Hi! I'm Ethan green from NoSleeplessNights.com, and in this video I'm going
to do a comparison of two white noise machines that use an internal mechanical
fan. That is the Snooz, which costs just under $80 and the Dohm Uno which costs
just under $30. Massive difference in price, so hopefully in this video we'll
find out why that is and whether it's warranted or not.
So, without further ado, let's pop over to the table, have a listen to the fan
sounds and also have an inspection of the different features to see whether we
can understand why there's that big difference in price. Okay, let's start by
talking about some of the similarities, as they do have some things in common. As
you can see, they're both around 6 inches in diameter, so they're quite small.
They'll fit on a nightstand or a table quite easily.They both have this round
design, which I personally like. And they weigh just under 1.5 pounds so they're
quite lightweight and you can take them with you if you're traveling. Although, I
do think that there are lighter and smaller white noise machines out there.
As you can see, they both have a cable coming out of the back and they do need to
be plugged in at all times to work. Cable's very long in both cases so
they'll easily reach the socket from the nightstand or a shelf. So let's start off
with the Dohm Uno here. And you can see the word Marpac written on the top,
and that's because it used to be made by the company Marpac. But Marpac have now
merged with Yoga Sleep, so I thought I'd use an older model so that I could explain
that in this video. But if you're looking online for Marpac machines and you
suddenly find yourself on the website of a company called Yoga Sleep, that's
why. They are now one and the same thing. So let's turn it on and then you can have a
listen. This really is a very simple white noise machine - it just has that one
button there. And when I turn it on and turn the cap, you'll hear the tone
changes. So let's do that.
And there you go. As I say, it is one of the simplest white noise machines out there.
It just has that one button. And that's kind of one of my criticisms about this one.
There's no timers, there's no additional functionality, you can't adjust the
volume. All you can do is turn that side cap and it changes the tone, so it really
is the most simple device you could possibly imagine. Now let's go through
some of the functions of the Snooz which is going to take a little bit
longer because it does have some more features. So let me turn it on with this
button on the top. And with this one, you can also change the tone, but you can
also change the volume. So I'm going to change volume first. I'll turn it right
up and then I'll turn it into a middle volume setting and change the tone. And
it's going to go pretty loud on the maximum volume, so I'll drop it back down
again. So I'm gonna stop talking and then you can have a listen.
There you go, and that's the Snooz. So a couple of other things that are worth
talking about with the Snooz is that first of all, it does have those lights
on the top, which have now just gone off, which happens automatically. And
the nightlight is actually those buttons on the top. This is a feature that's
advertised with the Snooz, but personally, I'm not a huge fan of the
buttons being a nightlight because they don't really have the warmest glow for
me. And to control the nightlight settings you actually need to use the
smartphone app. So let's take a look at the app then. You can use it to turn the
Snooz on and off. You can use it to change the volume. You can't change the tone though.
You still need to do that manually. You can change the nightlight settings, if you
press the button properly! You've got three different levels of glowing, and
you can just have it on dark mode if you want, which means that there is no lights
at all. And then you can also set timers, which is one of the features that I
really like about Snooz and something that the Dohm Uno doesn't have. And with those
you can set different timers for each day, and you can set multiple timers, and
you can have it to turn on and off automatically. And then another feature
which is very unique to the Snooz is a calibration setting, which means that if
you've got it playing to a small child, you can have it automatically find
the best setting so that it's not going to be too loud for them, which is very
unique to this machine. For me then, the app is a fantastic feature. I really like
the fact you can change the settings on the Snooz without needing to get out of
bed if you've got the Snooz on the windowsill, for example. But I think it is
a bit of a shame that they don't offer the same features for people who don't
use smartphones. I think it would have been nice to have at least one button on
it to set a simple timer. you know at least with the Dohm Uno
here, it does everything that it does physically on the device. So the key
question is: is it worth the extra fifty dollars? And I think for me that's going
to be something that is very much a personal choice. You know - do you want to
spend that much more money to have a really loud fan inside the unit or are
you quite happy with a softer fan? Do you need the timers or can you do without
the timers? And you need a nightlight or not? If you don't need all of those
features and you just need the sound of quiet rushing air, then the Dohm Uno
I think is going to do what you need quite happily just for $30. But if you do
like having extra features and you really need your white noise machine to
block out external noise, then the Snooz is going to give you a much
better chance of doing that. So again, it's going to be very much a personal
decision as to whether it's worth paying extra for the volume and those features.
So there you have it, the Snooz and the Dohm Uno white noise machines. I
hope you found this video interesting and useful if you're thinking of buying
either of them. If you're interested in buying them, please use the link in the
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keep in touch with me, see future reviews, not just of other white noise machines
but other sleep products as well. If there's anything that I haven't done a
review of, or other white noise machine comparisons that you're interested in,
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