Where this leaves you Six thousand BTU for 250 square feet with a dehumidifier mode, a remote and an LED display, at the price of two 5,000 BTU units that cover 150. The conventional Midea makes more sense than its own U-shaped sibling unless noise decides it.
What the maker puts in writing
6,000 BTU, up to 250 sq ft
3 in 1: cool, 3-speed fan, dehumidify
As low as 52 dB on low
LED display, remote with batteries, Eco mode, EasyTimer
Fits 23–36 in × 14 in · 1-year parts and labor warranty
The same room, half the price, twenty decibels louder
Midea sells two units on this shelf that cool 250 square feet. One publishes 32 dBA and costs nearly twice as much; this one publishes 52.
Set side by side by the same maker, that is as clean a statement of what quiet costs as this shelf offers.
Two things the cheap end of this shelf does not have
A dehumidifier mode and a third fan speed. The three 5,000 BTU units here all stop at two speeds and none of them dehumidifies.
Availability
Read on the day this page was built: $170 at the American Amazon shop.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-04. The live price is at the top of the page.
Where this one sits on its shelf
At $170, it is the 3 cheapest of the 9 models in this category published here.
Lowest price on the shelf$140
Median$290
Highest price on the shelf$610
The good and the less good
Strengths
Covers 250 square feet, the same as its U-shaped sibling, at well under half the price
A dehumidifier mode and three fan speeds, where the 5,000 BTU units on this shelf offer two speeds and no dehumidifier
One of only two units here to publish a warranty, and this one covers parts and labor
Compromises
Fifty-two decibels, against 32 from the U-shaped Midea covering the same area
No wattage published, so the Eco mode cannot be weighed
Needs a screwdriver that is not supplied, and pilot holes on some frames
Specifications
Cooling
6,000 BTU, up to 250 sq ft
Modes
3 in 1: cool, 3-speed fan, dehumidify
Noise
As low as 52 dB in low mode
Control
LED display and remote with batteries included; Eco mode and EasyTimer
Filter
Removable and reusable
Fits
Existing window frames 23–36 in wide by 14 in; screwdriver required, not included
Warranty
1 year, parts and labor
Power
Not stated by the maker
Amazon reference
B0FYJWFWXP
EAN
0840296508121
The questions that keep coming up
Why is it so much cheaper than the Midea U?
It is a conventional window unit: the compressor sits inside the frame with you rather than outside a closed sash. Same 6,000 BTU, same 250 square feet, 52 dBA instead of 32, no inverter, no Energy Star, no app. The money buys quiet and efficiency, not cooling.
Does the dehumidifier mode replace a dehumidifier?
Not really — it runs the compressor without aiming at a temperature, which pulls moisture out while cooling a little. The listing claims it as one of three modes and gives no pints-per-day figure, which a real dehumidifier would.
Will it fit my window?
23 to 36 inches wide by 14 inches, with all mounting accessories included. That is a wider range than the GE on this shelf, which needs at least 27.125 inches.
Set beside the neighboring home comfort appliances
home comfort appliances from the same category, at nearby prices. Only what all of them publish is shown: a column with holes compares nothing.
Where the models are not equal, in home comfort appliances
If price decides: GE AWAS05BWA, at $140.
Who this one is for, among home comfort appliances
A 250-square-foot room where price and a dehumidifier mode matter more than silence
Price and availability, for home comfort appliances
Details checked on October 4, 2026.
What buyers actually choose
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 500.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Sources
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for home climate appliances and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
A basic mechanical window unit rated at 5,000 BTU/h for rooms up to about 14 m (46 ft)². Seven dial-set temperatures, three fan speeds, cool/dehumidify/fan modes, a 24-hour timer and auto-restart, with no app or WiFi. Built to a North American 115 V/60 Hz electrical spec, which matters more than the price tag for anyone ordering it into a European home.
Best for: A reader who wants the cheapest possible entry point into a window unit and is prepared to sort out a step-down transformer or import wiring themselves — not a plug-and-play pick for a European socket.
An 8,000 BTU/h window unit with WiFi and Alexa control alongside the physical remote, an eco mode, and a programmable timer, rated for rooms up to about 32 m (105 ft)². Energy Star-listed at 10.9 CEER. Like every window air conditioner we checked in this family, it is built to a North American 120 VAC electrical spec, not the 230 V mains used across the EU and UK.
Best for: A reader who specifically wants app or voice control on a window unit and is willing to pay a substantial European import markup for a North American product, and to handle the voltage conversion themselves.
