This is a great deal. I just bought one at Costco 10 days ago. They had an Instant Rebate special of $100 off, bringing the price down to $200. Woot beats them by 50 bucks. It really is a good fan and most intriquing.

Yeah. Don't stick your head in the middle of the hole. I've heard bad things happen. You get sucked through a wormhole and have to travel back across the galaxy to get home. And gas prices aint cheap neither.

the stubborn among us will keep hitting refresh for another hour in the fruitless hope that there was some sort of end-of-woot-off ERROR

This fan is not actually bladeless, technically speaking. It does have a regular fan blade array inside the cylindrical base column, there, acting as an impeller. Then the air that it sucks up is just blown out around the ring.

So, it blows a hole of air at you, using a fan blade array to do it. Oh, and it only costs ten times as much as any other fan, while not cooling your face if you're in the center of the airflow.

How do you clean it? Is there a filter in the base?

sethboyardee wrote:LOL textunclar - since you predict the future correctly (a dyson showed up!!!) tell us when the woot monkeys come flying by

Yesterday!

I think people must just buy these for the design and style. They're fairly noisy, don't really blow all that much air, and cost vastly more than a normal fan while doing approximately the same job. And if you were to open up the base you'd find that, yes it actually does have blades. Basically, put a canister vacuum on exhaust and connect that to two nested funnels on a stand and you'd have almost the same thing, but with even more airflow (and even more noise). Why would anyone do that? Beats me, but then again I don't really understand why people buy these either.

Wow, I knew this would end up on woot from Dyson. I really love its look and style. But I know 2 people that bought one and they both say it is just ok, but it is cool looking Consumer Reports liked it but couldn't justify spending $275 more. With woot your only spend about $125 more.

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/2010/july/appliances/dyson-air-multiplier/overview/index.htm

Pretty decent Gizmodo review that refers to the, ahem, manhood of Dyson making fans at a new price point.

I predict the next item: a Ford F150!

Yay, now there's finally a solution for all that "buffeting" my regular fan's been annoying me with all these years. All hail Sir Dyson!

Snake oil city.

I saw one of these today at the local Big Box Store (BBS is a copyright phrase of Big Box Industries, Inc)

It was several hundred dollars more there, and really moves an amazingly large volume of air. These things would be great in a nursery, or any house with small children.

High priced, sure, but I'm a fan of this fan!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WNcjkZ6d0w
Not sure if you'd call this a commercial or Dyson originated viral video but a great use of these fans.

etlrunabout wrote:Who called a Dyson? Give that man a prize.

I like the way you think. ;-)

W9GFO wrote:Uh, it definitely does have blades. They are enclosed in the base.

You mean it doesn't run on magic?

I looked into these a while back, pretending I could afford one. I concluded that these are the fan equivalent of a $1000 set of speakers. Most people can't tell any difference, but for the people who can, it's the best thing to ever be invented and an absolute must have.

So if you've ever been annoyed by something about normal fans, if you find them "buffeting" for instance, this can be the pivotal moment of your life. If you think normal fans are fine, you probably won't appreciate this enough to justify the money.

There are lots of videos on youtube for these little suckers... uh, blowers... uh, well you get my drift...

Here's one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux7p4StpjJc

Very "cool" product. They also now make a heater version (it also acts as a fan by setting it all the way down to the lowest heat setting) called "Dyson Hot" for $400.

They look cool, but having lived with a shopaholic who could not resist the "cool factor" of a Dyson fan, all I can say is that you're paying a hundred dollars or more for what amounts to a glorified table fan which moves less air than the regular old thing. If "cool industrial design" is what floats your boat, then buy this. But if you're just looking for a fan that works well? Pass.

Looks cool, but it is out performed by my $10 'regular' fan. It's harder to aim up and down (well, basically impossible to aim up and down) so if I wanted it to hit my face with it sitting on my desk I have to place it on something that is about the same height... This is typical Dyson overpriced 'look what I have!' crap IMO.

AwesomeDale wrote:You mean it doesn't run on magic?

That Mr Dyson is a wizard. I think he sold his soul to the devil.

You might want to know how it works, if so read this:
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/home/dyson-bladeless-fan.htm/printable
(Or you might not want to know -- in that case don't.)

Guys, by the definition that matters to the end user, these ARE blade-less fans.

I say that by the same token I can claim that my gadgets are all wireless. Of COURSE they all have wires...just not in a place where they would matter to me or anyone else.

ThePict wrote:I didn't buy this piece of crap when Costco tried to sell them, and I'll pas on it here as well.
Further proof that the item following a Woot Off is worthless so the Woot crew can catch up on their sleep. G'night Woot, wherever you are.

Texas.

thedietcokeofevil wrote:well that was anti-climactic. Also, if you pay $150 for a table fan, you are OMGOMGOMGPONIESOMG PONIES!.

I'm not OMGOMGOMGPONIESOMG PONIES!. I'm a sucker. It says so right that at the top of the page. "First sucker: mdwyerfoo"

damien555 wrote:Is this space age white hole any good?

White hole?

So help me, my first thought when I saw this thing was:

"Now you're wooting with portals."

I really wanted a fan that would move air in a pretty cramped space, so I finally broke down and bought one of these Dysans. It was $109 at Bed Bath and Beyond (clearance). Got it home, hooked it up, and wow, it really did move the air nicely, and it was comfortable being within the airstream.

What got me was the damn noise. I just couldn't stand it. Replaced it with a tower squirrel cage style fan, got even better airflow, and half the noise, and picked up new sheets for the bed, some gadgets for the kitchen, and some towels with the remaining store credit from the return.

If you're in a loud office, this is a great fan. If you're anywhere else, I hope you can put up with the noise better than I can.

A little bubble solution and it could be potentially the best bubble shooter ever!

I think I would rather buy 15 ten dollar fans and create a hurricane in my bedroom.

If this is a blade-less fan, then so is my vacuum cleaner when switched from suck to blow.

Gatzby wrote:It's actually an issue under investigation. Apologies for any lasting mental harm it may have caused.

THERE WERE TWO LIGHTS!

(Apologies to Cpt. Picard)

You can't talk into it and make your voice sound all choppy, and really, isn't that the second best part of owning a fan?

this will go great with my headless chicken

see how the dyson fan works...here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8he8afjQyd8

No monkeys? It's like chips without salsa, like spaghetti without tuna fish...

Looks like a good price. Lowest I see from a reliable source is $199.95.

This doesn't have a "fan" - it has an "impeller". Huh? I understand it's supposed to use a cage-style blower, which produces more air with less noise, but the main thing is the loop design that's supposed to draw in more air than the blower itself moves.

There are other benefits - all the weight is at the bottom, making it more stable. The design has tilting as well as swiveling. And of course, there is no safety hazard of the large blades.

But the main things: It's supposed to be much quieter than normal fans, and it produces smooth airflow unlike normal fans. Oh, and the unique appearance.

Worth $150 to do the same basic thing as a $5 table fan? That's up to you. They sell enough of them that somebody thinks so.

Right, because I tell myself all the time how much I can't stand being buffeted by my fan. *rolling eyes* So much in fact that it's worth $150 to me to make it STOP! Sorry Dyson, keep going (down in price). (PS - I've seen these things in the store, they don't really blow all that well)

are you kidding me. THE KING HAS NO CLOTHES!!!