Man does this thing have some weight to it. I'm hoping that's a sign of a quality build. Went together out of the box really easily and plugged it right in. I am really enjoying the time function in the unit as I can turn it on when I hop in bed when it's warm at night and it's off when I wake up and it's cold. The fan blows air pretty well. I'd say a little better than the standard fan you can get now, but not quite as good as my old cast iron antique "finger remover" fan. The fan itself is really quiet and in part I like that when I'm working, but I kind of like the white noise for sleeping. Guess I'll have to get a machine for that now. Haven't tried the remote yet because I continuously forget to buy a battery at the store, but I'll get there.