NewAir
NewAir AF-1000B Portable Evaporative Cooler
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Best Evaporative Coolers · head-to-head
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Portacool APEX 700 Portable Evaporative Cooler is cheaper at $2079. Every spec and price links to its source.
NewAir
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Portacool
$2079
The Portacool APEX 700 Portable Evaporative Cooler wins 1 of the 1 specs we compare head to head; the other wins 0.
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The numbers that decide it, drawn to scale — longer bar wins, the accent bar is the stronger figure.
✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.
| Spec | NewAir AF-1000B Portable Evaporative Cooler | |
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| US price | — | $2079 |
| Brand | NewAir | Portacool |
| Released | — | — |
| Airflow (CFM) | 1000 | 1400 |
| Water tank gal | 5.3 | 22 |
| Coverage (sq ft) | 300 | 700 |
| Speed settings | 3 | — |
| Oscillation | Yes | Yes |
| Ice compartment | Yes | No |
| Power watt | 160 | — |
| Runtime hr | — | — |
Sources — NewAir AF-1000B Portable Evaporative Cooler: m.media-amazon.com (verified 2026-08-01). Portacool APEX 700 Portable Evaporative Cooler: portacool.com (verified 2026-08-01).
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (4 of 8). Matching specs are omitted.