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Vornado 633DC Air Circulator Energy Smart, Medium, White $199.98 Delivered @ iBuys eBay AU

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Vornado 633DC Air Circulator Energy Smart, Medium, White $199.98 Delivered @ iBuys eBay AU
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frontier on 13/01/2024 - 12:40 ebay.com.au (3405 clicks)
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Can't believe I've just paid $200 for a fan, hope it's as good as they say it is.

All the pricing comparison sites had this for $227 minimum, but when I went on eBay myself it was cheaper and had a $20 coupon. Also 4 day shipping instead of 2 weeks+.

Vornado 71633DC Features:
Whole Room Vortex Air Circulation
Moves Air Up to 24m
Easy to clean
Up To 80% More Energy-Efficient
More Powerful Airflow
Whisper Quiet
Precise Control – 99 Speeds
5 Year Replacement Warranty

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  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/01/2024 - 12:41
    +15

    Paid $170 in 2022 via good guys commercial, would be happy to pay up to 200. It’s a pretty well made air circulator.

    • frontier on 13/01/2024 - 12:50
      +4

      I've never owned an air circulator, hoping it's going to push the A/C down to our front rooms ~10m or at least turn the corner ~5m and into my home office.

      • skid on 13/01/2024 - 12:55
        +4

        It will push the AC down the hall.

        I am using this fan right now.

        It has more than 99 speeds. There is a speed dial so you can set it to any speed within the dials range. It's whisper quiet at the lowest third of the dial.

      • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/01/2024 - 13:05
        +1

        Yeah this is the good use case, combo with aircon.

        As a standard fan replacement it’s not ideal and will let you down (because that’s not what it’s for and I cannot believe it’s 2024 and people still complain about it…)

        • eraser215 on 13/01/2024 - 13:55
          +1

          I have been interested in one of these for ages, but still don't fully understand the use case. We have a fan in our lounge room but no a/c and then a/c in each bedroom upstairs. Would it help to draw cool air through the house to cool it once we open the windows at the end of a hot day?

          • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/01/2024 - 14:04
            +5

            @eraser215: Really depends mate I think your use case it will be disappointing.

            I have a hallway linking lounge room which is open, and has really nice airflow in Arvo and I like to funnel that down the hallway to the other side of house which has crap airflow due to window placement.

            My other good use case is drying the floor when mopping.

            • eraser215 on 13/01/2024 - 17:19

              @Jimothy Wongingtons: Yes, fair enough! I just got home to a warm house, opened the windows, and turned the two upstairs extractor fans on to pull air in. Hopefully that does more than nothing.

      • shroomish on 13/01/2024 - 13:18
        +6

        i was looking into a vornado then i saw a youtube vid where the guy achieved the same results with a $10 supermarket fan. there were volumetric calculations done, perhaps some mention of watts or amps…. it just involves positioning the fan so it acts using Bernoulli's principle which is what the dyson airblade tech is based on.

        • WasBargain on 13/01/2024 - 13:33
          +2

          Is that the weirdo who rigged a little setup and also tried testing it near a window or away from? I think I've seen it. Interesting when watching, but when you're done, you question why you even watched the video.. 🤣

          • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/01/2024 - 13:36
            +37

            @WasBargain: Mate I spent Friday morning watching a Japanese girl on YouTube play two recorders with her nose… and that was probably one of the more productive YouTube rabbit holes I got stuck in.

            • May4th on 13/01/2024 - 14:21
              +2

              @Jimothy Wongingtons: Ok that did not go the way I thought it would when reading the first half of your comment

            • WasBargain on 13/01/2024 - 14:51
              +1

              @Jimothy Wongingtons: Hahahahaha, WTF..

              I'm not not how you got there..

              Or is that where the rabbit hole just started? 😤

              • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/01/2024 - 15:03
                +3

                @WasBargain: Idk I blame reddit personally

                Last night was reading about biggie Tupac related conspiracy theories. I should prob work harder to sleep more than 5 hours a day…I get distracted easy

                • WasBargain on 13/01/2024 - 15:06

                  @Jimothy Wongingtons: Is that you ThrowAway73028429 who always posts those scat videos? 😅

                  Also, you probably should, I've barely done 5 - 6 hours a day in the last 7 - 8 weeks because of BF/Christmas sales.. 😑

            • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/01/2024 - 15:04
              +4

              @Jimothy Wongingtons: (Hit that mf like button if you went to go search Japanese girl plays two at once on google)

        • knobbs on 13/01/2024 - 18:57

          Can you check your history for a link? I am interested to watch before I purchase this

      • conio on 13/01/2024 - 18:18

        i do this in my apartment from lounge down through a small hallway to a bedroom which i couldn't mount an aircon in, works excellent

    • Tyrannosaurus Rex on 13/01/2024 - 13:33
      +8

      It's $182 on Good Guys Comercial now.

  • Commodore64 on 13/01/2024 - 12:46
    +10

    I got the Mistral knock-off for $60 from Bunnings and have been loving it

    • frontier on 13/01/2024 - 12:48

      I tried to buy that one twice, from 2 different Bunnings and both times they ran out of stock and cancelled the order.

    • hippyhippy on 13/01/2024 - 13:01
      +1

      It's this as good as vornado?

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/01/2024 - 13:09
      +1

      I also got this and it’s ok but long term review I like the vornado better. But I mean it’s a total different price range so

      • Thranrond on 13/01/2024 - 13:10

        What’s different about each of them?

        • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/01/2024 - 13:22
          +7

          Build quality mainly (some of this is coz the 633 doesn’t pivot and tilt so can be made more sturdy as doesn’t need as many moving parts)

          The tilt aspect which I thought was great at first on mistake is also janky as hell, if you are mid way and you want it to go down, and you were on the upwards motion u need to wait for it to slowly move up, then go back down. Slowly. It’s actually kinda annoying.

          I feel next to each other the 633 moves more air and further.

          The fine tuning / ramping of speed is nice in both exactly choosing the speed and speed of adjustment. The mistral you gotta step digitally throguh the levels , eg u want to go 10 to 3, that’s 7 button presses…

          The 633 u wanna go 100 to 30% , yeah bro this dial got u. Want to go to 60% ? Yeah bro smooothhhhhh maybe even stop somewhere in between? Yeah brah.

    • Thranrond on 13/01/2024 - 13:10

      Link please?

      • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/01/2024 - 13:24
        +1

        Not avail anymore it was a Bunnings ALDI price match offer on a special buy

      • pressPlay on 13/01/2024 - 18:53
        +1

        Barely available at Bunnings anywhere, and back to full price unfortunately ($95).

        • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/01/2024 - 20:22
          +1

          Pretty sure it was a Bunnings exclusive (like many things there) so prob planned well in advance

      • Commodore64 on 14/01/2024 - 08:14
        +1

        No, it’s not even carried anymore it seems.
        I have the Kogan one which I bought for a similar price and they work almost the same

  • SquattingTiger on 13/01/2024 - 12:55

    Are they loud?

  • voteoften on 13/01/2024 - 13:03
    +1

    I have 3 of the AC ones. Happy with them. The white noise might be too loud for some but I don’t notice it

  • Dabbler68 on 13/01/2024 - 13:42
    +7

    I was a little skeptical on its ability to move air conditioned air along a hallway into another room. But it actually does a surprisingly good job of it.

    The narrow beam of air is what makes the difference between this and other traditional fans. Setting it on a lowish speed (maybe 30%) so it was just audible, that beam of air could still be felt about 8 metres away, and was maybe a metre wide.

    The DC motor versions like this are much better than the cheaper 240v versions.

    • Nutrino on 13/01/2024 - 14:17

      "The DC motor versions like this are much better than the cheaper 240v versions."

      Huh?

      • c1ockwork on 13/01/2024 - 14:35
        +8

        The models ending in DC have a DC motor powering the fan. DC motors use less power (than the AC variants) and they have 99 speed settings (essentially infinitely variable), as opposed to just 3 for the AC models. The DC versions are superior as Dabbler68 stated.

  • Thranrond on 13/01/2024 - 13:44
    +1

    Can someone who has one of these or is knoeldgeable help me determine if I should get an air circulator or just a regular fan?

    I have a bedroom that's about ~9sqm and circulation in there is really bad. I have sliding door that I open to bring cool air in but because of the poor circulation, it takes a long time for the room to cool.

    I also really like feeling cool air on me as opposed to difussed airflow.

    I'm renting so essentailly trying to determine the best appliance to use stay cool at night.

    • rumblytangara on 13/01/2024 - 13:52
      +3

      Air circulator.

      I have spent years faffing about with different styles of fan- box fans, tower fans, industrial tunnel-styled fans, Dysons. The 'air circulator' ones are far, far superior for most home use. I moved entirely to air circulator style fans.

      Dysons are good if you want to position the fan in the same room as you, fairly close up. You need to run them fairly low speed before they start making too much noise.

      We now use one to push air down a hallway into a couple of bedrooms at night. It's positioned about 5M away, turned onto the second lowest of six speeds, and it's totally fine for us.

      Get DC ones- more speed settings, and in my experience much quieter than AC. Not sure what the AC Vornados are like, but our AC Whirlpool air circulator is like a jet engine and needs to be positioned really far away.

    • wataripoff on 13/01/2024 - 14:01
      +1

      I like that cool air sensation too,
      Still get it with our 633dc pointed to the opposite corner. The effect is lot milder, but doesn't have the drying effect of standard fan facing you directly. I prefer the air circulator effect now. Still have a desktop fan and the dry sensation is uncomfortable now!

      • Thranrond on 13/01/2024 - 14:06

        do you mean the air circulator is pointed to the opposite corner of where you sleep and you still feel a milder breeze?

        • wataripoff on 13/01/2024 - 14:08

          Yeah, room is probably 12-14 sqm
          Circulator is pointed at a corner opposite our bed head.
          Can feel the mild breeze anywhere in the room. Have the dial at about 60-80pct

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/01/2024 - 14:22
      +1

      If poor airflow it’s not going to be that ideal

      I have a 3x3 indoor training area that I use the mistral one on and it’s ace for when I am training on bike. For general airflow in the general room it’s TOOO concentrated.

      I use an industrial 450mm fan , loud as hell (like a jet) but what’s required as my 3x3 has basically no windows.

    • sumyungguy on 13/01/2024 - 21:42
      +2

      I did a subjective comparison: 633DC vs Xiaomi DC pedestal fan. The pedestal fan kills the Vornado for air movement as it has 2.3 times the fan blade area (35cm vs 23cm diameter). I do think there's a narrow use case for the Vornado; it has a small footprint and the mechanical rotary switch allows use with smart power outlets. Mine turns off when I leave the house. For all other portable ventilation needs get a DC pedestal fan.

  • wataripoff on 13/01/2024 - 13:47
    +4

    Got 533dc, 633dc and 683dc recently. 633dc for 177 delivered Amazon during black Friday discounts.
    Prefer 633dc over 533dc, similarly portable and quieter at the same dial levels.
    They work best overnight for white noise and the circulation of air is enough cooling most nights (in Perth, and has been hot recently). Don't get the drying effects overnight that standard fans have.
    Not as effective in 30+ degree days for large room cooling, but enough for smaller rooms eg study. Boosts aircon a lot for large rooms on such days.

    Plugging in with tapo 100 smart plugs works really well too for voice and auto on/off timers

  • rumblytangara on 13/01/2024 - 13:48
    +3

    I guess this is a good deal for Oz, but I am still amazed how expensive these things are here. I got the Xiaomi ones overseas, where they're currently going for $70. The Xiaomi ones can oscillate in two planes and can be integrated into a smarthome setup.

    These style of fans are great compared to traditional box fans, but I can fully understand why people hold off trying them if they are so expensive.

    • deadpoet on 13/01/2024 - 18:44

      Vornados are expensive, partly because of their generous warranty and also because there is no real competition. Even the "cheap" DC fans (regular fans, not air circulators) tend to cost $100+.

      I bought this Midea DC pedestal fan for $109 two years ago — unfortunately it simply does not compare to my Vornado 633DC when it comes to actually moving air:
      https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08NGGJTTJ/

      I just did a search for the Xiaomi DC fans and they currently seem to cost over $100 here in Aus as well.

      • rumblytangara on 13/01/2024 - 18:58
        +1

        Yeah, it's the Oz 'small market' problem. It's gotten a bit better with the rise of internet shopping reducing the power of the the limited number of distributors that used to control the market here, but it still exists for a lot of product categories, and is very annoying.

    • DiscountForThee on 13/01/2024 - 21:29

      Hey mate which site did you get your Xiaomi fan from? I'd be keen on this too :)

      • rumblytangara on 13/01/2024 - 23:36
        +1

        I literally got them when overseas, not ordered and shipped.

        • DiscountForThee on 14/01/2024 - 06:20

          Oh! Haha damn, very solid deal. Thanks :)
          I was hoping for some solid grey import site, but I'll keep an eye out

  • carlitos on 13/01/2024 - 13:54

    Next to a hot computer, I assume this aint going to help, need more of a traditional fan pointing at me?

    • Vavoom on 13/01/2024 - 14:12
      +2

      You can use this as a traditional fan if you really want but a cheaper DC pedestal fan would be better if you're gonna be pointing it at yourself. These have a more specialised use of circulating air in a room so it doesn't feel stuffy e.g. a bedroom or office. If you combine it with AC it works even better. If the air is warm it's not gonna do much more than circulate warm air.

      • Handymancan on 13/01/2024 - 14:55
        +3

        I prefer these portable 633dc versions over pedestals because they're easier to move and usually cheaper. Can always prop up on a stool if you need a bit of height.

        • Vavoom on 13/01/2024 - 16:19
          +1

          I move mine a lot too. Upstairs and downstairs, for bed and working out. It's a handy little thing but I only wish the cord was longer.

    • wataripoff on 13/01/2024 - 14:03
      +1

      I like my ink distribution device, can't go back to pens now

    • rumblytangara on 13/01/2024 - 14:15
      +9

      @thebiscuits

      Definitely agree that "air circulator" is a silly marketing name. However:

      I've slept with a fan every night for close to four decades, I own many fans in my home and I've never paid over $50 for one.

      To paraphrase the late and great Terry Pratchett: "My arse as been my arse for all my life, but that doesn't mean I have to listen to anything it says."

      If you've never tried anything different, then… how exactly is that perspective useful to anyone?

      Not sure, other than that it's best to try them first and remove the plastic grills if you can,

      Have you tried this bit of sage advice? Because I have when taking fans apart for other projects, and as anyone would expect, it does sweet FA.

      as someone whose put their fingers in bladed fans whilst half asleep more times than I can recall

      <facepalm> Needs username changed to ralphwiggum.

      • sn809 on 13/01/2024 - 17:48
        +3
        • 1 just for quoting Terry Pratchett
  • rzy6cn on 13/01/2024 - 14:19
    +2

    What's the difference between this one and the costco $170 one? Vornado 660 Air Circulator

    • c1ockwork on 13/01/2024 - 14:31
      +6

      This one has a DC Motor, so the speed is close to infinitely variable (technically it has 99 speeds) and it uses less power.

    • soifon on 13/01/2024 - 14:58
      +1

      power consumption goes between 2w and 40w depending on rpm

    • enwar on 13/01/2024 - 18:00
      +1

      Apparently the 660 is louder and a bit more powerful but I haven’t had a problem with it.

  • 9hundred on 13/01/2024 - 14:24
    +4

    I would never dispose of that much money for a fan.

  • TheCunningLinguist on 13/01/2024 - 14:27
    +4

    I'm only buying this if it blows premium air

  • Kongzi on 13/01/2024 - 14:28

    Is this a smart fan?

  • rdhupar on 13/01/2024 - 15:08
    +4

    So I tried one of the Kogan air circulator which a few people said was almost as good as the Bunnings Mistral which others have said is as good as Vornado. Was bitterly disappointed. The $4 Woolies floor fan was better in the only area where I don't have a ceiling fan.

    At the end of the day any fan will circulate air. This is only useful if you want to direct air in large areas or far away which have no other reasonable air source.

    With ceiling fans in each room, I realised air circulators didn't provide a use case for me.

  • abuch47 on 13/01/2024 - 15:17

    How does this compare to a sirocco?

    • xyzed on 14/01/2024 - 09:39
      +1

      2 different types. Sirocco is your normal fan versus air circulator. Think of it more as moving air around versus blowing directly at you. Much nicer to sleep with. Even though it's DC' it's still via a power brick. Can't recall the voltage to see if you could use it on 12V directly.

  • neosin on 13/01/2024 - 15:22
    -6

    I won't neg but this is not a deal that should be on front page, not a "bargain" at all imo!

  • Daddy Chill on 13/01/2024 - 15:31

    Would this push AC up some stairs to the second level

    • AustriaBargain on 13/01/2024 - 18:23
      +1

      It should move air yes, as long as the cold air reaches it in the first place.

  • morphio on 13/01/2024 - 15:32
    +2

    Got one 2 months ago. Had it on every day since. Best part is when I'm sleeping at night preventing me from getting as dry as the normal fan that was pointing at me.

  • mdw000 on 13/01/2024 - 15:45
    +2

    Have had one for a couple of years now and just pulled it apart yesterday to clean (yes there are 3 screws that are hard to see before you start to prise off the cover ; ). I bought it mostly for winter to circulate warm air from a split air-con in the lounge to the dining room and Kitchen and it does a good job of distributing the heat. When tested I see it only draws 3 watts on lowest (ticking over) but 37 watts on full so still a bit of power for a DC unit but probably better than the AC equivalent. We have a split level home so in summer its good to push cooler air from the lower levels up into the kitchen area which is higher and usually hotter.

  • gakko on 13/01/2024 - 16:31
    +1

    Can vouch for vornado and I'm not one to confirmation bias my purchases. Got a large vornado to push our big AC further and its great. Good by itself too. Really gets distance without buffeting you in the face some how.

  • 42 on 13/01/2024 - 18:19
    +1

    How does this compare to fans like this? I have a generic high velocity fan and it moves a lot of air so wondering what makes vornados better/different?

    • rumblytangara on 13/01/2024 - 19:01

      That is a semi-industrial design which will be very noisy at speed, and probably vibrate around the axis a lot (even more noise). Good for environments like workshops where you don't care about extra noise.

      Edit: I just noticed that it's only 50cm. It's basically a domestic box fan or a pedestal in a more industrial looking format.

      • 42 on 13/01/2024 - 19:24

        Looks like people report the vornados are also loud

        • rumblytangara on 13/01/2024 - 19:59
          +2

          Then you should get the Bunnings one for a third of the price.

          • 42 on 14/01/2024 - 07:03

            @rumblytangara: Like I said, I do own a high velocity fan that moves a considerable amount of air that I got for $35, 5 years ago which is similar to the Bunnings one. They were so good compared to normal fans I had I bought another 2 for family. I point mine to the ceiling and it moves air around the room just like the vornados, hence my question of what what's the vornados different or better than a generic high velocity fan.

            • rumblytangara on 14/01/2024 - 11:29
              +2

              @42: What can I say? I have used the style of fan that you linked to. I have used several versions of air circulator style fans.

              All I can say is that every instance of the linked fan I've come across has been cheaply made, often had balance problems which resulted in vibration at high settings. The DC air circulator style fans have moved air much further at lower noise levels. Note that there's a big difference between the adjustability, noise, and power consumption of AC vs DC fans as well, which most people don't differentiate between when they're talking about them.

              If your current fan works for you, then all good. But I suspect that they're not "just like the vornados" and there's no way to tell across the internet short of using calibrated measuring tools. For me, having tried just about every style of fan out there including yours (in fact, that Bunnings style fan I associate as being one of the worst tradeoffs of space/noise/effectiveness but maybe you found a unicorn), the difference was clear enough that I've switched over all my household fans to DC air circulators (with one AC model because it's so bloody powerful that the noise is an acceptable tradeoff).

        • Vavoom on 13/01/2024 - 20:10
          +2

          Yes a vornado is loud at full tilt. I'd say up until 1/3 of the dial it's nice and quiet or a dull white noise. Past that it'll get much more noticeable.

  • AustriaBargain on 13/01/2024 - 18:21
    -1

    Can't believe I've just paid $200 for a fan

    It's nice to own nice things. The $50 Kmart floor fan may be just as powerful and move just as much air, but this is a Vornado. And you can fine tune the power of this fan besides.

  • superprism on 13/01/2024 - 18:40

    Vornado Large Air Circulator for $206 is a much better deal from TGG

    Plus you can use Gift Cards.

    $180 at Costco.

  • paloverde88 on 13/01/2024 - 18:58
    +2

    Works well noisy at high speed very reliable had it for few years now cleaning is NOT easy

    • Borg on 13/01/2024 - 21:36

      One could also see this as a bad thing i.e. as hot air by default rises, the roof area will be warmer than my lower seated position. If I point this over to far top corner of my room, it will circulate the higher hot air down and around my cooler sitting positing, making me warmer :-)

      Yeah, I know, it has it's place but I rarely use mine as I don’t have air con so no need to mix the lower cooler air to stablise the overall room temp. I use normal (much cheaper) powerful fans to move air down hallways etc.

      A plus side however is that once the air is stabilised in a room this keeps the air moving around thus the room feels cooler all around.

  • neonlight on 13/01/2024 - 21:16
    -3

    Had this brand heater was terrible smells very strong lucky returned back to Amazon.

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