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Portable Air Conditioners: Ratings of Sources

Total of 14 Sources

For an explanation of how we rank reviews, see our ratings criteria page.

1. Amazon.com
As of April 2012
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 reviews aren't uniformly positive for this model, many more owners are happy than unhappy, and there's enough feedback to make the 4-star rating meaningful.
2. HomeDepot.com
As of April 2012
Portable Air Conditioners
by Contributors to HomeDepot.com
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentHomeDepot.com sells about 50 portable air conditioners; most have accumulated at least a few owner-written reviews, and some have 100 or more. As of our last visit, two Haier models and a Whynter model receive 4 or more stars out of 5, with more than 20 reviews each. Navigation could be easier, however, as HomeDepot.com doesn't display ratings in its overall product list.
3. Air-n-Water.com
As of April 2012
Portable Air Conditioners
by Contributors to Air-n-Water.com
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentThis retailer website offers about 30 portable air conditioners; about two-thirds of these include objective and balanced user reviews. Air-n-Water.com publishes a list of recommended models via a link on their site (best value, most powerful, most compact, etc.), which match up with the top customer-rated models. The NewAir AC-10000E, NewAir AC-12000E and Soleus LX-140 score highly here with more than 100 reviews each. Other models from NewAir, MobilComfort and Soleus also receive high ratings, but based on fewer reviews.
4. Walmart.com
As of April 2012
Air Conditioners
by Contributors to Walmart.com
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentWalmart.com sells about 30 portable air conditioners, some of which receive owner-written reviews. Most get only a few comments, but the 12,000-BTU Frigidaire FRA12EPT1, 9,000-BTU Frigidaire FRA093PT1 and 14,000-BTU Haier CPN14CX9 all maintain 4-star or better ratings (out of 5) with at least a dozen reviews each.
5. Target.com
As of April 2012
Portable Air Conditioners
by Contributors to Target.com
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentThis website sells about 30 portable air conditioners, but most get only a handful of reviews, if any. Although owner feedback is limited, a few portable AC units from Haier 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.
6. Air-Conditioner-Home.com
As of April 2012
Portable Air Conditioners for the Home and Office
by Contributors to Air-Conditioner-Home.com
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentAir-Conditioner-Home.com offers 16 portable air conditioners, with about half showing reviews written by the site's own customers. Ratings are shown on the product listing page, which makes it easy to compare models. The NewAir AC-10000E, AC-12000E and AC-12000H each receive 15 or more reviews and strong overall ratings.
7. Time magazine
May 31, 2011
Summer in the City: The Five Best Portable Air Conditioners
by Doug Aamoth
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentDoug Aamoth picks five portable air conditioners based on features and prices (best bang for the buck, most hidable, etc.). Each model gets a paragraph or two explaining why it makes the list, but no testing is mentioned. Most models covered remain current.
8. LivingDirect.com
As of April 2012
Residential Portable Air Conditioners
by Contributors to LivingDirect.com
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentThis website sells about three dozen portable air conditioners from several different brands, but only about a third have customer reviews. The Koldfront Ultracool PAC801W and EdgeStar AP8000W both maintain better than 4-star overall ratings (out of 5) with more than 100 reviews.
9. Meijer.com
As of April 2012
Portable Air Conditioners
by Contributors to Meijer.com
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentMeijer.com sells 50 portable air conditioners, but only 10 have any user reviews. The Whynter Eco-friendly ARC-12S is the best-rated model, averaging 4.5 out of 5 stars with 14 reviews posted.
10. NexTag.com
As of April 2012
Portable Air Conditioners
by Contributors to Nextag.com
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentThis website gleans its ratings from retail websites, including those listed above. Nextag.com lists about 700 portable air conditioners, some of which have dozens or even hundreds of ratings posted on various retail sites. However, some of the units have numeric ratings but 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.
11. Buzzillions.com
As of April 2012
Portable Air Conditioner Reviews
by Contributors to Buzzillions.com
Credibility Rating
Our AssessmentBuzzillions.com is another website that compiles product reviews from numerous online retailers, including some of those listed above. More than 300 portable air conditioners can be found here, but many are discontinued models with limited to no availability at retail.
12. Sears.com
As of April 2012
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 any owner reviews at all, and most of those garner only a few.
13. Epinions.com
As of April 2012
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.
14. AllergyBuyersClub.com
As of April 2012
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 nor 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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