This fan does blow a really good stream of wind, even at it's lowest setting, although it does so a bit noisely. It's somewhat annoying at night, in one's bedroom, when the fan's noise is a bit intrusive. It sounds sort of like a propellor driven airplane revving up for take-off, although not nearly as loud. I've got another 16" floor standing fan several years old that also blows well, although not quite as brisk as the Honeywell, but is a good bit quieter. I think that the low speed setting on the Honeywell HS-300 is somewhat higher than other fans, hence the noise. The fan's blade design, which is supposed to increase air flow, is also a contributing factor in making this fan noisier than others, I believe.
One negative point is regarding the fan's oscillation feature; there's no button for it on the remote control. One has to pull/push a button on top of the fan housing to activate or deactivate it.
While the noise factor is a slight issue, it's not severe enough to cause me to return this fan.......it does move air around quite well. And, I did get this fan for a decent price directly from Amazon, $34.00, and no shipping charge with Super Saver. Sadly, at the time of writing this review, the fan is only available from another company for $40.00 with a shipping charge of $17.46(yikes!!!).