I got really sick of taking half an hour to dry my hair with my old dryer but my hair doesn't air dry very quickly so that wasn't an option.
I did a lot of research on faster hair dryers and decided this one was worth the investment - NO REGRETS!!! I actually have two as I used to leave one at my boyfriend's place but we live together now so I take it with me if I stay at my friends' place.
My hair (long) dries in less than 10 mins from towel dry. I like to start with the hottest setting and as my hair gets dryer, I reduce the heat. I end with the cool shot as this really helps with my frizzy hair. It also really helps to curl my hair faster as I use the cool shot on each curl as soon as it's off the curling wand.
The attachment works really well but I don't use a brush with the dryer, I just run my hands through so I don't use it all that often.
I don't really feel like it's all that quiet like the description implies, but this dryer really does save me so much time and the noise doesn't bother me.
I bought this VS compact hair dryer to replace my old hair dryer, and it is 100 times better! It is so much lighter to hold which makes drying my thick hair easier, and it's just the perfect size.