Winix U450 Air Purifier-vs-Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

COMPARISON – Winix U450 Air Purifier VS. Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

HEPA FILTER

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Features a True HEPA Filter that captures airborne-pollutants as small as 0.3-microns at an efficiency of 99%.

Yes

Comes with a HEPA Pure filter that captures 99% of airborne particles down to 0.3 microns in-order to keep your house clean.

TIMER

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

It has a Pre-set timer/scheduler that allows you to select between 4, 8 and 12 hours of operation before the device shuts-off.

FOR LARGE ROOMS

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

It can purify air in rooms of up to 450sq.ft making great for use in large-rooms of your home.

REMOVES CIGARETTE ODOR

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

It uses an Advanced Odor Control Washable Activated Carbon filter & PlasmaWave Technology to eliminate cigarette-odor and other chemical-pollutants.

Yes

It can use an optional, Fresh Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter to trap and eliminate cigarette-odor. However, this filter is not included with the package and it’s sold separately.

ROOM SIZE AND AIRFLOW

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

This machine can purify rooms of up to 450sq-ft making it perfect for use within medium-to-large rooms. It also features a powerful airflow that can circulate the entire room quickly.

Yes

It can clean air in small-to-medium sized rooms of up-to 500Sq.Ft every 30-minutes and also features a directional air-flow that allows it to act as a tower fan and air-filter at the same time.

FIGHTS GERMS

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

It uses PlasmaWave-Technology and Antimicrobial CleanCell Protection on the True HEPA Filter to eliminate and prevent the growth of germs and bacteria within your home.

Yes

It uses a Pure True HEPA Filter to capture 99% of airborne-particles like germs from your home-environment.

ELIMINATES DUST MITES

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Uses Antimicrobial CleanCell Protection Technology coupled with a True HEPA Filter to eliminate dust-mites from your home environment.

Yes

Uses a Pure HEPA Filter to capture 99% of dust-mites and other airborne-particles down to 0.3-microns.

REMOVES PET DANDER

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

The Anti-microbial True HEPA Filter can capture 99% of airborne-pollutants including; pet-dander and other allergens as small as 0.3-microns to help you live comfortably with pets.

Yes

Can effectively capture and eliminate 99% of airborne-pollutants including pet-dander using an integrated Pure True HEPA Filter.

GETS RID OF POLLEN

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Uses a True HEPA Filter to remove pollutants like pollen and other airborne-particles down to 0.3-microns at an efficiency-rate of 99%.

Yes

The Pure True HEPA Filter helps to eliminate 99% of airborne-particles including pollen in-order to keep your home fresh and clean.

REMOVES SMOKE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

It uses a Washable Odor Control Carbon Filter & PlasmaWave technology to eliminate cooking-smoke, cigarette-smoke and other household-odors.

Yes

Uses an optional Fresh True HEPA Filter to capture and eliminate smoke from your house. However, this filter is sold separately & isn’t included in the package.

REMOVES MOLD

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

It uses Antimicrobial CleanCell Protection Technology coupled with a True HEPA Filter to eliminate mold-spores at an efficiency of 99%.

Yes

Can trap and eliminate mold-spores and other airborne-pollutants at an efficiency of 99% so as to keep your house fresh.

TRAPS ALLERGENS

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

It can eliminate 99.99% of allergens and other airborne-pollutants using an Anti-microbial True HEPA Filter.

Yes

Captures 99% of allergens and other airborne-particles down to 0.3-microns using an integrated Pure HEPA Filter.

QUIET OPERATION

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

This device can operate quietly when set to the lowest speed-setting and also features a sleep-mode that ensures whisper-quiet operation with lights-off.

Yes

Uses WhisperMax-Technology to emit a low-frequency noise referred to as pink-noise so as to ensure silent-operation at the lowest speed-setting.

WASHABLE PRE-FILTERS

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Features a Washable Anti-bacterial-Pre-Filter and Washable Odor Control Carbon Filter. Both filters must be washed every 3-months for maximum effectiveness.

Yes

Features a washable Pre-Filter that captures large-particles in-order to extend the life of the Pure Hepa filter.

EASY FILTER REPLACEMENT

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

It comes with easy to replace filters that can be conveniently accessed by removing the front-panel using simple tools like a screw-driver.

Yes

It comes with a standard HEPA-Pure Filter that is very easy to replace by simply removing the back-cover on the unit without needing any special-tools.

AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Its Auto-Mode and Air-Quality-Sensor combine to automatically determine the best fan-speed to filter the air within your rooms so as to maintain a clean living-environment.

SLEEP MODE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

This device can sense low-light and then automatically enters sleep-mode which turns down the fan-speed and dims the panel-lights for quiet night-time operation.

Yes

It features a sleep-mode that operates at lowest speed-setting using WhisperMax Technology in-order to ensure optimum-silence so that you can rest comfortably at night.

WATTAGE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

This unit has a maximum energy-consumption rate of 110-watts which makes it very energy efficient and perfect for use in any home.

Yes

It uses 53-watts on the highest speed-setting and 30-watts at the lowest speed-setting making it very energy efficient.

ENERGY STAR

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

This device is Energy Star Certified because it uses only 110-watts at the highest speed setting and a lower-wattage at the lowest speed-setting.

Yes

It’s very energy-efficient because it uses the same amount of electricity as a 50-Watts light bulb.

Winix U450 Air Purifier

CONTROLS AND MODES

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Features an electronic control panel at top-section with several modes like; Auto, sleep, PlasmaWave, Fan-speed, and several LED-indicators and sensors.

Yes

It features button-control at the top which include; An Ionizer, Timer, Power, 3-speed-fan-speeds, Filter-life-indicators & a Light-up Power Display.

FILTER REPLACEMENT REMINDER

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

There is an integrated filter-change-indicator that will light-up to let you know that it’s time to replace the true-HEPA-filter and Washable Carbon Filter.

Yes

Has a Smart Filter Light indicator that will let you when it’s time to replace the HEPA-Pure filter.

ECONOMICAL

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

It’s very energy-efficient and will help you save a lot of money on electricity bills annually.

Yes

It’s very economical because it consumes less energy. In fact, it will use the same amount of power as a 50-Watt light-bulb.

AFFORDABLE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

This unit is very affordable yet it has some of the best features.

Yes

It very affordable compared to other models with similar features. However, its price may vary depending on the store where you’re purchasing it from.

IDEAL FOR ASTHMATIC PEOPLE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Uses Antimicrobial CleanCell Protection Technology and an Anti-microbial True HEPA Filter to effectively remove 99.99% of allergens which are the main causes asthma.

Yes

It’s ideal for asthmatic-people because it features a Pure True HEPA Filter that captures 99% of Allergens within your home.

ALEXA COMPATIBLE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

REMOTE CONTROL

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Comes with a remote-control that facilitates for convenient-operation within a 20-foot radius from the unit.

FILTER LIFE - BASED ON USE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

The Anti-microbial True HEPA Filtration must be replaced every 12-months while the Odor-Control-Carbon-Filter & Pre-Filter must be washed every 3-months and replaced after 12-months.

Yes

The Pure True HEPA Filter should be replaced after 6-to-12 months of regular use so as to ensure optimum-performance.

Winix U450 Air Purifier

CHILD LOCK

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Includes a locking control panel and child-safe vent guard which makes it safe for use in homes with kids or pets.

OZONE FREE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

It uses PlasmaWave-Technology that is an ozone-safe and complies with California Air Resources Board (CARB).

Yes

It features an Ozone Safe ionizer that produces negative ions in-order to clean air effectively without producing Ozone.

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

DESIGN

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Features a simple tower-shaped body with a control-panel at the top-section featuring several modes, LEDs and sensors coupled with a bottom-stand and air-vents on sides.

Yes

It features a portable tower-body featuring an LCD panel with intuitive controls coupled with a small-footprint, 2 unit-colors and 8 Designer-options available to complement your home-decor.

SIZE AND APPEARANCE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Has dimensions of; 18.9 x 11.8 x 25.6-inches which makes it very portable. It also has a white, nice-looking, tower-shaped-body made of durable ABS-plastic.

Yes

It features dimensions of; 22"H x 6"W x 10" coupled with a metallic tower-shaped body with a built-in handle that makes it easy to move around.

WEIGHT

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

This device weighs about 18.7-pounds which makes it easy to lift and move from room-to-room.

Yes

It weighs only 9-lbs and this makes it very lightweight and easy move from room-to-room. Additionally, it has a compact-size and small-footprint.

PERFORMANCE	WINNER : Winix U450 Air Purifier FOR LARGE ROOMS AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES
USABILITY	WINNER : Winix U450 Air Purifier REMOTE CONTROL
SAFETY	WINNER : Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier CHILD LOCK
APPEARANCE	DRAW :

Winix U450 Air Purifier VS. Alen T500 HEPA Air Purifier