You know what I don't want from my fan? I don't want to have to store it over the winter. I'm sorry, but space is tight and I don't want to store four box fans and three upright stand fans, I just don't. Now, this new bad boy from Dyson isn't just a fan, it's a heater too!
This new fan from Dyson has an embedded heating element inside that when turned on will help keep your toes toasty or your bedroom snuggly. Turn it off and it's a regular old Dyson fan and best of all, if the unit is knocked over, it turns itself off. The future is now people. The future is now.
It retails for $399. That's a price I'd be personally willing to pay to not have to rotate things every season. Plus, it gives me a reason to break down and buy the fan I've coveted for the last several years. You can check out more on this neat toy over at Dyson.
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That is an outrageous price for a FAN. Yes, it's a cool, utterly fabulous fan, but there is NO way I'd ever spend that much.
I won't be an early adopter but I'm open to the idea. I'd like to see some specs on its energy consumption in heater mode. The wall-heaters in my building are mediocre at best. I could see this as a solution to circulate and augment the heat in my house at relatively little cost (as compared to new wall-heaters!).
New and Just in Time for Winter: Exorbitantly Priced Dyson Gadget.
There, fixed that for you.
As soon as I saw the picture I knew it would be over $300, Dyson did not disappoint. $400?? That's like 2 months worth of winter electric bills! Speaking of, how much electricity is this bad boy going to suck up, if it's extremely efficient it might be worth the cost.
For folks living in small, toasty-in-the-summer, freezing-in-the-winter spaces, it might be worth it just to slash the number of gadgets you need to keep around.
at $400, it better save me a lot of money in both summer and winter.
$400 is less than what it costs to heat my 1500 square foot apartment for a month. My husband needs a fan to sleep, and we generally have a space heater going in the bedroom in the winter, so this could cut down on the number of wires I'm likely to trip over in the middle of the night.
I know it is mad expensive, but I cannot help wanting everything that they sell. It is his voice in the commercials....
Price aside, these fans photograph better than they look IRL. The towers are tall and thick and, unless you have a huge room, really dominate a space. Plus, they are noisy. Unless you have an ultra chic industrial space, they look pretty weird in most roms. Give me a ceiling fan any day.
Quiltmaster, they're noisy? When Dyson says their bladeless fans don't buffet the air like bladed fans do, I assumed they were quieter too. Shame.
I will be getting one. His vacuum cleaner changed my life.
Vornado heaters address all of Dyson's complaints except for the "burning" smell. And mine might be more quiet than the Dyson. Even then, I'd rather deal with the brief smell and pocket the $300 difference.
I have seen only the bladeless fan up close, and as far as I could tell it was silent. I also think they are much more design savvy than a box fan and take up a bit less space. For parents, the bladeless aspect is priceless as little fingers won't be a worry and a topple won't send your place up in flames.
Still, the $400 price tag is a bit hard to swallow and the power from the fan I saw was hardly enough to cool and entire 15x15 room, leading me to believe a single unit would do little to nothing for a 1500 sq ft apt. It is a great item, but I don't see myself purchasing until the price drops a substantial amount.
He does have a fantastic voice though...
It costs me $50-$75/month to heat or A/C my 728 sq. ft. place in Canada. I'd probably break that thing before I got my money's worth if I used it nearly as much. Not worth it for me.
I second (or third or fourth) the questions about efficiency. If that $400 bad boy is going to reduce the amount I spend now on heating and cooling my apartment, it's worth it.