Great air conditioner for the price.
580842
Great air conditioner for the price. Much quieter than the one I replaced. Cools the room quickly. I like the extra features,sleep button and energy saver.
554807
Very good A/C small and portable. Some people reviews complain about the noise level, I think is equally noisy as a window unit.
1693111
I hate doing reviews right after you receive a product because things tend to fall apart after a few months. But so far everything with this a/c has been a breeze, easy to set up, the window kit and the unit cools very good.

The only draw back is that it is some what noisy when the a/c comes on, the fan on low is good white noise but I take that over a burning hot room.
366074
Negatives: Room air temp measurement seems to read lower than it actually is, so need to set target temp lower to compensate (example: set temp to 68 and room gets to 70).  Controls are hard to find at night, air flow direction isn't controllable.  Positives: GREAT price for a wifi enabled air conditioner.  Really nice to turn it on when away and come home to a cool room!
4243354
Great, have a split unit ac in my girls room and wanted to get some cool air into my living room that is usually extremely hot. This worked perfect, get some cool ac (not alot) enough to keep it comfortable to watch TV. (living room is L12'XW15'XH9'... Get the switch to control speed and noise. very easy to install.
858182
Could not argue with the price! I got it on sale at $140 and was delivered to Alaska for free with prime! It is not super cold, but has kept the master room (14by13 ft) at 70 in 85 degree heat. It is fairly cheap construction, but what do you expect at this price point? If I can get two summers out of it I will call it a success.  Install was easy as the unit is small and lite. I did a non standard install in a sideways opening casement window with a sheet of plywood and minimal effort. Fan is not quite, but it is no worse than a box fan set on low or medium. Easily able to talk over and the compressor is quite. The power same feature is no good in my opinion, but I like the remote and all of the other features.
I should note that the A/C came in a box labeled "this way up" and it appears to have been right side up for shipment, however the A/C was placed into said box UPSIDE DOWN. Fortunately, I had a few days before I needed it installed, so I just flipped it back over and let the freon settle back down over several days. It appears to have no impact on performance thus far.
1241420
I have owned my unit for 4 summers now. I live in a small apartment and only needed localized cooling.
It is placed by my couch with a fan behind it. Between the two, it cools my small living room area well.

I cannot put a window AC into my apt. so this is a great option and much cheaper on my electric bill.
It is very lightweight so I can store it easily during the winter months.

Because I have dogs so I change the filter every year.

I like the noise it makes. It serves as a "white noise" against my noisy neighbors.

Would I prefer central AC? Oh yes but this is cheaper and convenient.

 I have a water pitcher to fill the water tank daily and it goes all day long. I live in a dry climate
so evaporative cooling does work well.

I've had no trouble with the "beeping'. But the well does need to be filled every day if you are using
it most of the day.
986317
Works extremely well, but "quiet" is not a word I would use to describe this air conditioner. It's actually quite loud.
960882
I bought during summer. I don't have air conditioning in my bedroom and this fan has been really helpful. Its a great buy for the price! Its little difficult to store when not in use. It has auto rotation feature that keeps the head moving around and get more circulation. Moreover, its not really loud.
The only draw back is the size and storage issues. I certainly recommend people to buy this.
4505984
I live in Southern California and we've had some record temperatures the last few days. I installed this in my large open layout living room/dining room area and so far have been very pleased. The room is maybe slightly under 400 feet combined with the option to close a door that shuts out the back bedrooms.

Installation was a bit of a headache, but that was more our situation than the actual unit. Our front windows are slated so we have to come up with a different way to vent the unit without actually cutting the screen or having the hose outside (our front windows face a walk way + it wouldn't fit). We had a friend come over who is well-versed in this stuff and he was able to set up a plexi-glass/hole/sealed against the screen situation that has worked very very well thus far.

The commands are intuitive and the AC works extremely well - - the apartment stays pretty cool on its own because it is heavily shaded but in 90 degree heat - everything turns into a sauna. This AC unit kept the apt nice and consistently cool.

Living in SoCal, we haven't tested the dehumidifier or heat yet, but the fan works well.

The noise level is comparable to our old school AC unit that was likely installed forever ago, so to us, this is a significant upgrade. However, the sound might a bit much for some.
2190659
Really happy with this air conditioner.  I had another brand and whenever I used it the humidity in the room shot up into the 80s!  Way too high.

I bought this and when it runs the humidity only goes up a few percent to like 55%.  It cools very well and is not too quite.  Yes it needs to be vented by a window.  I have seen complaints that is has to be vented and I can only imagine those that were not aware of this before they bought it lack common sense.  Where do they think the exhaust goes?
3798391
This is a terrific little air conditioner, especially if you need a lot of cooling power but don't have a lot of space to spare. The fan is quite powerful, and it blows very cold air. We also have the 8,000 BTU version (http://www.amazon.com/Friedrich-P08S-000-BTU-Conditioner/dp/B00GM34A1O/), and so far they both appear to be dependable and effective.
4143483
Good price, relatively quiet and cooling a big living room very quickly!

I have another Portable Air Conditioner at home (DeLonghi 12,000BTU) and it's louder, and slower, and smaller coverage, and more expensive.

The only minor thing with this Black+Decker model is the remote control is very basic, there is no display on it.
1573705
I bought this air conditioner to cool a large bedroom.  After using it during a hot and humid Michigan summer, the air conditioner performed flawlessly.  I would definitely recommend this product to anyone needing a window-style air conditioner.
2173590
This air conditioner runs and performs very nicely and performs as the top of the line for a window air conditioner.  What I don't like is that I like to remove my a/c from the window for the 8 colder months of the year because doing that saves lots of dollars in heating because it will not insulate and seal as well as a good window.  But when I remove it, it is huge and heavy and requires two people to remove it.  Also, it is so big that I can't just slide it out of the window onto a sturdy homemade cart and wheel it off to a closet for the winter as it does not fit through room doors in hallways because it is 26 inches wide and 29.5 inches long.

Update 8/7/2015:
It took me 11 months to finish my 300 sq ft room addition and install this unit properly.  The inner unit (chassis) comes out of the case so I can screw it into the platform I build outside and once the chassis is put back in, there is no easy way for a thief to break through this to get into the house.

I used expensive "3M 8979" duct tape to seal all the possible air leaks. This tape is supposed to last at least 6 months in the sun and weather and still come off clean without leaving any residue.

The unit works well and is solid.  But it is nosier than I had hoped.  Still quieter than 2 other 5000 BTU window air conditioners that I own.  You definitely hear when the compressor kicks in but after several seconds, you don't notice it anymore. Being 12,000 BTU, the air flow is strong and very cold.

I measured the power consumption and noise level and there is very little difference between all 4 speeds. At 12,000 BTU, I guess low cannot be very low or the coils might ice up. Fan only varies from 118 watts to 162 watts and for cooling varies from 955 watts to 1040 watts using a "Kill-A-Watt" meter depending on fan speed. Another whole house meter showed wattages around 10% lower than the "Kill A Watt" showed. DB measurements from a Radio Shack meter at 3 feet are 61 to 63 db for fan only and 66 to 68 db with the compressor depending on fan speed. To compare, my 5000 BTU GE air conditioner measured 74 db at 3 feet. You would think that a 12,000 BTU air conditioner would be a lot noisier than a 5000 BTU, but that is not the case here.  The Friedrich was noisier than the numbers I listed here before I sealed the air gap between the case and chassis with duct tape.

Here is the engineering error: The big problem I had is the moth/mosquito entrance spaces all around the unit between the case and the chassis.  Also, on a windy day when the air conditioner is off, you can feel the hot air coming in. So I had to duct tape all around the chassis to make it air tight.  I am very surprised that the engineers at Friedrich let this go.  I am also surprised with this issue that it can be rated with an Energy Star rating. This should not be allowed! What the Friedrich engineers need to do is make the case an inch wider so they can design a proper air tight seal between the chassis and the case.  At this price point, it needs to be air tight! If this is not air tight, you are going to loose a ton of heat that is going to cost you several dollars in the winter time in heat if you don't remove this unit or make it air tight. I should deduct another star for the lack of an air tight seal, but I did not as this is something the user can fix with duct tape.
4520830
I really like this Air conditioner. It has been really hot in the house. Our bedroom is something else. Our air conditioner broke so we bought this one. I have allergies and this one takes care of it with the air purifier in it. We have air fresh each time. You can get the room real cold if you want. I love the remote. Cause I can control it. One thing I wish there was a light on the remote so you can see the buttons. Minor thing. I can live without. We will be buying another one next year for the other bedroom. Good price.
1797717
I bought this AC for my sons room because it gets extremely hot in the spring and summer. The installation of the parts was easy and pretty self explanatory because the directions are not the greatest. His room is not that big and set at the lowest setting he would need to use his winter comforter at night. Make sure you seal your window correctly so you are not losing your cool air. Also, the 4ft hose is short and you will not be able to put it too far from the window. The hardest part was attaching the hose to the inlet and outlet pieces after that it is plug and play.