I was considering a Dreame X50 Ultra, but I ended up getting a pair of Switchbot K10+ robots. I already had Ecovacs N8 Pro+ that I picked up in 2021, and the biggest issue I have with that robot is has a lot of trouble getting around the table and chair legs in my dining room. I ended up making my dining room a "no-go-zone" on my main floor of my house because it would often get stuck when the chairs are under the table, creating a complicated obstacle course for a standard-size robot vacuum.
I'm pleased to report that the small size of the K10+ is its superpower! Sure, it doesn't mop well, but that wasn't the most important factor to me. In the "survival of the fittest", small wins. It successfully vacuums everywhere. I have 3 floors in my house, and now I have a robovac for each of them. And you can't complain about the price!
I was also pleasantly surprised by how quiet the K10+ is when it's operating.
On the negative side of the leger I was unable to get the Android version of the Switchbot app to work properly. I pulled out my iPad and tried that, and it worked perfectly the first attempt. So, yeah. the Switchbot Android app has some showstopper bugs.
I have Ecovacs N8 plus (aging, about to retire), N30 and X8 in two floors. Pretty happy with product and support network in Kochi. Their customer care is quick, whatsapp responses immediately and resolution are within a day itself. And they are served by Frootle, which got a shop+service center in Kakkanad. Overall, highly recommended
Not much idea about N20 and Y1. Ecovacs is better on more upmarket models. MI or Eureka is better on starting models (VFM). That’s what I learned from N8 usage. Previously I had iRobot, N8 being a half a decade newer model had nothing much on value addition except for a base station with dustbag.
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