Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I was really hopeful we had a winner here based on the all rave reviews, however I unfortunately found that not everything was on the up-&-up with this particular purifier and so I felt like I should share my experience (the good and bad). First, the good. Like many others, we found the unit itself to be well-packaged, aesthetically pleasing, seemingly well-built and easy to use. Based on the size, we found it was a perfect fit in our bedroom, placing our new larger Winix unit in our downstairs living area because it is obviously better suited for larger spaces. Now, the not so good. 1) Noise quality: The first couple of days, the unit was barely audible on the lowest setting. After about a week, the hum on the lowest setting and other two settings had increased a bit. It's tolerable but just something else to point out just in case this may be an issue for others. 2) Air quality: By the second day and night of running it non-stop (started on highest setting the first day, then typically keeping it on medium setting during the day and on lowest setting during night), I noticed my throat did not feel right and not in a flu-ish way, it just felt a kind dry and off. I just shrugged it off and thought maybe it was in my head. After a few more days, it was very apparent it was not in my head and the source was sadly due to the air purifier. My husband also complained of the same symptoms, with both of our throats feeling like a large amount of dust particles were clinging to and building up in our throats or like we had hair balls (we have no pets, btw). I even tried changing the air filter but the symptoms just seemed to get worse. After turning off the unit completely our throats have completely recovered within just a few days of discontinuing the use of the purifier. 3) EMF emissions: Now this might not be an issue for some, especially because many technology-based devices and what not, give off some level of EMF exposure these days, but based on the levels being emitted from this machine, I felt compelled to share just in case it is an issue for some. Shortly after receiving the air purifier, we received the two different, (highly rated and dependable) EMF meters that we had also just ordered. We initially didn't even think this was something of concern with this machine, but my Daughter brought it to our attention when she enthusiastically went around the house breaking in our two new gadgets, checking this and that. The microwave and this air purifier (unfortunately) were the two most concerning items. The microwave was no surprise of course, but this fairly smallish machine, when turned on, showed to be emitting the most unhealthy amounts of EMFs that both meters were able to easily detect. Dangerously high, than even our computers, our router and smart phones. That was also kind of the final deal breaker that lead to our decision to discontinue the use of this machine. Unfortunately, we admittedly got overconfident based on this being the highest rated and one of the more affordable machines out there, that we were too quick to dispose of the box it came in, thus making it not possible to return. Lesson learned there too. I did do a lot of research on practically every machine out there, so I’m not sure which machine to go with (and trust) next. It seems you take gamble no matter what you try, even with the more expensive machines available on the market these days. So, there you go, and our search for another suitably sized purifier that’s hopefully reasonably priced, continues on :(