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ZDNET’s key takeaways
- The Dreame X40 Ultra, is now discounted by $900 off its original price, on sale for $1,000.
As a fan of robot vacuums and mops, I’m always looking for the next big thing in home cleaning robotics. I almost stopped looking after the Dreame X40 Ultra
This robot vacuum and mop combination has so many features that keeping up with them during testing was challenging. Unboxing the Dreame X40 Ultra was a joy, mainly because the robot looks nicer than most eyesores. The base station features a grooved front and gold accents, while the robot looks sleek and simplistic.
Setup was quite a breeze — you download the Dreamehome app and follow the instructions to add it to your Wi-Fi network and set up your preferences. I found some issues with the app connecting to the Dreame X40 Ultra, making me wait a few minutes or force-quit the Dreamehome app to relaunch it. Even a month later, I found that this still happens occasionally, which is disappointing as I don’t have that issue with other robots.
One of my two favorite features of the Dreame X40 Ultra robot is its object avoidance. This is one of two robots in my home that doesn’t require me to pick up every object from the floor before running it. This means I can send it out to clean on a schedule or when I’m away from home and rely on it to consistently deliver a clean home without getting stuck on a kid’s sock under the coffee table.
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Unfortunately, the X40 Ultra’s mop pads lift to about 10.9 mm, which is not quite enough to keep my living room’s medium pile carpet dry. This means I have to set that rug as a no-go zone for robot vacuum and mop combinations like the Yeedi M12 PRO+