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Amazon Basics DC1663 review

A 28-inch oscillating tower fan drawing 35 watts, with three speeds on mechanical controls.

Where this leaves you The only fan on this shelf that publishes its power draw — 35 watts — in a 28-inch tower with mechanical controls and nothing else. No remote, no timer, no airflow figure.

What the maker puts in writing

  • 27.8 in tall · 12.5 × 12.5 × 27.8 in
  • 35 W
  • 3 speeds · 60° oscillation
  • Mechanical controls on the top

One wattage on the whole shelf

Thirty-five watts. Nine fans, and this is the only one that says what it costs to run.

It is also the cheapest fan here, which is the pattern on this shelf: the published figures are not where the price is.

What is simply absent

No remote. No timer. No airflow in CFM, feet per second or anything else. No decibels.

For twenty dollars less than a tower here that publishes an air speed, a noise level, 85 degrees of sweep and a twelve-hour timer, that is the trade — and it is a narrow gap for a wide difference.

Availability

Read on the day this page was built: $36 at the American Amazon shop.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-04. The live price is at the top of the page.

Where this one sits on its shelf

At $36, it is the 1 cheapest of the 10 models in this category published here.

  • Lowest price on the shelf$36
  • Median$70
  • Highest price on the shelf$180

The good and the less good

Strengths

  • The only fan on this shelf that publishes a wattage: 35 W, which is what turns a fan into a running cost
  • The lowest price here, with its own dimensions published
  • Mechanical controls on the top: nothing to set, nothing to pair, nothing to lose

Compromises

  • No remote and no timer, which seven and six fans on this shelf respectively have
  • No airflow figure in any unit and no decibel level
  • The shortest fan on this shelf at 27.8 inches, with 60° of oscillation

Specifications

Height27.8 in
Power35 W
Speeds3
Oscillation60°
ControlsMechanical, on the top
Size12.5 × 12.5 × 27.8 in
AirflowNot stated by the maker
NoiseNot stated by the maker
TimerNone
RemoteNone
Amazon referenceB09GDH3DF4
EAN0840095880404

The questions that keep coming up

Why does 35 watts matter?

Because a fan runs for hours. Thirty-five watts is roughly a fiftieth of what the space heaters on this site draw, and it is the only wattage published on this shelf — the DC-motor pedestals here, which should be the most efficient, publish none.

How much air does it move?

The listing does not say, in any unit. Nor does it give a decibel figure. "Powerful airflow" appears three times and no number appears at all.

Is a 28-inch tower tall enough?

For a desk or a bedside table, yes. For a bed or a sofa back, it is the shortest fan on this shelf by eight inches, and the Lasko pedestal here reaches 54.5.

Set beside the neighboring home comfort appliances

home comfort appliances from the same category, at nearby prices. Only what all of them publish is shown: a column with holes compares nothing.

Model Price OscillationNoise
Amazon Basics DC1663 $36 60°Not stated by the maker
OSTBA NDTFT17RH $40 85°28 dB
Lasko 1827 $50 60°Not stated by the maker
Levoit LTF-F361-WUS $55 Stated as a wide angle; no degree figure given28 dB; near-silent on low, as stated by the maker

Where the models are not equal, in home comfort appliances

  • If price decides: this model, at $36.

Who this one is for, among home comfort appliances

A spare room, a desk corner or a first fan, where thirty-five watts and a dial are the whole specification

Price and availability, for home comfort appliances

Details checked on October 4, 2026.

What buyers actually choose

Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 5,000.

The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for home climate appliances and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

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