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I had an old oven that the element blew in, it was not hard to change myself (actual mechanical idiot)
Then later the fan blew, and I replaced that too.
(might actually be getting the order wrong, but i replaced both and am still not dead)Having gone from a non-fan to a fan oven, there was an improvement from the new (fan) oven, but that was probably due it not being ancient more than the addition of a fan.
Can't imagine price being a massive difference, so get a fan one.
An element has died in my cheap crap non-fan oven. I can replace it easily enough or I can use it as an excuse to get a brand new whizzbang fan oven. Will I notice the difference, food wise?
It mostly gets used for supermarket processed junk and oven chips. No actual baking.