A good purifier can more than earn its keep and there isn’t one more beloved than the Coway air purifier. So, when it’s on sale, you should act fast. With endorsements from Wirecutter, Consumer Reports, and Gear Patrol, plus so many Amazon customer reviews, Coway is one of the most highly rated brands in the crowded air purification market. People swear it beats higher-priced Dyson purifiers, calling it a “pollen-and-dust-busting Chuck Norris” that tackles everything from cooking smells to pet dander. And today, the popular Coway Airmega AP-1512HH is 27% off. The only catch: It’s a limited-time deal, so we’ve no idea when the discount ends, but it definitely will soon.
The Coway could easily become the last you’ll buy for years to manage all the dust bunnies, pet dander, smoke, and other allergens in your home this spring and beyond — all while actually not being an eyesore.
Unlike many bulky (and downright hideous) home appliances, the clean design of this device will actually make you want to show it off. The sleek purifier has a complex, three-stage filter that captures and reduces up to 99.97% of irritating particles ― including dust, pollutants and other allergens ― along with odors and volatile organic compounds (like airborne gases from your gas stove).
It’s designed to purify rooms of up to 361 square feet and has a timer feature you can set to run one, four or eight hours before it automatically shuts off. When it comes time to replace your filters (the odor filter every six months and the HEPA once a year), the process couldn’t be any easier and a complete replacement set is easily available to grab with your purchase.
Several people note that they originally grabbed one during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Six years later, they’re still finding the home investment useful.
Color me impressed.
“Bought one 6 years ago at the start of Covid and it is still going strong,” one Amazon shopper, Zach, shared. “I have a bigger area now and the second one is identical to the original one.”
He’s not even close to being the only one. “This is my second Mighty Air Purifier! I bought the first one in 2020 and it is still going strong,” one Walmart reviewer vouched.
“I am very happy with the performance and also love the way it looks. I liked the first one so well that I just bought another to put in a different room. Easy to use and no issues to date. Works well for spring allergies.”
“I purchased this in August 2020 while staying in a hotel as a travel nurse,” another happy camper wrote on Amazon.
“This worked wonders on my allergies and alleviated a lot of my symptoms. It’s lightweight, durable and quiet. I love that it does its own thing, I just clean the filters as recommended by manufacture.”
In the age of so many tech products seeming to conk out at the two- and three-year mark, a device that can give six years of operation is a dang good deal all by itself. Read more promising reviews of the Coway Airmega air purifier and grab one while it’s at its lowest price of the year.
“[…] It’s more than double the cost of the other unit, but based on the reviews from the New York Times and other review sites, the quality and performance are well worth the investment. So I splurged and got this unit.
While I was waiting for it to arrive, the air pollution got really bad and I had been coughing, eyes were watering and I was forced to wear an N-95 mask at home just to breathe.
When the purifier finally arrived, I turned it on and the sensor light went red to indicate the high level of contamination in the air. I opened the doors of every room of my apartment to let it go to work and after a few minutes at full power, the light turned from red to purple, and about 5 minutes later, it went blue. I took my mask off and the air was pure and fresh. It is an absolute superhero at cleaning a large volume of air very quickly. I was thoroughly impressed.
The sensor is very sensitive and will turn purple if you are just cooking something that releases strong scents into the air (sauteeing onions and peppers, etc.) and it goes red if you’re burning anything.
Another upside is that my kitchen smoke detector has stopped going off if I’m grilling something, because the purifier keeps the air quality under control. […]
At it’s lowest setting, it blows out a nice stream of air but is utterly and completely silent. You couldn’t even hear it at night time in a small, quiet room with the door shut. Amazing.
They say you never regret buying the best. They know what they’re talking about. This is worth every penny and then some. 5 stars, all day.” — The Cre8tive One
“I’ve tried the higher-priced brands like Dyson and Molekule were but for the price and maintenance the Coway beats it in every way. I placed it in my 400ish sqft room and after 1 full day/night I could tell instantly after waking up I was less stuffy and slept better. It’s also a lot quieter once it’s done with the initial clean so expect that at first. When it’s done expect little to no noise with it. I’ve also noticed that it’s great at improving air circulation in my room as mine gets hot at times!” — Daniel Rim
“My household caught Covid so I needed to scrub the air. I did a lot of research on air purifiers and this seemed to have better reviews than the Molekule (also had a “friendlier” price than a Dyson or Molekule). This air filtration system is amazing. In the daylight when you see some dust particles floating around, and I turn this unit on, after an hour, I no longer see dust floating about. We also ran this machine in the kitchen when my husband made beer battered fish tacos and I was really impressed with how this little air purifier eliminate the smell of the fried cod. It’s not that loud and I actually like it because it’s a very small white noise that helps me sleep. It has an indicator that tells you the air quality and will turn red if it senses poor air quality. My family is a fan of the Eco mode since that helps us save electricity. The filter is also super easy to replace.” — Shirlzosa
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