GHD Air Professional Performance Hair Dryer

I have been meaning to review this for a while since I hasn’t been able to use it since August. I bought this in May, 2018 as my hair was so damaged (okay, so I colored it 3 times in one week) BUT it always looked so much better when my hairdresser dried it with her super duper dryer. As I already used the same hair products, I decided to invest in an expensive dryer too. This dryer WAS a little quieter and dried my hair a tad faster.. for about 3 months. Sitting on a vanity bench to dry my hair, I laid the dryer in my lap to reach for something and it slid onto the floor. It fell onto a rug only about 24” from the floor and broke! It would turn on, but made a horrible high pitched sound and spit out one piece of plastic, then several melted pieces(see photo). Now it just smells like it’s burning, so it’s gone forever. Can’t even use the warranty as it was dropped. I was able to register the dryer without problem on their website too. I can’t imagine this being used by a professional and being accidentally dropped from a standing height! It’s back to my Conair Infiniti Pro which has an a/c motor, has lasted forever, taken a beating, still works well AND cost around $30! So disappointed with THIS purchase!