Blueair Classic 205: Can You Measure the Invisible? - GearBrain
For nearly a year, I've puzzled about how to review the Wi-Fi-enabled Blueair Classic 205 smart air purifier ($349.99) and its complementary Blueair Aware air monitor ($199.99). For one thing, the claimed clean air benefits of the Classic 205 are cumulative – essentially better health through better air. So I have waited a year to see how having the Blueair in our apartment affected or improved my health. But I also encountered an odd reviewer's conundrum: how do I independently confirm the company's claims for the Classic Air 205's air filtering performance and benefits? But before I broach its efficacy, some Classic 205 and Aware basics. The Classic 205 is the smallest of the company's new-ish smart room air purifiers, designed to clear the air of airborne pollutants, especially allergy and asthma triggers, in rooms up to 280 square feet. According to Blueair, all the Classics use HEPASilent technology, and its "Classic Particle filter removes 99.97 percent o...