CATEGORY : Air Purifiers

GermGuardian AC5900WCA VS. Fellowes AeraMax 100

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GermGuardian AC5900WCA

Reasons to buy GermGuardian AC5900WCA:

  • button icon It captures 99.97% of dust and allergens.
  • button icon Has 3-speed setting for customized performance.
  • button icon Covers small-to-medium sized rooms of up-to 338Sq.ft.
  • button icon It uses UV-C light technology to fight bacteria & germs.
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Fellowes AeraMax 100

Reasons to buy Fellowes AeraMax 100 :

  • button icon Clean air in rooms of up-to 200sq.ft.
  • button icon Certified asthma and allergy friendly.
  • button icon A 4-stage hospital-type filtration system.
  • button icon Detects air-quality & automatically adjusts fan-speed.
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PERFORMANCE
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GermGuardian AC5900WCA

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USABILITY
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SAFETY
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APPEARANCE
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GermGuardian AC5900WCA

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COMPARISON – GermGuardian AC5900WCA VS. Fellowes AeraMax 100

PERFORMANCE

HEPA FILTER

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

Features a True HEPA-Filter that eliminates 99.97% of allergens and other airborne-contaminants as small as 0.3-microns.

Yes

Features a True HEPA filter with antimicrobial treatment that helps to safely remove 99.97% of airborne-particles as small as 0.3-microns.

TIMER

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

It also features a programmable-timer that can be set for 1, 2, 4 or 8 hours before the unit shuts down.

No

FOR LARGE ROOMS

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
No

No

REMOVES CIGARETTE ODOR

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

Uses a Carbon-filter to trap and eliminate cigarette-odor and other household-odors from pets and cooking.

Yes

It uses a carbon-filter to capture and eliminate cigarette-odors, cooking-odors, smoke and household odors.

ROOM SIZE AND AIRFLOW

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

Designed for use in small-to-medium sized rooms of up-to 338Sq.ft. Additionally, this device can filter and circulate room-air for over 4X per-hour.

Yes

It’s designed to clean air within small-to-medium sized rooms ranging from 100-to-200 square foot. It also takes in polluted-air at the back and releases clean-air at the front.

FIGHTS GERMS

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

Uses UV-C light technology with Titanium-Dioxide to eliminate airborne germs, bacteria and viruses.

Yes

PlasmaTRUE Technology creates an ionized field to help safely remove germs. Additionally, AeraSafe Antimicrobial Treatment provides built-in protection against the growth of germs.

ELIMINATES DUST MITES

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

Its True HEPA filter eliminates 99.97% of dust-mites while the integrated Pre-filter helps to capture large dust-particles within air.

Yes

Uses a True HEPA Filter to safely remove 99.99% percent of airborne-pollutants including dust-mites.

REMOVES PET DANDER

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

Uses a True HEPA Filter to capture 99.97% of pet-dander and other airborne-pollutants down to 0.3-microns.

Yes

Its True HEPA filter can thoroughly remove up-to 99.995% of pet-dander hence making this device ideal for people living with pets.

GETS RID OF POLLEN

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

The True HEPA Filter helps to destroy 99.97% of pollen and other airborne-allergens down to 0.3-microns.

Yes

The True HEPA filter helps to remove 99.99% of airborne particles including pollen and other allergens down to 0.3-microns.

REMOVES SMOKE

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

Its Carbon-filter can eliminate cigarette and cooking smoke. This filter can also remove common household odors so as to provide you with fresh air.

Yes

Comes equipped with a carbon-filter that helps to capture and remove different types of smoke, odors and even captures large-particles within air.

REMOVES MOLD

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

Uses a HEPA-Filter and UV-C light technology with Titanium-Dioxide to eliminate 99.97% of mold-spores.

Yes

Its True HEPA Filter with AeraSafe antimicrobial treatment can safely remove airborne-particles as small as 0.3-microns including mold-spores.

TRAPS ALLERGENS

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

The integrated True HEPA Filter can destroy 99.97% of allergens and other airborne-pollutants as small as 0.3-microns.

Yes

Uses a True HEPA filter & PlasmaTRUE technology to create an ionized field that helps to safely remove allergens and other airborne-pollutants.

QUIET OPERATION

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

It features 3-speeds whereby the low-speed (speed-1) provides ultra-quiet operation making this unit perfect for use in areas that require optimum silence.

Yes

This device can be whisper-silent when operating on lowest speed-setting and this makes it perfect for use in bedrooms and offices where maximum silence is required.

WASHABLE PRE-FILTERS

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
No

No

EASY FILTER REPLACEMENT

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

To change its filters, you just need to take-off the front-panel by pushing on a clip and then pull to reveal the filters.

Yes

It features a removable back-panel that facilitates for easy access to the carbon and HEPA filters so as to ensure easy filter-replacement.

AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
No

Yes

It uses an AeraSmart-Sensor and Auto-mode to monitor air-quality and automatically adjust fan-speed to keep your room air purified at all times.

SLEEP MODE

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

It features an ultra-quiet sleep mode that runs on lowest speed setting (speed-1) thus making this device perfect for use in bedrooms.

No

WATTAGE

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

Uses about 65-watts on the highest speed-setting and less than 8-watts at the lowest speed.

Yes

When running on a low speed-setting, it consumes 5-Watts while on a high-speed setting it can consume 60-watts.

ENERGY STAR

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

It has an energy star rating for low power-consumption even when running on the highest speed-setting.

Yes

It’s Energy Star Certified for low power-consumption which implies that it will save you a lot of money on electricity bills annually.

GermGuardian AC5900WCA

USABILITY

CONTROLS AND MODES

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

The control-panel features several digital controls which include; fan-speed, UV-C on/off button, filter-replacement-indicator, Timer & a Power-button.

Yes

It features a different controls and modes which include; AeraSmart-Sensor (Auto-mode), Aera+ Mode, PlasmaTRUE-Technology-mode, 3 fan-speeds and filter-change-indicator.

FILTER REPLACEMENT REMINDER

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

Has a filter-change-indicator that will blink red to alert you that it’s time to replace the filters.

Yes

Features a True HEPA and Carbon Filter Change-Indicator that turns red when it is time to replace any of the filters.

ECONOMICAL

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

It’s very economical because it consumes less power and even features a timer-option that help in the energy-saving process.

Yes

This is a low energy consumption device which implies that it will save you a lot of money on electricity-bills making it very economical.

AFFORDABLE

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

This unit is affordable but equipped with some of the best technologies in air-purification.

Yes

It is very affordable compared to most air-purifier brands within its range.

IDEAL FOR ASTHMATIC PEOPLE

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

It uses a True HEPA filter & UV-C Technology to reduce on exposure to indoor asthma triggers.

Yes

It’s certified by the Asthma and allergy Foundation of America (AAFA-Certified) for preventing asthma and other related seasonal allergies.

ALEXA COMPATIBLE

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
No

No

REMOTE CONTROL

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
No

No

FILTER LIFE - BASED ON USE

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

All its filters need to be replaced every 6-to-8 months depending on the use of the product.

Yes

The True HEPA filter should be replaced after 12-months while the carbon-filter should be replaced every 3-months so as to ensure optimum-performance.

SAFETY

CHILD LOCK

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
No

No

OZONE FREE

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

Doesn't emit harmful- ozone because it UV-C technology converts it back to oxygen.

Yes

It’s AHAM and UL certified for providing clean-air without producing harmful Ozone. This makes it safe to use in any home environment.

APPEARANCE

DESIGN

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

It has a portable, speaker-like tower design with a display-control-panel at the top, air-inlets at the back and air-outlets on the sides coupled with a stand at the bottom and a carrying-handle.

Yes

Has a slim, compact, tower design with an easy-to-use display-panel, built-in handle at the back and a simple stand at the bottom.

SIZE AND APPEARANCE

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

Has a dimension of: 9.6"W x 16"L x 21"H coupled with a compact, black tower-shaped body made of durable ABS-plastic with a carrying-handle and stand.

Yes

8.5"L x 7.2"W x 27.2"H coupled with a white tower-body made of durable ABS-plastic. It also features air-inlets at the back and air-outlets at the front coupled with a base-stand.

WEIGHT

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Fellowes AeraMax 100
Yes

13-pounds and this makes it lightweight and easy to transport.

Yes

9.24-pounds which make it very lightweight and easy to carry or move around the house.

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