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3 weeks ago | 
rtings.com | Justin Pires |Evan Jakab |Yannick Khong
Compared To Other Air Conditioners The Midea MAW12HV1CWT is a high-end window A/C intended for use in medium-sized to large rooms. Its closest and most obvious competitor is Midea's own Midea U-Shaped MAW12V1QWT. Both models perform quite similarly and are standouts in their class, with very high cooling capacity, impressive energy efficiency, and impressively quiet operation.
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3 weeks ago | 
rtings.com | Justin Pires |Evan Jakab |Yannick Khong
This unit's cooling capacity is great. It's capable of cooling even large spaces, like living rooms or dining rooms, within a short span of time, and won't have any trouble reducing the temperature in bedrooms and offices. That said, several users online have reported that this A/C's Boost mode does almost nothing to affect cooling performance (Case 1, Case 2).
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3 weeks ago | 
rtings.com | Justin Pires |Evan Jakab |Yannick Khong
Compared To Other Air Conditioners The Whynter ARC-14S is a dual-hose A/C, designed for medium-sized and large rooms. In terms of pricing and market positioning, it's placed squarely in line with a wide variety of other dual-hose models, some of which have inverter compressors, like the Midea Duo MAP12S1TBL or the brand's own Whynter NEX ARC-1230WN.
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3 weeks ago | 
rtings.com | Justin Pires |Evan Jakab |Yannick Khong
Compared To Other Air Conditioners The LG LP0721WSR is a basic single-hose portable A/C, only really suited for smaller spaces like bedrooms or offices. It competes in a fairly crowded section of the market with many direct competitors. However, compared to options like the De'Longhi Pinguino Compact PACEM360-6ALWH, the Black+Decker BPACT12HWT, and the Whynter Elite ARC-122DS, the LG is simply lacking in terms of capacity and will take longer to cool an equivalently sized room.
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3 weeks ago | 
rtings.com | Justin Pires |Evan Jakab |Yannick Khong
The Whynter Elite ARC-122DS does a poor job of maintaining ambient humidity levels. Once the desired temperature level is achieved, the compressor turns off for a relatively prolonged period, leading to a sudden increase in humidity levels. Our own testing environment, which has an approximate volume of 26 m3, slightly exceeds this unit's capacity, leading it to shut off its compressor only once instead of cycling on and off as it would in a properly-sized space.
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3 weeks ago | 
rtings.com | Justin Pires |Evan Jakab |Yannick Khong
The Frigidaire FFRA051WAE is decently energy efficient while maintaining a set temperature. Note that this is a non-inverter unit, and as a result, the compressor will need to cycle on and off repeatedly to maintain the setpoint when it's set up within an appropriately sized space, like our testing room. However, the A/C's low power draw keeps this from being a significant issue.
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3 weeks ago | 
rtings.com | Justin Pires |Evan Jakab |Yannick Khong
This is a feature-rich air conditioner. It has a digital thermostat that allows for set-it-and-forget-it operation. It's also Wi-Fi enabled, so you can operate it remotely using the FriedrichGo companion app. It's worth noting that first-time app setup is somewhat complicated. You have to switch the A/C modes using the remote control by rapidly pressing the LED button, which engages the AP mode on the unit.
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3 weeks ago | 
rtings.com | Justin Pires |Evan Jakab |Yannick Khong
Compared To Other Air Conditioners The SereneLife SLPAC8 is a simple, portable A/C unit. Its single-hose design already puts it at an inherent disadvantage in terms of cooling efficiency compared to a double-hose portable unit or a basic window A/C with similar capacity, such as the Toshiba RAC-WK0512CMRU, which has no effective way of exhausting compressor waste heat from the room it's cooling.
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3 weeks ago | 
rtings.com | Justin Pires |Evan Jakab |Yannick Khong
Compared To Other Air Conditioners The Hisense HAP0824TWD is a high-end portable A/C. It's a feature-packed option for medium-sized rooms, with an inverter compressor for more efficient operation versus a non-inverter model with comparable overall capacity, like the Whynter ARC-14S. With that being said, it isn't necessarily the best option within this higher-end portable niche: the Midea Duo MAP12S1TBL outperforms this model in a couple of key ways.
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3 weeks ago | 
rtings.com | Justin Pires |Evan Jakab |Yannick Khong
Compared To Other Air Conditioners The GE AHEF06BC is a window-mounted A/C intended for use in small spaces. Like the Frigidaire FHWC054TE1, it represents a small step up from truly entry-level units such as the Toshiba RAC-WK0512CMRU. This GE doesn't offer any major difference in capacity or efficiency. Instead, it's aimed more at people who only need to cool a smaller space but would like niceties like an LED display and an included remote control.
