Yep. Had a Fujitsu halcyon 18,000btu and you could not tell it was on. Prior to that I had a delonghi "penguino" 13,000btu portable AC (it cascades water over t

Yep. Had a Fujitsu halcyon 18,000btu and you could not tell it was on. Prior to that I had a delonghi "penguino" 13,000btu portable AC (it cascades water over the hot side of the condenser and ejects it out of the exhaust line) which is light-years ahead of these models in terms of efficiency and quality and it struggled to cool 500sqft while the mini split can easily sustain temperatures in 1200sqft. This particular model can also heat with exterior temperatures as low as -26C (~ -15f) which cuts a ton of heating costs - heat pumps provide ~3x more heat per watt than baseboard heaters. Add to this the fact it's nearly inaudible inside or out and I can't imagine why someone would choose portable ACs over this - even high end ones. The installation is quite straightforward despite requiring a technician to do the refrigerant part and confirm the electrical setup.