Plus, there are several other portable air conditioners that hit the mark and have been given our Best Buy recommendation. We buy every air conditioner we test and accept no freebies from brands.

So our first and best advice is to buy a window unit, which can be both cheaper and more effective at cooling a room. In our portable air conditioner tests, we measure how long it takes a unit to ...

But which one should you buy? That's where T3's best portable air conditioner guide comes in, where you'll find a carefully curated list featuring the top portable AC units we'd be happy to use in ...

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