NETTA 9000 BTU 3-in-1 Portable Air Conditioner

The NETTA is the honest budget pick: a real 9,000 BTU compressor unit - the crucial distinction from the cheap evaporative 'air coolers' it sits alongside online - with cooling, dehumidifier and fan modes, a remote and a 24-hour timer, suited to small-to-average rooms up to about 20 m2. It comes in 7,000/8,000/9,000 BTU variants so you can size to the room, and it is simple and light next to the heavy premium units above. Against the Meaco MC Pro 9000 you are paying roughly half for the same nominal BTU class, and that is where the value score comes from; the trade-off, which editorial guides flag plainly, is that budget units are noisier and go without heating, WiFi and self-evaporation. It requires external venting like the other compressor picks. The official site price is indicative and the unit is widely stocked in the UK.