I have seldom good 64 EUR usefully invested / output as for this Vornado! I know that only today really appreciate 32 degrees - otherwise difficult to bear in my south-facing apartment. The Vornado no problem. It always blows a pleasant breeze. I mean that literally, pleasant. This is not a constant breeze, that's just ... can not describe it ... Anyway, it's something that I've always missed in my apartment at this temperature. The air "is" not easy, it is always in a soothing motion. This makes even high temperature bearable, although the "real" temperature in the room virtually unchanged. On the subject of "volume" Who feels the Vornado as "loud", really hear the ants cough ;-) Well, you can hear what, but believe me, at Level 2 (of 3) I can easily sleep enjoyable. It's perfectly clear that as a rotating and air moving part can not be completely silent! So in this regard criticism, I just do not understand. From my recommendation: Buy as long as it is not so hot that the Vornado is sold out!