So I bought this a couple of weeks ago in preparation for the NYC summer and I am happy that I did because this does its job with cooling down the apartment. I found it at a great price (through the wall ACs are really expensive!), and it looks decent in the room - nothing beautiful, but at least it's nondescript and unnoticeable. That is until you turn it on, this thing is LOUD - I honestly just leave it on the full on mode vs. energy saver because when it turns on and off it would wake me up or distract me. The only reason that I am giving this a 3 star review instead of a 1 or a 2 star review, is mostly because it's so affordable (compared to others), and looks halfway decent. I do have the say, the trim kit it comes with helps make it look better. I just wish the vents pointed in better directions and it were a little quieter.