I know people are saying it's quiet, but lets say I have the fan 2 feet away from me on my desk...will the fan still be "quiet"?
1947847
On the low setting it will be pretty quiet. On high there will be a noticeable sound. I like it on my desk because it muffles out other conversations sort of like a white noise. I like this fan a lot.
1947848
This fan is far from quiet.... And if the fan is more than a foot away from you, you won't feel it.
1947849
The only thing this fan was good for was as a sound machine! It didn't even blow my hair up when I had my face an inch away. This fan was useless to me and I returned it. Maybe it was defective, but it oscillated and it made noise, but it did not move any air.
1947850
I wouldn't know. I got a defective product that made so much noise and emitted a burning smell a few seconds after i switched it on. After that it only turned. Motor did not work. It is a real sub standard machine. My advice is don't buy this.
1401868
I can't imagine a silent room fan that you couldn't hear at all. There will always be noise. This fan is acceptably quiet in my judgement. I have had guests comment on it's low noise and ask where i got it.
1266658
Mine is relatively quiet; it only makes some mild fan noise when under heavy load.
734292
It's not silent, but the net benefit of a room that I can now inhabit is worth putting up with a little noise. I use this in a room that is my designated home office and I spend a good four hours a day on the phone with this fan going in the background. It doesn't impede my ability to conduct business by telephone.
779726
I wouldnt call it a 'quiet' fan. But neither is it loud. I would put it right in the middle. We can leave it on and not hear it in the bedroom attached to the bathroom if the door is closed, just a low hum, but easy to sleep through. I did notice that it got a little bit louder after a few months of installing it, but I may just need to clean it a little.
1514352
I just put the fan on, maximum. The noise is not loud at all. U can barely notice it. I bought around 2 other fans at the same time this is by far the best fan. It looks better than picture does it justice and its not noisy at all.
1418564
The fan is very quiet. I almost did not buy this because someone wrote a negative review on the fan noise. This is not an issue at all.
409804
It is not a very loud fan and does not have the same "whirring" sound as a regular desk fan. It is a bit quieter, but still makes noise. If your intent is for the same sound it probably will not sooth you.
1733008
It's pretty quiet. When I have my computer on I don't even hear it, only the sound of the fans in the computer.
1731972
They're on the louder side. I have mine next to my desk and it hardly bothers me, but if you want something very quiet, you'll want to get different fans.
1240631
Ok, honestly, this is a very quiet fan. However on low, either with or without the oscillation, it is as quiet as 2 people speaking in a normal voice. For instance my TV at a 50 out of a 100, it matches the sound level. I use 2 of them in my room, when I sleep, and the sound level works for me. My alarm radio is more than loud enough to break through the sounds of both fans. It is not a VERY quiet fan, but quiet enough to sleep with.
1289049
It's practically silent if the fan is off; otherwise, it has a soft "fan" sound.
103139
It's very quiet, I can sleep right next to it. The only thing I noticed is that the fan runs faster and it gets a little louder for about 2 seconds before it turns itself off when it's on the thermostat setting.
1351436
For me if I put it two meters away and set it to lowest level, I can nearly heard any noise. But the sound of fans at the highest and middle level are quite clearly to be heard, which you may enjoy. The highest level is loud. Hope this will be of help.
417738
The fan is very quiet on our unit. I have it connected to our entertainment system in the living room and cannot hear the fan. It is sitting on hardwood floors.
2016254
On my system, I don't hear the case fans or the CPU fan. CPU sits about 4 feet from my desk. System is VERY quiet.
1392350
In my opinion it is very quiet. I was surprised by how much air such a quiet fan could move.