I bought newly launched model HQDP 0.9 ton from Vijay Sales (Station Rd., Pune). I did lot of research over the internet and zeroed in for 2 brands Hitachi & Carrier. After going through the features I finalized on Hitachi 0.9ton which comes WITHOUT follow-me function and has silver color border instead golden (as shown in the pics). In terms of looks its decent and goes well with the décor.
Quick Feedback:
Dealer: Vijay Sales (Station Rd., Pune)
Pathetic after-sales-service, you need to co-ordinate with Hitachi company directly for all the issues. The sales person don’t have proper knowledge and sold me the product saying it has follow-me function in the newly launched product.
Cooling & Features:
Pros: Excellent cooling, Silent operation, on/off timer, kaizen feature, filter clean indicator & decent looks
Cons: No temperature display on the unit so you need to refer the remote control to check on the temperature. Secondly, the remote don’t have key back-light which makes operation difficult in the dark/ night.
Direct Hitachi after-sales-service: Fairly good.
They have customer care center where you need to lodge complaints for any issues.
Warranty: 5 years on compressor & 1 year on unit
Price: 24k after discount