Portable/fixed units systems
Usually fairly small capacity units which are suitable for cooling one room.
The portable units can either be installed in an open window or they can take air in from the outside through a hose. As the name suggests, they can be moved from room to room and plugged directly into a standard power point.
The fixed units work on the same principle as the portables but are permanently installed through a wall in your home. The smaller units can plug into the power points whilst larger ones are hard wired.
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Heat Pumps (split system or reverse cycle or split cycle)
 Although they are called Heat Pumps in Tasmania this form of air conditioning can either work to warm or cool your home depending on the cycle you switch on.
It's heating and cooling for the price of one unit.
If you want the Rolls Royce of climate control, Heat Pumps can also be ducted through your home. This ducting is ideally coupled with a zoning system to allow you to control the temperature in different parts of your home such as day zones (living areas) and night zones (bedrooms).
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Evaporative systems
Strictly speaking these are not really air conditioners. Air is blown through water-saturated filters which creates a cooling effect. Units are cheap to buy. They will not bring the room temperature down as far as other systems but are good to have around during a heatwave.
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