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Art and Science.
Date of Review: May 8, 2007
The Bottom Line: If you are thinking some from A/C cooling, this would be it.
Typical of the the Southwest, summer often comes a little earlier than the rest of the country. Given the speedy rise in temperatures, I set off looking for a nice air conditioner unit. Never having bought an a/c in my life, I was only familiar with the central HVAC system or the window style units. After having done some extensive research, I chanced upon ads and reviews of portable air conditioners. What a perfect concept! I rent my apartment and in no way wanted to install something permanent or needing extensive modification to the external walls. I could just pick up this unit (not literally) when I wanted to move and no sunk cost would be lost. After much indecision and comparison shopping, I came across the Whynter portable SS unit. I was first attracted to the very reasonable price of a stainless steel appliance and second, it looked quite a bit nicer than anything else available with the same performance price range. After three weeks of ownership, I am definitely sold on the portable a/c concept and more so on this unit. It is quite easy to put the slim fit window kit/exhaust in place and it's almost plug and play after that. You can almost feel benefits within 15 or so minutes for a smaller sized room. I use this primarily in my home office/study and have had quite a few inquiries about it from guests and friends. Although somewhat cumbersome to carry up a flight of stairs, it is easily wheeled about on the level. All in all, a very good looking investment that rewards you with hours of comfort.
