This Levoit is the best smart air purifier I’ve tested (and it’s on sale)

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The Levoit Vital 200S-P is a smart air purifier for small, medium, and large rooms, currently on sale for $170, down from its original price of $200. 

I’ve tested many air purifiers, smart and not, yet the Levoit Vital 200S-P is the one I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone looking for an air cleaner. I endorse the Vital 200S-P that I’ve had my siblings buy some for their own homes, and I still use mine daily, even years later.  

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This smart air purifier is easy to set up, user-friendly, reliable, and long-lasting. It’s strong enough to clean the air in areas up to 1,875 square feet in just an hour, and its three-stage filtration system keeps my allergies at bay, even while working in my dog’s preferred room. 

I share my home office with my dog, who eats, drinks, and sleeps in the room with me. Unfortunately, I have dust and dog allergies, which get extremely annoying and cumbersome when I’m trying to get work done. I’ve used my Levoit Vital 200S-P in this room for a couple of years, and it’s so good at keeping allergens in check that I don’t suffer at all while working full days in there. 

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This air purifier is also smart, so you can easily control it with the VeSync app on your phone or third-party assistants like Amazon Alexa. This makes it easy to create routines and automations, such as automatically turning on the air purifier when someone is detected in a room or when air quality is poor, or simply asking Alexa to turn it on.

Let’s get real, an air purifier is a promising device, but it won’t get you anywhere if you can’t easily maintain it to extend its filter life. To help with this, the Vital 200S-P has a washable pre-filter: a fabric mesh lining that you can wash and allow to air dry (which doesn’t take more than a couple of hours). The prefilter captures large dust particles and pet hair, preventing them from clogging the replaceable HEPA filter. This extends your filter’s life to up to a year.

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The prefilter, HEPA filter, and carbon filter comprise the Levoit’s three-stage filtration system. The HEPA filter captures 99.97% of invisible allergens and airborne particles, and the carbon filter absorbs 98.83% of TVOC gases, odors, and smoke. 

How I rated this deal 

The Levoit Vital 200S-P is one of the few devices I recommend to anyone who’s looking for an air purifier, especially when it’s on sale. Amazon typically lists this appliance at $190, but it retails for $200 on other sites, including Walmart. At $170, this isn’t the lowest price we’ve ever seen for this air purifier (it’s typically priced lower around Black Friday and Prime Day), but it’s a great value, earning this deal a 3/5 rating.