I watched the Dreame X40 Ultra’s extending side mop reach under my bathroom vanity and scrub a dried toothpaste splatter that had been there for weeks. Two hours earlier, the Roborock S8 Pro Ultra had driven past that same spot three times, its VibraRise mop pad vibrating earnestly but never quite touching the recessed area … Read more
Last November, I ran the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra and Dreame X40 Ultra side by side for three weeks in my 2,400-square-foot home — hardwood downstairs, medium-pile carpet upstairs, a golden retriever who sheds like it’s his full-time job, and two kids who treat every meal as a floor-feeding experiment. By day 21, I had … Read more
Dreame’s trajectory over the past three years has been aggressive. From a relatively unknown Chinese brand to a legitimate contender against Roborock and iRobot, they have gained ground by throwing cutting-edge hardware at every problem in the robot vacuum space. The X40 Ultra is the culmination of that approach: 12,000 Pa suction, a side-extending mop … Read more