Vornado
Vornado VH200
$69.99
Best Space Heaters · head-to-head
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Vornado VH200 is cheaper at $69.99. Every spec and price links to its source.
Vornado
$69.99
Honeywell
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✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.
| Spec | | |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $69.99 | — |
| Brand | Vornado | Honeywell |
| Released | — | — |
| Type | fan | ceramic |
| Max wattage (W) | 1500 | 1500 |
| Coverage (sq ft) | 150 | — |
| Heat settings | 3 | 2 |
| Thermostat | Yes | Yes |
| Oscillation | No | No |
| Tip over protection | Yes | Yes |
| Release | — | — |
Sources — Vornado VH200: vornado.com (verified 2026-06-19). Honeywell HCE200W UberHeat: honeywellstore.com (verified 2026-06-19).
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (2 of 7). Matching specs are omitted.
Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.
Two whitelisted hands-on testers, Wirecutter (NYT) and Tom's Guide, both rate the Vornado VH200 highly for even whole-room heating, cool-to-touch surfaces, and class-leading quietness near 45 dB on high. Both flag that it doesn't oscillate and lacks a remote. They diverge on heating power and on the controls. (2 sourced reviews, 2 lab-tested.)
Praised: Fast, powerful heating that warms the whole room quickly; Exceptionally even heat distribution across the room; Very quiet on high (~45 dB); quieter than most rivals.
Flagged: No oscillation and heat cannot be aimed directionally; No remote control (and no timer); Non-intuitive medium-low-high control ordering can confuse at first.
Only one whitelisted tester — Reviewed (USA Today) — has hands-on data on Honeywell's UberHeat (tested as the black HCE200B, the identical-spec color variant of the white HCE200W). In their temperature-controlled lab it raised the temperature a foot away to just 23°C (room ambient 22°C), trailing rivals like the Lasko 754200; they praised its desk-friendly, radio-like looks but flagged it as underpowered. All other coverage was retailer or affiliate/spam content and was excluded. (1 sourced review, 1 lab-tested.)
Praised: Compact, desk-friendly design that looks like it belongs on a tidy desk or nightstand (resembles a radio).
Flagged: Underpowered — weaker spot heating than rival personal heaters (didn't stack up to the Lasko 754200); Reached only 23°C a foot away in lab testing (room ambient was 22°C).