Quiet, efficient, and affordable window and portable inverter models with the power to cool the largest rooms.
By
Michael Zhao,
a senior writer at the Strategist covering appliances and men's style.
He was formerly a deputy editor at Wirecutter.
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“This was probably the best investment I made last summer.”
“To be honest, I wasn't expecting much due to the size, but boy was I wrong.”
