CATEGORY : Air Purifiers

Winix hr1000 VS. Alen BreatheSmart FLEX

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Winner:

Winix hr1000

Reasons to buy Winix hr1000:

  • button icon Wi-Fi enabled with free Smart-App.
  • button icon An Anti-microbial true HEPA filter.
  • button icon A 5-Stage air purification system.
  • button icon Covers rooms of up-to 400sq.ft.
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Runners Up:

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX

Reasons to buy Alen BreatheSmart FLEX :

  • button icon Reduced energy consumption.
  • button icon 14 versatile designer front-panels.
  • button icon Removes 99% of airborne-allergens & dust.
  • button icon Ideal for medium-sized rooms of up-to 700Sq.Ft.
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summary Review:

PERFORMANCE
WINNER :

Winix hr1000

  • WASHABLE PRE-FILTERS
  • AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES
USABILITY
WINNER :

Winix hr1000

  • AFFORDABLE
  • ALEXA COMPATIBLE
  • REMOTE CONTROL
SAFETY
WINNER :

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX

  • CHILD LOCK
APPEARANCE
DRAW :
Comparison Winner
Winix hr1000

Reasons why we like it:

  • WASHABLE PRE-FILTERS
  • AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES
  • AFFORDABLE
  • ALEXA COMPATIBLE
  • REMOTE CONTROL
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COMPARISON – Winix hr1000 VS. Alen BreatheSmart FLEX

PERFORMANCE

HEPA FILTER

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

Features an Anti-microbial True HEPA Filter that can eliminate airborne-pollutants at a rate of 99.97% with sizes of up-to as 0.3-microns.

Yes

It comes with a Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter that captures 99% of airborne particles down to 0.3 microns to keep your home clean.

TIMER

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It includes a Timer-function will allow you to set the device to operate for either 1, 4 or 8 hours using the Winix smart-app.

Yes

It equipped with a Pre-set timer that will allow you to select between 4, 8 and 12 hours of operation before the device shuts-off.

FOR LARGE ROOMS

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
No

No

REMOVES CIGARETTE ODOR

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It uses a CD Carbon Filter to eliminate different household-odors including; cigarette-odor and other chemical-pollutants indoors.

Yes

It uses an optional, Fresh Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter to trap and eliminate cigarette-odor. In fact, this filter is sold separately.

ROOM SIZE AND AIRFLOW

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

For use in small-to-medium sized rooms of up-to 400Sq.Feet. It also features air-inlets on sides & outlets at the front and top for a decent airflow-delivery-rate.

Yes

It can purify air within small-to-medium sized rooms of up-to 700Sq.Ft when running on the highest speed-setting coupled with multiple air-flow intakes and outlets for a high airflow-delivery-rate.

FIGHTS GERMS

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It uses PlasmaWave-Technology and an Anti-microbial True HEPA Filter to eliminate germs, bacteria and other microbes within air.

Yes

The Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter helps to capture 99.97% of airborne-particles including germs. However, you can also get an optional HEPA-SILVER filter for more effective germ-removal.

ELIMINATES DUST MITES

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

Uses an Anti-microbial True HEPA Filter to trap and destroy dust-mites while the Washable Pre-Filter helps to trap large dust-particles.

Yes

A Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter helps to capture 99.97% of dust-mites and other airborne-particles down to 0.3-microns in-order to keep your home dust-free.

REMOVES PET DANDER

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

The Anti-microbial True HEPA Filter help to capture 99.99% of airborne pollutants including; pet-dander and other allergens as small as 0.3-microns to help you comfortably live with pets.

Yes

It can trap and remove 99.97% of airborne-particles including pet-dander using the integrated Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter.

GETS RID OF POLLEN

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

Uses an Anti-microbial True HEPA Filter to eliminate airborne-pollutants like pollen down to 0.3-microns at an efficiency-rate of 99.97%.

Yes

Its Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter can remove 99.97% of airborne-particles including pollen which is one of the major causes of allergies within people.

REMOVES SMOKE

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It uses a CD Carbon Filter and PlasmaWave Technology to eliminate cooking-smoke, cigarette-smoke and other household-odors so as to keep your house fresh.

Yes

An optional Fresh Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter to trap and eliminate smoke within your home. However, this filter is sold separately and doesn’t come with this unit.

REMOVES MOLD

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

The Anti-microbial True HEPA Filter and PlasmaWave-Technology help to eliminate mold-spores at an efficiency of 99.97% down to 0.3-microns.

Yes

It can trap and eliminate mold-spores and other airborne-particles at an efficiency of 99.97% using an optional HEPA-Silver-filter that can be bought separately.

TRAPS ALLERGENS

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

This device can trap and destroy 99.97% of allergens and other airborne-pollutants using an Anti-microbial True HEPA Filter and PlasmaWave-Technology.

Yes

This unit captures 99.97% of allergens and other airborne particles down to 0.3-microns using the included Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter.

QUIET OPERATION

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It is whisper quiet on sleep-mode and it’s also really quiet when running on lowest fan-speed so that you use it in areas which need optimum-silence.

Yes

Uses WhisperMax technology to ensure quiet-operation with about 39dBs at the lowest speed-setting and 55dBs at the highest speed-setting.

WASHABLE PRE-FILTERS

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It comes with a Washable Pre-Filter which helps to trap large-particles so as to protect other filters.

No

EASY FILTER REPLACEMENT

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

Features easy to replace filters that can be accessed by removing the front-panel using a screw-driver.

Yes

All the filters are easy to replace using simple tools and without needing any technical-help for installation.

AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

An Auto-mode works along with Smart-Sensors to consistently monitor the air around and then automatically adjusts fan-speeds to equalize the pollutants and create clean air.

No

SLEEP MODE

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

Has a Sleep-mode that works with the LED-Auto-Dim-Feature to automatically lower fan-speed and adjust the brightness of the display for a quiet and relaxed night-time-operation.

Yes

It has a sleep-mode that operates at lowest speed-setting with lights-off coupled with extra-silence hence making it perfect for use in bedrooms.

WATTAGE

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

This unit uses 130-watts in Turbo, 33-watts in High, 14-watts in Medium, 9.86-Watts in Low, 5-watts in Sleep & 0.6-watts in Standby-mode @ 123.2-volts.

Yes

It uses 56-watts at the highest speed-setting and 36-watts at the lowest speed-setting hence making it very energy efficient.

ENERGY STAR

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It’s Energy Star Certified since it consumes 130-watts at the highest speed setting and only 5-watts at the lowest speed-setting.

Yes

This unit is very energy efficient whereby it uses the same amount of electricity as a 50Watts light bulb.

Winix hr1000

USABILITY

CONTROLS AND MODES

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It has a control-panel at top-section with several modes like; Auto, sleep, PlasmaWave, Fan-speed, Timer coupled with multiple LED indicators and sensors.

Yes

It has button-control at the top-section which include; Timer, 4-speed-fan-speeds, Sleep/Power-mode, Lock-button and Filter-life-indicators

FILTER REPLACEMENT REMINDER

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

Its control panel will display a LED-alert until the filters are changed.

Yes

Features a Smart Filter Light indicator that will let you when it’s time to replace the pre-filter and HEPA-Pure Antimicrobial filters.

ECONOMICAL

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

The device is energy-efficient and will help you save a lot of money on electricity bills annually.

Yes

This device is very economical due to its low energy consumption whereby it uses the same amount of electricity as a 50Watt light-bulb.

AFFORDABLE

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It actually very affordable compared other advanced air-purifier models with similar smart-features. In fact, it out-competes some expensive air-purifier models on the market today.

No

IDEAL FOR ASTHMATIC PEOPLE

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It uses an Anti-microbial True HEPA Filter and PlasmaWave Technology to effectively remove 99.97% of allergens which cause asthma.

Yes

This unit is ideal for use by people with asthma because it’s equipped with a Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter that captures 99.97% of Allergens.

ALEXA COMPATIBLE

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

The unit is Wi-Fi enabled which implies that it can be connected Amazon-Echo devices for remote voice-control. In fact, this device is an Elite-member of the Winix-family.

No

REMOTE CONTROL

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It’s Wi-Fi enabled and compatible with the Winix smart app that can be easily installed on your Smartphone for remote-control anywhere using your phone.

No

FILTER LIFE - BASED ON USE

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

On average, the (CD) Carbon Pre-Filter needs to be changed every 6-months and the True HEPA Filter needs to be changed every 12-months of constant usage.

Yes

The Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter should be replaced after 6-to-9 months for areas with poor air-quality & 9-to-12 months for areas with good air-quality.

Winix hr1000

SAFETY

CHILD LOCK

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
No

Yes

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

OZONE FREE

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

This unit is certified to produce less than the EPA-limit of 0.05ppm of ozone. In fact, it uses PlasmaWave-Technology which eliminates airborne-pollutants without emitting harmful-Ozone.

Yes

It does not produce ozone and it’s certified to be Ozone-free by California Air Resources Board (CARB).

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX

APPEARANCE

DESIGN

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It features a tower-shaped structure with a display and control-panel at the top-section. Additionally, it features a white, stylish body made of ABS-plastic.

Yes

Has a tower-shaped body with no sharp sides coupled with 14 plastic interchangeable front panels and a control-panel located at the top-section.

SIZE AND APPEARANCE

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

It features dimensions of 16.3 x 9.6 x 23.6 inches which makes it very portable. It also has a white tower-shaped-body made of durable ABS-plastic.

Yes

It has dimensions of; 25"H x 15"W x 8.5"D coupled with a metallic tower-shaped body with interchangeable front-panels and a bottom-stand.

WEIGHT

Winix hr1000
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Yes

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

Yes

It features a weight of 15-lbs (12.2kg) which makes it very lightweight and easy to carry around your house.

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