This is a great personal fan. I love that they have departed from plastic and used nice, solid metal on this unit. It looks like a retro, old-school fan from when I was a kid and is built nice and solid. This fan just has the look and feel of quality. Now to performance... it is great. Although small, it puts out a great amount of air, and has 3 different speed settings to dial it in for just the amount of air you want. The fan blades look similar to a boat propeller, and they use a spinner-style nose cone like you would see on an airplane... the result is outstanding air movement for the size! The up/down elevation of the fan is easily adjustable by a small knob, and the fan has the easily recognizable push-button on the top to engage or disengage the oscillation feature. This is definitely the best personal fan I have used in recent memory.