this portable a / c is excellent !!!  a few days ago our ac broke down and the heat in Texas is horrible!  My children, thank God, did not get hot since this ac cooled our room super fast, it makes some noise but it is tolerable compared to being hot!  I definitely prefer the noise !!!  It is worth mentioning that you can handle it from your cell phone which is very convenient if you are not at home, you turn it on before you arrive and that's it ... another thing I have to mention is that it has a special plug ... luckily it had an extension for that kind of plug, and we don't struggle to set it up!  I definitely recommend it to have at home since it does not take up much space and if it helps you if your ac breaks down or in a hurricane the power goes out you can put it with your generator!