Product review (4 stars): Better than fan/micro combo, but not as powerful as hoped
As the title states, the fan in this range hood is much, much better than the fan we had in the fan/microwave combo.  We did a lot of searching and research and the fan motors with the combo units are not as powerful.  So we had really hoped for a great fan when we installed range hood only unit.  While it is better than before, I still find I have to run it for a long time or in combination with opening the kitchen window (brrr, in the winter!) to get odors out of the kitchen.

The plus side is the fan is also much quieter than expected.  When we have it turn on half power, it can easily pull a paper towel up to it.  And the noise level between half power and full is negligible.  It also looks very nice.  We don't have the configuration in the kitchen for a really big fan or a modern curved look.  This looks really nice above our stainless gas stove/oven.  While I would buy this again, I only wish it had a little more power.