Makita MAC100Q Quiet Series, 1/2 HP, 1 Gallon Compact, Oil-Free, Electric Air Compressor

To the point:Pros: QUIET! (58db), easy to move, has a place for cord wrap/storage, simple easy to read displays, compact, no oil, great for light duty work, solid.Cons: None! (and I'm a very picky critical person of stuff in this price range)This review is for the Makita MAC100Q Quiet Series, 1/2 HP, 1 Gallon Compact, Oil-Free, Electric Air Compressor.I had an old cheap clunky pancake designed air compressor that ran almost 90db! You know the ones that you can buy cheap at most big box stores. Very loud, heavy, eventually leaked air, had to replace the oil, knobs eventually froze up and generally just cheaply built. I put up with that unit for a long time simply because I only used it to put air in car tires in my garage, but finally more air was leaking than the unit could keep the tank filled.I finally decided to spend more money on this Makita with less capacity but with great reviews. This unit is so quiet, small, easy to move, well built, everything where it is needed and easy to reach. Takes up so much less space. Where I previously had to reel out 50' of air hose to do what I needed, I now just move the compressor to the center of everything and takes mere minutes to do what used to be a dreaded task.What it is not: It is not a commercial use item. This would not drive air tools except maybe the very smallest like a brad nailer, air brush tools, grinder, small sander, etc. It would not do something like a impact wrench as capacity and volume is small. I would not plan to do long projects with this version as it is meant to be light duty and only run short amounts of time. But excellent for putting air in tires, light blowing out the garage/workbench, running smaller air items, hobbies.I highly recommend!

Was looking for a small indoor air compressor for running nail gun. This one did the trick. Its a good quality tightly packed machine. Its adjustable valves allow u to turn up or down air pressure. Filling speed is on the slower side but works ok for my purpose. And most importantly is its quiet, and easy to carry around. Overall freat machine for the money. Good quality long lasting compressor

Happy to receive this. Plugged it in, ran nicely and charged up to about 20-30 lbs., then shut off. Next day it ran for 15 minutes, never got above 20-30 lbs. Shut down, got water with small amount of dish soap and checked every connection for leaks. Found none.Turned off and listened for air leaks, seemed to be coming from behind the red lever switch box. Restarted and ran for 25 minutes while rechecking for leaks before observing leak so fast it blew away soapy water before bubbles could form. Leak coming from the small, silver device at the rear of the black plastic switch box. Shut down to look further. Motor refuses to start at all.Horrible factory inspection processes. Made in China, but missing the care taken for other products such as iPhones, which seem to be "perfect."Am returning, once, but if this happens again not going to try further.EDIT: Have received replacement and it runs fine, but honestly have to say that the tiny valve in the picture choked up on the first start, but did fine on a restart. Guessing that the valve is low quality or low QC.For me, at my age and multiple worn body parts, this little unit is fine, but don't expect big output from this small unit and check the specs before buying. Very quiet and a wonderful replacement for the $49 unit I bought years ago. Makita quality shows, and I anticipate years of good use from this.

I've only had this MAC100Q air compressor for about a week but it has been a pleasure to use so far. It has a nice roll-cage to protect the operating pars and all the knobs, gauges and on/off switch seen well-made and work great. It is remarkably quiet. When they say 58dB, they're not kidding. I previously tried an air compressor that was rated at around 93dB and it was unbearable (ear protector warning needed). This MAX100Q can be used inside a garage without a noise problem at all -- great design.It's only 1/2 HP (helps it to be quiet) with a 1-gal tank, so it's not intended for a 5-gun nail crew. With just a 1-gal tank, it may cycle more frequently, but it's quiet when it does so it's not a problem. The smaller motor and tank make it relatively light and easy to move around. For the average homeowner (like myself) it can handle all the jobs for which you would normally use an air compressor.I have absolutely no complaints and would highly recommend this Makita air compressor to any other homeowner.

Am going to use the Makita 1 gallon air compressor in my home garage. It does not come with a hose or any accessories, so I bought an accessory kit for about 20 bucks. Will use it for airing up tires or blowing off stuff with the blow gun. I don't have a nail gun but in the future it could be used for that. It weighs about 30 pounds and can be moved around pretty easily. It is a lot quieter and more powerful than my old compressor. If the Makita compressor fits your needs it would be a good choice.

I owned the MAC 100Q compressor for 3 1/2 years now and have been quite happy with it, I bought it for installing moldings when I install cabinets, it's gotten very light use. Recently I was on a job and the pump took forever to top out and shut off, this got worse to the point it would run but not pressurize over 60psi, never turning off, The pump is clearly leaking internally, most likely from inferior seals.. The pros to this compressor is it's quiet, light weight and won't tip over, but what good is all that if it doesn't work? WARNING to others considering buying this, IT WILL FAIL on you, it's only of matter of WHEN.

This little compressor is amazing. I specifically searched for a quiet compressor and this had amazing reviews but you just never know until you start it up. It is BY FAR the quietest compressor I’ve ever heard. Virtually silent in comparison to standard compressors. Absolutely amazing buy.