This comes in sturdy packaging that protects the unit well.
Here are my highlights for this product:
? Significantly cheaper to run than rivals
? Less energy use = environmentally friendly
? Genuine Certified HEPA filtration
? Low noise on all but highest setting
? Touch-control display for speed and timer functions
? Small footprint, can fit almost anywhere
? Very high retail price
? No remote control
? No carrying handle
? Upwards-facing fan cannot be used for cooling
? Plastic casing looks a bit cheap
As you can see there are a lot of positives for this purifier and they speak for themselves, but I will give detail on some of the negatives.
The lack of a remote is a strange oversight as I have used models costing half this price which have featured them. A remote has many benefits, apart from the obvious. It means less interaction with the touchscreen, extending that part's working life, and if I am working across the room from it I am less likely to get up and go over and turn it off compared to using a remote. I will therefore waste energy purifying the room when it is already clean air, and also wear out the fan quicker. With a remote I can turn it on from the bed, comfy on the sofa etc. A quick ten minute clean of the air and then turn it off to save energy. Having to get up every time is extremely annoying when you are used to a remote.
Next, if the fan had a shroud it could direct the air sideways, and therefore be useful as a cooling fan. At the moment all the air is going vertically and cooling nothing. That is a big waste of energy.
The lack of anything to make it portable seems strange, you have to carry it about like a bin.
For the high price I would expect all these problems to have been fixed in the design phase, if they are really trying to make this product into a premium top-of-the-line device. It seems they have gone for beauty over practicality, which is a true shame.
I can only give this product four stars because of the negatives, otherwise it would be a five-star product even at almost 270.