My previous cheap made-in-PRC hair dryer started smoking one morning and I smelled burning plastic. I replaced it with an Elchim 3900, made in Italy, that dries much faster. Due to RC problems, I don’t do much with my hair and only use the dryer on it for about 5 minutes then let it finish air drying. The blow dryer is useful, especially in hot weather, to finish drying all over after a shower (using the cool button) before powdering.