Tips for Choosing Your Desk Fan

Jul 9
11:11

2015

Mike Hartwick

Mike Hartwick

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Desk fans are incredibly convenient to have around. They are small, portable and can help cool you and your gadgets down. If you buy a battery operated one, they can be useful when camping, going on road trips and are great to have around during power outages. A mini desk fan comes can be plugged through an outlet, USB port or be powered through batteries. In case you're having a hard time choosing what kind of desk fan to buy, here are tips to help you out.

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  • Size

While desk fans are relatively small,Tips for Choosing Your Desk Fan Articles they still come in lots of sizes. There are those that can fit comfortably on the palm of your hand and weigh almost nothing while others are big enough to cool a small room. The size of the desk fan you buy should fit its purpose. USB desk fans for example are small and are usually used to cool a PC, laptop or the person.

  • Space

If you're planning on putting your mini desk fan on your desk, consider the size of your location before purchase. Although small, they can still consume space especially if you have lots of other things on your desk. There are small desk fans that are around 12 inches in height, perfect for a small desk or your bedside table. But if you have a laptop, lamp, books, alarm clock and other things on the desk or table, then they will all fight for space and everything will look cluttered. Organize everything and then buy your desk fan.

  • Sound

Let's face it, desk fans can be noisy and therefore irritating when you're trying to sleep. Consider a quiet desk fan if you want to put it on your bedside table. This will keep you undisturbed at night. A quiet fan is also ideal for working and studying.

  • Cooling Power

Although small, desk fans can still pack a lot of cooling power. The general rule is the bigger the blade, the more power the fan will have. If you want something to cool you down fast, consider a big desk fan. However if you want something to circulate the air, something smaller will do.

  • What Are You Going To Use It For?

How you use your desk fan, will determine the kind you buy. For example, if you use it to cool your laptop, a USB desk fan is ideal. For a small room then tower fans that can also stand on the floor are also available. For camping trips, a battery operated one is best.

Staying cool by your desk has never had so many options. Desk fans are not only convenient, they can help save money on electricity bills as they are cheaper to operate compared to air-conditioning. They are also portable so you can move them around from room to room or desk to desk.

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