A u-shaped air conditioner raises a specific worry for renters in a busy building. Does adding a machine to the window make the apartment less secure? Does it make the room louder than before? The short answer is that a u-shaped design was built to solve exactly those two concerns. This article answers the questions that come up most often from people considering one for a city apartment. It uses the specifications for the Midea 8,000 BTU u-shaped smart window air conditioner