IQAir Atem Desk Air Purifier for Home, Office, Desktop, Small Room up to 150 sq ft, HyperHEPA Filter for Bacteria, Viruses, Allergens, Pets, Asthma, Pollen, Dust, Swiss Design, Made in Germany, 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.

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.

I own several IQAir large air purifiers, and even though there have been problems with them, they are excellent air purifiers and work very well. They are almost $900.00 a piece, so they are not cheap. I thought that this less expensive model would be good for a very small room. Using IQAir's own air monitor, the Atem did absolutely nothing to change the air quality rating. The machine gave off an unpleasant smell. The only thing positive I can say is that it is very quiet. I don't know if I received a defective unit.

I heard about the Atem Desk from a friend. I wasn’t sure about purchasing since I tried other air purifiers and had no success. But after some research I took the chance and it was ALL worth it! I suffer from year-round allergies and the pet dander in my home doesn’t help either, I am always sneezing. I put the Atem Desk in my home office and I can feel the difference in the air quality. The air smells clean (no off gassing) and feels overall good. I no longer am sneezing while I work, and my eyes feel so much better. It has made a significant difference. At night I place the Atem on my bedside dresser and breathe clean air as I sleep. The Atem looks beautiful with my home décor and it WORKS! I can’t say enough about this air purifier. The best part is I can travel with it. My next purchase will be the Atem Car, I can’t wait!

Really loving this air purifier! This unit is *extremely* quiet on the lowest setting, which is very convenient for sleeping at night and just general peace of mind. In fact, the noise it makes is kind of soothing, which is an unexpected plus. This thing is very solidly built compared to other units I have had in the past, which feel more flimsy.I definitely notice the air feeling significantly cleaner in the rooms I have the unit in. Its crisper and lighter and I can’t believe I am saying this, but it almost feels like breathing fresh air out in nature on a beautiful spring day. Overall, one of my favorite devices I have used to date. Would definitely recommend it.

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.

The product is quiet and easy to use. This small enough to fit on a desk without issues. Do not believe the shipping times. Ordered on the 15th was told it would arrive on the 17th, then the 18/19th and finally arrived on the 20th. they did not seem to care and only stated shipping times are 3-5 days. This is not what was stated when ordered for a gift.