
LG
A portable air conditioner rated at 10,000 BTU for rooms up to 250 sq ft. It needs no installation.
$288
Live price at SylvanePrice checked Sep 24, 2026
This is a portable monobloc. The most regulation-light option by far. No EPA Section 608 certified technician is needed because the refrigerant circuit is factory-sealed and never opened, no building or mechanical permit is triggered since nothing is fixed to the structure, and a landlord has little ground to refuse a unit that leaves no permanent alteration. The real constraints are your lease or HOA rules on how the window kit looks from outside, and noise to neighbours.
Plug and play
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Will it cool your room?
This unit's cooling matches a 250 sq ft room. Set your room size to check the fit for your space.
The portable units we list are not ENERGY STAR certified, and portables are rated on a different (SACC) basis that is not comparable to the nameplate-BTU estimate the window figure uses, so there is no honest dollar figure to show here. As a category, portables (single-hose models especially) usually run less efficiently than a comparable window unit.
At a glance
Best for renters and rooms where you cannot install a fixed unit.
$499
No install needed