Duux Whisper Flex 2: The smart fan reviewed
The next feature that will become apparent is the whopping 30 different speed settings. No longer do you need to choose between three, but you can totally customise the power, whether you're looking for a soft breeze or an ice-cold chill. And then you have the different oscillations. Remarkably, the fan can move vertically as well as the more common horizontal - and in terms of the former, it can go totally flat towards the ceiling should you be looking for a Marilyn Monroe moment.
Honourable mention goes to the Night Mode. This is a relatively quiet fan compared to others on the market already, but when you press the moon button on the remote, the Whisper Flex 2 becomes all the more so. In this setting, it doesn't matter if you crank up the speed all the way to the late 20s, it still hums at a sleep-friendly noise. I personally enjoy the white noise of a fan, and find it soothing, but for those who find it disruptive, you'll appreciate this mode all the more.
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