After weeks of research and browsing, we finally bought our aircon, a Mitsubishi Inverter System 3 from Gain City. Hope our decision wasnt caused by subliminal marketing messages residing in our heads planted by Mr Jack N** :)
Lots of issues to tangle with in the purchase of the aircon unit.
1. How many blower units?
2. Inverter vs non-inverter?
3. Brand?
4. Retailer to buy from?
Our final shortlist included Panasonic and Toshiba. Prices were all roughly in the same range. Mitsubishi was strongly recommended by family and friends (must be those subliminal messages again!!). Strong branding, readily available parts and easy servicing were its plus points ("easy to clean you know ..... just clean here and clean there...!")
We liked Panasonic for its 'cool' blower design and sleek silver colour. Its technology was also the newest (e-ions and stuff....) with the new units just launched recently. But since when did updated technology matter in aircons.... They were just suppose to give out cool air without leaking and breaking down all the time!
Toshiba was also a strong contender due to its "Genuinely made in Japan" selling point and good reputation for aircons. But i checked with the salesperson and asked if they could give free extended warranty since the units were made in Japan and could not possibly break down, and that the warranty wouldnt matter anyway then.....
So there you go, the elimination process resulted in Mit the winner. Here's hoping the installation goes well.
Lots of issues to tangle with in the purchase of the aircon unit.
1. How many blower units?
2. Inverter vs non-inverter?
3. Brand?
4. Retailer to buy from?
Our final shortlist included Panasonic and Toshiba. Prices were all roughly in the same range. Mitsubishi was strongly recommended by family and friends (must be those subliminal messages again!!). Strong branding, readily available parts and easy servicing were its plus points ("easy to clean you know ..... just clean here and clean there...!")
We liked Panasonic for its 'cool' blower design and sleek silver colour. Its technology was also the newest (e-ions and stuff....) with the new units just launched recently. But since when did updated technology matter in aircons.... They were just suppose to give out cool air without leaking and breaking down all the time!
Toshiba was also a strong contender due to its "Genuinely made in Japan" selling point and good reputation for aircons. But i checked with the salesperson and asked if they could give free extended warranty since the units were made in Japan and could not possibly break down, and that the warranty wouldnt matter anyway then.....
So there you go, the elimination process resulted in Mit the winner. Here's hoping the installation goes well.
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