade
Relatively quiet compared to some modern fans.
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– unknown
Available at www.cnn.com
Rowenta Fans
Highly praised fans for their soft airflow and quiet operation.
- Soft airflow
- Quiet operation
Go with Rowenta. Best fan I've ever had by far, the softest smoothest air, very quiet.
– reignfyre
– reignfyre
I hate my vornado. It does not circulate the way it claims and something is rattling.
– reignfyre
– reignfyre
– VisualKeiKei
– VisualKeiKei
– VisualKeiKei