I bought this fan as a wedding gift for my niece about a year ago and finally bought one for myself. First it has a very nice feature of a sliding adjustment to choose the direction of air flow. Change the direction from horizontal to vertical flow, and of course any where between with a touch of your hand. The controls are also easily accessed at the top of the fan. When this fan is on low, it is the most quiet fan I have ever used. I have bought a few vornados over the years. I have never been disappointed. This one is no exception.