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20. Mai 2020
Get this one, not the ultra. Time tested and effective!
I’ve had two of these for several years and an ultra. These are good, but the ultra is terrible and basically non functional; the filter has a fraction of the density. These units are very simple in principle and do an excellent job of spitting out cold, moist air. In California humidity anyways, it feels like a car air conditioner in terms of temperature - obviously your mileage may vary in more humid environments. Basically they soak up water into a big mess of coffee filter material, and a fan blows through it, and the evaporating water cools the air. Shockingly well, actually.
In terms of marketing, it mostly works for 8 hours on a tank as stated, although only if you get the filter wet before starting the count, because it will drink half a tank saturating it. I found that running for 24 hours on medium, it consumed about a third of a gallon of water. I use distilled water because an Achilles heel of the arctic air is bacterial growth on the filter. It’s obvious when it starts because it smells. Apparently you can dishwash or microwave the filter for a few seconds, I haven’t tried it. A filter usually lasts a couple months, although I can make them last longer with care. Replacements are overpriced but not unreasonable.
Another caveat is that it really helps to be close to it, ideally pointing at your face, in order to get the full effect. Don’t expect it to cool a room; it’s certainly for personal use. That said, I have pointed it directly at the intake of a room circulator fan (vornado), and that worked pretty well.
As another point, the fan in it is pretty cheap and therefore louder than it needs to be. It gets obnoxious on high. It’s just a 120mm computer fan soldered to the controller, so it’s just a consequence of being built to a price point.
My first unit had the power connector break after several years of use, so I bypassed the electronics entirely and put a higher quality computer fan in connected to usb, and it’s an excellent modification, except I’m waiting on a part to allow the fan to spin at full power ( it’s getting 5v usb instead of 12v). Still, I was able to repair it without much difficulty and it’s not overly difficult to disassemble and maintain, so gold star for that.
All in all, if you don’t have access to air conditioning or don’t want to run it all the time, the original arctic air is a great little product - compact, portable, and effective. The ultra is a waste of money as far as I can tell. Try to get the original if you can.
11. Apr 2024
Extremely light, to the extent that you wonder if it's an empty piece of plastic. No annoying RGB. Sensor works well for optical.
Extremely light, to the extent that you wonder if it's an empty piece of plastic. No annoying RGB. Sensor works well for optical.
06. Jul 2016
Fantastic for the price
1 von 1 finden das hilfreich I usually tend towards more treble-forward headphones (Etymotic ER-4B, Grado SR80e, etc), but I got the Porta Pros as a backup and to use while playing bass. They have some of the most natural, feel-good low end I've heard, especially at this price, at the expense of everything <3k or so being somewhat muffled and frankly boring. The superb level of comfort really redeems them as a day-to-day headphone for skype or video-watching use.
Get them:
- As a backup to more expensive headphones, to have another type of sound
- As a budget-friendly entry into buying headphones for sound and not status
- For day-long use with VOIP with comfort (they are extremely light)
- To give to kids or non-audiophiles as a respectable way of listening
- For travel, although the semi-open design might annoy fellow travelers (IEMs are better but much more expensive)
- To have spares for when friends come and everyone needs their own audio feed
- Possibly for playing bass or synths with, because of that sweet low-end