Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I am (so far) very impressed with this unit. It's very quiet, cools the room quickly, and functions just as expected. I have mounted my unit in a through-the-wall location and used wood to cover up the remaining gaps on the sides, top, and bottom. The installation took about 30 minutes to do, but, if installed in a window (in my case that wasn't an option) it would have gone much faster and been easier. A few notes about the item: - Upon delivery, carefully inspect your unit for any damage. Mine came a little damaged (most likely during transit) but I decided to hold onto the unit as it still appeared to function just as expected. In my case, the metal housing was bent on one side (likely from the unit being dropped or hit in transit). I have submitted a report to Amazon, so hopefully this issue will be resolved in the future. - The remote sensing feature is a nice idea, and it (sort of) works, but I am not sure how much I trust it. The reason I say this is using another device to measure the air temperature resulted in a 2º difference, which, when deciding whether or not to kick on the air conditioner is a significant amount. It's great to give a try, but you may end up playing with the temperature controls more or less to get it to the temperature you desire. - I consider the unit to be very quiet, but perhaps I have always had louder units. It is certainly not silent, and it does produce "air conditioner" sounds (such as the sound of the compressor kicking on, the sound of cooling with the use of water, etc.) but I don't consider this to be a fault at all. If you want something that's silent, this isn't for you, but if you want something that you can still clearly hear your thoughts, music, or movies over, this will be perfect for you. - The previous model (Frigidaire 10,000 BTU 115V Window-Mounted Compact Air Conditioner with Temperature Sensing Remote Control) people complained about the directional abilities of the vents, so I want to briefly go over them in this review. The vents have two different locations: Facing forward (90º) or facing up (eyeballed at 25º difference). It also has nobs on each side of the vent that control the flow of the air left and right. There are two controls (one for the left vent and one for the right vent), they work very well. Whatever direction they are pointed the air flows. Simple as that. I have no complaints with the sound at all. - The estimated yearly cost seems to match pretty closely to what I calculated personally with this. (For me, I estimated higher than the standards listed, but using a Brooklyn, NY Con-Ed rate of $8.51/kwh. At 12 hours of use a day, this unit would cost just around $26 a month. (Feel free to check if I screwed up: 0.8625 kw consumption based on 7.5A*, 115V). I am personally pretty happy with that number as I do not expect to use the unit year round). *Please note that at the time of this review, the item is incorrectly listed on Amazon as 4.5 amps, according to the specification sheet included below, the unit is in fact 7.5A. That spec sheet image is included with this review). - In comparison to the previous model, (Frigidaire 10,000 BTU 115V Window-Mounted Compact Air Conditioner with Temperature Sensing Remote Control) this unit draws a little less power and has an improved EER rating (12.0 rather than 11.3). Yearly this isn't a huge difference, but every little bit counts. So, to recap, the unit is great, it's quiet (not silent), and seems to be an affordable option within this price range of air conditioners.