I bought a Dyson fan and here's the scoop.
Pros: it looks nice
Cons: expensive, requires use of remote control, CFM isn't very high, missing WiFi, missing Bluetooth, missing Zigby and any other home automation protocol, has an expensive consumable filter, noisy motor for the small amount of air coming out.
Here's the spoiler: basically, the fan only puts out about 40 CFM. Yep, that's it. Compared to cheap fans, a conventional room fan puts out 30 times that much or about 1,200 CFM for about $40, nearly 10 times less money.
But it has an "air multiplier"! Fake. That marketing gimmick simply squeezes air out of very small openings causing the air to jet out at high velocity. As long as the fan is pointing towards you, that high velocity air will hit you, just not very much air.
The first thing I noticed was it had a small external power supply. Immediately, I knew the fan didn't have much power. Essentially, Dyson designed an interesting looking device and created a bunch of marketing hype to sell it. Then they added consumables to keep you coming back. At the price point they charged, you'd think they would include every conceivable home automation protocol like Alexa, Google, WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigby and a host of others. Sadly, that's not the case. Nope. Nothing. But it looks cool. And it has an LCD screen with a remote control that has a lot of buttons.
I bought a Dyson fan and here's the scoop.
Pros: it looks nice
Cons: expensive, requires use of remote control, CFM isn't very high, missing WiFi, missing Bluetooth, missing Zigby and any other home automation protocol, has an expensive consumable filter, noisy motor for the small amount of air coming out.
Here's the spoiler: basically, the fan only puts out about 40 CFM. Yep, that's it. Compared to cheap fans, a conventional room fan puts out 30 times that much or about 1,200 CFM for about $40, nearly 10 times less money.
But it has an "air multiplier"! Fake. That marketing gimmick simply squeezes air out of very small openings causing the air to jet out at high velocity. As long as the fan is pointing towards you, that high velocity air will hit you, just not very much air.
The first thing I noticed was it had a small external power supply. Immediately, I knew the fan didn't have much power. Essentially, Dyson designed an interesting looking device and created a bunch of marketing hype to sell it. Then they added consumables to keep you coming back. At the price point they charged, you'd think they would include every conceivable home automation protocol like Alexa, Google, WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigby and a host of others. Sadly, that's not the case. Nope. Nothing. But it looks cool. And it has an LCD screen with a remote control that has a lot of buttons.
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