Insignia™ - 350 Sq. Ft. 8,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner - White

Very nice, solid build. It does the job of cooling down the room quickly. Simple setup porting to the window. More than enough accessories are provided and are of good quality. This is way more preferred to a window unit! Really, the only issue it has for me is the cover vibrating (when the compressor kicks in.) Adding a little mass to the sides (mass-tape) quiets it right down. I haven't used all of its modes - I just start it cooling and walk away. It's standing on a board, not carpet, and it rolls very easy. For that reason, I prefer to use the remote. The remote is easy to read and is kept at the other end of the room. It comes with a clear hose to drain any water down to a bin. It's hooked up but hardly anything, if anything, drains out. At the end of June when the humidity climbs there might be more water collected.

This unit exceeded all expectations. Great size for small dorm or apartment. Setup was quick and easy, and it cools the room fast and efficiently. It is fairly quiet. Great value!

My downstairs office room, which measures 200 sq.ft., doesn't receive adequate air conditioning from our centralized AC unit, making it uncomfortably hot in summer. To address this issue, I opted for a portable AC unit Insignia 350 Sq.Ft. Initially, I was concerned about installation due to our security alarm system. The exhaust vent of the AC unit needed to be passed through a window that had to remain open during operation, causing the window to lose contact with the alarm sensors and preventing the room from being armed. Additionally, leaving the window open posed a security risk. To resolve these challenges, I contacted my security alarm company and requested they install a sensor on the side of the window instead of relying on the existing one. I also had a window door lock installed to ensure the window remained securely closed when needed. With these adjustments in place, the AC unit now operates as expected, keeping my office pleasantly cool even on hot days. Btw, Thank you to Best Buy for offering free installation of this portable AC unit

Last August the temperatures spiked to the high 90s and my aging central air stopped working. I had just gotten done paying for some other home upgrades and could not afford to replace the AC and furnace (also old). I was able to go pick up this unit the same day my central air went out and it was able to keep my 800ish sq ft (bigger than the unit is rated for) living/ work from home area livable for the rest of the season. Since i have vertical sliding windows this was the best solution. The install kit comes with everything you need but would recommend some removable tape to really deal things up tight. The expanding exhaust hose lets you position the unit wherever convenient and gives about 4 feet of travel. This unit really pumps out the cold air ! On AC mode or "dry" it makes lots of cold air and dehumidifies at an impressive rate, which helps the air feel cooler. I did need to monitor my drain bucket closely, as the unit was producing about 2 gallons of water every 3.5 hours -- once I figured out the cadence, the timer feature was great. The unit is also pretty quiet, and didn't interfere with my frequent online meetings for work. I'd recommend this unit to anyone who needs supplemental or temporary AC for a medium space.

I am by no means a picky consumer so I will say that this air conditioner was a absolute great buy! We bought it since we live in a one bedroom upstairs apartment and heat rises so our bedroom would be an oven. Between me and my wife we installed it with the window kit in about 10 minutes or less. We love the remote control it comes with and leave it on running for about a couple hours until the cool night kicks in. Our bedroom is medium size and it cools it efficiently within 15 minutes or so to a cool 75 degrees. We have yet to move it to the living room since the most important thing to us is to sleep cool so we haven’t tested it in on a bigger room but the power on it probably won’t cool it as well but it might be better then no cooling at at. Overall would recommend to someone looking to sleep and be comfortable in their bedroom.