The fan is relatively small, yet has 4 misters and a very strong fan motor and is a squirrel cage design. So it has the potential to cover a large area. Even without using the misters, the fan is quite powerful and moves a lot of air. The fan articulates up and down and the fan motor has 3 speeds. There's no oscillation in any direction. About 16' is going to be the useful range, which is perfect for me. The fan does make a bit of noise, which is to be expected for one that moves this much air, but I don't find the noise annoying and it's actually quite pleasant as it provides basically white background noise which drowns out most of the other noises in my neighborhood yet isn't loud enough to drown out normal conversation. The handle makes it easy to move around. My initial impression is the fan looks and feels quite sturdy and would take a fair amount of abuse. The handle is designed to wrap the hose and cord around, so it packs up easily when not in use.I was up in the air between this fan or the Lasko 7050. After reading some of the complaints that the Lasko had limited range I decided to go with this one since it has a more powerful motor. I'm quite glad I did as this small fan will easily cover my entire 16x13 patio. Summers here in Texas are incredibly hot, yet this little fan makes my patio usable even in the hottest part of the day in July.. As someone pointed out, if you are too close to the fan you are going to get quite wet fairly quickly the reason being it puts out a considerable amount of mist. This is great for kids if they want to get misted quickly and then go play. To cover a larger area for constant use requires aiming the fan higher and letting the mist rain down on you. As the fan articulates up and down, this is no problem. I have a ceiling fan on my porch, so I aim the mist just below that fan and the result is my entire porch gets covered without soaking anyone. The down side is the misters aren't really adjustable as far as the volume of water they put out, although the fan has 3 speeds. So you can adjust how far the mist goes, but not the amount. I suspect the misters are standard and could probably be easily replaced with ones that put out different volumes of water.Unless your water supply is quite soft, I recommend getting a calcium inhibiting filter. The owner's manual recommends taking the misters out after each use and drying them along with periodic washings. Most people won't do this and without a calcium inhibitor you're likely to clog up the misters in short order otherwise which happens with all misting fans.The hose reaches about 8-9' and the electrical cord is about the same, so unless your spigot and outlet are close, you'll need an extension. The hose does use standard John Guest fittings, so it's possible to buy a longer hose at an aquarium supply or hardware store and it would be easy to replace. You could also easily buy John Guest T-connectors and run multiple fans off a single supply if you are the least bit handy.The packaging of the box leaves a little to be desired. In my case the box arrived in perfect condition and the fan is relatively sturdy, so I had no issues, but I could see with a bit of rough shipping the fan could easily be damaged.In summary, despite the small limitations, this fan is quite powerful in both volume of air and mist, so I think you'd have a hard time finding better at the price point. I'm quite happy so far with my purchase.