General Climate GCW-09HRN1

Advantages: Compactness: already other "nines" about 5 cm.
Manual control of the direction of air flow: there are no extra "holes for dirt" in the control unit, there are no additional vibrations.
Good fit filter.
Vibration damping on internal pipelines.
The presence of a set of flat tray for condensate removal (in addition to the standard fitting).

Disadvantages: "Corner" capacitor: this, of course, +1 to compactness, but it is very difficult to clean.
Heating function: if the air "overboard" is humid, then with the freezing ice the outdoor heat exchanger will burst very quickly.
Not the most successful design of the filter cover mounting: swiveling is still safer than completely removable.

Comment: The most ordinary "nine".
I have been using windows workers of different companies for more than 5 years, this device is such a strong middling both in terms of necessary / redundant functions and in terms of cost.
In order for the device to live happily ever after, it makes sense to put mosquito net filters on the intake vents and not be lazy to clean them.
Otherwise there will be "pleasant entertainment" with cleaning the outdoor heat exchanger)))
And the curtain: !!! never !!! Do not use high pressure washers to clean the heat exchangers of window air conditioners! The ribs are so thin that they are wrinkled "from any sneeze." Air conditioning, after that, only for parts to sell.
All beaver)))

Advantages: Power. The price in 2011 is 13,000. A decent design. Warm cold Remote controller. Simple and intuitive interface.

Disadvantages: Not quite easy to install like all windows. Noisy at full power. Workmanship at 3.

Comment: Works like a clock for the second season. All the flaws disappear when outside under 50. A room of 36 meters is cooled for 20 minutes. It also heats easily in spring frosts. Very sensitive to the cleanliness of the filter. Vacuuming with a soft brush takes 5 minutes and you will be surprised at the increase in power.

Advantages: Low noise and vibration, simple operation, plenty of useful features, compact - for many windows is just a godsend. Able to warm - in the winter is useful.

Disadvantages: Manual control of the curtains (inconvenient, because the air conditioner is high), a decent weight (30 kg) - but this is not going anywhere.

Comment: Bought at the peak of the heat and it was salvation. good month stood on the shelf of stools ass in the window, and even in such conditions well cooled room! Yes, it does not do 16 degrees, but from 32 to 25 it sags the temperature easily, plus it dries the air - in the heat it is important.
It doesn’t wake up very well while working; it doesn’t produce harsh sounds when changing modes of operation, you can not even turn on the sleep mode - it’s so little noise. On average, the fan operation blows the entire room, but it is not a draft, but a light breeze, very nice and does not catch cold. But right below it is certainly better not to sit :)
Now I put it in the window, as expected - it became even quieter to work!
And further. Who said that the window is easy to install - spit in his face. Very few in which windows it is easily mounted. I had to tinker badly and make a tricky metal-holder.

Advantages: Cools and heats well, subjectively better 1.5 - 2 times than mobile Dantex 9-ka. In this case, noise is 2 times less.

Disadvantages: Weak design, all with great savings, albeit from good components. Inside, everything is crooked and oblique.

Comment: A good budget solution.