I have trouble staying asleep & i also don't have AC in my room. Will this help with cooling me and providing me white noise? or is it too loud?
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I don't think it's too loud at all. It does a good job of keeping me cool and makes a small amount of white noise, I find it to be a bit too quiet if I travel with it and so I use a bit bigger fan at home, but since it is so easy to travel with, it does at least give SOME white noise. It does only have one speed, but it's so incredibly light weight. Also, for being so small and light, it seems to have no problem staying on for a full day or night and I've been using it for years with no problem. With any new white noise product you'll have some adjustment as you acclimate to the sound, but I definitely would not say this one is guilty of being "too loud." I don't think it's too loud at all. It does a good job of keeping me cool and makes a small amount of white noise, I find it to be a bit too quiet if I travel with it and so I use a bit bigger fan at home, but since it is so easy to travel with, it does at least give SOME white noise. It does only have one speed, but it's so incredibly light weight. Also, for being so small and light, it seems to have no problem staying on for a full day or night and I've been using it for years with no problem. With any new white noise product you'll have some adjustment as you acclimate to the sound, but... » Read More I don't think it's too loud at all. It does a good job of keeping me cool and makes a small amount of white noise, I find it to be a bit too quiet if I travel with it and so I use a bit bigger fan at home, but since it is so easy to travel with, it does at least give SOME white noise. It does only have one speed, but it's so incredibly light weight. Also, for being so small and light, it seems to have no problem staying on for a full day or night and I've been using it for years with no problem. With any new white noise product you'll have some adjustment as you acclimate to the sound, but I definitely would not say this one is guilty of being "too loud." « Show Less
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this is a great a little fan it is very quiet and energy efficient you can plug it into your computer USB port and it will run all night of your computer battery it says give a little bit of white noise not much I use it just to have a little air in my face all night but it is a small fan and if you needed to cool a large area of your body it will not work that way then you would need a much larger fan of you trying to cool without air conditioning
265977
this isn't loud but it's not for room cooling. it really works best beside my computer pointing right at my face.
1639952
I would agree. It is shockingly loud. I cant have it on at night. I mainly use it in early evening to cool my bedroom down to sleep. Our climate is cool here so it works for what i want. The grinding noise sounds at times like it will self destruct!
994183
This is the quietest window AC I've ever encountered. Nonetheless, it is still a window unit and has some noise, including the sound of the compressor, but even that is much quieter than other units. My wife is especially sensitive to sound during sleep and has never complained.I would say a bigger concern should be, is this AC powerful to cool the space. Personally I think the unit's cooling power is overrated, but the aesthetics and noise are the strong points.
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I own a small cabin back in the woods. I have two of these elevated on either side to cool it down in the summer. I sleep with one on low not 7 feet from my head. Noise is not an issue. Of course on high, it gets a bit loud, but that is the sound of moving air, not the fan itself.
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Yes, absolutely it would be quieter. But not near as warm. I put this about 12" from my feet for 8 hours a day. I don't think it would do a dorm room any favors as far as heat is concerned.
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There's no way this can be quiet since, unlike central AC, a split AC or even a window AC, the entire unit is inside your room, radiating sound from all sides. If you want absolute quiet, get central AC.
1115777
It is louder then I would have wanted it but it cools a room down and has a strong wind flow. So that overrides any noise issue I have. When watching tv and it is on Low it is fine but if you put it up to high then you might want to put the volume up. It does not bother me when sleeping as it acts as White Noise and is easy to sleep/rest to.
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I think it would be a bit loud for being that close to recliners where you're obviously trying to relax. Unless, of course, you want major air. The solution I came up with for the TV room is this fan:http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000RMJANY/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?qid=1382477133&sr;=8-6π=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70Pretty darn quiet, works great, and the remote is actually useful. I liked it so much, I got a second one for the bedroom. Hope this helps.
2001091
It is not silent and it is not noisy. You can easily hold a conversation while standing next to it. It is quieter than window air conditioners I've been around. If it is running next to the head of the bed while you are trying to sleep, there is no doubt you will know it is there. Will it annoy you? My wife is phonophobic and on low speed it didn't bother her: she described it as a white noise she could overlook.
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Lol...I sincerely sympathize with you my friend but really I tell what I do ...I have a very noisy air conditioner once I turn on the BOSE and put it on I feel the AC quite not shut up but quite and with the music it is better...hope this help my friend ..good luck
329876
If you have a small room it's fine as long as you don't expect the room to be really cold...this air conditioner uses a smaller amount of electricity but isn't a big cooler.... Don't get me wrong it will cool a room and keep it coo it's just not... Well lets say really powerful.
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Yes, but no noiser than other portable ACs I've had in the past. I'd say it's about 3x as loud as an oscillating fan at max speed, with each speed you decrease getting quieter, and the fan mode being about the same as a regular fan.
375542
Yes -- it isn't the quietest air filter in the world. Even at the quietest setting 5' from my bed it does help me get to sleep (i.e.: white noise).
583597
I don't know of anything that would make the unit quieter - for the bedroom. For myself, I find the noise helps me to get to sleep and stay asleep so I have no problem with that. Does a fantastic job of keeping the bedroom very comfortable for sleeping.
2173470
I would say that it is about like a small fan also. Not enough noise to be disturbing. I like the factthat is a fan plus heat, and heat really puts out but you can set the thermostat. Also like that is oscillates. Good buy for price, I like it I suppose that means the most. As far as putting you to sleep, don't know. Hope this helps. Ingram
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I just put it in my 2 year old's room. It's not without noise. Its an ac. However, imo it's a little quiter then the AC in our bedroom. Can u hear this ac , absolutely. Is it quiter then others, I think def think so. I would reccomend buying it.
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We happen to live in a noisy apartment. While these ear muffs are comfy, I don't think sleeping in them would be ideal. We ended up needing to purchase a Holmes air filter and coincidently noticed it created a nice amount of white noise that reduced our overall apartment noise. I think that might be an idea you could try. We purchased our filter at Walmart, but I don't think the particular model is being made anymore. As a bonus your overall allergens in the air should be reduced ! I hope this helps :)