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Big Ass Fans Unveils iOS Compatible 'Haiku' Smart Ceiling Fan
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Has anyone ever "had" to buy such a fan?
How smart does a fan need to be? We've got a couple of Minka fans in our house and they work great--when I want the fan, I turn it on, when I don't, I turn it off.
That's the price of intelligence these days? And people can't afford that either. I turn on the TV and... turn it off...
Agreed. These fans are not targeted at your average consumer. And if they are constructed with premium materials and as solidly as some of the more premium Casablanca fans, these prices aren't that much outa line, especially considering their added onboard electronics. A lengthy warranty period would help sales greatly, imho.
I have a Big Ass Fan Haiku. Not the smart version of course. But the fan is really, really good. The best fan I have ever had.
It runs on DC current. So it converts the ac in your home to dc and is very energy efficient. Zero wobbles which I have never had a fan that has no wobble whatsoever even on high.
I took a while to justify the cost. Again, even for the non-smart version. But because of where I live and the heat we get, ceiling fans are a must. And I am glad I got one. I will be putting their more industrial fan called the ISIS in my garage wen I build it. Actually two. It will be a very, very large garage with very high ceilings for my car lift.
It runs on DC current. So it converts the ac in your home to dc and is very energy efficient. Zero wobbles which I have never had a fan that has no wobble whatsoever even on high.
I took a while to justify the cost. Again, even for the non-smart version. But because of where I live and the heat we get, ceiling fans are a must. And I am glad I got one. I will be putting their more industrial fan called the ISIS in my garage wen I build it. Actually two. It will be a very, very large garage with very high ceilings for my car lift.
People that haven't actually experienced the Big Ass Fan can't really comprehend the effect. A local car dealer has a row of 5 of these in the service drive, and powerful doesn't really begin to describe it.. It feels like an ocean breeze, an incredible amount of air is being moved. It's a difference not of degree, but a difference of kind.
My wife was in the market for a bedroom fan, and the cheapest she found that suited her taste was $800. So, this is not much more expensive. I don't know where you found a ceiling fan for $30. Perhaps in Wal-Mart? Well, if you shop in Wal-Mart, what are you doing posting in a Mac forum? Most people who own Macs despise cheap crap like $30 ceiling fans made in China. When it disintegrates and cuts your ear off, you will regret preferring it to quality products.
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I've always associated this company with industrial equipment. You wouldn't typically expect one of their fans in your living room, but you could see it in the airport, train station, mall, restaurant, warehouse, ...
First time I saw one was at a cruise ship port somewhere in the Caribbean.
Really?
It was a bit a joke to be honest. If you clicked on the the link you'd have found that it is was a stand up fan.
If you want some other options to dismiss because of price, take a look at the B&Q website (uk) http://www.diy.com/nav/decor/lighti...JQAAAY6eO-a6:20140606083314:s&noCookies=false
As for cheap chinese crap, all electical products sold in Europe have to be certified (CE Mark) and fit for purpose. I doubt any of these will disintegrate unless installed incorrectly.
As for the 'Well, if you shop in Wal-Mart, what are you doing posting in a Mac forum?' - I don't shop in Walmart, as they don't exist in that format in the UK - they did buy ASDA which is similar to their US stores, but I tend not to shop there either - not because of the price - mainly because its too far and we've got a Tesco, Aldi and Lidl closer.
Choice is good, if you choose to dismiss a retailer because of your status/class then you're not the sort of person I would want to deal or work with.
Just a side point. What if a person dismisses a retailer because of ITS status or class?
Bold: Erm, no, it would need a big ass resistor as well to do this.
Seems to me you know nothing about electronics, yes you could use a resistor but all the energy which is not consumed by the fan will go to the resistor, for it to stay cool it needs to be huge or active cooling.
Nowadays it's done much easier without using much power.
Still, electronics are cheap, for controlling the speed of the fan it's probably not more than a few dollars.
The smart tech adds another $10 at most.
If this fan was made in huge quantities it could sell under $100!
I'm speaking of an actual Big Ass Fan, here. Not something for your house. They're 24 feet in diameter, and cost more than $10k.
Yeah, these fans are designed a little differently from your regular ceiling fan. They are huge, and thus they can spin at slower RPMs and still stir up a lot of air movement. Good for creating a gentle air movement in a very large room like a warehouse or restaurant.