Insignia Portable Air Conditioner - 14000 BTU (SACC 8500 BTU) - Silver/Stainless Steel - Only at Best Buy

This AC is technically a 14000btu but it is cooling capacity is 8500 btu since it creates so much heat and creates negative pressure which draws warm air outside (it says 8500 btu cooling capacity at the side of the unit but not on the box). A 8000 btu window AC runs at 700 watts where this one runs at 1400 watts. Also it's a lot louder than a window AC, to the point where you cant really hear whats going on if you are watching TV. The only reason to buy this over a window AC is if you don't care about your utility bill, your cooling a room smaller than about 400 sq feet, and a window AC is impossible to install.

Pros: - Noisy - Uses a lot of power - Doesn't cool I put this side to side with a De'Longhi (8k BTU) I bought several years ago and the it is by far cooler and more quiet than this model. Most of the time I honestly can't tell the difference in temperature between this unit and a regular fan. Don't buy this. It's a waste of money and I regret my purchase.

When looking at the BTU, I thought it would be more than enough to cool the living room of my tiny 547 ft apartment. I thought the price would justify the power of the machine. However, one year after buying this machine, I realize that I should have return the product last year, I really don't understand why I kept it-- maybe, I was lazy to return, so now I am paying the cost. The noise of this machine is also crazy. For future buyers, maybe look for a smaller size air conditioner, or for window air conditioner.

Received as a gift from someone that doesn't believe in reviews.... You should listen to reviews. It's mediocre at best. There's a real negative pressure issue where the cold air has trouble reaching you from the machine even in a smallish room. It came with a part that I don't know how to use and the instructions aren't specific to this model so I never will.also next to impossible to replace any parts on it. I won't look a gift horse in the mouth but I wish I'd had a say in what product was bought

Quite good. Evaporation method seems to be fine. Any condensed water is heated and vaporized by AC pump then blown outside. However, the unit is barely as effective in cooling as my other LG 10000 btu AC. I purchased this new one hoping it would cool at least better than my old one but it does not. Good thing its on sale now at reduced price. I suggest you compare it to other 10000 and 12000 btu ACs. But forget thinking its a true 14000. Otherwise so so noisy. Not too loud but does drown out other noise in any room. Quality seems good. Overall its ok.