Customer Ratings & Reviews

My central heat/ac went out last year, 2200. for the part or 4000. to replace. Ha. So used couple window units last year, and they worked good with fans placed strategically(my house is a basic rectangle, 1200 sq ft), so got away with only 2 units (probably too small for the size but ehh) on either end of the house. But they're a pain to put in the windows, bugs get in-had a lovely box elder and stink bug infestation, one of my dogs figured out how to move the side panel and greeted me outside when I came home from work-and the cats like to claw at those panels for some reason. A friend had given me a larger other brand portable ac unit, and I loved it! I don't permanently put it in the window, so can take it out on cooler nights and use my exhaust window fan, it's easy to set up, easy to use, screen can be kept shut, just convenient as heck. The cooling isn't as great as the window units, but it's decent and works. So I managed to snag a great open box deal on this unit here. I use it in a bedroom, and usually keep the door open to help cool that part of the house. Doing that, compared to the window unit-window unit wins. This does cool the room, but with door open it's not freezing. One thing I have noticed, no condensation with this unit, that's a plus. Even with the door shut, it's not freezing-which is fine, it's tolerable and sleep well. This unit is louder than my other portable, it kind of reminds me of a commercial freezer or something when the compressor kicks on. It's not super loud, but tad louder than a window unit. Plus, the whole thing is right there in the room with you, so it's kind of expected. But it doesn't bother me, I could sleep through anything. If you're sensitive to sounds, it may bother you. There is a sleep mode button, no idea what that's for, guess I really should read the directions. It has a "swing" feature, where the lid where the air comes out kind of opens and closes-not sure if it moves side to side, don't think it does. I like that feature, seems to make it cooler. The only real complaint I have with this unit, the buttons are flat, and are on the top. My cats treat it as their personal step stool so they don't have to jump onto the dresser. They shut it off, change the temperature, switched it to dry mode, etc. I'm going to attempt to lift it up higher onto a table like my other one is and they don't mess with that one. My other unit has the controls on the front of the unit. Overall, so far I'm satisfied with it. Hopefully it just keeps on working without any issues. Because these things are expensive, even with snagging the deal on it. I have noticed everywhere jacks up the prices on them. Best time to catch a deal is off or pre/end of the season.

Helpful while my home AC was down and needed to be replaced. A little noisy but kinda of soothing too. Very easy install.

Bought this unit a few weeks ago to replace a Hisense unit that we had for 6 yrs. So far I am impressed with the amount of air this unit moves. Even when new, the Hisense didn't move air like this Insignia does. The Insignia is a bit louder than the Hisense, but the Insignia performance is far superior.

Purchase this as a open box and was a bit scared of the item not working but it’s been 2 weeks and this is a MUST!!! Cools room fast, doesn’t take to much space, has a remote and come with different window set ups!

It works wonderfully and is very easy to set up and use. So far it's been a year with no issues. Very energy efficient as well, don't see that much of a spike in my energy bills even after using it daily.

My room is upstairs and gets hot even with central AC so I picked this up. Over 2 years later and it still blows ice cold air and works flawlessly.

I got this portable a/c unit a couple of months ago, and I'm glad I bought it. I see some reviews saying they had to drain the water out of of it on a regular basis, but I haven't had that issue. It's been running it in my bedroom on cool mode since I bought it, and no water has collected in it so far. I originally got it because my bedroom is the warmest room in the house (sometimes it gets up to 80 degrees if I have my PC running), and it consistently stays at 73 degrees now. As far as noise goes it's about average. When the a/c is on it is difficult to hear my television if I'm watching something or playing a game, and so you would likely have to turn your volume up higher at the very least in that situation. I don't mind it personally when I'm playing a game, but it would bother me if I'm watching a movie or a tv show and I'll likely turn it off for the duration of whenever I'm doing that. However, it's not so loud that it keeps me awake at night, or where it bothers me to any significant degree. Overall, I would definitely recommend it if you are looking for an affordable portable a/c.

Easy to use, and kept the room very cool. This product helped a lot when my central AC broke during a heat wave.

The Insignia portable AC is a great item for adding some cold air in small to medium size space. Purchased this on sale, so was an extremely great value. Easy to set up and use. The remote control with temperature control settings is also great! Also came in handy when I was having to repair my central AC. Would definitely recommend this product. Works great, and haven't had any issues with it.

Great product. I feel like it keeps my room [200 sq ft] nice and cool all night long. It has a lot of bells and whistles that I dont really understand or need but they are there for people who like to have buttons to push and settings to set. I am more of a "turn on before bed and turn off in the morning" kind of gal myself so I didn't bother with the timers, etc. The sway feature IS really cool but my kitten does not 100% agree just yet. Only downside and reason for the 4 stars is that the window cover piece, the plastic "shield" or whatever you want to call it is a bit jankey in my opinion. The plugs to hold the pieces in place are a bit flimsy and the instructions werent super clear about what foam bits went where. There were what seemed to be an endless supply of foam strips. It was almost comical, I think I must have received too many because there were about 10 of varying sizes in total and I only needed 4 [I think, again, I didnt really understand the foam part of the instructions].. all in all, we have had some pretty hot 97 degree days in MN with some heavy humidity and this bad boi did the trick each night. Its not super loud like other reviews said, its an AC unit, it was what I expected it to be for a machine making cold air. Not a soft bzzzz but a normal AC noise. Its heavy for me, but someone who has upper arm strength might not think so. I like that it has wheels. I have used it about 12x now [about 8hrs or so each time] and haven't had to empty whatever reservoir there might be for condensation. No leaks so that's chill since its on carpet in a rental.

So this is the first time in the past 15 years that I haven't had central air and heat. So, I had to learn quickly about window and portable A/C's. I am super happy that I did my research and chose this portable A/C. My condo came with a window A/C in the living room but I needed something in my bedroom and boy oh boy this thing works. It's so powerful and works so good that I don't have to close my bedroom door because it cools off my room and my hallway and bathroom. Also, it does this cooling on the low speed setting. Meaning, I could blast the coolness on the high speed but it isn't needed because the low speed on cool works great. I can see this working for anyone. I mean I live in an area in California were it can get to a 100+ degrees. The other day it was 93 degrees out and when I came home from work I put this on and it's so powerful it cools down the back part of the house in a mere few minutes. So if you're looking for a portable A/C I have no problem recommending this one. It truly works excellent!!! *Sidenote. Only one thing to be mindful of. The unit is heavy. Like really heavy. It's super sturdy so don't worry about tipping. But I just want you to be mindful that it isn't a light unit. Cheers!

I was lucky to purchase this Insignia portable A/C unit for a special Deal of the Day rate and I couldn't be happier with it. The big advantage these portable units have over window A/C units is that they work for both vertical and horizontal windows. The unit is pretty powerful and capable of cooling a fairly large room quickly. It is a little loud for night-time cooling, but is fairly quiet during the day. Assembly is very simple and the unit looks pretty modern and stylish. I'd definitely recommend it, especially if you can get it on sale.

I bought this for a small bedroom after the scorching summer heat in Seattle at the end of June, 2021. It was super easy to set up. The unit looks sleek and durable. The vent opens and closes to direct the air flow. I like the easy to use settings on the unit and the remote control. We've used it for several months and it works like a charm. The unit cooled the small room fast. Looking forward to using it in summer 2022.

Really gets the studio nice and cool plus it has a nice auto setting and remote.

Used this unit in my garage which is over 300sqft and it works like a charm. Definitely get more than stated which is always a plus.

Love this product worth every dollar makes the whole room cool and fresh had it since years still works like I first bought it

Kept everything really cool would recommend anybody who’s in the market to buy one

Bought this back in 2020, for my basement apartment which windows were too small for a standard size AC. This has now followed me to 2 other apartments which works fantastic in regular windows with the adjustment paddles. Each apartment was over 1200 square feet and kept the whole place cool. Best purchase! So convenient and easy to store during the winter.

We have never used a portable air-conditioner before, but we rent and didn't want the hassle of having to install a regular window unit for our bedroom. This unit works really well at keeping our bedroom extremely cold. Our bedroom is 195 square feet. Some reviews have stated that this machine is noisy but it doesn't bother us. We are the type of people that sleep with a fan on in all seasons. Installation was quite easy. The only negative issue is that it emits a blue light. We are used to having it completely dark.

It works great. Nice to have the remote control. Setting up was easy. Not as loud as my old portable a/c unit.