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Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1 VS. Alen BreatheSmart FLEX

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Alen BreatheSmart FLEX

Reasons to buy Alen BreatheSmart FLEX:

  • button icon Reduced energy consumption.
  • button icon 14 versatile designer front-panels.
  • button icon Removes 99% of airborne-allergens & dust.
  • button icon Ideal for medium-sized rooms of up-to 700Sq.Ft.
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Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1

Reasons to buy Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1 :

  • button icon 4 stages of air-purification.
  • button icon An ultra-quiet motor with 3-speeds.
  • button icon A Solid, welded-steel case with wheels.
  • button icon A 360° air-intake and one-side air-flow.
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summary Review:

PERFORMANCE
WINNER :

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1

  • FOR LARGE ROOMS
  • WASHABLE PRE-FILTERS
USABILITY
WINNER :

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX

  • FILTER REPLACEMENT REMINDER
SAFETY
WINNER :

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX

  • CHILD LOCK
APPEARANCE
DRAW :
Comparison Winner
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX

Reasons why we like it:

  • TIMER
  • FILTER REPLACEMENT REMINDER
  • CHILD LOCK
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COMPARISON – Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1 VS. Alen BreatheSmart FLEX

PERFORMANCE

HEPA FILTER

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It features a True Medical Grade HEPA-filter that removes 99.97% of all particles larger than 0.3-microns and 95% of all particles larger than 0.1-microns.

Yes

It comes with a Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter that captures 99% of airborne particles down to 0.3 microns to keep your home clean.

TIMER

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
No

Yes

It equipped with a Pre-set timer that will allow you to select between 4, 8 and 12 hours of operation before the device shuts-off.

FOR LARGE ROOMS

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It’s designed to purify air within larger rooms with sizes of up-to 1500sq.ft but with normal ceiling heights.

No

REMOVES CIGARETTE ODOR

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

Uses a combined granular carbon and zeolite filter to eliminate cigarette-odor, gasses and other chemicals.

Yes

It uses an optional, Fresh Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter to trap and eliminate cigarette-odor. In fact, this filter is sold separately.

ROOM SIZE AND AIRFLOW

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

Effectively cleans room-sizes of up to 1500sq.ft coupled with a 360-degree intake system and air-flow output from the upper-deck directed to one-side.

Yes

It can purify air within small-to-medium sized rooms of up-to 700Sq.Ft when running on the highest speed-setting coupled with multiple air-flow intakes and outlets for a high airflow-delivery-rate.

FIGHTS GERMS

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It uses a True Medical Grade HEPA-filter to trap and eliminate 99.97% germs and other airborne-particles as small as o.1-microns.

Yes

The Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter helps to capture 99.97% of airborne-particles including germs. However, you can also get an optional HEPA-SILVER filter for more effective germ-removal.

ELIMINATES DUST MITES

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

Uses a Certified HEPA-filter to remove 99.97% of airborne-pollutants including dust-mites.

Yes

A Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter helps to capture 99.97% of dust-mites and other airborne-particles down to 0.3-microns in-order to keep your home dust-free.

REMOVES PET DANDER

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It features a Large Particle Pre filter that helps to trap and remove easily seen particles including pet-dander, dust and other particles.

Yes

It can trap and remove 99.97% of airborne-particles including pet-dander using the integrated Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter.

GETS RID OF POLLEN

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

Uses a Medium Particle Pre-filter to remove small-to-medium sized airborne particles including pollen.

Yes

Its Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter can remove 99.97% of airborne-particles including pollen which is one of the major causes of allergies within people.

REMOVES SMOKE

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

A combined Activated Carbon and Zeolite filter helps to remove smoke, gases and other chemical-odors within your home.

Yes

An optional Fresh Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter to trap and eliminate smoke within your home. However, this filter is sold separately and doesn’t come with this unit.

REMOVES MOLD

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

Uses a Medium Particle Pre filter to eliminate small to medium size airborne-particles like mold.

Yes

It can trap and eliminate mold-spores and other airborne-particles at an efficiency of 99.97% using an optional HEPA-Silver-filter that can be bought separately.

TRAPS ALLERGENS

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

Uses a True Medical Grade HEPA-Filter to remove 99.97% of allergens and other airborne-pollutants larger than 0.3-microns

Yes

This unit captures 99.97% of allergens and other airborne particles down to 0.3-microns using the included Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter.

QUIET OPERATION

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It features an ultra-quiet motor with 3-speeds. In fact, this motor is mounted on shock-absorbers to eliminate vibrations and noise even when operating on the highest-speed.

Yes

Uses WhisperMax technology to ensure quiet-operation with about 39dBs at the lowest speed-setting and 55dBs at the highest speed-setting.

WASHABLE PRE-FILTERS

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It’s only the wrap-around pre-filter that can be removed and washed every 6-12 months. But you also need to vacuum the inner-sections of the pre-filter.

No

EASY FILTER REPLACEMENT

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

The bottom-plate can be removed for easy accessibility to the filters. This process will require using a simple Philips screwdriver.

Yes

All the filters are easy to replace using simple tools and without needing any technical-help for installation.

AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
No

No

SLEEP MODE

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

Since this device features 3 fan-speeds, you can set it to the lowest speed-setting to achieve quiet-operation all night long.

Yes

It has a sleep-mode that operates at lowest speed-setting with lights-off coupled with extra-silence hence making it perfect for use in bedrooms.

WATTAGE

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

This unit uses about 115-Watts of power on highest speed-setting and a lesser-wattage on the lowest speed-setting.

Yes

It uses 56-watts at the highest speed-setting and 36-watts at the lowest speed-setting hence making it very energy efficient.

ENERGY STAR

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It’s an ENERGY STAR Certified device because it’s very energy-efficient and will help you save a lot of money electricity-bills.

Yes

This unit is very energy efficient whereby it uses the same amount of electricity as a 50Watts light bulb.

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1

USABILITY

CONTROLS AND MODES

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It features a 3-Speed control-dial switch with a shut-off option.

Yes

It has button-control at the top-section which include; Timer, 4-speed-fan-speeds, Sleep/Power-mode, Lock-button and Filter-life-indicators

FILTER REPLACEMENT REMINDER

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
No

Yes

Features a Smart Filter Light indicator that will let you when it’s time to replace the pre-filter and HEPA-Pure Antimicrobial filters.

ECONOMICAL

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It’s very economical because it uses only 115Watts of power on highest speed-setting and less-power when running on the lowest speed-setting.

Yes

This device is very economical due to its low energy consumption whereby it uses the same amount of electricity as a 50Watt light-bulb.

AFFORDABLE

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
No

No

IDEAL FOR ASTHMATIC PEOPLE

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

If you suffer from asthma, then this device will work perfectly for you because it features True Medical Grade HEPA-filter that removes 99.97% of all allergens.

Yes

This unit is ideal for use by people with asthma because it’s equipped with a Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter that captures 99.97% of Allergens.

ALEXA COMPATIBLE

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
No

No

REMOTE CONTROL

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
No

No

FILTER LIFE - BASED ON USE

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

The True Medical Grade HEPA-filter, Activated Carbon and Zeolite filter should be replaced every 5-years. The Large-Particle Pre-filter & Medium-Particle-Prefilter must be replaced every 5-years too.

Yes

The Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter should be replaced after 6-to-9 months for areas with poor air-quality & 9-to-12 months for areas with good air-quality.

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX

SAFETY

CHILD LOCK

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
No

Yes

Has a locking control-panel and child-safe vent guard which makes it safe for use in homes with kids and pets.

OZONE FREE

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

The Baked-on powder coat finish and foam-seal gaskets at the top and bottom help to eliminate off-gassing hence making this device ozone-free.

Yes

It does not produce ozone and it’s certified to be Ozone-free by California Air Resources Board (CARB).

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX

APPEARANCE

DESIGN

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

Features a tower-shaped, box-body with a 360° air-intake while the air-output is at upper-deck and directed to one-side. It also has Baked-on-powder-coat-finish with caster-wheels at the base.

Yes

Has a tower-shaped body with no sharp sides coupled with 14 plastic interchangeable front panels and a control-panel located at the top-section.

SIZE AND APPEARANCE

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

Has dimension of: 14.5″L x 14.5″W x 23″H, Baked on powder coat paint finish, 3 Speed control switch and caster-wheels at the base.

Yes

It has dimensions of; 25"H x 15"W x 8.5"D coupled with a metallic tower-shaped body with interchangeable front-panels and a bottom-stand.

WEIGHT

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

45-lbs and this makes it very hard to carry but the included caster-wheels make it easy to move from room-to-room.

Yes

It features a weight of 15-lbs (12.2kg) which makes it very lightweight and easy to carry around your house.

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