Coway Airmega 50 Review: Effective and Affordable (2025)

I was on The quality of the air beats for a while here at Wired, and I often make the argument that consumers should become large with regard to indoor air, because a larger fan and filter surface produce a quieter and more powerful air purifier. However, if there was an air purifier of fun size that strikes above its weight (the 5 pounds of it), it is the last of Air Powerhouse Coway, the AirMega 50.

Standing a high foot, the AirMega 50 has just been launched in June and is an addition to the growing table air air purifier space – a mini -me at the brandga 100. Airmega 50 has many characteristics of the larger and more expensive models of Coway, and at just under $ 80, it is one of the most expensive and expensive Coway air purifiers. I understand the desire to have an air purifier the size of an easy-to-transport table, but can they really clean air effectively? For many, these accessory type purifiers create a crazy paradise. I tested the AirMega 50 with an air quality monitor to see if it was up to air purification in my 100 square bedroom.

Small packages

Photography: Lisa Wood Shapiro

When purchasing an air cleaning device with tiny imprint, you must know the area of the room, it will be cleaning. This means that you measure the length and multiply it by width. Coway claims that AirMega 50 can exchange air in a 500 square feet room once per hour. According to the CDC, consumers should target five or more air changes per hour (ACH). After the CDC recommendation, AirMega can effectively clean air in a 100 square feet space five times per hour. This represents about half the size of the middle dormitory of the college. Living in New York, I saw nurseries, home offices and businesses, rooms the size of a Harry Potter stage and appointment cupboards turned into around 100 square feet. If one of these descriptions corresponds to spaces in your home or work, AirMega 50 is an inexpensive solution to mitigate the bad air.

The cylindrical design of the 1950s fired in the air from all sides. To obtain the ideal air exchange per hour, the small air purifiers run the fan. And most often, smaller does not mean quieter, although in the case of AirMega 50, its highest adjustment has reached around 60 decibels on my toptes level meter, similar to the buzzing of a refrigerator. And while most white noise machines are between 50 and 70 decibels, I found the highest adjustment of the AirMega 50 to be too strong for the night. Its sleep mode turns off its indicator and reduces the fan to its lowest and quietest adjustment. The sleeping mode of an air purifier is when the purifier becomes a less effective version of himself, and the AirMega 50 is no exception. Users can turn off the lighting and turn on the Nightlight mode. I prefer the lights off, but when my children were small, I would have used the night watchman mode.

The size counts

Photography: Lisa Wood Shapiro

Airmega 50 has many characteristics that make Coway air purifiers a long -term wired favorite. For those who have pets and young children, locking the control panel is essential. There is also a highly appreciated filter replacement indicator, plus an eight -month filter life expectancy. Unlike some of the largest COWAY models that have a variety of tailor -made air filters, including those specifically designed for animal owners, allergic people and intense smoke, AirMega 50 currently has only one option, for $ 30.