Timely Tips
It’s a good idea to throw out or recycle old newspapers and magazines and limit your collection of trinkets and oddments, so there will be fewer nooks and crannies for dust to accumulate on.
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Editor's Rating :
$550
Austin Air Allergy Machine
A simple machine that gets the job done.
And while the other Austin machines are tailored for all round air pollution control, this one focuses more on people who are troubled not only with dust, but also by airborne chemicals and gases.
Editor's Rating :
$300
Austin Healthmate Jr.
The Healthmate Jr. is essentially a Healthmate – but it is smaller, covers less area and is $150 cheaper. It’s also lighter and so, more portable than the 20kg Healthmate.
It also comes with the same, high standard medical grade filters.
However, it does not have all must-have features of modern air cleaners – things like automatic speed adjustment, digital display, filter replacement alert or a timer.
Editor's Rating :
$450
Austin Healthmate
If Austin Air Healthmate Plus is like a sports car with a very powerful turbo engine, this Healthmate is the same sports car, but without the turbo.
And like a racing car, it is meant to deliver performance, not comfort.
So, while the filter is good, it does not have all must-have features of modern air cleaners – things like automatic speed adjustment, digital display, filter replacement alert or a timer.
Editor's Rating :
$399
Austin Healthmate Plus Junior
Austin Air Healthmate+ Junior is like a mini sports car with a very powerful engine. Unfortunately, like a racing car, it is meant to deliver performance, not comfort.
So, while the filter is good, it does not have all must-have features of modern air cleaners – things like automatic speed adjustment, digital display or a timer.
But the filter is good and the casings are made of steel.
Editor's Rating :
$549
Austin Air Healthmate Plus
Austin Air Healthmate+ is like a car with a very powerful engine. Unfortunately, it lacks many convenient features you’d expect when you buy a machine at this price.
The company takes a great care to add potassium iodide into it’s carbon/zeolite filter to control gases and smoke. It also has 60 feet of true HEPA filter,which is one of the biggest filtration area in a home air purifier.
But while the core is good, we have a few issues with this machine.
Editor's Rating :
$150
Alen T100
Regardless of the odd size, this is a good desktop air purifier. It also has a lifetime warranty and a safety feature not known in air purifiers at this price range. Shortlist this machine if you’re shopping for a desktop air cleaner.
Editor's Rating :
$299
Alen T300
With features you’ll only find in premium air purifiers, the stylish T300 tower air purifier is definitely a good buy. Added with reasonable annual filter costs ($45-$60) and a lifetime warranty, in term of value for your money, this is definitely a hard machine to beat.