I had one of those old drop-down fans with the big ol glass bowl and pulls for the light and fan. Needless to say, it got pretty annoying with those pulls clanking on the glass light bowl. 

I couldnt be happier with this fan. The installation took me like five minutes. It pumps out hurricane force winds and is super quiet. There are plenty of options when it comes to the lighting as well, which is nice. It goes from nuclear white to chill yellow. No complaints here.