14K BTU Portable A/C $350 +FS Amazon (42% off) Whynter ARC-14S Dual Hose for Rooms Up to 500 Square Feet

$350, which is -42% off list price of $600Whynter ARC-14S 14,000 BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner with Dehumidifier and Fan for Rooms Up to 500 Square Feet, Includes Storage Bag, Platinum/Black, AC Unit OnlySold and shipped by Amazon (listed as "Amazon‘s choice in Portable Air Conditioners by Whynter")https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0028AYQDC?th=1supposedly reviewed by Good Housekeeping as "2023 Best Overall Portable Air Conditioner" (see attached pic)This is a big BTU rating, for an 120V portable A/C. You won’t find many (any?) rated over 14,000 BTU. Whynter has a particularly good rep for portable A/C units.I bought one in 2019 and it cools down a detached garage. (I bit on this exact same low-point price of $350 back in 2019, so it’s not bad duplicating the same deal 4 years later in 2023 amid post-pandemic inflation.)Some advantages to portable A/C I enjoy are:1. Potentially more secure than a window unit, you could even just have two 6" portholes in a wall, and this unit would function perfectly.2. Allows you to leave regular window screen in place. Prevents bugs from breaching your house, and nesting in all the lovely exposed nooks and crannies created by installing a normal window A/C with no screen to hold back the nesting bugs and wasps.3. A BREEZE to disassemble the entire rig at the end of the season. Remove window plate, close window, roll as one piece unit into corner. (can slip included storage sleeve over unit) Done.4. Breeze to replace in the (hopefully far distant) future when it eventually breaks. Roll it out, roll new one in. Done.disadvantages of portable A/C:1. Not as efficient as a window or split A/C unit.2. Probably louder than a window unit, since every single part is inside your house.3. Tends to cost more as an initial purchase, for the BTU it provides.For me a portable unit is best. And a dual hose configuration is ideal, for any portable A/C. A split A/C unit could be better, more efficient, quieter, allowing maximum break-in security (only 3" hole in the wall), but cost more, and initial installation will be a big ol’ deal. Store: Amazon