Phase systems and A/C's are almost exactly the same... if anything A/C's are easier because it uses a mixture of liquids to cool rather then just plain refrigerant, A/C systems just have the evap core in a resorvoir while Phase's don't
but... theres the massive price gap
A nice little A/C with a cooler as a resorvoir costs up to like ~$125 NIB, while a NIB stock phase system will be $800+, I have no idea how much custom built setups cost because I can't get into the b/s/t at xs yet
I would go phase if I had ~500 to spare... but I don't
IMO, I hate the cosmos... dear god, whats with the rockers?
the cosmos S is nice, if you like flashy and no front panel, mien will be very nice when im done with it. im taking the grate of and putting on an acrilyc window with mayeb a custome etch.
Me and my friend are thinking of experimenting with mini fridge units... you can pick them up at garage sales pretty cheap. I really have no idea what to do though... i think he does we will test it out on an older machine... not mine -_- at first at least.