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Im trying to find a good air purifier for a 260sqft/6m x 4m living room in an apartment where a neighbor casually lands some smoke from either cigs or vaping, either way, it's annoying and I would like to avoid that. So I was looking for something with a decent amount of activated carbon that also has enough power so it's not annoying to run at at least medium speed, and I saw how the 400s Smoke filter has a smaller amount of carbon compared to the 600s.

Filter	Activated carbon
Core 400S Smoke Remover	~450 g
Core 600S Smoke Remover	~360 g
Difference	400S has ~90 g more
Relative difference	400S has ~25% more carbon

The ~450 g figure for the 400S Smoke Remover is supported by independent testing/information, while the 600S Smoke Remover is reported at about 360 g.

So who thought it was a good idea? The extra power of the 600s would be nice, as it would allow me to run it at lower speeds, however, what's the point if what matters most to avoid smoke odors is inferior to the 400s? Not sure what to buy now.

For reference, I have the original Core 300 and it's unusable at speed 3 due the noise, but at least it still works. It doesn't lower VOC and HCH0's tho as tested on my Temptop. I never tried the Smoke filter but I guess it has too low of a carbon amount to matter.

Any alternatives that are available in EU let me know.

Im looking to buy an air purifier for a living room, there's an annoying neighbour that likes to smoke and sometimes smoke may reach here, beside the usual dust you want to lower.

Size about 260sqft or 24m^2, and I've read some technical explanation here I think it was (not sure who) where they mentioned that filters that are round are more difficult to manufacture, and you should avoid them and use flat filters if possible.

So I was considering the Core 600s or the Vital 200s. Im in the EU, and these are more avaliable than other brands. Im also not interested in ionizers and such, just filtering. I also do not want an odd looking box with fans.

The question is: How relevant is the shape of the filter? Does it really matter?

I have a 300s that I use on a small bedroom. It works in lowering PM2.5 and 10P.M (actually tested with a Temptop). It does nothing for VOC and HCH0 tho. So I wanted a bigger one for the livingroom, so I can run at a lower noise, but im not sure sure due the shape of the filters thing plus the 300s at least seem to do nothing for VOC and HCH0 so I doubts if it's going to do anything for smoke odor at all.

I would like to buy an air fryer with glass to avoid teflon. I will cook for instance:

-fried potatoes, or "fries" in USA

-fried calamari or squidge

-perhaps some chicken wings

-croquettes

-a number of different recipes that may be doable within the context of an air fryer

The thing is, I've also seen a device by Panasonic that is a microwave, an air frier, and some other things (I guess 2 other). It says:

"air fry, convection, grill and microwave power"
Im not sure about the differences to be honest.

I have an ancient microwaver, and perhaps I could buy this thing, so I can save space.

The question is, will it properly work, or is a dedicated air frier better?

I just want to cook stuff, and have things be crispy if they are supposed to be crispy.

I've also seen a few air friers with steaming features, like Create Crystal or Lauben 4500BG.

I really don't know how people buy stuff, there are too many options to choose from, the amount of research to decide is quite demanding. I would like to hear first hand reviews on these devices. Just looking at the Panasonic device itself, there's like 400 different version of this one.

I have Core 300 on a bedroom, and im looking to buy another for the livingroom which is a bigger place.

Could someone explain when and why it makes sense to use one or another? Filtration needs are mostly just whatever it's on the air, mostly dust I guess. It's really dusty and I have to vacuum clean often.

I would like to minimize noise while keeping a goot CADR, so basically I guess the more power the better, but the Vital 200S-P doesn't seem much different to the 300 from what im seeing, still need to compare the rest.

Im also interested in Levoit not leaving me in the dust with no filter replacements all of a sudden. So far the filters for the Core 300 I can still find relatively easy and I bought this one for years now.

Got the Miele C3, great piece of gear. The thing is, it seems I accidentally scratched it, there's a mark on it. It's a shame as it looks nice on the shinny white design. Is it possible to fix this? I've seen some wizardry when it comes to repairing scratches, perhaps there is a certain product to apply there or something. Im not sure it has pierced the plastic, it's kind of a black scratch mark on it.