Dr Infrared Heater DR-968 1500W Infrared Cabinet Heater vs Lasko MyHeat 101 200-Watt Personal Ceramic Heater
These are side-by-side facts taken from each product guide: published specifications, strengths and caveats as their sources state them. This page is not a test, a ranking or a verdict about which model is better.
Dr Infrared Heater DR-968 1500W Infrared Cabinet Heater
A main living room or home office with its own circuit and three feet clear front and back
A wheeled cabinet heater that pairs an infrared quartz tube with a PTC element and blows the heat out with a quiet fan. HIGH is 1500 watts, LOW is 1000, and ECO picks between them to hold a set point between 50 and 85 degrees. It has overheat, blocked-intake and tip-over cut-offs, needs three feet clear front and rear, and must plug straight into a grounded wall outlet.
Published specifications
- Manual: model DR-968, 120V 60Hz, 1500 W, 12.5 A maximum continuous draw, about 5,200 BTU
- Manual: HIGH 1500 W, LOW 1000 W, ECO alternates between them; timer 1-12 hours
- Maker page: electronic thermostat 50-85 F; UL certified; grounded three-prong plug
- Manual: 3 ft (0.9 m) clear from the front and rear; not for bathrooms or outdoors
- Manual: overheat cut-off, inlet-air overheat cut-off and a self-resetting tip-over switch
- Manual: rear electrostatic filter, vacuum monthly; sizes published as 15.5-16 in high, 19-23.5 lb
Strengths
- Three separate cut-offs are documented: overheat, blocked inlet air, and a tip-over switch that resets itself
- HIGH and LOW are published in watts and the thermostat is set in degrees, not on a numbered dial
- Filter is a vacuum-clean electrostatic panel with no cartridge to buy, and night mode cuts the sampling noise
Caveats
- It samples the room every five minutes by running the fan, so it is never silent in standby
- The warranty sheet asks you to mail back a registration form, and its own headline says 1-3 years
- No extension cord, power strip or surge protector, and it should not share a circuit with another large appliance
Read the full Dr Infrared Heater DR-968 1500W Infrared Cabinet Heater guide
Lasko MyHeat 101 200-Watt Personal Ceramic Heater
Warming your feet and legs at a desk without loading the circuit
A six-inch, 200-watt ceramic heater with a single on/off switch, no thermostat, no timer and a six-foot cord. At about two amps it will not load an office circuit the way a 1500-watt heater does, but the manual still says wall outlet only and no power strips. It has overheat protection and no tip-over switch, and it wants three feet clear in front.
Published specifications
- Lasko page: model 101, 200 W, 2 A, 120 V, ETL listed
- Lasko page and manual: one heat setting, one switch, no thermostat, no timer, no auto shut-off
- Manual: 3 ft (0.9 m) clear in front, 1 ft (0.3 m) at sides and rear
- Manual: wall outlet only; no extension cord, power strip, surge protector or cord reel
- Lasko page: 6.1 H x 3.8 D x 4.3 W inches, 2.8 lb, 6-foot cord, two-prong plug
- Manual: overheat shut-off needs unplugging and a 10-minute cool-down; 3-year warranty
Strengths
- At 200 watts and about 2 amps it can share a busy office circuit that a 1500-watt heater would trip
- Overheat protection, cool-touch housing and ETL listing are all stated by Lasko for this model
- Three-year limited warranty and a simple, fully assembled one-switch design
Caveats
- No tip-over switch, which matters for a four-inch heater that sits by your feet
- One fixed output with no thermostat, timer or auto shut-off, so you switch it off yourself
- The manual still bans power strips and shared circuits despite the low draw
Read the full Lasko MyHeat 101 200-Watt Personal Ceramic Heater guide
How to choose between them
Choose the Dr Infrared Heater DR-968 1500W Infrared Cabinet Heater if your situation matches: A main living room or home office with its own circuit and three feet clear front and back. Its main caveat: It samples the room every five minutes by running the fan, so it is never silent in standby.
Choose the Lasko MyHeat 101 200-Watt Personal Ceramic Heater if your situation matches: Warming your feet and legs at a desk without loading the circuit. Its main caveat: No tip-over switch, which matters for a four-inch heater that sits by your feet.
Both entries repeat what each guide records. Confirm the model, included parts and availability on the current listing before ordering.
Primary sources
- Dr. Infrared Heater product page for model DR-968 Source for Dr Infrared Heater DR-968 1500W Infrared Cabinet Heater
- Dr. Infrared Heater DR-968 Owner's Manual supplied with the listing Source for Dr Infrared Heater DR-968 1500W Infrared Cabinet Heater
- Lasko product page for MyHeat model 101, with its specification block Source for Lasko MyHeat 101 200-Watt Personal Ceramic Heater
- Lasko MyHeat 100 Series instruction manual (Rev. F 5/22) supplied with the listing Source for Lasko MyHeat 101 200-Watt Personal Ceramic Heater
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