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Originally Posted by JWA
It appears there are rechargeable versions too---those are interesting.
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For anyone seeking a USB power-able & rechargeable version of these positively reviewed fans soon, a couple notes you may find helpful since it took lots of back-and-forth between pages to discern spec differences and promo code effectiveness..
CURRENT DISCOUNTS: Good time to stock up for Hurricane season?
- 10% off most/many OPOLAR models (at least the one's I've been perusing below). On the Amazon page, scroll well down to the "Special offers and product promotions" section. Several 10% codes are available; I've tried QBUX5JYP and it works for the two models I like below. There are also 50% off codes for other models.
- Price Drop today on the "top-of-the-line" rechargeable with 6700mAh Battery. It was $27.99 all Labor Day weekend, and this morning it's $23.59 (not including the additional 10% off promo code that still works on discounted price).
SERVICE SEEMS EXCELLENT, RESPONSIVE:
- The vendor answered multiple of my weekend questions on the Amazon site within a day (this morning), suggesting excellent responsiveness.
- The vendor provides a support email address, suggesting great accessibility.
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES *RARELY* USER-REPLACEABLE
- Vendor answers to the 'replaceable battery?' question re rechargeable fans, as well as a comparison table that listed some as replaceable and some not, shows that the rechargable battery can only be replaced on certain fan models (some clip-ons) and not on the models I like below.
DETAILED BUT INCONSISTENT DESCRIPTIONS:
- The page descriptions offer pretty good detail compared to other like offerings from other vendors (although the specific model numbers are annoyingly absent, or at least hard to find in the page content, though they're easily extractable from the URLs on amazon).
- The included info is inconsistent though: some fan pages mention (a) RPMs at each speed and (b) charging time, while other fans' descriptions don't, so absolute comparison is challenging, though you might be able to read between the lines on similar models.
General Lifespan: I'm personally going to consider the general lifetime of any of these inexpensive OPOLAR fans to be 12-18 months of generally daily use, which is one reviewer's opinion who's used several Opolar fans at her desk over the years. I'll extrapolate for non-daily use.
I like the following for their compactness / ease of storing and magnetic/flat base for use in the van, plus, as the OP said: quiet and powerful for the size! They also have a timer-turn-off function, which some users loved because it's so quiet they forget it's on. (In some ways it would be nice to have replaceable batteries, and they do have a near identical model that runs on AAs, because you could really stock up on batteries for hurricane season, run the fan virtually without limit, and not be hobbled by a non-user-serviceable rechargeable battery that's exhausted it's lifetime. Still, I'm happy with recharging via vehicle/gas during an extended power outage.)
Two Similar Rechargeable Models with diif't capacity batteries.
1. B0784NT71T - $16.99 OPOLAR Battery Operated Fan, 5200mA Rechargeable Battery Powered Fan,
Strong Wind but Quiet, Timer Setting, USB or Battery Powered for Office or Outdoor, Small Mini Personal Desk Fan at:
https://www.amazon.com/OPOLAR-Batter...cm_wl_huc_item
Battery Runtime for Hi-Med-Low: 9-20-38 Hours. (Though an apparently identical model claiming "strong wind" on a diff't page, higher price, claimed the more believable 5.5 H on High speed.)
Charge Time: 6 to 7 hours for the battery to get fully charged (per amazon description).
Rechargeable Battery NOT Replaceable.
NOTE: Above 'Black' model not same as 'Blue' or 'White' on same page: Two additional 5200mA 'blade color' options are available at the same price, but they're not the same model. The 'Black' model linked above is distinguished by (upgraded) "Strong Wind" in Title and description, and has a different set of hours it will run on Hi-Med-Low (9-20-38 hours for Strong Wind, vs 5.5-20-40 for the non-strong-wind model, #B07DGTQTFK, which I gleaned from the URL). I don't know why the stronger wind (on Hi, at least) would last longer than the non-strong-wind on High, and I wonder if these specs are reversed. I could have SWORN (given notes I copied for comparison yesterday) these numbers were more intuitive (ie, the shorter run-time on High for the "stronger Wind" version) on the page descriptions yesterday.
2. B07DL8ZZFP - $23.59 OPOLAR 6700mAh Battery Operated Fan, Personal Table Mini USB Fan with Timer, Strong Wind, 3 Speeds, 7 Blades, Powered by USB or Rechargeable Battery, Super Quiet, for Office, Camping, Outdoor at:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...6YNB8H7B&psc=1
Battery Runtime for Hi-Med-Low: 7-20-48 Hours.
Battery Lifetime: Vendor asserted "It can run fully charged about 300 times" in response to my question. Expect this to vary amongst models, I saw a different fan's description with 500 recharges.
Charging Time: user said 9-10 hrs to fully recharge, a diff't fan with 6700 mA batter had vendor stated 9 hr charge time.
Rechargeable Battery NOT Replaceable.
Before the price drop on #2 above, I'd almost decided to go with the 5200mA battery version at $10 less after 10% coupon, but today the 6700 mH version is only $6 more, including 10% off promo on each.
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