Best small electric heaters

petrel wrote:
I just read a few glowing reviews on the Vornado brand.

The Vornado is one of the best. There are two considerations with portable electric heaters: 1. generating the heat, and 2. distributing the heat. The Vornado does an excellent job of quietly distributing the heat it generates. The oil filled radiator type heaters, while very quiet, depend on natural convection to distribute the heat. Therefore, they will not quickly heat a chilled area, nor will they heat areas that are blocked by doorways, hallways, etc. The little cube heaters produce heat nicely, but their noisy little fans do no more than move the heat away from the heater itself to keep it from overheating.