Atem Desk Air Purifier HyperHEPA Filter, Small Room 150 sq ft (White)

I own two IQAir Health Mate Pros, which are the most effective air cleaners available, but a little bulky for trying to take on an airplane. When this came out, I had to give it a try. Happy to say that I've traveled with it three times, just packed in a bag, and it has given me blissful sleep on the pillows, sheets, and mattresses where I was staying. You need to set this up close to your head. It's not meant to clean the room, but to produce a zone of clean air around your head. On the highest of the three settings, it's audible, but that's about all. On the two lower settings the sound is barely noticeable. The quirks: (it wouldn't be IQAir without quirks) First, you plug the cord into the side of the unit and into the wall. You may need an extension cord in some hotel rooms, to run the power from the outlet to your face. The cord is reasonably long, but for some hotel rooms may just not be long enough. So bring an extension cord. The stand is actually cool. But, when you attach the disc-shaped unit to the stand, it doesn't really CLICK into place. Rather, it SLIPS into place. Result: If you try to pick up and move the unit, the stand may fall off. It'd be nice if it had some kind of positive attachment to the lozenge. I have no idea, obviously, how long the filter will last. I do know that I'm really glad to have this, and believe it will open up a world of travel that I thought I had lost. Edit: After a few months of ownership, I decided to try using this in my bedroom, every night, to help me sleep. The good news is that it works as well at home as it did in a hotel room. The bad news is that the filters don't last long at all. I run it on the highest speed, 3, for about 8 hours each night, and after about a month I'm starting to clog up and wake up coughing. Nor is it a slow decline. Rather, one night I'm fine, one night I struggle, and then it's hopeless. Too bad. But if you look at the filters you can see that they are rather small, without much surface area, and so it's no surprise that they fill up quickly. Once again, others whose allergies are somewhat less savage than mine may get more out of each filter. But this will be my travel filter rather than every day. I will not reduce the rating, because this was an unknown rather than an expectation, and this will still be the ultimate travel air purifier. But if you use it for travel, you may want to track the number of hours use, and when you get near to 250, swap it out if you're about to go on the road. Edit #2: The really interestingly-shaped filter sits inside this thing wrapped around the top and the back side, which I realized might cause problems with filter longevity. Why? Because dust can settle out of the air directly onto the filter, by traveling down. Unlike the big tall house-sized units that I also reviewed. So I started putting a plastic bag over the unit when not in use. Good news! Doing this about doubles the filter life for me. Going from one month to two months per filter is definitely worth it, given that all I do is put a trash bag over the thing. It still costs me about a dollar a night, but my sleep is so much better that it's worth it. Edit #3: After about a year of use I noticed that filter life was starting to tank. When you change a filter, you'll notice a second, smaller lift-off cover that has a little curved piece of styrofoam under it. This is the muffler, to reduce the already miniscule amount of sound the unit produces. Trying to clean this made it worse, but removing it entirely resolved the problem, and the unit is barely louder. So you may want to consider ditching this. It doesn't seem to be a replacement part, but I plan to go to the hardware store, buy matching foam, and cut out a replacement. I'll let you know.

This is an excellent air purifier! I have used it 24 hours a day for over 30 days. It maintains the PM 2.5 level in my 20 sq ft bedroom at 0 - 1 particle effortlessly on the lowest setting and is very quiet. While using air-conditioning or heating, it maintains sweet and fresh air. Amazing difference in air quality. Great product.

I brought this air purifier for my sons room as he had bad allergy. I wasn't sure if it would be enough for the room, but we have it for a week now and it's working great. The size is perfect for the room not too big or too small. I love the modern design with the hand touch on & off on the side. It was easy to setup - my 10 years old son put it together. We have it sit on top of their book case between the beds and so far I haven't see any dust in the room - with 2 boys in the room it usually get dusty even a day after we clean. Best part, my sons have stop coughing - no allergy - YES! The price is not cheap but definitely worth the money - I going to have to save up to get one for my room next.

We bought this product after much research hoping to have a unit which would clear a small area of VOC (dryer sheets, fabric softener, perfumes, deoderants, etc...). We know the filter shipped with the Atem was not designed to help with VOC so be also bought the replacement activated charcoal filter which should help with VOC. What a huge dissapointment when we turned it on and "Morning Mist" (name your poison) wafted from the machine. Maybe they dip it in something to cover the smell of the plastic or circuitry or maybe the filter has a scent impregnated in it to give the impression of "fresh air" but if you are trying to avoid or rid your personal space of chemical smells, this will not do it but actually make it worse. We are willing to spend just about anything to help with this problem and the Atem is about 10x more expensive than all other personal air purifiers. It probably does a good job of filtering the air from dust and pollen but it does emit a smell (think truck stop urinal cakes) that obviously nobody on the design team had an issuse with. We had high hopes. It is nicely designed and small enought to travel with but the toxic smell is a deal breaker and headache maker.

I own two of the Atem desk and have the car version as well. I decided to get two desk models since I work from home and needed something in my office to help reduce pollen counts further (I have a few floor models filtering most of the house). But I also got one so that I can get a decent night sleep during allergy seasons. There isn't much to these devices, they push air through a hepa filter and it has smarts to link up to your cell phone. They have a feature that can use your phone's proximity to turn the unit on and off but unfortunately it's based on Bluetooth connectivity so unless you have EMI shielding in your walls that proximity sensing will not work well. What I mean is if you want the filter to turn on when you enter and off when you leave the room that doesn't work since these things will pick up a Bluetooth signal anywhere inside a normal size house. I'm sure they could improve it based on signal strength but the application doesn't have settings like those. If you are familiar with the floor filter models also keep in mind the hepa filter doesn't last anywhere near as long in this unit (nor should you expect it to). Luckily the hepa filters are cheaper for this unit so it probably evens out in the long run.

Update: I discovered some product defects which as a product designer I have shared with IQAir. NOW IT WORKS AS GREAT AS MY THREE FULL SIZE AIR CLEANERS BUT IS HANDY FOR TRAVEL On paper it seems like a good idea. But it randomly shuts off for no reason. And when it does work you still have allergy symptoms. Ive had several of their big air filters in my homes and never had a problem. Beautiful style and great idea but poorly executed.

Definitely works far better than any other purifiers, but the problems and quirks mean I'll be returning: A persistent rattle noise has emerged; the temperature gauge is usually off by +3-5 F; open the iOS app and the fan speed reduces slightly then returns to normal once I exit the app, rendering any changes to fan speed not quite right; can't figure out how to update firmware in the app; opened the unit per instructions from customer support but then refuses to click back together as it did when first assembled; customer support was responsive but disorganized (received two simultaneous but different email responses from two different support reps, then my case was quickly closed at 24 hours after I hadn't yet replied). Again, I would be keeping this for the filtration and superb design and compactness, but 99% of my Chinese-made devices have fewer problems than this German-made machine. Go figure.

I actually purchased this a couple years ago, when looking for the highest quality air purifier due to health conditions. But there hasn't been wildfire smoke around here now for years, but it just came back recently with a vengence. So I was ready to open up the box and set it up. Setup was easy enough. I also registered it and communicated with the company, which is at the forefront of the air purification industry. They are also involved with the monitoring of air quality here. The machine itself is manufactured in Germany. I felt extremely good about using this with the condition of the air as it was. I am extremely happy with the company and their product, and that I was able to facilitate its purchase and delivery through the seamless mobile app purchase and pay. So easy-peasy! The good old days were never this good!

Pros: - Practical and great to have on your desk. - Keeps the air around you feeling fresh and cool. Cons: - Expensive. - The filter wears out fairly quickly, so it can become costly to maintain over time.

Der IQAir Luftreiniger ist ein sehr hochwertiges, auch in der höchsten Stufe noch leises, sehr schön aussehendes Gerät, das bestens in mein Arbeitszimmer passt und mit dem ich sehr zufrieden bin.

Die Firma macht im Bereich Luft gute Arbeit. Es gibt Messsstationen und Filter. Der Filter reinigt extrem gut. Die Verarbeitung ist auch gut. Die App tut ihren Dienst. Nun aber zum eigentlichen. Das Gerät, ist sehr klein und nur auf der kleinsten Stufe kaum hörbar, alle anderen Stufen sind zu laut. Der Filter ist nicht wie bei Philips zb. mit Staubsauger oder Druckluft zu reinigen, er muss extrem teuer neu gekauft werden. Die Firma lieferte mir ein Gerät mit benutzten Filter. Ich wollte es zurück geben, keine Chance. Schade. Es steht jetzt auf einem Regal mit neuem Filter, sieht sehr schön aus, aber ist unbrauchbar, da zu schwach. Ich bin aber sicher der große Bruder, für um die 1500 Euro ist eine gute Wahl. Diesen kleinen Berte ich nur wegen dem Design mit 2 Punkten.

Absolutely amazing. Works perfectly. Im the owner of 4 air doctors and was still struggling with a stuffy nose and puffy eyes from allergies. Put the iq atom in my bedroom and it has helped so much. I will be adding more to my smaller rooms and getting the larger version for my main living area.

Purchased this to improve the air quality in my dusty home office close to oil refineries that I've been forced to work in since to covid. Made a huge difference in concentration, headache, sore throat, etc that the poor air quality was causing. I have multiple chemical sensitivities and have tried several other mid to high priced air purifiers (Austin air, aller air, winix, Honeywell insight, levolt) and the IQ air purifier is the best so far. I'm sold on iq air and will be purchasing the Health pro plus for the rest of my condo. There was a very strong chemical smell that thankfully went away after one day of running the atem on high. The Bluetooth app is great and the base is stable and made of high quality material. Not sure why other reviews said otherwise. Definitely recommend this product.