Vornado 633 DC Fan $182 + $9 Delivery ($0 C&C) @ The Good Guys Commercial (Membership Required)

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Vornado 633 DC Fan $182 + $9 Delivery ($0 C&C) @ The Good Guys Commercial (Membership Required)
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TitanFather on 12/02/2025 - 12:16 thegoodguyscommercial.com.au (920 clicks)
Last edited 12/02/2025 - 14:20 by 2 other users

Was looking for a deal on the Vornado DC fans and checked some of the old expired deals.

Looks like this The Good Guys Commercial deal is running again

Methods to access TGG Commercial here

Marketing blurb from Vornado

The Vornado 633DC Energy Smart™ circulator gives you up to 80% energy efficiency with its powerful DC motor that moves air up to 24 square metres. The simple variable speed control gives you precise control of the signature “Vortex Action” creating whole-room circulation, keeping the entire room cool and comfortable.

The Vornado 633DC comes with a variable speed control knob to adjust airflow from whisper quiet to a powerful high setting for quick room circulation, multi-directional airflow and a 5 Year Replacement Warranty. This Air Circulator can be placed on the floor or tabletop. Maintaining the 633DC is simple with a detachable grill that provides easy access to the blades for cleaning.

Unlike typical fans, a Vornado creates whole-room circulation using an airflow phenomenon called “Vortex Action”. An inlet guide cone directs air to the most efficient portion of the blades. In turn, the wide, heavily contoured blades churn the air into motion. The air then travels through a duct which sculpts the air into a column shape. As the air exits the Air Circulator, Vornado’s AirTensity™ Grill straightens the airflow to ensure the air travels long distances. The airflow column will spin and twirl to the opposite corner hitting the wall where it will split off and recirculate to the centre of the room.

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Comments

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 12/02/2025 - 12:21
    +3

    Great little unit

  • Fixit on 12/02/2025 - 12:23
    -3

    A little Cheaper On Amazon With Free Delivery For Prime Members $164.50

    https://www.amazon.com.au/Vornado-633-Fan-Circulator-Black/d…

    • Aleigh123 on 12/02/2025 - 12:27
      +11

      That's a different item. Non-DC.

    • bangiebargie on 12/02/2025 - 14:15
      +3

      You definitely want the DC version of this fan — quieter.

    • Tuttorix on 12/02/2025 - 16:03

      Non-DC

    • douevenozbargain on 12/02/2025 - 16:09

      lol

  • jeolefmo on 12/02/2025 - 12:38
    +5

    Can someone please explain what makes this fan worth $191?

    • Allan on 12/02/2025 - 12:42
      +10

      It’s used more like an air circulator than a traditional fan that blows at you to keep cool. In that sense think of it as a portable ceiling fan (cheaper to buy and run than to get a ceiling fan installed)

      Can also be used to push air con cool air down a hallway to areas without air con to provide a bit more relief

    • Aleigh123 on 12/02/2025 - 12:42
      -1

      You mean $182. The other $9 is for delivery.

    • Flutterby on 12/02/2025 - 14:22
      +1

      "explain what makes this fan worth"

      Sh… Reading the previous posts… This is a forbidden question and the only answer is that it "moves" air. No idea which functioning fan won't "move" air.

      Feel free to neg, but moving air is basically what any fan would do.

      For the same money, this moves more air. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/16256601/redir

      • kevorulez on 12/02/2025 - 15:09

        Every fan move air - True

        Different fans move air differently, and serve different functions.
        How much air it moves, how far it moves, how wide is the beam of air, how large is the whole system, how much noise it makes, how it looks. These are all factors that influence the most suitable choice and is very situational dependent.

        While the air extractor moves a lot more air, it's also much larger, louder, and uglier for a home use.

        If you just want a fan directed at you, then you don't need a air circulator.

        • Flutterby on 12/02/2025 - 15:18

          Thanks for explaining how a fan works. Not some ignorant uneducated rubbish that Vornado "moves" air. The only ones that don't move/circulate air are the broken ones. Air not circulated is basically stagnated. Any fan will make it move/circulate. Different fans will circulate the air in different volume and pressure.

          Yes. Volume and static pressure. Same volume would have a higher static pressure if forced through a more narrow passage. Static pressure is more relevant to how far the air will "travel".

          Think of it as garden hose. Same amount/volume of water will move further is the pressure if higher via a higher nozzle. It does "move" any more water than a nozzle less hose.

          https://www.dimplex.com.au/en-au/cooling-range/fans/50cm-hig…

          150 cubic metres of air per minute.

          • marshmall0w2 on 12/02/2025 - 15:26
            +1

            @Flutterby: Indeed. The noise/vibration and the air vortex the fan makes to circulate a large room matter. With that said, someone compared a vornado with a much cheaper vortex fan and found that they performed about the same.

          • sam buster on 12/02/2025 - 15:52

            @Flutterby: While I too am interested in the original question, what makes this Vornado worth $180 (let alone the full $260-ish price), I do think you are overlooking that this seems to be marketed on a balance of performance (for a medium 24m² room), power efficiency, and quietness.

            The extractor fan and floor fan you have suggested seem to be chosen on performance (volume of air circulated) and initial price.

            The extractor fan draws 560W, the Dimplex floor fan draws 200W, the Vornado draws 40W.

            Am I missing something, or is that not a significant factor?

            • Flutterby on 12/02/2025 - 16:03

              @sam buster: Overall I like the Xiaomi DC fans for optimal balance. Very quite and cheap.

              23 cubic metres is 1/6 of 150 cubic metres, and draws roughly 1/6 the electricity. So air volume per kWh is indifferent.

              The Dimplex is probably better value per $ spent if "moving" air is the purpose - which many Vornado punter seems to claim that other fans can't do.

              Almost every single Vornado deals got throw away comments that Vornados move air. (Which fan doesn't?)

              All I can say is that the 633 is far from "quite" based on an uncontrolled random hearing judgement.

              Maybe someone can explain the relationship between vibration/noise with volume and pressure of air being moved. (As well the motor itself.).

      • rumblytangara on 12/02/2025 - 16:27

        For the same money, this moves more air. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/16256601/redir

        Not sure how serious or tongue in cheek you were being, but those industrial units are so loud that you can't use them in a normal residential setting.

        Overall I like the Xiaomi DC fans for optimal balance. Very quite and cheap.

        FWIW I am using Xiaomi DC air circulators. I haven't seen them for sale in Australia though- don't think they really exist here.

        • Flutterby on 12/02/2025 - 16:50

          "tongue in cheek"

          Well. I won't use that personally, because that will be real funny. Can't speak for those chasing to "move" air though. Might be a new discovery to that particular group of audience.

          Used to have a lot of good deals during COVID lock down for under $100.

          • rumblytangara on 12/02/2025 - 17:00

            @Flutterby: At home I've run pedestal fans, floor box fans, a residential version of those industrial tube fans, squirrel cage tower fans, dysons and dyson clones. The only type of fan I've not tried at home are those floor-drying ones because they're noisy AF and only useful for drying wet carpet.

            I've ditched everything except for the air circulator style ones. Most of them are DC, I've got one AC one. Vornado does seem to be overly expensive for what they are though. Properly aero designed DC ceiling fans are great too because they are so quiet, but my current place doesn't have any.

            • Flutterby on 12/02/2025 - 17:11

              @rumblytangara: I have tested many fans in various ways. Even those jumping castle blowers - some serious volume in rather high pressure.

              Conclusion is that there is no superior fan nor one is more efficient than another - something that the marketing clowns try to hide. All comes down to the relationship of air volume, static pressure, vibration/noise, aesthetic, and cost.

              DC motor is advantageous, allowing various level of input, which determines the noise level and amount of air being moved.

              Found the optimal way to beat Sydney weather whilst keeping electricity bill low - aircond dry move + low speed pedestal fan circulating air. .2kwh for a small room or upto .4kwh for a 10x10m living room (very high ceiling).

              • rumblytangara on 12/02/2025 - 17:21

                @Flutterby: One thing I've noticed is that box fans tend to go out of balance easily over time or develop noise in the oscillation mechanism, something that hasn't happened yet with the Xiaomi circulators (which I've been running around 4 years). Previous box fans were KDK/Panasonic, so should have been built to decent levels of quality.

                I'm pretty much sold on the DC air circulator approach- at night we just place one down a hallway to get airflow throughout bedrooms. But this might not be the case if my only option was the very expensive Vornados here.

                Conclusion is that there is no superior fan nor one is more efficient than another - something that the marketing clowns try to hide.

                I'd say that there are some fans that are definitely worse than others. Squirrel cage tower fans and Dysons are very poor general purpose fans. The Dyson approach is kinda okay if it's sitting really close to you.

                • Flutterby on 12/02/2025 - 17:54

                  @rumblytangara: Totally. The assembled of the fan varies. Goods are manufactured to a high level of precision these days.

                  Dyson fans. We have used them as purifiers and not fans. Very average as a fan. Innovative though.

                  Ultimately, the basics of a fan hasn't changed for many years now and there little room for improvement.

                  https://www.stiebel-eltron.com.au/air-purifiers-vs-hrv we are looking at this for house wide filtration and air movement.

                  • rumblytangara on 12/02/2025 - 18:11

                    @Flutterby:

                    Ultimately, the basics of a fan hasn't changed for many years now and there little room for improvement.

                    I'd have to disagree with this… I know they're just 'spinning blades' in the end, but the air circulator concept really does work well, imo. Comparing them side by side with box fans, I really prefer the narrow cone of air that projects further, and the noise profile.

                    Dyson fans. We have used them as purifiers and not fans. Very average as a fan. Innovative though.

                    The idea of Dysons as air purifiers are a pet peeve of mine. Something like 95% of the air moved by a dyson does not go through the HEPA filter, so that giant mass of air doesn't get purified. And the size of the base is too small to fit in a large volume HEPA filter.

                    I've done a fair bit of testing of air purifiers with particle counters, but never bothered to test Dyson as I disagreed so strongly with the fundamental concept.

                    I've got a mix of purifiers which I no longer use as Oz is much cleaner than where I used to live, but settled on a mix of Xiaomi for cheap and cheerful bedroom units, Sharp for decent airflow at acceptable noise levels, and and IQAir 250 (high energy consumption but extremely effective filtration and good noise profile at high speed).

  • AustriaBargain on 12/02/2025 - 12:49
    +7

    I have this and it's great at moving air. Had just one split system in the old house and it would cool the lounge but the rest of the house would be hot. Putting this fan on the floor by the door and pointing it down the hall moves enough air to bring down the temp of the house by a good few degrees, like from 28 to 22 on a hot day. It is loud when turned up high, but better than being hot.

    • Laserface on 12/02/2025 - 13:40

      this is how i use mine. Crank the AC Fan up to max, turn this on and place it strategically to move the cold air into the bedroom, then turn the AC fan back down when everything is nice and cool.

      its also quite good and giving you a subtle breeze or indirect cool air feeling vs. a pedestal fan or ceiling fan that can be a bit distracting or irritating on higher settings.

      they are louder, however.

  • SS625 on 12/02/2025 - 12:50

    have anyone tried this one from k mart https://www.kmart.com.au/product/vortex-circulator-fan-43387…? how does it compare?

    • gentle duck on 12/02/2025 - 13:05
      +3

      We have both. The kmart one is a lot less powerful even at the highest setting

    • deadpoet on 12/02/2025 - 13:41

      It looks like the Kmart fan is not using a DC motor, so it will consume more electricity.

      It also uses buttons with discrete fan power settings, rather than the adjustable knob that the Vornado DC series uses. This means that it can't be turned on and off with a smart plug, whereas the Vornado DC series can.

      • Flutterby on 12/02/2025 - 15:26
        +1

        A DC motor does not automatically use more/less electricity.

        Two same rated DC and AC motors will consume similar amount of electricity at full load.

        The DC motor allows for more variation in input.

    • magic8ballgag on 12/02/2025 - 13:52

      It's a third of the price, so probably offers a third of the performance/quality.

      • Horacio on 12/02/2025 - 14:13

        Or more likely, offers 75% the performance for 33% the price. I have this DC Vornado.. and it's just a fan, gets very loud when going fast

        • Flutterby on 12/02/2025 - 14:23

          Buy two and have over 150% the performance.

        • magic8ballgag on 12/02/2025 - 14:32

          I too have this fan, and the comment above relating it to a ceiling fan (which are also loud on full speed) is spot on.

          The fan can be loud because it's moving a lot of air, and less air being moved = less sound = less effective.

          • Flutterby on 12/02/2025 - 14:40
            -1

            @magic8ballgag: Yes, that's how a fan works.

            Vornado is rated at 23m².

            Similar priced but moves ALOT more air at 56m³/min

            https://sydneytools.com.au/product/bayer-bvf520-560w-305mm-1…

            • magic8ballgag on 12/02/2025 - 14:41

              @Flutterby:

              Similar priced but moves ALOT more air at 56m³/min

              …which would probably equal A LOT more noise.

              Not everything is about price, and sometimes it's okay to spend extra on a product that is more suitable/efficient, etc.

              • Flutterby on 12/02/2025 - 14:44
                -1

                @magic8ballgag: So the $180 Vornado is no more or less than a $20 Kmart fan. Except that it "moves" more air at a much higher noise level.

                At least the extractor can be placed outside next to your neighbours window.

                • magic8ballgag on 12/02/2025 - 14:59

                  @Flutterby:

                  So the $180 Vornado is no more or less than a $20 Kmart fan. Except that it "moves" more air at a much higher noise level.

                  I'm not sure how you took that away from what I said.

                  I actually own the fan and don't believe it's any louder than a ceiling fan on full speed.

                  And I have no doubt that it's far better than a $20 Kmart fan, but feel free to purchase both and compare for yourself.

                  • Flutterby on 12/02/2025 - 15:06
                    +1

                    @magic8ballgag: I have. When they first came out and a ceiling to be comparable to a Vornado is a very noisy ceiling fan.

                    Went back to JB Hi-fi as a return the following day.

                    Alot of "high velocity" fans can "move" just as much air (if not more) at the same noise level.

                    Can't believe the marketing gimmick caught so many fools.

                    The design of a basic pedestal fan is very simple and very mature with minimal room for improvement/improve efficiency.

                    • magic8ballgag on 12/02/2025 - 15:27

                      @Flutterby:

                      Alot of "high velocity" fans can "move" just as much air (if not more) at the same noise level.

                      Any recommendations? I'm in the market for a new fan for my bedroom.

                      I don't think the Vornado is a replacement for a pedestal or ceiling fan, nor is it trying to be, but it definitely has it's place in my home.

                      • Flutterby on 12/02/2025 - 15:50

                        @magic8ballgag: For bedrooms, we use a cheap $20 pedestal fan pointed to the ceiling at low setting and AC on dry mode at 26 degree Celcius - pulls app 0.25kwh, oppose to setting aircond at 22 degree Celcius will pull at least twice the amount of electricity.

                        If we need to "move" a lot of air, then metal high velocity fan for $80-100 at low (bearable) - high speed (very loud).

                      • Team America on 12/02/2025 - 16:37

                        @magic8ballgag: This one. It's $79. And a DC fan as well. Looks like it has a higher total flow rate than the vornado. There's also the desk fan on sale for $59 that has a battery and is quieter but is only rated at 7.5m3/min. Where the vornado is 12.5m3/min.

                        Fans might not use that much electricity but you run them like 12 hours per day for six months. A DC fan uses about 1/2 to 1/3 the electricity. So you'd save $25-50 per year in electricity. Absolutely a no brainer.

                        https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/kogan-premium-dc-motor-pedestal…

                        • Horacio on 12/02/2025 - 17:15

                          @Team America: Actually thanks, I had seen that before but couldn't recall where… I might try one because I need a pedestal but don't wish to pay the Vornado premium again.

  • jv on 12/02/2025 - 13:43
    -1

    The Good Guys Commercial

    here…

  • slackme on 12/02/2025 - 13:54

    Is this the same? It doesn’t say DC though.
    https://www.bigw.com.au/product/vornado-633-fan-air-circulat…

    • huggsymersh on 12/02/2025 - 14:20

      The BigW model has 3 speed settings rather than the variable knob of the DC. So I'd say they were different models.

  • cerealsmok3r on 12/02/2025 - 14:08

    got this lil guy and its been a godsend

  • airtime on 12/02/2025 - 14:13
    +1

    I have several of the Vornado 660 fans. Great air circulators. But you know what beats them? Dreo CF714S https://www.dreo.com/products/dreo-falcon-s-air-circulator-f… . But you can't get these in Australia. Importing from overseas and the cost kills it - $500 or so delivered. I wish there was a Dreo distributor in Australia. Until then I will keep using Vornado.

  • Flying Ace on 12/02/2025 - 14:27
    +2

    Bought one of these 15 months ago.

    The dial started to become faulty (fan would reduce speed the moment you touched the dial, then speed up to its selected speed).

    Took it back to the Good Guys and it was replaced with a brand new one on the spot. 5 year warranty is brilliant!

    • life is suffering on 12/02/2025 - 14:59
      +1

      Did you mount this on your aeroplane ✈️?

  • NigelTufnel on 12/02/2025 - 14:29
    +3

    I have this. It's good, but for basically the same money I reckon the Shark Flexbreeze which I also recently got is a better option.
    Basically same function as this, but more…

    Just one man's opinion though.

    • terlalu on 12/02/2025 - 14:48

      I don't understand the difference between a vornado 'air circulator' and the Shark fan… but i'm going to trust you on this since I want something with a pedastal

      • NigelTufnel on 12/02/2025 - 14:51
        +1

        No idea… to me all fans are 'air circulators' so it's just marketing. The Shark is basically the same form factor when not on it's pedestal, but adds battery and pedestal to the mix.

        • Mahogany Granger on 12/02/2025 - 14:59

          Which one runs quieter, for sleeping?

          • NigelTufnel on 12/02/2025 - 15:06

            @Mahogany Granger: I wouldn't sleep with either of them up high and close to your head (but not sure why you'd want that anyway).
            On low-med speed they are both very quite and still move decent air.

  • Kengster on 12/02/2025 - 14:59
    +1

    I bought the pedestal one that comes with a remote. Lets you control the fan speed and timer without having to get out of bed or off the couch depending where you set it up. Been a life saver with the summer heat and sleeping comfortably.

  • mrkorrupt on 12/02/2025 - 15:04
    +1

    Can I mount this on my Intel CPU heatsink to call it down

    • Flutterby on 12/02/2025 - 16:13

      Pair it with a gigantic passive heatsink. Unmatchable performance.

  • xenoray on 12/02/2025 - 15:10

    This looks good. If used together with the air conditioner's heating, it can help distribute warm air evenly throughout the room. However, if your air conditioner has a feature like Daikin's Coanda Airflow, this may not be necessary.

  • IceTooth on 12/02/2025 - 16:55

    $180 @Costco for model 660, though one would require membership. https://www.costco.com.au/Home-Kitchen/Heating-Cooling/Fans/…

    • bangiebargie on 12/02/2025 - 18:12

      Costco model does not have a DC motor. Not comparable.

  • huggsymersh on 12/02/2025 - 17:06

    Found it hard to figure out whether they are worth it compared to normal fans from reading conflicting opinions, but this video does a good comparison between different fans - Dreo, Vornado, cheap pedestal and box fan

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3FH3boEu04

  • lilchonk on 12/02/2025 - 17:28

    He a fan, he a fan, he a fan mmm

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