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SpecGE Profile ClearView 10,300 BTU Inverter Window AC (PHNT10CC)Midea U 10,000 BTU U-Shaped Window AC (MAW10V1UWT)
PhotoGE Profile ClearView 10,300 BTU Inverter Window AC (PHNT10CC)Midea U 10,000 BTU U-Shaped Window AC (MAW10V1UWT)
Our scoreSCORE6.8 / 10SCORE7.5 / 10
Our takeA good saddle-style inverter for a large bedroom or living room, and it fits windows 20-40 in wide that a Midea U can't. The most common owner complaint is a low, wall-shaking vibration, and the warranty has no labor coverage.The size step for a primary bedroom or living room of 400-450 sq ft, with the same closed-sash quiet as the 8,000. Too big for a typical bedroom, where it cools fast and leaves the air damp.
TypeSaddle windowU-shaped window
Cooling (DOE / SACC)10,300 BTU10,000 BTU
CEER14.715best
InverterYesYes
Heat modeNoneNone
Noise, lowest setting (maker figure)40 dBAn/a
Window width, min20 inbest22 in
Window width, max40 inbest36 in
Min sash opening13 inbest13.75 in
Weight80 lbn/a
Warranty1 yr1 yr
ENERGY STARYesYes
Watch out forGE's warranty is 1 year replace, repair or refund, with no labor coverage; inside the retailer's return window you go back to the store. When we checked, the Amazon listing had no featured offer and one New third-party offer among used scratch-and-dent units; choose New. The 6,100 and 8,300 BTU ClearViews (AHTT06BC, AHTT08BC) look the same but are fixed-speed.CPSC recall #25320 (June 2025) covers the 8,000-12,000 BTU V1QWT, AV1QWT, W1QWT and U1QWT Midea U models over mold from pooled water. Read the suffix on the listing and again on the box label. The recalled 10,000 BTU listing (MAW10V1QWT) is still on Amazon; this one is MAW10V1UWT. Owners of earlier U models report a high-pitched inverter whine some people hear and others don't; buy where returns are easy and run it overnight on low fan in week one.
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