Amazon is offering a great deal on a compact air purifier that would be great for your workstation or gaming desk area. Right now, Amazon Prime members can get a Tailulu H13 True HEPA Air Purifier for just $49.99 with free delivery after a 45% off instant discount. This is a general purpose purifier that will clear out even the tiniest of particles in a small room. However, it can serve yet another very practical purpose for PC gamers: It minimizes the dust going into your gaming PC and reduces the frequency that you need to clean it out.
Tailulu H13 True HEPA Air Purifier for $49.99
Amazon Prime member exclusive
The Tailulu air purifier measures 8″x8″x16″. Although it’s officially rated for 1,680 square feet of space, that is extremely generous. Just going by other similarly sized purifiers of the same design, in reality it is better for a small room (like a bedroom, office, or gaming den), or for best results, situated right next to where you occupy the most, like your desk or bed. As long as you’re not getting this purifier for a huge space, you shouldn’t be disappointed.
The purifier employs a common cylindrical design where the three-stage filtration system wraps around the enclosure for full 360-degree coverage and a squirrel cage fan exhausts clean air out the top. The main filter is H13 HEPA rated, meaning that it is nearly 100% effective at capturing particles as small as 0.3 microns. There’s also a washable prefilter (essentially a mesh screen) that captures larger particles and a carbon filter for odor removal.
If you’ve owned a purifier before, you’re probably aware that the real cost of a purifier lies in the cost of filter replacements. 2-pack of filters currently costs $32 (for Prime members). Tailulu suggests replacing the filters every 3-6 months. 3 months is way too conversative, especially if you’re placing this in a room that isn’t very dirty. If we use 6 months as our guideline, then one pack will last you one year, which equates to about $2.67 per month.
An air purifier near your desk can keep your gaming PC cleaner as well
A proper gaming PC has plenty of airflow, and that air is inevitably going to bring in a lot of dust. The most common way of dealing with this is to install air filters in front of the intake fans. I personally do not like using filters. They reduce the amount of airflow going in and that progressively worsens as the filters get clogged. Proper maintenance eliminates that issue, but let’s be honest: Most gamers don’t clean out their case often enough.
I’ve personally done away with fan filters entirely. Instead, I stick my bedroom air purifier right next to my gaming PC so that the purifier’s exhaust flows right into the intake vents on my PC. Despite having no filters, I blow out my case only once a year and even then it’s really just a fine layer of dust that has accumulated. Of course, the additional side benefit (and the main benefit for most people) is that it also filters the air I’m breathing in.
Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn’t hunting for deals for other people at work, he’s hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
