Rowenta Oscillating Standing Fan

This is a great fan. It pushes the most air of any pedestal fan, by far, and is super quiet, though I find its predecessor (VU551) to be slightly more quiet. Something to note on these fans... There is a knob on the lower part of the motor housing, below the controls on the rear side, to keep the neck with the controls stable. If you move the fan around, make sure to ALWAYS pick it up below that knob, from the silver extension piece. My older fan's knob broke from lifting it by the curved control area. So grab the pipe instead if you want to avoid that. I know people complain of rust, but I would routinely take apart the cage, bring it outside and hose off the dust. I let it air dry and never had a rust issue. The "silent sleep mode" is basically useless. It lowers the fan so much to be silent, that there's hardly any breeze. The fan is plenty quiet on it's own on the low setting. Even though this fan performs well, it is cheaply made. It looks nice, but all of the plastic parts wear down and are easy to break. So be extra gentle when handling it. Is it worth the price? Yes, for around$100. Amazon routinely adjusts the price, so keep an eye out. I caught it at $95 a week ago. Now it's up to $165 again, from $135 a few days earlier. Fall/Winter are definitely the best times to catch a deal on this fan. We live in a disposable society, so don't expect it to last forever. My last one lasted 5 years and most of the parts are the same. You WILL NOT find a better performing fan that is this quiet. It's not like a Lasko fan that sounds like a tornado. The "turbo" mode on this fan is more quite than the low setting on my Lasko pedestal fan. You get what you pay for, just don't over pay.