What's a good compact, silent desk fan for an office?
Discussion
As above.
I'm after a small fan to use at work (office environment up high, so can't open windows).
Requirements.
- fairly inexpensive (£20 or less)
- Szie:smallish. not a tiny usb fan but likewise not a large basic desk/table fan. something in between.
doesn't have to be mega powerful. But I'm not looking for a full sized 'desk fan.
- silent (or extremely quiet so as not to disturb)
- can be mains or USB powered.
+ I don't want one that clips onto the edge of a desk.
I know that there's tons of cheapish USb fans you can get all over amazon/ebay but you've no idea how quiet they really are, some of them have tiny blades with high rpm that make lots of noise and barely push much air to you.
Anyone own any worth a mention?
I'm after a small fan to use at work (office environment up high, so can't open windows).
Requirements.
- fairly inexpensive (£20 or less)
- Szie:smallish. not a tiny usb fan but likewise not a large basic desk/table fan. something in between.
doesn't have to be mega powerful. But I'm not looking for a full sized 'desk fan.
- silent (or extremely quiet so as not to disturb)
- can be mains or USB powered.
+ I don't want one that clips onto the edge of a desk.
I know that there's tons of cheapish USb fans you can get all over amazon/ebay but you've no idea how quiet they really are, some of them have tiny blades with high rpm that make lots of noise and barely push much air to you.
Anyone own any worth a mention?
Edited by ambuletz on Thursday 12th April 19:41
is that one metal or plastic? is it the same design as shown? I only ask 'cos some of the pictures below that owners have submitted seems to show different designs. some reviews suggest that it's not that powerful...
I'm willing to go for something mains operated too.
I'm willing to go for something mains operated too.
Edited by ambuletz on Thursday 12th April 19:05
Edited by ambuletz on Thursday 12th April 19:06
thanks for the suggestions guys, I did shortlist a couple of them. In the end I've ended up buying this one.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/iSPECLE-Portable-Comforta...
Should be arriving tuesday, will report back once I have it on how I feel about it. Picked it mainly cos I just like the look of it and although not many people have reviewed it, the reviews are postive. It doesn't look like some of the fans mentioned which are heavily copied by different sellers and a label stuck onto it.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/iSPECLE-Portable-Comforta...
Should be arriving tuesday, will report back once I have it on how I feel about it. Picked it mainly cos I just like the look of it and although not many people have reviewed it, the reviews are postive. It doesn't look like some of the fans mentioned which are heavily copied by different sellers and a label stuck onto it.
It's not bad. It does the job.
its all made of plastic, but not super cheap plastic, somewhere in between. It's a gentle enough breeze to keep you cool (i'm in a large office building, no windows but some air0=-con). I place mine beyond arms legnth, right at the edge of my desk. there is a little noise but it's not much different to other fans, same goes for strength, not much different. Buy it if you like the asthetic otherwise if you want to buy one of the other ones because they cost less you wont be missing out on performance.
It's nowhere near as strong as a mains operated one, a colleague of mine has one that clamps onto the edge of your desk and that on its lowest setting is more powerful and has a bigger blade. They don't cost much more either.
If you want a different looking usb fan to your colleagues, sure, get it.
If you want to spend less then get the many others out there that'll do the same job.
if you want more power, and have a little more space then consider a mains powered one.
its all made of plastic, but not super cheap plastic, somewhere in between. It's a gentle enough breeze to keep you cool (i'm in a large office building, no windows but some air0=-con). I place mine beyond arms legnth, right at the edge of my desk. there is a little noise but it's not much different to other fans, same goes for strength, not much different. Buy it if you like the asthetic otherwise if you want to buy one of the other ones because they cost less you wont be missing out on performance.
It's nowhere near as strong as a mains operated one, a colleague of mine has one that clamps onto the edge of your desk and that on its lowest setting is more powerful and has a bigger blade. They don't cost much more either.
If you want a different looking usb fan to your colleagues, sure, get it.
If you want to spend less then get the many others out there that'll do the same job.
if you want more power, and have a little more space then consider a mains powered one.
Reviving this thread because ...
- it might be useful for people coming into summer this year
- i want to think about getting another/different fan.
for my sake, can anyone recommend? I've had that iSpecle one for a year. it's ok. but if the office is very hot (and no aircon is on) it's not that useful. last summer i sometimes found myself nicking a colleagues mains-powered fan for an hour (until he comes into work) to cool me down so that i can use my desk one.
I'm now of the view that I'd probably like something mains powered. a large blade on low setting will keep me ice cool. One thing i used to do with my colleagues fan was I would have it on 1 side of me, and angle it sideways, that way i could cool myself and someone next to me. My colleagues fan clipped onto the edge of the desk, I think i'd prefer one that sits on the desk.
- large blade (but not large in size)
- mains powereed (for more oomph)
- not noisy.
- it might be useful for people coming into summer this year
- i want to think about getting another/different fan.
for my sake, can anyone recommend? I've had that iSpecle one for a year. it's ok. but if the office is very hot (and no aircon is on) it's not that useful. last summer i sometimes found myself nicking a colleagues mains-powered fan for an hour (until he comes into work) to cool me down so that i can use my desk one.
I'm now of the view that I'd probably like something mains powered. a large blade on low setting will keep me ice cool. One thing i used to do with my colleagues fan was I would have it on 1 side of me, and angle it sideways, that way i could cool myself and someone next to me. My colleagues fan clipped onto the edge of the desk, I think i'd prefer one that sits on the desk.
- large blade (but not large in size)
- mains powereed (for more oomph)
- not noisy.
Integroo said:
well at £100 it better be. i would never spend that much, not even half. I'm talking £15, £20 at the very most.Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff