HOT TOOLS HT7000Q Whisper Quiet Ionic Dryer, Black/Silver

While this is an excellent, well-known and trusted brand, this dryer was a huge disappointment for me. I own other Hot Tools hair products and love them, so when I needed a replacement for my Chi blowe dryer, I went with this Hot Tools Professional dryer. The "multiple heat/speed settings" consist of high or low. Even the "high" temp and speed is extremely slow. I have fine hair, and it took forever to dry my hair. The locking cool shot is nice, but how long do most people need the cool shot? The concentrator is not adjustable to different angles. It locks in place, and there's no adjusting it to a different angle. I found the controls on the back of the handle to be awkward, too. I cannot figure how they advertise right on the box that this dryer "reduces drying time up to 50%." It added at least 50% to my drying time. I guess the 50% depends on what you are comparing it to as far as drying time and/or brand. It is a fairly quiet dryer, so if that is your only criteria, it might work for you. I have gone back to a Chi; once again, it did not disappoint.

While I did not actually use this hair dryer until recently, I did buy this hair dryer as I wanted a hair dryer that was much quieter than the one I had been using. This hairdryer is a lot quieter than my old one but still makes noise which I'm fine with me. It just isn't as loud in my ear. I think it loses a bit of power because of this in I noticed it's a bit less powerful than my old hair dryer - even so, it still puts out great power and it's so much quieter than my old hair dryer. The buttons in which to turn the dryer on/off and to obtain heat are perfect and were so much better designed than my old hair dryer. I would definitely buy this again if I needed another dryer. Hopefully, I won't!

Updating review. After 18 months the COOL blast function which I never turned on is suddenly stuck on (have to hold it in for HOT!) . Wish I had returned it instead of writing an OK review: I always wanted a 'quiet' hairdryer. This unit doesn't have that tell-tale high-pitched whine - just a low rattle-noise. SUCH a relief from noise pollution. The maximum heat setting is not too hot and it is perfect for my fine hair and won't damage it. It takes SLIGHTLY longer for me to dry the hair at lower heat, because I have alot of it. The unit is heavy as expected, but the strange thing is that the manufacturer's handle is not ergonomically correct -- like they put in on backwards (facing the wrong direction) without any indents for gripping! So, I find it's hard to hold. I would not want to use this every day (I use 2-3 days a week), so it's good for my purposes.

I personally like this dryer, but there is no doubt it is not as powerful as other blow dryers. And while not as quiet as I expected, it is still an improvement on noise (maybe why the lower power doesn't bother me, quieter was a big priority for me). It does take a few extra minutes to do a blow-out (I have wavy/curly hair depending on the season), but nothing extreme. I also don't do a blow-out most days, and usually only do a quick minute or two to start drying and style the front with a round brush, so I probably wouldn't notice as much. Only high and low for heat and high and low for speed settings. I might consider buying this again, though I hope they re-design to fix the cons below.Cons - cool shot button in a spot where I seem to accidentally activate it a lot. The concentrator nozzle "locks" in with four prongs, which means it only sites straight horizontal or straight vertical, so you can't sit it an an angle to account for maybe not holding the dryer straight, this is my biggest pet peeve about it. .

I have thin hair so this dryer works well in drying my hair but it takes longer to do so. But if someone has thick hair, I wouldn't purchase it. So I guess if you want this because it is quieter than other dryers, which it is, then you need to be ready to give up some of its blowing power.I absolutely love that not only do you get high and low blowing options, but you also get the option for hot, warm and cool air settings. I had a hard time finding a reasonably priced dryer that was quiet and had a cool air setting. The warm and cool settings come in handy in the Texas summers when you are getting ready. After you shower and get dressed, you are already feeling warm so if I want to blow dry my hair with the warm or cool setting so I don't perspire as much, it helps. I especially love that the cool button stays in place as opposed to some dryers that have cool "shot" settings. In other words, you have to hold the cool button down in order for it to blow cool air. With this dryer, the cool button can be turned on by hitting the cool button which stays depressed even if you are not holding it. I not only use the cool setting when I am already too hot and still need some air to dry my hair, but I use it to quickly dry my hair spray after I have sprayed some on.I also use this to dry my dogs since it doesn't spook them as much as my more powerful and louder hair dryer did. Of course, it also helps that I can choose warm air to ensure I do not burn them.

This dryer is wonderfully quiet, but I returned it because of the poor design. Both the handle and the dryer are oddly shaped. The head is weighted so that it falls backward as you hold it and the angle of the grip means it is hard to hold upright and manipulate. The buttons are also awkwardly placed. Perhaps it works for hair dressers since they are standing over the head of their customers, but it doesn't work for me at home. Too bad -- I love the quiet.

This is a wonderful hair dryer. I was looking for something that my 3 year old would use that does not scare her. She hates loud noises and trying to dry her hair was a big bunch of trouble. Now she grabs this dryer and tries to do it herself. It has a cool button on it so that the only air that comes out is cool so no worries about burning. It is colorful which she also was attracted to. If you need a dryer for a toddler that is quiet... this is it.