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I bought this hair dryer and had to return it in less than 1 month, when the on/off/setting switch broke. Poor design - the switch is located right where your hand holds the dryer, so any movement of your hand can change the settings and wear the switch out quickly. Also, I kept inadvertently pushing the cool button, since it is also in that area. Also, it was very heavy - My bicep on my right arm is bigger than my left now! I gave it 2 stars because it was nice to have the multiple settings, but overall, it's poor quality.

After having a Vidal Sassoon dryer nearly explode (fan paddles broke, then dryer sparked) in my husband's hand, I decided to buy a different brand. Usually, even though I use hair dryers on a daily basis, they tend to last more than a year. This dryer has lots of blowing power and several settings but NO HEAT even on the high heat setting. If you just want to dry your hair quickly and not style it, then maybe this dryer is for you. I have had it 3 days and it's going back to the retailer.

This is my third conair dryer. The last one still works but i wanted to try out the ion and ceramic heat features. I've had this drier for six months now and love it! My hair is dry in half the time and is alot smoother with less fly-aways.

I used this hairdryer every other day for about 10 min to dry my hair and after about 1 yr it started to smell like electrical wires burning and it would spark. I stopped using it and called for a replacment. I had to send the original one to them and pay for shipping and they sent me a new one. It worked great at first but then just totally stopped after a few months. It wouldn't turn on or do anything!

The first time I used this hair dryer the smoke alarm outside of my bathroom started going off. The dryer was not smoking nor did it emit a burnt smell, so I think it is the "cloud of ions" that set off the alarm! I cannot use a dryer that sets off smoke alarms, especially when I travel, since it would set off the alarm in my hotel room and everyone in the hotel would be mad at me! Other than the smoke alarm problem, it did do a good job of drying my hair quickly and without a lot of frizz but I don't think the frizz control was due to the ions, I think it was due to this being a brand new hair dryer with lots of heat and lots of power. But after using it the one time I had to return this dryer and get one without "ions" so I won't set off any more smoke alarms.