Experts recommend Winix 5500-2 more than Levoit Core 300S
As of 10 Jan 2025, experts prefer Winix 5500-2 over Levoit Core 300S, but both Air Purifiers have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Winix 5500-2 received 4 recommendations: from The Spruce Pets (4 Nov 2024), Wirecutter (20 Aug 2024) Business Insider (9 Jan 2025) and 1 other. By contrast, Levoit Core 300S received only 2 recommendations from The Spruce Pets (4 Nov 2024) and Business Insider (9 Jan 2025).
| Rank | Change | Price | Air Purifier | WIRED  |
CNET  | The Spruce Pets  | Popular Mechanics  | This Old House  | Wirecutter  | Forbes  | NBC News
 | Business Insider  | Tom's Guide  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | - | $233 |  Winix 5500-2 The Winix 5500-2 air purifier is highly praised for its effective four-stage filtration system, quiet operation, built-in air quality sensor, and energy efficiency, making it a recommended choice for improving air quality in medium to large-sized rooms. | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | +1 | $150 |  Levoit Core 300S The Levoit Core 300S air purifier is highly recommended by experts for its effective filtration system, room size coverage, air quality sensors, and energy efficiency, making it a reliable and efficient option for improving indoor air quality. | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
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Endorsement summary:
- On 4 Nov 2024 The Spruce Pets ranked Winix 5500-2 as #1 and Levoit Core 300S as #5
Rank Air Purifier Comment #1 out of 8 Winix 5500-2 Best Overall... ... ... #5 out of 8 Levoit Core 300S Best for Odors... ... ... Source: www.thesprucepets.com - On 9 Jan 2025 Business Insider ranked Levoit Core 300S as #4 and Winix 5500-2 as #7
Rank Air Purifier Comment ... ... ... #4 out of 8 Levoit Core 300S Best for small rooms... ... ... #7 out of 8 Winix 5500-2 Best for smoke... ... ... Source: www.businessinsider.com - On 20 Aug 2024 Wirecutter ranked Winix 5500-2 as #3
Rank Air Purifier Comment ... ... ... #3 out of 7 Winix 5500-2 Strong performance, brutalist design... ... ... Source: www.nytimes.com - On 26 Nov 2024 Tom's Guide ranked Winix 5500-2 as #5
Rank Air Purifier Comment ... ... ... #5 out of 7 Winix 5500-2 Best for small rooms... ... ... Source: www.tomsguide.com
After counting and adding up the 81 expert endorsements of the January rankings, Winix 5500-2 outranks Levoit Core 300S. This is not to say that Levoit Core 300S is a bad option. Like Winix 5500-2, it is recommended by experts, but less.
As can be seen below, Winix 5500-2 outranks Levoit Core 300S by 13 positions. This indicates that, as of 10 Jan 2025, Winix 5500-2 is more critically acclaimed than Levoit Core 300S.
| Rank | Change | Price | Air Purifier | WIRED | CNET | The Spruce Pets | Popular Mechanics | This Old House | Wirecutter | Forbes | NBC News | Business Insider | Tom's Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $173 |  Coway AP-1512HH The Coway AP-1512HH air purifier is highly praised for its comprehensive filtration system, effectiveness at removing pollutants, adjustable fan speeds, built-in air quality sensor, smartphone app connectivity, and energy efficiency. | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | - | $233 | Winix 5500-2 The Winix 5500-2 air purifier is highly praised for its effective four-stage filtration system, quiet operation, built-in air quality sensor, and energy efficiency, making it a recommended choice for improving air quality in medium to large-sized rooms. | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 7 | 5 |
| 3 | - | $95 |  BlueAir Blue Pure 511 The BlueAir Blue Pure 511 air purifier is a highly effective and efficient option for improving air quality in medium-sized rooms, with HEPASilent dual filtration technology, quiet operation, and energy efficiency. | - | 4 | - | - | - | 7 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 4 | - | $229 |  BlueAir 311i Max | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
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Expert reviews [9]
Total expert reviews: 9
- with a score: 3
- without a score: 6
| Highest score by airpurifierfirst.com | 95 |
| Average score based on 9 reviews | 88 |
| Lowest score by Trusted Reviews | 80 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
Expert reviews [21]
Total expert reviews: 21
- with a score: 9
- without a score: 12
| Highest score by airpurifierfirst.com | 96 |
| Average score based on 21 reviews | 91 |
| Lowest score by US News & World Report | 76 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
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