The Vornado AVH10 Space Heater is compact, and is efficient at heating the immediate area. It has variable temperature control. It's very quiet, and seemed to work well in my small sized living room. The only drawback is that it only has two speeds, low and high. I would love to have more control over speeds, and perhaps a timer feature so it shuts off automatically after a period of time. In other space heaters I have used, there was the ability to adjust the tilt of the fan or an oscillating feature to blow the air around. This Vornado model does not seem to have the ability to adjust. You have to physically move the unit around to adjust the air flow direction. Overall, for such a small space heater it gets the job done, quietly and efficiently. I would recommend this product to my friends and family.