@Tempest
The Meaco arrived this morning (after them telling me last night it would be a few days!), so first impressions.
The free bag valued by them at £19.99 is over-valued by a factor of around 10. So if you find a better price elsewhere then go for it. Especially with my experience of their ordering/dispatch system.
It is very, VERY quiet. Even at full speed (12) the noise is that of air moving, & it is a lot of air. Can't imagine ever using that speed. Even at speed 3 you can hear the air whistling past your ears when face on.
Horizontal oscillation is limited to an 80° sweep & quite slow. That seems a good thing as it keeps the cooling in a relatively narrow corridor. The full sweep of a conventional fan is often too wide & you get a brief blast before it's off pointing at the corner of the room. Vertical oscillation is 60° & both can be set independently.
Remote works well & the idea of making it magnetic to stick in the centre of the fan when not in use is quite clever. Timer is basic as there's no clock, so you can only set it to turn on
or off after x hours from setting it. You can't set both timers & the unit powers on into standby, so you can't use a smart plug for that either. Mains lead at 1.5m could probably do with being a bit longer to facilitate easier positioning. Just need a return of summer now to give it a proper test.