CONCLUSION

   There are various health complications linked to air pollutants aside respitory ones like asthma including heart disease, stroke and lung cancer so people should obviously keep track of pollution and do their best to improve air quality. To that end both at home and the office i have several devices featuring air-cleaning functionality which does come handy at times (needless to say air pollution levels are mostly within acceptable parameters). That being said i don't live in a particularly bad area in regards to air pollution and so i can only imagine what people living in cities with high pollution are going through on a daily basis. For them such air quality sensors are a must and my guess is that companies like INKBIRD bet a lot on that demographic. In regards to accuracy I only have 1 more device that measures CO2 levels (no other air pressure measuring device however) aside the INKBIRD IAM-T1 and that’s the Netatmo Smart Indoor Air Quality Monitor. I was glad to see that both devices returned more or less the same readings when placed next to each other (don’t know which is more accurate however) so that’s a good thing. For good or bad every other device, I have that measures air quality does so in regards to PM 2.5-10, VOC and NO2 (Nitrogen dioxide) thus I can only compare those two. Moving to temperatures and humidity results seem on par with both my in-house thermometers and dehumidifiers so no issues here either. As for the high contrast screen and battery life not much to say here, the screen looks great no matter from where you look at it and in regards to battery life INKBIRD claims two AA batteries can keep the IAM-T1 running for up to 4 years if you set the recording interval at 10 minutes (this probably means that at the default of 1 minute battery life could drop to as low as 5 months).

   The INKBIRD IAM-T1 Smart Indoor Air Quality Monitor currently retails for USD169.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) so it doesn’t come cheap. This of course is primarily due to the NDIR Senseair sensor used so it can’t be helped really. The sole issue with the IAM-T1 is its available measurements and even though it does seem to be very accurate with CO2 and everything else it doesn’t provide measurement for PM 2.5/10 and that’s probably far more “popular” for home users nowadays. Also, the fact that INKBIRD has such air quality monitors already (CO2 & PM 2.5/10) in its product line means that many people could opt for one of those instead. Yes, they may not be as accurate with their CO2 measurements/readings but to most people those will look better. At the end of the day the IAM-T1 does what it was designed and manufactured to do and so if accurate CO2 readings are what you’re looking for then i strongly suggest giving it a chance.

PROS

- Design
- Compact Size
- Senseair NDIR Sensor (CO2 Reading Accuracy)
- Humidity, Temperature & Air Pressure Readings
- Battery Life (Up To 4 Years)
- Smartphone App

CONS

- Price (For Some)
- Available Readings (No PM 2.5/10)