Customer Rating: 
Summary: nice little bookshelf-sized unit
Comment: This is an efficient little unit. It is skinny and short, unlike most air cleaners, so it fits anywhere without being all bulky looking (although you do have to keep air flowing freely around it, so not ACTUALLY on a bookshelf).
Just checked the filter and it is definately catching many little particles. There is no "ionizing" or "blue light", which I didn't feel the need for. It's just a fan that pulls air through a very fine filter and cleans all the funky particulates that accumulate in your house when you button up for the winter. It's not on all the time, I move it from room to room when one area seems to be getting "hazy" and let it run for the day and there is a noticeable decrease in runny noses around here. Good price, too.
Customer Rating:
Summary: great
Comment: This product definitely helped with the smoke odor but did not eliminate it. It also gives off somewhat of a smell.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Replacement Filters No Longer Available!!!
Comment: These WERE great air cleaners. I purchased 6 of them on March 23, 2008 for a charity along with 18 replacement filters. Little did I know, those would be all the filters we'd ever get.
I tried to order a number of replacement filters about a week ago right here on Amazon, and after they didn't show up I inquired as to their whereabouts. I was informed that the vendor checked with Hamilton Beach and they are no longer producing the replacement filters.
So, I would highly NOT recommend purchasing one of these unless you only intend to use it for 120 days and then throw it away.
Have a nice day.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Decent
Comment: I got this product about 2 years ago from Amazon @ $50. It does not get rid of smoke smells or dust to any noticeable extent. It is a rather loud white noise (kind of like in a jet) which is easily ignored on low, but medium and high are both way too loud. Overall it makes me believe the air is cleaner, and I never sneeze anymore in this room, so I would say it was worth the rather low price.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Thinking about a return
Comment: I bought this product for my 110 sq ft room that is home to my entire life including the cat's litter box, my laundry, gym clothes and dirty shoes. My room had a general stank and stuffiness to it when I came home at the end of the day that I was hoping to eliminate. Unfortunately, the filter is not a carbon filter so it is not made for eliminating odors.
I'm also a severe allergy suffer and have not noticed much difference in my allergies. The unit is definitely working because the filter is full of dust and cat hair, but it certainly hasn't changed my life as an allergy sufferer.
I think at this point I'll keep it because it can't be hurting (do your research on which air purifiers emit ozone!!) but I'm going to invest in a smaller unit with a carbon filter to hopefully help with the smell.
Summary: nice little bookshelf-sized unit
Comment: This is an efficient little unit. It is skinny and short, unlike most air cleaners, so it fits anywhere without being all bulky looking (although you do have to keep air flowing freely around it, so not ACTUALLY on a bookshelf).
Just checked the filter and it is definately catching many little particles. There is no "ionizing" or "blue light", which I didn't feel the need for. It's just a fan that pulls air through a very fine filter and cleans all the funky particulates that accumulate in your house when you button up for the winter. It's not on all the time, I move it from room to room when one area seems to be getting "hazy" and let it run for the day and there is a noticeable decrease in runny noses around here. Good price, too.
Customer Rating:
Summary: great
Comment: This product definitely helped with the smoke odor but did not eliminate it. It also gives off somewhat of a smell.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Replacement Filters No Longer Available!!!
Comment: These WERE great air cleaners. I purchased 6 of them on March 23, 2008 for a charity along with 18 replacement filters. Little did I know, those would be all the filters we'd ever get.
I tried to order a number of replacement filters about a week ago right here on Amazon, and after they didn't show up I inquired as to their whereabouts. I was informed that the vendor checked with Hamilton Beach and they are no longer producing the replacement filters.
So, I would highly NOT recommend purchasing one of these unless you only intend to use it for 120 days and then throw it away.
Have a nice day.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Decent
Comment: I got this product about 2 years ago from Amazon @ $50. It does not get rid of smoke smells or dust to any noticeable extent. It is a rather loud white noise (kind of like in a jet) which is easily ignored on low, but medium and high are both way too loud. Overall it makes me believe the air is cleaner, and I never sneeze anymore in this room, so I would say it was worth the rather low price.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Thinking about a return
Comment: I bought this product for my 110 sq ft room that is home to my entire life including the cat's litter box, my laundry, gym clothes and dirty shoes. My room had a general stank and stuffiness to it when I came home at the end of the day that I was hoping to eliminate. Unfortunately, the filter is not a carbon filter so it is not made for eliminating odors.
I'm also a severe allergy suffer and have not noticed much difference in my allergies. The unit is definitely working because the filter is full of dust and cat hair, but it certainly hasn't changed my life as an allergy sufferer.
I think at this point I'll keep it because it can't be hurting (do your research on which air purifiers emit ozone!!) but I'm going to invest in a smaller unit with a carbon filter to hopefully help with the smell.