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It is beautiful, and I would love to have one, because it's the overall ugliness AND the money AND the extra electricity (did someone mention being GREEN a minute ago?) that all contribute to my reluctance to buy one.

But, I'm kind of surprised that there's nothing about this thing that's sort of quantifiied here. Like, say, something that would sound like "x number of nasticity particles per million zapped MORE than any other leading brand" or something like that. Sounds like this is getting by on its looks and its general claim alone.

Have to agree...it's beautiful, but how bizarre that the site has NOTHING about the functionality, type of filter, etc.

I mean, I could pay $300 for a pretty piece of sculpture. I'm not paying $300 for a pretty air filter that's not even a HEPA filter.

Stupid flash site!

Go to the Swizz Stlye link above, then click through to the Henry product page.

Re the question of how green this thing is - it says "Rated Power: 30 Watts". No idea if that's continuous or max. If it's 30 Watts continuously then that seems a bit excessive.

The page also says "and is very silent." Yeah, that's quantifiable. In my book silent means no noise, as in 0 db. What the heck does very silent mean? Well apparently it means 18-26 dB. For reference 20 dB is about the volume of a quiet house with all the windows closed. 30 dB is a watch ticking's volume.

On the lower part of that product page there's the word "Functionality" but no indication that it's clickable. Clicking that yields some details such as the 6 "stages" of the air filter and :

1 2 Activated Carbon/HEPA filter
3 Plasma Generator
4 TiO2 and UV light
5 Negative Ions
6 Fragrance

All sounds good, but there's no numbers to compare it to anything else on the market. They do guarantee Ozone Free though for what that's worth.

Hey Maxwell, how about a purifier round-up?

Like the idea of an air purifier round-up. Hey, does anyone HAVE a Henry they can vouch for?

Yes, I have a HENRY. I got one of the first prototype units in the US as a sample. We have been using it in our office with 3 smokers and it works GREAT!

TRUE HEPA vacuums and air purifiers trap the dust and particles with a minimum efficiency of 99.97%, up to 0.3 microns – as measured with my particle counter seen in
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Over the years, HEPA filtration has become a marketing scheme deployed by both vacuum cleaner and air purifier manufacturers to lure customers to buy products that do not meet the HEPA definition. Most vacuums and air cleaners that I have tested on the market claim to be “HEPA,” however, lack the filtration efficiency and other important benefits that are intrinsic to HEPA technology – so they are “fake HEPA.” They are simply imposters that do not deliver what they claim – in other words, they do not trap the dust.

To precisely find real HEPA machines, I test products (where the air flows through) with the particle counter. It is important to note, that I not only test the middle of the filter, but also the side edges and other areas of the chasis, where more often than not, there is high readings due to leakage.

Also check-out my blog called Consumer Reporter - a vehicle to educate consumers about the vacuum and air purification market.

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