Sharper Image was rated worst by consumer reports. They are also party to a class action lawsuit regarding false claims with their Ionic Breeze air cleaners.
Here are the consumer reports ratings folks, read up before wasting your money on this junk, sorry but it wouldn’t post the actual ratings, but they are listed in order of their overall rating, the first price is the list price, the second is VERY IMPORTANT, it’s the ANNUAL COST OF ELECTRICITY TO RUN THE UNIT 24/7, and the 3rd price is the cost of the replacement filters (also important!)…
FYI, the Blueair 601 is the only one that received an “EXCELLENT” rating for Smoke Removal. The others that received “very good” ratings for smoke removal are #1-6 on the list, and that’s it. Most of these received poor ratings for smoke removal actually!!
Friedrich C-90B
$500 EP $40 $80
2 Kenmore (Sears) 83202 83200, Whirlpool AP51030R
300 F 90 130
3 Whirlpool AP45030R
250 F 69 130
4 Honeywell 50250 50251
180 F 124 157
5 Vornado AQS35
200 F 133 43
6 Blueair 501
500 F 55 176
7 Hunter QuietFlo 30401
230 F 127 120
8 Holmes Harmony HAP750-U
160 F 67 105
9 Bionaire Galileo BAP1250-U
200 F 67 102
10 LakeAir Maxum Electronic Air Cleaner
340 EP 38 76
11 TrueAir Ultra 04163
180 F 96 118
12 Blueair 601
600 F 62 176
13 Electrolux Brisa Z7040
400 EP 45 150
14 Hunter QuietFlo 30170
180 F 62 88
15 Holmes Harmony HAP650
200 F 48 95
16 Honeywell Enviracaire IFD 60001 IFD HFD-130
220 EP 36
17 Sharp Plasmacluster FP-N60CX
400 F 21 37
18 Holmes Harmony HAP422-U
75 F 49 160
19 IQAir HealthPro Plus
800 F 106 230
20 Kenmore (Sears) EnviroSense 85500
300 F 27 90
21 Austin Health Mate HM400
400 F 100 30
22 Honeywell 18150 18155
150 F 46 100
23 Honeywell 17000 17005
130 F 58 125
24 Bionaire Tower BAP825-U
80 F 56 160
25 Soleus Air SA-150R
200 F 38 18
26 Zojirushi PA-MTC14
160 F 30 24
NOT RECOMMENDED These were poor at cleaning, and some exceeded the UL ozone standard.
27 Oreck XL Professional Signature Air8S
370 EP $28 38
28 Sharper Image Professional Series Ionic Breeze Quadra SI737
SI637
450 EP 7
29 Ionic Pro CL-369
150 EP 9
30 Surround Air
XJ -2000
80 EP 2
