Buy Chillout Personal Fan Grey/blu

Customer Ratings:

Are you in the market for a $16 smallish fan? Then you are probably trying to decide between the Honeywell Chillout and the Honeywell TurboForce. I have both and like both, but both are suited for slightly different settings. In a nutshell, the Chillout pushes less air but has quieter operation (and a more pleasing tone, but that is subjective); and, the Honeywell has more options (tilt, 3 speed settings) and a more stable base (and as you can guess pushes more air with it's larger fan blades and is louder). So in the end you need to decide which fan will work better for you.

Air Flow: Winner = Tie

(+1 Honeywell) Based upon my observations the Honeywell low setting produces airflow in between the low and high setting on the Chillout. The medium setting on the Honeywell gives more airflow than the high setting on the Chillout. The high setting on the Honeywell give more airflow than can be achieved by the Chillout.

(+1 Chillout) As a consequence of this, however, the Chillout allows you to have a truly low setting for those instances you just want a touch of airflow. The Honeywell is still pretty powerful at its lowest setting. For us, this comes in handy in our daughter's room. This way our baby monitor (audio only) is not overpowered by the strong gust/sound from the Honeywell. Now my daughter is allowed to use a fan overnight with the Honeywell, we would shut it off before going to bed.

Sound: Winner = Chillout

Chillout: 80 decibels (dB) directly in front of the fan, 70 dB about three feet in front of the fan, 45 dB about three feet to the side of the fan.

Honeywell: 80 dB directly in front of the fan, 75 dB about three feet in front of the fan, 50 dB about three feet to the side of the fan.

As I mentioned above, I fell the tone of the sound from the Chillout is closer to white noise, whereas the Honeywell motor overpowers the sound and is higher pitched. The Honeywell sound is not annoying, just louder and less pleasing (for those that like white noise).

Stability: Winner = Honeywell

The Honeywell has a solid base that allows uniform distribution of weight across the entire base. It sits well in window sills with extended platforms in front.

The Chillout has a pair of feet in the front that is connected by a cross bar. The back is a fin similar to the front feet, but pointing backwards. The depth of the Chillout is slightly less than the Honeywell. I thought this might add to stability when used in a window sill or the platform in front of a window if you have one; however, I did not find this to be the case. I found that with the feet design, the Chillout has a more concentrated distribution of weight and therefore has a tendency to slip and fall to the side when used in situations that are not perfectly stable.

Case in point our windows have platforms that sit in front of the window. They run about four and a half inches wide. The Honeywell sits on these with no problem despite extending about an inch or so beyond the platform. The Chillout, despite being only about a half inch beyond the platform, want to fall forward and off the platform because of the shape and position of the front feet and lack of other contact points. We have to use something underneath the fan to extend the effective platform width to keep the fan in place.

This review is re-posted as a Honeywell review.

Click Here For Most Helpful Customer Reviews >>

Pros: Produces strong cooling winds, perfect for office desks on hot days, takes up little space, fair pricing, good stability support while standing, somewhat small in size, portable, and light weight.

Cons: Not omni-directional, limited to 2 fan speeds, turning mechanism for powering on and off can be a hassle but adaptable over time grip wise, and some white noise (low on low settings and somewhat high on high settings) but bearable.

Overall, I give this product 5 stars because it was exactly what I was looking for and it does its job.

Best Deals for Chillout Personal Fan Grey/blu

My wife and my sons all "NEED" to have a fan on when sleeping. After killing a number of different fans over the years I have found that this model is by far the best as far a durability, quality of construction, and reasonable cost. Even though it only has two speed that is all I think you really need. Low is good for white noise & high for when you are hot and want some good air movement. I have seen it in dirrerent colors and under differnt brand names but they are all good. Buy it, you will like it.

Honest reviews on Chillout Personal Fan Grey/blu

I bought this fan to replace one of the same make and model that I have used for the last 5 or 6 years. It ran all day for 5 days a week for 5 or 6 years and still hadn't quite given out but it was starting to slow down a lot. For the price I am totally ok with replacing this that often. I feel that I definitely got my money's worth out of it.

I also really like that this is (IMHO) the ideal size for a desk fan. They make smaller ones that don't move enough air and bigger ones that take up too much space. This one's just right.

Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Chillout Personal Fan Grey/blu

I purchased this fan after reading the reviews. Overall, it's great. The one thing that's a bit annoying is that it's not adjustable. So the stand it comes on is fixed and can't be adjusted higher or lower. I'm not big on oscillating fans so it doesn't bother me that it doesn't oscillate. It does bother me though that I can't adjust the fan to focus the air flow either higher or lower. This doesn't sound like a big deal but I would think it's a pretty standard feature in a fan so I'm surprised that this was designed this way. Otherwise, it's pretty quiet and is actually quite powerful for it's size.