Windstream New 4 Inch High Velocity/Table/Desk Fan, Strong 20 watt Motor, All Steel Construction

I was looking for a small cooling fan for my Denon AVR used for cinema and music.The AVR sits in a rather tight compartment in our TV/entertainment center. The fan just fits between the AVR and the wall of the cabinet. I have it blowing air into the vent grill on the side of the AVR. The air exits out of top of the AVR grill. Perfect!! The air stream exits out the back of the cabinet. The AVR does run considerably cooler. When it`s dead quit in our TV/fun room you can barely tell the fan is running. I cannot hear it run when watching TV.-Perfect!! I have a remote controlled 120 volt outlet I use for the fan,so I can activate the fan from my RE-CLINER!!! It seems to be well built.with metal blades and housing. It also has rubber feet so the does`nt tranfer noise to the surface it sits on. I would recommend this fan to any one!Up Date-6/27/13: Rap 1/8in sticky back foam around the rubber feet. It makes the fan super quite! The fan still running great. I found this exact same fan(different brand) at Falapart for $6.98. I purchased one and it works great!

I use small fans like this for cooling some machining equipment I use. Inevitably, after a few months or years of work, they give out - not a problem, given their cost and the workload I expect of them. I bought this one in advance, so that when one (inevitably) failed, I'd have a hot-swap replacement I could just put to use.Sadly, it sat on the shelf in box for about three weeks before the day came that I needed it. When I did, I plugged it in, turned it on, and heard a horrible groaning noise as if the fan blades were making contact with the outer cage. I looked for signs of impingement and couldn't find any. I couldn't visually see any blades hitting the cage either, so I can only assume that the horrible grinding was coming from inside the motor itself.Needless to say, I didn't feel safe using it, as I believe it to be a fire risk. I didn't bother to return it, as the hassle and shipping was worth more than the cost of the fan.My gut says that at least some of these things are going to work when you buy them, and for the cost, that's not a bad thing. Still, if you actually want a fan that works out of the box, this one, at least, may not be for you.

pros: all metal construction; small compactcons: not high velocity (medium speed at best); one speed switch; didn't work right out of the box. wire to motor not connected. had to do minor repair.

after a year and 4 months of continuous use my trusty little fan has died.... not bad for 13 bucks. it was quite yet moved quite a bit of air.

This is a pretty small fan. It needs to be set very close to whatever you need cooled off. But it seems to blow air!

Used to cool my entertainment center. Had to add a litle wd40 to quiet it down. Not bad for the price.

I was hoping for a high quality fan. The all metal construction sounded good at first, but the blades tend to vibrate while it's on and it drives me nuts. It generates an "ok" breeze from about 1.5' away on my desk, but the vibration noise drives me nuts.

Serves its purpose but it sounds like a swarm of mosquitos in my bedroom. Hubby keeps it on his nightstand.