Vornado CR1-0094-41 Flippi V6 Air Circulator, Passion Red
- Stylish personal circulation
- Flip capabilities
- 2-speed control
- Vortex technology
- Gives a quiet breeze
Unlike a typical fan, this stylish personal fan features Vornado-exclusive Vortex technology, which powerfully circulates the air. Its deep-pitched blade, ducted airflow, and focusing AirTensity grill projects a beam of air up to 20 feet, creating the perfect whisper-quiet breeze and eliminating hot and cold spots. Choose from two speed settings–the unit oscillates and flips to direct air where it’s needed most. When not in use, it can fold down to conceal the fan, which not only helps keep the
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A lot less than I expected,
I purchased this fan despite the high price because I have been impressed by larger my larger Vornado fans. This fan does not come close to maintaining the level of quality of Vornado’s larger line of fans.
The fan is powered by electrical outlet (not batteries), has both low and high settings, swivels both vertically and horizontally, and swivels completely downwards for storage when not in use.
The key issues I have are-
Air output:
The air really dribbles out of the fan. I had a coworker place his hand in front of the fan and ask if it was turned on. Even when switched to High, it makes a lot more noise but doesn’t seem to push more air. The max range that you can actually feel the air moving is about 24 inches.
Noise:
The fan makes quite a bit of noise, definitely not whisper quiet. Its actually louder than fans 5 times its size. I avoid using the high setting because its too loud for an office environment, but at the same time the low setting doesn’t provide enough air.
Design:
The fan looks cool and is easy to swivel both sideways and vertically. Unfortunately, the fan does have a few design issues that just don’t make much sense. The off/high/low switch is located at the very base of the fan. This combined with the fact that it takes significant pressure to flip the switch means you have to use one hand to hold down the fan while you flip the switch with the other hand. This becomes annoying when you have to quickly flip it off so you can hear what someone is saying to you.
Additionally, in order to reach the low setting you have to flip past the very loud high setting, making it impossible to discretely turn off or on the fan. This is worsened by the fact that it is not easily possible to flip it past 2 settings without using 2 separate motions because of the switch’s wheel like design.
In summary:
This fan is way to expensive for what it offers. You are paying for the “Vornado” brand but it does not deliver the same high quality normally seen in other Vornado fans. Look elsewhere.
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|awesome fan!,
i typically keep my office door shut to be more productive during the day. door shut = stuffy, hot office. i needed a fan desperately. i tried two different fans i already had but they didn’t work out – one was too beat up and ugly and the other was too big. they were both too loud.
i looked around, read some reviews and decided to order a vornado. it sounds like the brand has a good name, and the fan itself is really cool looking. i actually ordered the zippi fan (with the cloth arms), but received the flippi instead! i was a little distressed because i had read that the flippi wasn’t a good product, made too much noise, etc. well, those reviews are WRONG. it is a great fan and i’m glad i got it instead.
i have the fan on low right now, about two feet away, and it is 100% silent and doing it’s job. i feel a nice, cool breeze. i just turned it to high and it is not too loud for my office use (if you were in a cube it might be) and the air output is really incredible for such a small machine. my question to these other reviewers is how much air do you want blowing on you at one time and why is $25.00 an unreasonable price point for a fan?
it is a little awkward to turn on and off, and requires two hands. also, the on/off dial on the base is plastic and feels a little bit flimsy. this is why i’m giving it 4 stars. but who knows? it could last forever. we will just have to see.
honestly, for the cool factor of its design, the color choices and its performance, i don’t think you can beat it. i would buy another one for sure.
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|Not so gresat,
The Vornado V6 Flippi Fan has much less power than I anticipated. It is hard to turn on & off. That requires 2 hands, which is NOT what I wanted for a bedside fan for middle of the night hot flashes. Its OK for day time, very close-up fanning. Quite over priced for the performance.
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