Best Air Cooler Reviews Today

A simple evaporative cooler can be a boon for small spaces. Unlike an air conditioner, these machines don’t need ducts and don’t emit refrigerants. They’re a great option for cooling a studio apartment, a single room in your home, an office or even the garage.

Good Housekeeping Assistant Editor Annie melhor climatizador consulted Dan DiClerico, the Home Improvement & Outdoor Lab director at the Good Housekeeping Institute, for help in identifying the best evaporative coolers on the market. He pointed to this sleek model from Hessaire as a great choice for small spaces. This compact cooler stands only 16 pounds, has three fan speeds and can cool up to 500 square feet, per the brand’s specs. It also has an oscillating mode and can be powered by ice for extra chilling. Plus, it integrates with the HomeWizard app and can be controlled via Siri or Google Assistant.

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Another solid budget option is this Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro. This 360-mm AIO’s thermal results were very competitive with many other top-rated models, including some that cost more than twice as much. Its $125 U.S. MSRP is also competitive with a number of other big-name brands, and it’s often on sale for even less than that.

If you’re willing to spend more, you can get slightly better cooling performance and aesthetic features with a higher-end cooler. But if you want an inexpensive yet effective solution that works for demanding CPUs like the Intel Core i7 14700K, ID-Cooling’s FX360 INF is a strong contender.