I bought this fan for my office desk because it offered multiple speeds, was advertised as whisper quiet, and had a neat design. After a couple weeks of use this is what I've found. The dial is difficult to turn to power on/off or adjust the speed. You have have to hold down the base before you can turn the dial. Also, to turn on or off, you have to go through the high speed to go to or from the low speed. The high speed is definitely not whisper quiet. The low speed was fairly quiet when I first got it, but after I accidently left it on overnight there has been a rattling sound that I find quite annoying. This rattling is even more pronounced on the high setting, which combined with the wind noise makes for a loud fan. I like that I can point the fan in most any direction, but don't have a need to flip it closed since it stays on my desk and that's just one more thing I'd have to do to get it going.