Choices are of names unknown today. Hoping for the best. So far good. Good controls, easy to empty, quiet, but in basement. Pulling water well.We bought the Waykar dehumidifier last spring to replace a 9-year-old Frigidaire that has stopped working. Since this is in a basement apartment it was a necessity to have it compact and quiet. This unit fit the bill. It worked great bringing the humidity down quickly. My son does some audio "recording" in the adjoining space, so any extra noise is very noticeable to him. And the footprint is smaller than our old one. The bucket seems as big as our old one, but we always hook up a hose, so we don't ever have to empty it by hand.I can't take credit for picking it out. That was our son. He liked the way it looked.Yes, I would but it again. Now, if I could only find a water heater that is this quiet. :)We plan to use it in Air Con mode in a small room in the basement. Since it is moveable on wheels we can use it in the nearby bath in dehumidifier mode as well. For dehu mode there is a tube which will drain into the tub which is more convenient than emptying a full water receptacle.We haven’t used the Air Con mode since we need it as dehumidifier at the moment but for cool air you attach a hose with a window adapter that will be the exhaust. I will add review for that once we use it in that mode.Since I have only used dehumidifier mode I am rating based on that and the wonderful customer service the company has provided now and in the past.I like the look of this dehumidifier- it looks modern and doesn't take up a lot of space. More importantly, it works well and effectively reduces humidity quickly. I wish that the storage tank was larger. If you live anywhere remotely humid, you will be emptying this tank 1-2 times a day. It does come with a drain hose and I would say that's the way to go with this item. My old dehumidifier was clunky and about a thousand times louder than this one, but it had an energystar (eco) mode that would turn off the unit when it reached the humidity level that you programmed it for. With this one, the fan is always running, even if the dehumidifier element isn't (you can see if it is currently running the dehumidifier with a light on the console). This doesn't bother me terribly as the fan is very quiet but it's probably not the most energy efficient.I especially like the styling and the electronic control panel. It looks less dowdy and more updated than some other models. It isn't loud but it isn't quiet either. Not much difference in volume between slow and fast fan speed.Another reviewer said they could not empty the bucket without dribbling a little water. I have found you can't immediately empty it without some leftover condensation dripping down. However, if you turn it off a few minutes before trying to empty it, there will be no dripping. Or you can do what I do and let it run till it shuts off from the bucket being full and then dump it when you notice that it is full and shut off. It starts up automatically once you empty the bucket and replace it.The bucket is OK. To keep it running I have to dump it nearly twice a day. It is difficult to empty the bucket without getting water on the bucket itself. The bucket has a snap lid that is made of hard plastic. It works fine but it sure seems like something that will eventually snap off with extended use.Overall I am satisfied with the dehumidifier. It is quite stylish and the control panel looks good too and feels solid for an electronic panel.It does its job as a dehumidifier, it’s quiet for the most part and a slim modern design. I have the 4500sq ft model. I highly doubt it does a true 4500 since my house is 4000sq and I get different humidity readings on various levels all things considered. I don’t like how small the reservoir is as it seems like we are changing it a lot. Key would be to have it plumbed in , probably easiest if it’s in a basement setting not inside t he second or third floor of house or even first floor for that matter .I needed this for my daughter’s room. She really needed it. The first one I received arrived quickly but arrived with broken pieces. I put in for replacement pieces and received a brand new unit. I was able to return the initial unit free of charge. Extremely grateful for the fast and great service. AC works great so far.I generally don’t write reviews unless the product is exceptional. I feel that the price was a wee bit on the high side but you can’t touch a quality portable A/C for less then $329.99. With that being said, I love my Waykar portable A/C dehumidifier. Noise level is what’s to be expected. Now I was impressed by the solid construction, not cheap thin plastic. Simple to use, easy to move. You just set your desired temperature & forget it. Cools the room & keeps the room kool ….I enjoy it, works perfect, didn't come with a remote though which is alright not to worried about it, left it for 24hrs out of the box as instructed via the Manuel, blows amazingly cold air can't wait to see it do its job come the summer months 8/10 ? great price as well, hopefully they will have them back in stock soon so I can purchase another unit for my upstairs