Yes, it's an efficient and effective alternative to bulky window air conditioning units, but it's the design of the Amcor PLM-10000E Portable Air Conditioner that caught our eye. The Amcor PLM line gleams with a gray-silver color scheme and sleek styling that is reminiscent of a high-tech stereo or flat-screen TV. Who says portable air conditioners need to look like frumpy dehumidifiers? With a modern look that blends form and function rather than relying only on simple utilitarianism, this model does everything a wall unit does, but with a decidedly 21st-century attitude.

The Amcor PLM-10000E Portable Air Conditioner -- Amcor's least powerful -- is designed to cool small rooms of up to 300 square feet, and vents through a window via an extendable exhaust hose that can stretch up to 5 feet. Like most contemporary gadgets, it's driven by a feature-packed remote control and comes with a slick backlit LCD display and programmable timer. It weighs 75 pounds, and can be easily positioned with its built-in casters. It's a terrible pun, but in this case, it's appropriate: The Amcor PLM-10000E Portable Air Conditioner is, in a word, cool.


Pros: High-tech styling, convenient remote control
Cons: Low Btu

Warranty
1 year, limited; 5 years, compressor