CATEGORY : Air Purifiers

GermGuardian AC5900WCA VS. Winix NK100

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Winner:

Winix NK100

Reasons to buy Winix NK100:

  • button icon A 4-stage air filtration system.
  • button icon An All-in-one, 360°, 3-layer filter.
  • button icon 4 fan speeds and an advanced air-flow.
  • button icon Air Quality monitoring with automatic SmartSensors.
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Runners Up:

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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PERFORMANCE
DRAW :
USABILITY
DRAW :
SAFETY
WINNER :

Winix NK100

  • CHILD LOCK
APPEARANCE
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Comparison Winner
Winix NK100

Reasons why we like it:

  • AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES
  • CHILD LOCK
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COMPARISON – GermGuardian AC5900WCA VS. Winix NK100

PERFORMANCE

HEPA FILTER

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
Yes

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

Yes

Comes with a True HEPA Filter that helps to capture 99.97% airborne-pollutants up-to as 0.3-microns.

TIMER

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
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
Winix NK100
No

No

REMOVES CIGARETTE ODOR

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
Yes

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

Yes

It uses a CD Carbon Filter to eliminate different household-odors including; cigarette-odor so as to keep your home smelling fresher.

ROOM SIZE AND AIRFLOW

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
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 for use in small-to-medium sized rooms of up-to320Sq.Ft. Likewise, it takes in polluted-air from sides for purification and after gives-off clean purified -air from the top-section.

FIGHTS GERMS

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
Yes

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

Yes

It uses PlasmaWave-Technology and a True HEPA Filter to eliminate germs, bacteria and other indoor air-pollutants.

ELIMINATES DUST MITES

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
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

The True HEPA Filter helps to eliminate 99.97% dust-mites while the Pre-Filter helps to trap large dust-particles.

REMOVES PET DANDER

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
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 will help to capture 99.97% of airborne-pollutants including; pet-dander.

GETS RID OF POLLEN

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
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 can destroy airborne-pollutants like pollen down to 0.3-microns at an efficiency-rate of 99.97%.

REMOVES SMOKE

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
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

Its CD-Carbon-Filter coupled with PlasmaWave-Technology will help to get rid of cooking-smoke, cigarette-smoke and other household-odors.

REMOVES MOLD

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
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 helps to eliminate mold-spores at efficiency of 99.97% and down to 0.3-microns so as to keep your home fresh and clean.

TRAPS ALLERGENS

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
Yes

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

Yes

It can trap and eliminate 99.97% of allergens and other airborne-pollutants using a True HEPA Filter coupled with PlasmaWave-Technology.

QUIET OPERATION

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
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 on sleep-mode with only 33.7-DBs and it’s also really quiet when running on turbo-mode with only 52.7-DBs.

WASHABLE PRE-FILTERS

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
No

No

EASY FILTER REPLACEMENT

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
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

Its 360 degree all-in-one filter is very easy to access and replace by simply removing the side-panel without needing any complicated tools.

AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
No

Yes

It uses an Auto-mode and Smart-Sensors to monitor indoor air-quality and after automatically adjust fan-speed so as to equalize any airborne-pollutants and create a clean-air environment.

SLEEP MODE

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
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.

Yes

At night-time, this unit can be set to sleep-mode in-order for it to operate at lower fan-speed with dimmed-lights to help you achieve a quieter and comfortable sleep.

WATTAGE

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
Yes

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

Yes

It uses only 46-watts on the highest fan-speed (Turbo-mode) and about 5-watts at lowest fan-speed (sleep-mode). It also has a power-voltage of: 110-120V.

ENERGY STAR

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
Yes

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

Yes

This unit is Energy Star Rated for its low power-consumption with only 46-watts at the highest speed setting and only 5-watts at the lowest speed-setting.

USABILITY

CONTROLS AND MODES

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
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 touch button controls at the top-section and these include; Mode (Manual-Operation, Auto Mode, Sleep Mode), Child-lock, Check-Filter, Power and several SmartSensors and LED-lights.

FILTER REPLACEMENT REMINDER

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
Yes

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

Yes

The Change-Filter-Indicator will light-up to help you instantly know when it’s time to replace the filters.

ECONOMICAL

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
Yes

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

Yes

Since this device is ENERGY STAR certified, it does not take a lot of energy to run and this makes it very economical.

AFFORDABLE

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
Yes

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

Yes

This unit is very affordable compared to other advanced air-purifier brands with similar features.

IDEAL FOR ASTHMATIC PEOPLE

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
Yes

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

Yes

It’s very ideal asthmatic-people because it features a True HEPA Filter and PlasmaWave-Technology to eliminate 99.97% of allergens.

ALEXA COMPATIBLE

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
No

No

REMOTE CONTROL

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
No

No

FILTER LIFE - BASED ON USE

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
Yes

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

Yes

Its 360-degree All-in-One Filter should be replaced annually or depending on the air-quality-levels within your environment.

SAFETY

CHILD LOCK

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
No

Yes

When the Child Lock feature is enabled, the control panel will be locked so that settings can’t be changed.

OZONE FREE

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
Yes

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

Yes

This device is ozone-safe and it even uses PlasmaWave-Technology to eliminate airborne-pollutants without emitting harmful-Ozone.

Winix NK100

APPEARANCE

DESIGN

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
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

It has a circular, conical tower-shaped structure with a display-control-panel at the top-section coupled with an air-quality LED-lights & SmartSensors. It also has a white-body made of ABS-plastic.

SIZE AND APPEARANCE

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
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

Has a dimension of: 12.2”W x 12.2”D x 29.45H which makes it very slim and portable. It also features a white, conical-tower-shaped body made of durable ABS-plastic.

WEIGHT

GermGuardian AC5900WCA
Winix NK100
Yes

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

Yes

23.1-pounds coupled with carrying-handle for easy to lifting and movement from room-to-room.

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