Slickdeals is community-supported.  We may get paid by brands for deals, including promoted items.
Heads up, this deal has expired. Want to create a deal alert for this item?
expired Posted by HashamA • Jul 3, 2024
expired Posted by HashamA • Jul 3, 2024

Frigidaire 10,000 BTU - 3-in-1 Portable Room Air Conditioner - White (Open-Box Excellent) $98.99

$99

$400

75% off
Best Buy
23 Comments 19,494 Views
Visit Best Buy
Good Deal
Save
Share
Deal Details
The Frigidaire 10,000 BTU 3-in-1 Portable Air Conditioner keeps your home cool and comfortable when and where you need it. Enjoy more cooling flexibility with two different fan speeds plus dehumidifying Dry Mode to keep your room cool and comfortable while also removing excess moisture from the air.

STILL AVAILABLE, GET EM BOYS

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/f...=excellent
Community Notes
About the Poster
Deal Details
Community Notes
About the Poster
The Frigidaire 10,000 BTU 3-in-1 Portable Air Conditioner keeps your home cool and comfortable when and where you need it. Enjoy more cooling flexibility with two different fan speeds plus dehumidifying Dry Mode to keep your room cool and comfortable while also removing excess moisture from the air.

STILL AVAILABLE, GET EM BOYS

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/f...=excellent

Community Voting

Deal Score
-2
Good Deal
Visit Best Buy

Price Intelligence

Model: Frigidaire 3-in-1 Portable Room Air Conditioner 10,000 BTU (ASHRAE) / 6,500 BTU (DOE)

Deal History 

Sale Price
Slickdeal
  • $NaN
  • Today

Current Prices

Sort: Lowest to Highest | Last Updated 6/6/2025, 06:07 AM
Sold By Sale Price
The Home Depot$318
Abt Electronics$348
Lowe's$495
Leave a Comment
To participate in the comments, please log in.

23 Comments

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Jul 3, 2024
481 Posts
Joined Nov 2019
Jul 3, 2024
BrightCatfish826
Jul 3, 2024
481 Posts
I know the price difference is fairly significant but I can't help but to recommend not getting a portable air conditioner and instead getting one of the new inverter window units.

I recently got the 8k from Costco for $240 and it not only cools much better than my 10k portable, it seems to use right around half the power. It's also a fraction of as loud and has app control/schedules.
3
Jul 3, 2024
294 Posts
Joined Aug 2015
Jul 3, 2024
nightmare56
Jul 3, 2024
294 Posts
Single hose
1
Jul 3, 2024
98 Posts
Joined Mar 2014
Jul 3, 2024
TyrellT9907
Jul 3, 2024
98 Posts

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank TyrellT9907

As far as I can tell this thing is unavailable everywhere on earth.
1
2
Jul 3, 2024
35 Posts
Joined Sep 2019
Jul 3, 2024
MerryHorn113
Jul 3, 2024
35 Posts
Quote from BrightCatfish826 :
I know the price difference is fairly significant but I can't help but to recommend not getting a portable air conditioner and instead getting one of the new inverter window units.

I recently got the 8k from Costco for $240 and it not only cools much better than my 10k portable, it seems to use right around half the power. It's also a fraction of as loud and has app control/schedules.
I can understand that, but in certain circumstances (like mine) a window unit isn't feasible. I need a slight opening in my window in which folks cant climb through (I have a metal bar preventing the window from opening further) My HOA wont approve a window unit sticking out of my window.
Original Poster
Jul 3, 2024
43 Posts
Joined Dec 2013
Jul 3, 2024
HashamA
Original Poster
Jul 3, 2024
43 Posts
Quote from TyrellT9907 :
As far as I can tell this thing is unavailable everywhere on earth.
They come and go every other hour. I see one is available at the moment.
Jul 4, 2024
25 Posts
Joined Nov 2013
Jul 4, 2024
oweng
Jul 4, 2024
25 Posts
Quote from HashamA :
They come and go every other hour. I see one is available at the moment.
got one let's see if they ship it
Jul 4, 2024
990 Posts
Joined Aug 2011
Jul 4, 2024
taswyn
Jul 4, 2024
990 Posts

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank taswyn

Quote from MerryHorn113 :
I can understand that, but in certain circumstances (like mine) a window unit isn't feasible. I need a slight opening in my window in which folks cant climb through (I have a metal bar preventing the window from opening further) My HOA wont approve a window unit sticking out of my window.
I can't recommend heavily enough that if you can afford to get a double hose (of any type, including hose-in-hose) unit, that you do so instead of a single hose portable AC, for extended/continuous use.

Single hose ACs blow hot air out their hose... using air from the room they're in. They'll make the air they're blowing in the room feel cool, but they create negative pressure in the room they're in, which means it will suck in air from outside of where they are one way or another. In a house, this means the house overall is at negative pressure and pulling in outdoor air.

An inverter double hose unit would be best (if you can't use an inverter split-design window unit), but basically anything, even a basic double hose unit, is MASSIVELY better than a single hose portable AC. They offer relief exactly where their airflow hits, at the cost of pulling in outside air into the room/house, so they basically end up fighting their own effects to only spot cool while effectively heating everywhere else. They end up really expensive to run, if it's more than temporary/spot/emergency use.
Last edited by taswyn July 3, 2024 at 08:26 PM.
1
1

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Jul 4, 2024
363 Posts
Joined Dec 2011
Jul 4, 2024
robasha4
Jul 4, 2024
363 Posts
Quote from MerryHorn113 :
I can understand that, but in certain circumstances (like mine) a window unit isn't feasible. I need a slight opening in my window in which folks cant climb through (I have a metal bar preventing the window from opening further) My HOA wont approve a window unit sticking out of my window.
Why on earth would you live anywhere where an HOA can dictate your life?
2
Jul 4, 2024
1,279 Posts
Joined Dec 2009
Jul 4, 2024
NickelAndDime007
Jul 4, 2024
1,279 Posts
Quote from robasha4 :
Why on earth would you live anywhere where an HOA can dictate your life?
Not everyone can afford a single family
Jul 4, 2024
56 Posts
Joined Jul 2010
Jul 4, 2024
acehigh1
Jul 4, 2024
56 Posts
Quote from taswyn :
I can't recommend heavily enough that if you can afford to get a double hose (of any type, including hose-in-hose) unit, that you do so instead of a single hose portable AC, for extended/continuous use.

Single hose ACs blow hot air out their hose... using air from the room they're in. They'll make the air they're blowing in the room feel cool, but they create negative pressure in the room they're in, which means it will suck in air from outside of where they are one way or another. In a house, this means the house overall is at negative pressure and pulling in outdoor air.

An inverter double hose unit would be best (if you can't use an inverter split-design window unit), but basically anything, even a basic double hose unit, is MASSIVELY better than a single hose portable AC. They offer relief exactly where their airflow hits, at the cost of pulling in outside air into the room/house, so they basically end up fighting their own effects to only spot cool while effectively heating everywhere else. They end up really expensive to run, if it's more than temporary/spot/emergency use.
The portable AC market is awash with many different products and designs. The two key #s to look at are the SACC (real cooling capacity) and CEER (its efficiency). I found a new Midea portable AC design (manuf date 4/24) that is single hose that beat any of the double-hose models in the CEER category except the newest dbl-hose model from Midea, and it was so close in CEER that it did not justify a 2x price difference for the dbl-hose unit. Mine was $399 with $100 instant rebate, and the similar dbl-hose model was $598 with no rebate. The CEER for the one I bought was 12.3, and the new double-hose unit was 12.8.

When installing, I double-wrapped the hose with bubble insulation foil and sealed both sides of the window insert with the same material. This gives better insulation than the plastic housing on a double-hose design. Also, the idea that single hose designs pull the air in from outside at such an incredible rate that the room cannot cool down is inaccurate. These units pull out a tremendous amount of water, and mine pulls out approximately 5 to 6 gallons daily! That is from the inside of the house. If one uses a double hose unit, the air from outside is being pulled in through one of the hoses (again, only covered by a plastic outer shell so heat can be given off) into the unit, which would add even more moisture being pulled out! As it is, I use a 2.5 gal container under a small table that I set the unit on, and I added an extended hose from a garden hose that allows for water to drain in the container. The humidity in the room plummets b/c I am pulling the air from the room into the machine and dehumidifying it - not the outside air, which could be 99% humidity, especially at night.

Another key step is to have the hose slope upward from the window, and the small table allows the draining into a large container but also negates the ability for water to enter the window vent and drip into the unit. Have the hose as short as possible and slanted with a slight slop downward with no loops up and down, as that causes more pressure to blow out. I can cool a room exceptionally fast. I use two large Mitsubishi mini-splits on the first two floors, but this is for a 400 sf 3rd-floor bedroom. It works like a charm, and it is not inefficient at all. Btw, I could not use a U-shaped window unit as the windows were not designed to hold it properly, which is a major concern for many, which is why you see so many being returned at Costco and other large-volume stores.
Pro
Jul 4, 2024
5,384 Posts
Joined Oct 2013
Jul 4, 2024
WeiW8847
Pro
Jul 4, 2024
5,384 Posts
Quote from nightmare56 :
Single hose
Thanks
Jul 4, 2024
61 Posts
Joined Dec 2009
Jul 4, 2024
Jakealake
Jul 4, 2024
61 Posts
Quote from WeiW8847 :
Thanks
sorry..ignore...hit reply to wrong post!
Last edited by Jakealake July 4, 2024 at 05:44 AM.
Jul 4, 2024
61 Posts
Joined Dec 2009
Jul 4, 2024
Jakealake
Jul 4, 2024
61 Posts
Quote from acehigh1 :
The portable AC market is awash with many different products and designs. The two key #s to look at are the SACC (real cooling capacity) and CEER (its efficiency). I found a new Midea portable AC design (manuf date 4/24) that is single hose that beat any of the double-hose models in the CEER category except the newest dbl-hose model from Midea, and it was so close in CEER that it did not justify a 2x price difference for the dbl-hose unit. Mine was $399 with $100 instant rebate, and the similar dbl-hose model was $598 with no rebate. The CEER for the one I bought was 12.3, and the new double-hose unit was 12.8.

When installing, I double-wrapped the hose with bubble insulation foil and sealed both sides of the window insert with the same material. This gives better insulation than the plastic housing on a double-hose design. Also, the idea that single hose designs pull the air in from outside at such an incredible rate that the room cannot cool down is inaccurate. These units pull out a tremendous amount of water, and mine pulls out approximately 5 to 6 gallons daily! That is from the inside of the house. If one uses a double hose unit, the air from outside is being pulled in through one of the hoses (again, only covered by a plastic outer shell so heat can be given off) into the unit, which would add even more moisture being pulled out! As it is, I use a 2.5 gal container under a small table that I set the unit on, and I added an extended hose from a garden hose that allows for water to drain in the container. The humidity in the room plummets b/c I am pulling the air from the room into the machine and dehumidifying it - not the outside air, which could be 99% humidity, especially at night.

Another key step is to have the hose slope upward from the window, and the small table allows the draining into a large container but also negates the ability for water to enter the window vent and drip into the unit. Have the hose as short as possible and slanted with a slight slop downward with no loops up and down, as that causes more pressure to blow out. I can cool a room exceptionally fast. I use two large Mitsubishi mini-splits on the first two floors, but this is for a 400 sf 3rd-floor bedroom. It works like a charm, and it is not inefficient at all. Btw, I could not use a U-shaped window unit as the windows were not designed to hold it properly, which is a major concern for many, which is why you see so many being returned at Costco and other large-volume stores.
where/when did you pick up your midea?
Jul 4, 2024
184 Posts
Joined Apr 2011
Jul 4, 2024
n4n
Jul 4, 2024
184 Posts
OOS 250 miles NYC

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Jul 4, 2024
2,053 Posts
Joined Feb 2008
Jul 4, 2024
mikejnpc
Jul 4, 2024
2,053 Posts
what bs @ bb ... on mars maybe

Popular Deals

View All

Trending Deals

View All