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Despite what influencers may say, you don\u2019t need to spend $99.99 on Dyson\u2019s HushJet Mini Cool<\/a> or $149.99 for the Shark ChillPill<\/a> to survive the summer whenever you leave the comfort of air-conditioning. My family has found all the comfort it needs to survive humid baseball games, sweltering concerts, and sweaty hikes with a couple of affordable handheld fans from a Chinese company called JisuLife<\/a> that has spent the past decade honing its hardware.<\/p>\n

At the start of the summer, I impulse-purchased a pair of JisuLife Life10 S fans from Costco, which at CDN $25 each (or $32.99 through Amazon<\/a>), are among the most basic offerings from the company. JisuLife\u2019s extensive lineup includes some fan models costing close to $100 with features like reverse-charging to power your phone and 100 different speed settings. I want all those features, but my goal was to not spend several hundred dollars on personal cooling devices that could easily go missing or get damaged during the chaos of summer activities.<\/p>\n

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The Life10 S\u2019 functionality is comparatively basic, but also easy to use. A sliding power switch on the back prevents it from accidentally turning on while banging around inside a backpack, and a single button on the front cycles through five different fan speeds. There\u2019s also a basic LCD display showing the battery\u2019s remaining charge when the fan is first powered on and the current speed setting. It\u2019s simple, but the Life10 S does its one job quietly and for a surprisingly long time.<\/p>\n

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When Dyson announced its first handheld fan in April, I assumed the company that had developed an expertise in moving air had created a personal cooling device that would outperform everything else on the market. My spouse loves their Dyson hair dryer, and I was sure the HushJet Mini Cool would be my secret weapon for surviving hot and humid summers, even if at $99 it was a splurge. But having used both Dyson\u2019s personal fan and JisuLife\u2019s $25 alternative, I only reach for the latter when braving the world without AC.<\/p>\n

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Dyson\u2019s HushJet Mini Cool wraps impressive engineering in an eye-catching design, and at its highest setting, it easily out blasts JisuLife\u2019s even with the Life10 S set to full power. But even at its lowest setting, the HushJet is loud with a high-pitched whine reminiscent of Dyson\u2019s vacuums. I don\u2019t mind that sound when it\u2019s limited to short bursts of cleaning at ground level, but not when coming from a tiny fan designed to be used close to your face and ears. The JisuLife fan produces sound at a much lower frequency, making it easier to tolerate for hours, even if it\u2019s far from whisper quiet at full power.<\/p>\n

What impresses me more about the JisuLife fan is how long its 5,000mAh battery keeps it running. At half power, which we find is strong enough to cool us down on even the hottest days, the fan ran for just over 16 hours before needing a charge. That\u2019s far longer than my son lasted at the water park. For comparison, Dyson estimates the HushJet Mini Cool will run for up to six hours at its lowest setting, and at full power, I had it die after just over an hour.<\/p>\n

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JisuLife Life10 S handheld fan<\/h3>\n
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