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Experts recommend Winix 5500-2 more than Levoit Vital 200S

As of 10 Jan 2025, experts prefer Winix 5500-2 over Levoit Vital 200S, 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 Vital 200S received only 3 recommendations from Popular Mechanics (23 Mar 2024), This Old House (22 Jan 2024) and Wirecutter (20 Aug 2024).

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.
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5
- $190
Levoit Vital 200S
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4
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Curious to see this month's entire Air Purifiers ranking? It's here

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Endorsement summary:

  • On 20 Aug 2024 Wirecutter ranked Winix 5500-2 as #3 and Levoit Vital 200S as #5
    Rank Air Purifier Comment
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    #3 out of 7 Winix 5500-2
    Strong performance, brutalist design
    ... ... ...
    #5 out of 7 Levoit Vital 200S
    Solid performance, nice features
    ... ... ...
  • On 23 Mar 2024 Popular Mechanics ranked Levoit Vital 200S as #4
    Rank Air Purifier Comment
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    #4 out of 8 Levoit Vital 200S
    Best for Pets
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  • On 22 Jan 2024 This Old House ranked Levoit Vital 200S as #4
    Rank Air Purifier Comment
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    #4 out of 5 Levoit Vital 200S
    Best for Pet Owners
    ... ... ...
  • On 4 Nov 2024 The Spruce Pets ranked Winix 5500-2 as #1
    Rank Air Purifier Comment
    #1 out of 8 Winix 5500-2
    Best Overall
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  • On 9 Jan 2025 Business Insider ranked Winix 5500-2 as #7
    Rank Air Purifier Comment
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    #7 out of 8 Winix 5500-2
    Best for smoke
    ... ... ...
  • On 26 Nov 2024 Tom's Guide ranked Winix 5500-2 as #5
    Rank Air Purifier Comment
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    #5 out of 7 Winix 5500-2
    Best for small rooms
    ... ... ...

After counting and adding up the 81 expert endorsements of the January rankings, Winix 5500-2 outranks Levoit Vital 200S. This is not to say that Levoit Vital 200S is a bad option. Like Winix 5500-2, it is recommended by experts, but less.

MetaRanking Common points from expert reviews summarized.
As can be seen below, Winix 5500-2 outranks Levoit Vital 200S by 3 positions. This indicates that, as of 10 Jan 2025, Winix 5500-2 is more critically acclaimed than Levoit Vital 200S.
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.
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- $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.
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- $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.
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- $229
BlueAir 311i Max
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Expert Reviews There are people on the Internet whose job is to review products. Below are their opinions.

Expert reviews [7]

81
Total expert reviews: 7
  • with a score: 4
  • without a score: 3
Highest score by livescience.com
90
Average score based on 7 reviews
81
Lowest score by PCMag
70

Score distribution:

80-100
60-80
40-60
20-40
0-20

Expert reviews [21]

91
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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