Austin Air it (C100CC1) Review
by Austin Air
$360.00
Estimated Annual Filter Cost: ~$90/year
Summary
The Austin “it” (C100CC1) is a personal/desktop purifier with a long-life HEPA core and an inexpensive VOC wrap you swap quarterly. It’s a good travel or desk companion when you want a simple, rugged unit. It does not publish AHAM CADR (Clean Air Delivery Rate) and the VOC wrap is a thin carbon blanket (no media mass/chemisorbents), so it's not the most powerful unit but still worth considering for travel or small spaces.
Here's what this purifier does best
- Portable, durable build: Small steel cabinet, 360° intake, 3-speed dial; easy to move and travel.
- Low ongoing cost: Carbon wraps are ~$15 and HEPA lasts up to 5 years; roughly $89/year total.
- No ozone gimmicks: Mechanical filtration only.
Consider these trade-offs
- No AHAM CADR (Clean Air Delivery Rate): Can’t size by standards; any ACH (Air Changes per Hour) claims are airflow-inferred only.
- VOC performance is limited: Carbon wrap is thin with no stated mass or chemisorbents; not a substitute for a pelletized canister if VOCs/odors are your priority.
- Not whisper-quiet on low: Retailer reports ~45 dB(A) at low.
- Barebones controls: No app, AQI (Air Quality Index), auto mode, or remote.