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Portable Air Conditioners: Ratings of Sources
Total of 11 Sources

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1. Amazon.com
As of July 2011
Portable Air Conditioners
by Contributors to Amazon.com
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentAmazon.com lists hundreds of portable air conditioners, but many are discontinued models. In addition, many of the currently available portable AC units get either few reviews or disappointing ratings. Yet there are exceptions, including the NewAir AC-12000E. While its reviews aren't uniformly positive, many more owners are happy than unhappy, and there's enough feedback to make the rating meaningful.
2. Walmart.com
As of July 2011
Portable Air Conditioners
by Contributors to Walmart.com
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentWalmart.com sells about 20 portable air conditioners, some of which receive owner-written reviews. Most get only a few comments, but the Sunpentown WA-1220E gets a solid rating with more than 30 reviews. While the Frigidaire FRA093PT1 has only a handful of reviews, all of them are positive at last look.
3. HomeDepot.com
As of July 2011
Portable Air Conditioners
by Contributors to HomeDepot.com
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentHomeDepot.com doesn't display ratings in its overall product list, so there's no way to see average ratings of several models at once. It does, however, offer the option of a "Quick View" to see a single unit's rating and number of reviews without having to open the product's full web page. HomeDepot.com sells about 40 portable air conditioners, with roughly half receiving owner-written reviews. As of our last visit, both the LG LP1311BXR and the American Comfort Worldwide ACW200CH receive 4 or more stars out of 5 with more than 10 reviews each.
4. Target.com
As of July 2011
Portable Air Conditioners
by Contributors to Target.com
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentThis website sells about 15 portable air conditioners, but most get only a handful of reviews, if any. Although owner feedback is limited, several portable AC units from Sunpentown and Whynter draw comments that are mostly favorable. On the plus side, Target.com makes it easy to quickly see how many reviews each model receives.
5. Air-n-Water.com
As of July 2011
Portable Air Conditioners
by Contributors to Air-n-Water.com
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentThis retailer website offers about 25 portable air conditioners, with about half including user reviews that are objective and balanced. Air-n-Water.com publishes a list of recommended models via a link on their site, but we're not told why these models made the list. The NewAir AC-10000E and AC-12000E score highly here with more than 100 reviews each. The NewAir AC-14000E and MobilComfort KY-80 also receive high ratings, but based on fewer reviews.
6. Air-Conditioner-Home.com
As of July 2011
Portable Air Conditioners for the Home and Office
by Contributors to Air-Conditioner-Home.com
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentAir-Conditioner-Home.com offers about 20 portable air conditioners, with not quite half showing reviews that come only from the site's own customers. Ratings are shown on the products listing page, but you must click on the product and go to a separate page to find out how many reviews there are, making direct comparison more difficult. The NewAir AC-10000E and AC-12000E each receive more than 30 reviews and strong overall ratings.
7. NexTag.com
As of July 2011
Portable Air Conditioners
by Contributors to Nextag.com
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentThis website lists a variety of portable air conditioners, some of which have dozens or even hundreds of ratings contributed by owners. Several Haier, Whynter and Sharp units receive good overall scores, but most have few to no customer comments. The sheer number of ratings makes this site useful, but without accompanying comments it's hard to tell the advantages or disadvantages of specific models or how reliable those ratings are.
8. Buzzillions.com
As of July 2011
Portable Air Conditioner Reviews
by Contributors to Buzzillions.com
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentBuzzillions.com compiles product reviews from numerous online retailers, including some of those listed above. More than 250 portable air conditioners can be found here, but many are discontinued models with limited to no availability at retail.
9. Sears.com
As of July 2011
Portable Air Conditioners
by Contributors to Sears.com
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentCustomers can rate and comment on portable air conditioners at Sears.com, but not many do. Only a small number of the portable AC units listed here include owner reviews, and we get just a few for each of those.
10. Epinions.com
As of July 2011
Portable Air Conditioners
by Contributors to Epinions.com
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentEpinions.com lists a few hundred portable air conditioners, more than most websites, but most of them are discontinued. In addition, few portable AC units get many reviews. On a positive note, when you do find a review, it's often longer and more detailed than those at retailer sites.
11. AllergyBuyersClub.com
As of July 2011
Portable Air Conditioners
by Editors of AllergyBuyersClub.com
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentStaffers at AllergyBuyersClub.com, a retail site, provide ratings and recommendations for portable air conditioners. Yet neither the qualifications of the reviewer or the criteria used to evaluate the product are provided, and there's no opportunity for owners to provide their own take. It's not too surprising, then, that the most expensive portable AC units get the best ratings.
     
 

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