Think: easy setup, effective cooling, and the ability to move from room to room.

Erin Gobler is a personal finance writer based in Madison, Wisconsin. She writes about topics including budgeting, student loans, credit, mortgages, investing and insurance. Her work has been ...

If you’re considering a portable air conditioner, the first question to ask is whether it’s truly impossible to use a window unit instead. You’d likely end up saving money (not to mention floor space) ...

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Laboratory Technical Project Manager Gianmarco Chumbe has been part of the CNET Home team since 2018. He is in charge of developing and carrying out testing procedures for a wide variety of home ...

If you’re sweltering in this summer’s heatwave, installing a portable AC is a simple (and non-permanent) way to keep your indoor space comfortable. We enlisted a Florida-based product tester to ...

Based on Consumer Reports’ testing of portable air conditioners, they should be seen as a last resort for cooling a home when fans aren’t enough or other types of air conditioners aren’t an option.

Portable air conditioners are an option for spaces without central AC, but consider these potential drawbacks before ...