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Germguardian Ac4100 VS. Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1

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7.8
Winner:

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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Germguardian Ac4100

Reasons to buy Germguardian Ac4100 :

  • button icon Compact design perfect for small-spaces.
  • button icon True HEPA Filter removes 99.97% of allergens.
  • button icon Removes household-odors using a Charcoal-filter.
  • button icon UVC-light technology kills airborne bacteria & viruses.
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summary Review:

PERFORMANCE
WINNER :

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1

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

Germguardian Ac4100

  • FILTER REPLACEMENT REMINDER
  • AFFORDABLE
SAFETY
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APPEARANCE
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Comparison Winner
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1

Reasons why we like it:

  • FOR LARGE ROOMS
  • WASHABLE PRE-FILTERS
  • SLEEP MODE
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COMPARISON – Germguardian Ac4100 VS. Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1

PERFORMANCE

HEPA FILTER

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

It comes with a HEPA-Filter that captures 99.97% of dust and airborne-allergens as small as 0.3-microns at an efficiency of 99.97%.

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.

TIMER

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
No

No

FOR LARGE ROOMS

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
No

Yes

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

REMOVES CIGARETTE ODOR

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

The charcoal pre-filter helps to capture and reduce common odors within your home including; cigarette-odor.

Yes

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

ROOM SIZE AND AIRFLOW

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

This unit is designed for use in smaller rooms with sizes of up-to 78sq.ft. Additionally, it takes in polluted-air at the back and then gives-off purified-air at the front.

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.

FIGHTS GERMS

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

It uses UVC-light technology coupled with Titanium Dioxide to kill airborne germs, bacteria and viruses.

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.

ELIMINATES DUST MITES

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

Its HEPA filter can trap and eliminate 99.97% of dust-mites and other airborne-pollutants. Likewise, its charcoal pre-filter will capture large dust-particles.

Yes

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

REMOVES PET DANDER

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

Uses a HEPA-filter to trap and eliminate pet-dander down to 0.3-microns at an efficiency of 99.97%.

Yes

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

GETS RID OF POLLEN

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

This unit can effectively remove pollen from your house using a HEPA-filter.

Yes

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

REMOVES SMOKE

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

Uses a charcoal pre-filter to capture large-particles and to eliminate smoke caused by cooking and cigarettes.

Yes

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

REMOVES MOLD

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

Uses UVC-light technology and a HEPA-Filter to kill and prevent the growth mold-spores within your home-environment.

Yes

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

TRAPS ALLERGENS

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

It uses a HEPA Filter to capture and eliminate 99.97% of Allergens and other airborne-pollutants as small as 0.3-microns.

Yes

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

QUIET OPERATION

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

The 3-speed-control includes a low-speed-setting that runs an ultra-quiet level making this unit perfect for use in the bedroom and office areas.

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.

WASHABLE PRE-FILTERS

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
No

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.

EASY FILTER REPLACEMENT

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

You just have to remove the back-panel to access and change the filters without needing any professional help.

Yes

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

AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
No

No

SLEEP MODE

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
No

Yes

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

WATTAGE

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

This device uses less than 40-watts on the highest speed-setting and less than 8-watts on the low speed-setting. it even features a voltage of 120V at 60Hz.

Yes

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

ENERGY STAR

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

This unit is energy-star rated for its minimal power-consumption at a low fan-speed.

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.

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1

USABILITY

CONTROLS AND MODES

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

Features an easy-to-use, round front dial knob control for adjusting to 3 fan-speeds coupled with a filter-change-indicator & UV-C light on/off-button.

Yes

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

FILTER REPLACEMENT REMINDER

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

There is a filter change indicator that will help to remind you when to replace the filters.

No

ECONOMICAL

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

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

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.

AFFORDABLE

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

This device is very affordable and equipped with some great features you will ever find on an entry-level air-purifier.

No

IDEAL FOR ASTHMATIC PEOPLE

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

It uses a HEPA-filter to reduce on dust and airborne-allergens down to 0.3-microns making it ideal for use by asthmatic-people.

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.

ALEXA COMPATIBLE

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
No

No

REMOTE CONTROL

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
No

No

FILTER LIFE - BASED ON USE

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

The Charcoal Pre-filter and HEPA filter should be replaced after 6-to-9 months of use while the UV-light/ PCO-filter should be replaced after 10-to-12 months of use.

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.

Germguardian Ac4100

SAFETY

CHILD LOCK

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
No

No

OZONE FREE

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

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

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.

APPEARANCE

DESIGN

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

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

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.

SIZE AND APPEARANCE

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

Features dimensions of: 7.5"L x 6.38"W x 10.38"H coupled with a box, compact multi-color body made of durable ABS-Plastic.

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.

WEIGHT

Germguardian Ac4100
Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Yes

4.85-pounds which make it very lightweight and easy to carry or move.

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.

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