CATEGORY : Air Purifiers

Winix NK105 VS. Germ Guardian AC5250PT

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9.4
Winner:

Winix NK105

Reasons to buy Winix NK105:

  • button icon A 360 degree all-in-one filter.
  • button icon A 4-stage air cleaning system.
  • button icon Suitable for small-to-medium rooms of up-to 320sq.Ft.
  • button icon Wi-Fi enabled for remote-control using Winix smart app.
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Runners Up:

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Reasons to buy Germ Guardian AC5250PT :

  • button icon Affordable
  • button icon Ideal for allergic people
  • button icon Great for pet households
  • button icon Effective on litter box odors & other weird odors
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summary Review:

PERFORMANCE
DRAW :
USABILITY
WINNER :

Winix NK105

  • ALEXA COMPATIBLE
  • REMOTE CONTROL
SAFETY
WINNER :

Winix NK105

  • CHILD LOCK
  • OZONE FREE
APPEARANCE
DRAW :
Comparison Winner
Winix NK105

Reasons why we like it:

  • ALEXA COMPATIBLE
  • REMOTE CONTROL
  • CHILD LOCK
  • OZONE FREE
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COMPARISON – Winix NK105 VS. Germ Guardian AC5250PT

PERFORMANCE

HEPA FILTER

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It features a 360-degree True HEPA Filter that helps to capture 99.97% airborne-pollutants up-to as 0.3-microns.

Yes

HEPA Filter that captures and removes up to 99.97% of allergens and other particles as small as 0.3-microns such as household dust, pet-dander, mold-spores and plant-pollens.

TIMER

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

You can use the WINIX-SMART-app to control and set how long you want this device to run right from your Smartphone or tablet.

Yes

Comes with an inbuilt-timer that can be set from 1-to-8 hours depending on how long you want this device to purify your room air before it shuts down.

FOR LARGE ROOMS

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
No

No

REMOVES CIGARETTE ODOR

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

Its 360-degree CD Carbon Filter will help to eliminate different household-odors including; cigarette-odor in-order to keep your house smelling fresh.

Yes

Uses an activated charcoal filter to capture and eliminate common odors including cigarette smoke odors.

ROOM SIZE AND AIRFLOW

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

This unit is meant for use in small-to-medium sized rooms of up-to320Sq.Ft. Additionally, it sucks polluted-air from sides for purification and then gives-off clean purified -air from the top-section.

Yes

Room coverage is up to “180Sq.ft.” CARD rating; CADR Smoke - 116, CADR Pollen 128, CADR Dust - 126

FIGHTS GERMS

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

Uses PlasmaWave-Technology and a True HEPA Filter to eliminate germs. It also uses Cleancel-Technology that infuses an antimicrobial-treatment to the plastic-surface in-order to prevent bacterial growth.

Yes

Uses optional UV-C light technology that works along with Titanium Dioxide to eliminate airborne germs like; staph, influenza, pneumonia and rhinovirus

ELIMINATES DUST MITES

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

Its True HEPA Filter will help to eliminate 99.97% dust-mites while the Outer Pre-Filter helps to trap large dust-particles.

Yes

Uses a True HEPA Filter to capture and remove up to 99.97% of dust mites. Additionally, it also features a Pre-filter that helps to capture large dust particles.

REMOVES PET DANDER

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

The 360-degree True HEPA Filter can capture 99.97% of airborne-pollutants including; pet-dander.

Yes

Uses a Pre-filter with an activated carbon layer to capture and remove pet-odors within your home hence making it a perfect appliance for pet-owners.

GETS RID OF POLLEN

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

Its True HEPA Filter can destroy airborne-pollutants like pollen down to 0.3-microns at an efficiency of 99.97%.

Yes

Uses a True HEPA Filter to trap and eliminate pollen and other allergy-triggers within your home.

REMOVES SMOKE

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It uses a CD-Carbon-Filter and PlasmaWave-Technology to eliminate cooking-smoke, cigarette-smoke and other household-odors.

Yes

Uses an integrated Pre-filter and Charcoal-filter to trap and eliminate cooking-smoke, cigarette-smoke and other types of smoke that may accumulate within your home

REMOVES MOLD

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

The True HEPA Filter can eliminate 99.97% of mold-spores down to 0.3-microns so as to keep your home fresh at all times.

Yes

Uses a Hepa-Filter to capture up to 99.97% of allergens including mold. It also uses Pet Pure which is an antimicrobial agent added to the filter to inhibit the growth of mold, mildew and odor-causing bacteria on the surface of the filter.

TRAPS ALLERGENS

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

This unit can trap and eliminate 99.97% of allergens and other airborne-pollutants using its 360-degree True HEPA Filter coupled with PlasmaWave-Technology.

Yes

Uses a Hepa-Filter to remove 99.97% of allergens and other particles 0.3 microns from your home. This actually makes it a perfect home-appliance for allergy sufferers.

QUIET OPERATION

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It can be whisper-silent operating in sleep-mode with only 33.7-DBs and it’s even quiet when running on turbo-mode with only 52.7-DBs.

Yes

Operates quietly even when operating at the highest speed-setting. Also features an ultra-quiet sleep mode that operates at the lowest setting to provide you with optimum peace when sleeping.

WASHABLE PRE-FILTERS

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
No

No

EASY FILTER REPLACEMENT

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It features a 360-degree all-in-one filter that is very easy to access and replace by simply removing the side-panel without requiring any complicated tools.

Yes

Features easy-to-change filters that will need to be replaced after 6-to-8 months or depending on the use of the product. In fact, these 3 filters can be easily accessed by pressing a lock and release button

AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
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.

Yes

Features an auto-mode that automatically captures and eliminates 99.97% of dust and allergens as small as 0.3-microns.

SLEEP MODE

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

This unit features a sleep-mode that allows it to operate at lower fan-speed with dimmed-lights to help you achieve a quieter and comfortable sleeping-environment.

Yes

Features an ultra-quiet sleep mode uses the lowest speed-setting in-order to ensure optimum silence when you’re sleeping at night.

WATTAGE

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It uses about 55-watts on the highest fan-speed (Turbo-mode) and about 8-watts at lowest fan-speed (sleep-mode). It also has a power-voltage of: 110-to-120V.

Yes

Uses 63-watts when operating on the highest speed-setting and it use 33-watts when running on the lowest speed setting.

ENERGY STAR

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

This device is Energy Star Rated for its low energy-consumption. In fact, it does not take a lot of energy to run this unit.

Yes

Energy Star Certified because it meets strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the US-EPA

USABILITY

CONTROLS AND MODES

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

Has touch-button-controls at the top-section and these include; Wi-Fi, Mode (Manual-Operation, Auto-Mode, Sleep-Mode), Check-Filter, Power and several SmartSensors and LED-lights.

Yes

Controls include: A timer-set button, UV-C ON/OFF Button, Fan-speed button, Power on/off button and a filter-reset button. Modes include; the fan-speed mode, UV-C mode and ultra-quiet sleep mode.

FILTER REPLACEMENT REMINDER

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

A filter change notification light will alert you instantly when it’s time to replace the 360-degree all-in-one filter.

Yes

Features a filter replacement reminder that alerts you when it’s time to replace the filters. However, its only one single filter that needs to be replaced every 6-8 months

ECONOMICAL

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

This device is ENERGY-STAR certified which implies that it won’t take a lot of energy to run thus making it very economical.

Yes

Uses less energy even with long-hours of performance and it is also very affordable.

AFFORDABLE

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It is very affordable yet it’s equipped with some of the best high-end features that you can only find on advanced air-purifier models.

Yes

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

IDEAL FOR ASTHMATIC PEOPLE

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

Works perfectly for asthmatic-people because it features a True HEPA Filter and PlasmaWave-Technology that help to eliminate 99.97% of allergens.

Yes

It is perfect for allergy sufferers including Asthmatic People because of its UV-C light technology that works with Titanium Dioxide to reduce airborne bacteria, viruses, germs and mold-spores

ALEXA COMPATIBLE

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

Since this device is Wi-Fi enabled, it will connect to any SmartHome-device including Amazon-Echo devices (ALEXA).

No

REMOTE CONTROL

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

This unit can be connected to the Winix smart app for remote-monitoring from anywhere using your Smartphone or tablet.

No

FILTER LIFE - BASED ON USE

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

The integrated 360-degree All-in-One Filter should be replaced every 12-months or depending on the air-quality-levels within your area.

Yes

All the filters in this device require a replacement every 6-to-8 months

Winix NK105

SAFETY

CHILD LOCK

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

The Child Lock feature can be enabled through the Winix smart app to prevent unwanted changes of settings at the control-panel.

No

OZONE FREE

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It is ozone-safe and it also uses PlasmaWave-Technology to eliminate airborne-pollutants without emitting harmful-Ozone.

No

Winix NK105

APPEARANCE

DESIGN

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

Features a circular and conical tower-shaped structure with a display-control-panel at the top coupled with an air-quality LED-light, SmartSensors, Filter-change-indicator and a Handle.

Yes

Tower design – fits in small spaces

SIZE AND APPEARANCE

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It has a dimension of: 12.2”W x 12.2”D x 29.5H and this makes it very slim and portable. It also has a white, conical-tower-shaped body made of durable ABS-plastic.

Yes

28-inch tall with a small footprint coupled with a lightweight body

WEIGHT

Winix NK105
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

Weighs 23.1-pounds coupled with a carrying-handle for easy movement from room-to-room.

Yes

10.55 pounds

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