We bought this for a road trip back to Western Canada from Southern California. We wanted to be totally self contained for three days, and a passive ice-chilled cooler just couldn't do that. This was the perfect solution. It cooled right to the freezing point. If I set the temperature just one degree below freezing, items would start to freeze overnight, and just above freezing they would not, so the temperature control was excellent. We could pack extra water in the car and chill it as we used refrigerated water. The LG compressor is far more effective and efficient than thermoelectric coolers, and can freeze contents if you need a portable freezer. The extra space occupied by the compressor is far less than that needed for ice in a regular cooler. The 120v adapter that was included allowed us to bring it into our room and keep it running overnight. And the profile was low enough to fit in a small trunk. It's going to be really useful for day trips to farmers markets too. Highly recommended. Trent K.