CATEGORY : Air Purifiers

Germguardian AC4020 VS. Winix NK100

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8.4
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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7.5
Runners Up:

Germguardian AC4020

Reasons to buy Germguardian AC4020 :

  • button icon 4-stage filtration system with 3-speeds.
  • button icon UV-light technology that kills airborne bacteria.
  • button icon HEPA Filter that removes 99.97% of air-pollutants.
  • button icon A compact design perfect for use in small spaces.
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summary Review:

PERFORMANCE
WINNER :

Winix NK100

  • AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES
  • SLEEP MODE
USABILITY
DRAW :
SAFETY
WINNER :

Winix NK100

  • CHILD LOCK
APPEARANCE
DRAW :
Comparison Winner
Winix NK100

Reasons why we like it:

  • AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES
  • SLEEP MODE
  • CHILD LOCK
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COMPARISON – Germguardian AC4020 VS. Winix NK100

PERFORMANCE

HEPA FILTER

Germguardian AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

It features a High Performance Allergen Filter (HEPA-filter) that helps to reduce airborne-pollutants down to 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 AC4020
Winix NK100
No

No

FOR LARGE ROOMS

Germguardian AC4020
Winix NK100
No

No

REMOVES CIGARETTE ODOR

Germguardian AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

Features a Carbon filter layer (Charcoal-filter) that traps and eliminates cigarette-odors and other household odors caused by 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 AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

Is designed for use in smaller rooms with sizes of up-to 60sq.ft. Likewise, this device takes in polluted-air at the back and then gives-off clean-air at the front.

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 AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

Uses UV light technology with Titanium Dioxide to kill 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 AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

Uses a True HEPA filter to trap and eliminate 99.97% of airborne-pollutants including; dust-mites and household-dust.

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 AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

It still uses a High Performance Allergen Filter (HEPA) to trap and reduce pet-dander down to 0.3-microns at an efficiency of 99.97%.

Yes

Its True HEPA Filter will help to capture 99.97% of airborne-pollutants including; pet-dander.

GETS RID OF POLLEN

Germguardian AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

It can effectively remove pollen from your house using a High Performance Allergen Filter (HEPA).

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 AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

It uses a Carbon filter layer to capture large-particles and reduce smoke caused by cooking and smoking.

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 AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

UV-light technology works with Titanium Dioxide to kill and prevent the growth mold-spores within your home.

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 AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

Its High Performance Allergen Filter (HEPA) helps capture common allergens within air in-order to keep your home-environment fresh and healthy.

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 AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

It generates a soft noise at minimum fan-speed and a modest audible noise at maximum fan-speed.

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 AC4020
Winix NK100
No

No

EASY FILTER REPLACEMENT

Germguardian AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

Replacing the filter is very easy since you just have to remove the back-panel and then change its all-in-one filter system.

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 AC4020
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 AC4020
Winix NK100
No

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 AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

It uses less than 30-watts on the highest speed-setting and less than 5-watts on the low speed-setting. it also uses a voltage of 120V at 60Hz.

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 AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

This unit is energy-star certified because its power-consumption is minimal at low fan-speed and slightly higher at maximum fan-speed.

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.

Winix NK100

USABILITY

CONTROLS AND MODES

Germguardian AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

It features a simple-to-use, round front dial knob control for adjusting to 3 fan-speeds coupled with a filter-change-indicator.

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 AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

An integrated filter change indicator will help to remind you when to change 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 AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

This unit won't have a substantial impact on your electricity-bills even if you run it 24×7 because of its low power-consumption.

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 AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

This unit is very affordable yet bits equipped with some great features.

Yes

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

IDEAL FOR ASTHMATIC PEOPLE

Germguardian AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

It features a High Performance Allergen Filter (HEPA) that reduces on dust and allergens down to 0.3-microns making it ideal for use by asthmatic-people.

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 AC4020
Winix NK100
No

No

REMOTE CONTROL

Germguardian AC4020
Winix NK100
No

No

FILTER LIFE - BASED ON USE

Germguardian AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

Only one single filter needs to be replaced every 6-8 months depending on the use of the device or depending on the air-quality of your area.

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 AC4020
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 AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

It can effectively purify room-air without producing harmful-ozone. This mainly because it uses advanced technologies like; UV-light.

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 AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

It features a compact and lightweight speaker-like design with a round front dial knob control. It also features a air-inlets at the back and air-outlets at the front.

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 AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

Has a dimension of: 7.2"L x 5.8"W x 9"H coupled with a compact multi-colour body made of durable ABS-Plastic.

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 AC4020
Winix NK100
Yes

4.5-pounds and this makes it very lightweight and perfect for use when traveling.

Yes

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

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