I could buy a new fan every year for at least the next decade and it will NEVER cost as much as one of these fans.

This fan is loud. I hate how the holes where the inflow happens gets clogged. The more clogged they are, the louder the fan gets. These Dyson fans also use alot more electricity to run which makes it even more expensive.

I can't beleive AT is promoting this.

Dyson's stuff is for people with more money than brains. These fans are overpriced, and they still "buffet" even though the selling point is "no buffeting". At least this product is unique... their vacuum cleaners are a joke. $500 for something I can get for $60. No thanks!

I second Keisha, I saw these at fry's, where they were in it's own little "altar" away from the rest of the fans 3 isles away. It's loud, it hardly blows any air (definitely can't feel a breeze from 6-8 feet away, and at $500, and the only "cool" thing it does is look nice... it is the most worthless way of wasting cash. Form over function with this one. :(

I'd never seen these in person. I'm amazed by them and chose to not find out how they work...it's just magic. It sucks they are loud and not too breezy. Not that I could afford one anyway... Maybe by the time they perfect the technology, I'll be able to afford one.

"I could buy a new fan every year for at least the next decade and it will NEVER cost as much as one of these fans."

...and a used Chevy Cavalier will get you back and forth to the grocery store & the office just as well as a brand-new BMW convertible.

There's a pretty cool video of these in action on the Dyson website - Click the "Research Balloon" video link:
http://www.dyson.com/fans/default.asp

We have a tabletop model in the office and it works really well — without the "chops" it never gives me a headache after all-day exposure. To each his own!

I'm sad to see people knocking these fans. Yes, they are super expensive. Yes, they can be noisy. But we recently purchased two of them and they perform head and shoulders above our (former) window fans. We live in Park Slope and have no air conditioning--and our street trees were recently ruthlessly pruned by DOT, which increased the potential for heat in our apartment--and we have kept nice and cool with two of these fans thus far this year. You don't feel a breeze slamming into you the way you do with a traditional fan or an A/C because the air is being circulated rather than being blasted directly at you. Maybe I'm not explaining that right--let me put it another way. If I'm sitting on the sofa about 8 feet from the fan, and the fan is set to oscillate, I will feel a breeze slightly after the fan passes by the point where it's pointing directly at me. The point is, this fan moves air around.

You do have to clean these fans carefully, but honestly, we don't follow the instructions--we turn them off and clean them with a damp cloth and they are just fine. Even those little tiny holes are easy to unclog.

I promise you, if you get one, you won't be disappointed.

P.S. No, neither my husband nor I works for Dyson. And yes, we paid full retail for our two AM-02 fans. (In case anyone wants to know, they're the 10-inch white with silver.)

Whoops! AM-01 fans. Sorry.

I like ceiling fans. They're out of the way, and they work great. And, I don't like Dyson's snooty ads for vacuum cleaners. So if I were in the market for a fan, I wouldn't buy one of these.

I though the fans feel fragile, like a good knock from a kid or goldendoodle would break/crack them and for the cost I prefer a vintage repro.

The vacuum however is amazing, 6 years and the filth we pick up is incredible, just like the first day.

I have had my Dyson vacuum for 7 years & it works as well as the day I purchased it. My (small) office has been through 4-5 vacuum cleaners in that time (which are only used once or twice a week) around the same time which has probably cost 3x what my Dyson cost. the Dyson is the only thing that seems to collect the copious plague like proportions of hair I seem to shed.

Enough about the vacuums though.

I think the bladeless fans are really good from a safety standpoint as far as kids are concerned. (when I was 6 I got bubblegum in my hair & then managed to get my bubblegum hair caught in the fan in the space of 2 seconds) although they could probably benefit from a heavier base for stability.

I didn't notice the noise but I will admit I have never seen them outside of a loud electronics department.

I didn't really realise buffeting was an issue. I guess I am not the sensitive kind that needs a perfect uninterrupted stream of air.

They look pretty cool - although I am not sure if I could resist the urge to try & shoot a basketball through them so maybe spending $200 on one isn't a great idea?

If I didn't have ceiling fans & ducted air conditioning I would probably look at them just because they're pretty

There was an article about the Dyson fan in the July Consumer Reports magazine. "Panelists found that the Dyson generated a smooth, uninterrupted airflow, but they felt that one of our comparison [table] fans did that, too; and most panelists found those two fans equally pleasing... ...you'll save a good $264.99 by buying a conventional fan."

They didn't mentioned which table fan was comparable. You could buy and return several table fans before you spend $299.99 (plus tax) that the Dyson costs.

The emperor's new fan.

I never knew "buffeting" was a problem until Mr. Dyson told me so. Truth be told, I like the variations in breeze you get from an old-style fan. And for $300 dollars, I will buy and air conditioner -- or two!

"Dyson's stuff is for people with more money than brains."

Wow, wingfeathers, way to sling some negativity around.

I'm a very happy Dyson vacuum customer. We've had ours for 6 years and it's as good as new, without so much as a filter change.

I'm pleased to have Mr. Dyson among us. Inventors move us all forward.

wow, that dyson fella sure grew old.

I love my dyson vacuum too, a good investment.

My Dyson vac is the single best purchase I've ever made for my home in terms of "appliances."

It most definitely does more than the cheaper vacs and it's stayed exactly the same for almost ten years. I couldn't believe what came up from my carpet the first time I used it, and I'd just vacuumed with my old vac earlier in the day.

And, I *think* I have more brains than money. Last time I checked my bank account.

Having said that, there's only one reason I'd buy one of these fans; no dust build up on blades.

My Dyson vacum is the best thing ever. Even if it broke I'd save up to buy another one, it just does that much of a better job.

I'd buy one of these fans in a heartbeat. I live in Los Angeles, without air conditioning, and for 4 months a year I have ugly fans collecting dust and giving me sinus problems. But then I'm a fan (no pun intended) of innovation, and don't mind paying for slightly better quality things. To each his own, I guess.

Gosh for that kind of money, I can buy a new fan every year for the rest of my life.
SS doesn't pay much so I guess I'll pass on the over priced fans.
Maybe there will be a contest and I can win one!!

I love my Dyson vacuum cleaner and think it's money very well spent. I would buy the Dyson fan but I already have an air-conditioner, two ceiling fans and a (cheap) pedestal fan. The pedestal fan is near to useless but the other three items are enough for my small two-bedroom unit.

I don't have an inferiority complex so am not in the least bit bothered by Dyson ads.