Bought this hair dryer at the drugstore for $30 after my other hairdryers had given up the ghost. I thought this would be a good cheap alternative to expensive blow dryers--boy was I wrong!!! The air mania dryer is good in that the motor is pretty powerful and the heat is strong, however, the cold shot button does not distribute cool air; the nozzle attachment is weirdly shaped (squiggly, instead of being straight to ensure even heat); my hair felt fuzzy after blowdrying (yep, after deep-conditioning, using serum, etc) and I noticed the cuticles of my hair weren't smooth, some ends were frayed (this was after I had gotten it trimmed to :-/). I think I will stick to either Helen of Troy or Belson Gold n' hot, since they are affordable, yet professional quality-haven't had any problems with those. As for the air mania dryer, it is going right back to the d/s! I gave an overall rating of 3 instead of 2 because the motor is pretty strong;other than that, I think this would be about a 1-2.