Best Fan for Most Uses Vornado 660 Vornado’s 660 is the Swiss Army Knife of fans. The front grille unscrews for easy cleaning, the back has a handle for carrying around (which is easy to do, as it weighs only about 7 pounds), the three speed buttons are simple and easy to press, and it has a generous five-year warranty. You can put it on a table or on the floor.
It's great in the living room tucked out of sight, at the bottom of stairs to push air conditioning to a higher floor, in an office so it doesn't blow papers around on a desk or bulletin board, or in the bedroom because there are no lights and it doesn't blow air directly on your face. I have used many fans over the years, and if I had to choose just one, this would be it. There's a smart version with Alexa ( Vornado 660AE ) for just $17 more, and if you want something a little cheaper, the smaller Vornado 630 usually runs about $70.
WIRED reviewer Julian Chokkattu has one and confirms that it does a great job of pushing air through his living room. If You Also Need an Air Purifier Dreo Air Purifier Tower Fan My family loves this combination air purifier and tower fan. Though it is quite large and looks almost like a cylindrical patio heater, it costs hundreds less than its competitor, the Dyson Purifier Cool Gen1 TP 10 , offers 99.
97 percent HEPA filtration and an air quality sensor, and has control capability through a remote, the Dreo app, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa. Both the 12-speed fan and purifier can oper.