DEEBOT U2

I've been using a ECOVACS DEEBOT U2 for the past few years and it was decent for basic cleaning, but it finally started dying recently so now I'm thinking about upgrading to something more high-end. My apartment is mostly hard floors and I have two cat, so there's always fur, litter, and dust around. The U2 handled simple vacuuming fine, but it definitely felt limited compared to newer models, like, no advanced smart mapping, pretty basic navigation, and it needed a lot more babysitting than I'd like. Lately I've been looking at the Dreame X60 Ultra because I want something more hands-off with better obstacle avoidance and smarter mapping that can actually clean consistently without constantly getting stuck or confused. How has it been long term? Any pros or cons or things you wish you knew before buying?

I run my whole smart home primarily on smartthings, about 150 devices, so it can definitely work as a great platform. One of the problems though, is that any premium device type that Samsung makes (Washer, dryer, vacuum, tv) they always make the third party integrations either not function or be pretty much useless if it does. They want you to buy the Samsung stuff at a $$ premium. For a vacuum I use an ecovacs vacuum mop combo. It doesn't work with smartthings, but because my robot vacuum doesn't really need to interact with anything else, it's never been an issue. Highly recommend ecovacs, roborock, or eufy as brands.

The roller mop is probably better in terms of cleaning results. If you get one with a station, it can wash and dry itself. I usually just wait for the deebot to finish, let the roller mop clean and dry itself, and then do a quick check to make sure there’s nothing left on it.

Just ordered the Roborock Qrevo Curv X this morning with the Black Friday sale. We used to have a cheaper Ecovacs Deebot and hated it/sold it because it would get stuck all the time on our carpets and couldn't get over our bathroom threshold. We recently moved into a multi story unit with hardwood floors and excited to see how this new one goes.

I have a ecovacs deebot. I've had it a year and a half and have had to replace the brushes on it twice. It's ok to stretch out the vacuuming I have to do with my dyson, but I still need to vacuum about once a week. Twice a week during high shed seasons. It has a mop attachment, but I don't use it as my kitchen and bathrooms are small and the rest of my house is carpet.