Vornado Evap 2 Evaporative Humidifier

I have used water/fogger humidifiers for a while but this is my first evaporative. First the pros: it is high quality, the container is easier to fill than my water ones, I love that you can use an anti-algae/bacteria supplement and that it has a filter. My water ones are such a pain because I constantly have to clean them in fear of them putting bacteria etc.. into the air. Last, no mess! The water ones end up making everything around it damp/wet and your furniture if you run it high. The cons: the fan is very loud. That doesn't really bother me. I keep it in my living room and fan noises are soothing to me. But if a loud fan would bother you, don't get this model. It runs through water quickly. You can change the setting to adjust how much humidity you want (there's an 'auto' option- you set the level of humidity you want) so you could set it low and it wouldn't run water so quickly. Part of my reason for having it is for my plants. I have a lot of tropical plants in my living room and they crave humidity so I set it high. Last, I like the feel of the air with the water/fogger ones more than this one. I love the feeling of breathing in clean moist air and I don't feel that with this. It does work; I have a hygrometer that measure humidity in the air and it says it's working but I prefer the feeling of the fogger.