Temperatures are starting to rise, and although we're not quite at the ice cream-and-sun hat stage of the year, it's a good time to start thinking about your hot weather survival kit. There will come a point, not too long from now, when a good fan will become a daily essential. The thing that keeps you sane while you work, and enables you to get a decent night's sleep rather than simply dissolving in a pool of sweat.
We put the legwork in and tested a whole load of fans last summer, from a range of brands and at a range of price points. You'll find all of our top picks in our official best fan ranking, but for this article I've focused on desktop models specifically.
