Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra vs. Dreame X40 Ultra: Which Robot Vacuum Wins?

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@mstiic 2 ай бұрын

I was very hesitant between these two models. Finally we chose Dreame. We have been using the X40 ultra for a few weeks now. X40 ultra + tricut brush is the perfect combination! We are super happy with the X40 ultra. I'm still amazed at how well the robot mops! Especially that I don't have to worry about long hairs thanks to the tricut brush. Great purchase! By this video and my own experiences I can see that I made the right choice. Jamie thank you too your videos helped me a lot with my choice! 👍🏻👍🏻

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

I am so glad you came back to share your experience with me. Glad to help!

@Mortiar 2 ай бұрын

We bought the tricut brush for our L10s ultra. Our experience with the brush has been blech at best. we have two long haired dogs. A samojed and a mini colie. the brush clogs with hair at the axels at least once a week. and I often find large clumps of hair stuck to the brush.

@DonaldMichaelDischner 2 ай бұрын

@jamie.andrews I just bought the MaxV the other day and am waiting on it. Personally, I prefer the voice and camera. The reason for this is that the government already tracks me with smartphones and other devices, so I'm not going to settle out of feat. I do have or 90% carpet floors in my house so that's also a concern.

@mstiic 2 ай бұрын

@@Mortiar Very annoying for you of course. We don't have a pet, but we do have a lot of long hair lying on the floor. It works perfectly for us! Maybe it's in combination with strong suction and longer hair. I hope your next device won't have this problem🙏🏻

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

@Mortiar Oh yea the Tricut brush does not solve the problem with hair getting wrapped around the axles. Those still need maintenance. The only models I have tested that solve this issue is the Narwal Freo models and the Roborock Qrevo Curv. The Tricut gives you a brush with bristles which they are known in general to better with picking up hair with the main drawback being that it attacks hair more than an all rubber roller. That is where the Tricut system comes in with the cutting blades. With thick dog hair though it may not work since the hair needs to be thin enough to get down into the blades.

@ghoulert 2 ай бұрын

I sell both Roborock and Dreame robot vacuums and have been for a few years. We handle all warranty issues through our stores without relying on either of the companies. Now that we've had both brands for a few years this is what our statistics look like right now when it comes to issues and warranty-covered repairs: Roborock has a warranty/repair rate of roughly 8% of every unit sold in our store. Dreame has a warranty/repair rate of roughly 4% of every unit sold in our store. This is just over 2,5 years of data. Just to finish with another point: People satisfied with their product rarely leave post on forums as opposed to people unhappy with whatever issue they might have. Which is why our industry never puts any weight on simply what customers say - we rely on qualified repairmen to give us the feedback and statistics. Also in my own anecdote - I've had both, and can say personally I much more prefer Dreame X40. That said, keep up the good work!

@skubberdubber 2 ай бұрын

I absolutely love data like this, thank you so much for sharing! Based upon what you see online, Dreame looks to have more problems, but with you insights it could be similar or even opposite to the online opinions. We have had our X40 for a while now with no problems, such a great machine in so many ways. It has take the place of our S7 MaxV and we will not be going back.

@graham765 2 ай бұрын

What is your store?

@ghoulert 2 ай бұрын

@@graham765 Not US based, one of the larger european retailers.

@rixinyu 5 күн бұрын

Excuse me, what's the name of your company? This maintenance statistics is exactly the opposite of the situation in China. The quality control of Roborock is much better than that of Dreame, and the annual sales volume in China is very high, far higher than that in Europe and the United States.

@rixinyu 5 күн бұрын

china

@ericmichel3857 Ай бұрын

I just scooped up an X40 Master on sale through amazon for $1200! It was only at that price for a couple weeks early December. To offset any concerns of reliability I also got an extended warranty/insurance (amazon) for $115 for 4 years! Previously had a Roborock S7 Max V Ultra which was good but did eat a lot of cords and would get stuck on occasion. This thing is a big upgrade in all regards, and especially for not having to fill/empty water tanks! I will never go back to that! Thanks for the great review, it really helped me, especially since the roborock S8 MaxV Ultra with Refill & Drainage System was also on sale for $1200 at the same time!

@jamie.andrews Ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

@Suhail-Arora 2 ай бұрын

Thank You Jamie. I ordered the Dreame X40 Ultra today. Your review convinced me the Dreame X40 Ultra was the way to go.

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

Glad I could help

@apkirby11 Ай бұрын

Great review! Thank you! 🙏

@codedad11 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this great video series! One of our main considerations is pet hair. From watching the individual videos, it appears the Dreame is better here. But it would be nice if you included that as part of the evaluation since it seems the roborock had serious problems with hair getting wrapped around the roller and having to clean it manually.

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

I have covered that in both of the review videos linked in the video description. I even covered the Tricut brush and the problem you speak about with the hair on the S8 MaxV Ultra . Anything specific you are wanting to know feel free to ask. Happy to help.

@LaszloBagi 2 ай бұрын

I have the L40, it works great on pet hair with the tricut brush. With two goldens is runs everyday

@codedad11 2 ай бұрын

Great to hear. We have an English lab, our house is covered in her hair.

@petitbarzun 2 ай бұрын

Based on the earlier reviews from Jamie, I bought the Dreame X40 Master with the tricut brush. We have hard floors mostly. The tricut brush is the first brush where hairs are not a maintenance problem. Every now and then I take it out, and clean a few hairs, but it is nothing like other products I have had so far. The Master is a dock that has fixed plumbing, the robot is the same. We run the robot each day at 1 pm. It cleans 111 m2 or 1,195 square feet net cleanable area.

@mrnathanwest 6 күн бұрын

Can you tell me if I should get X50 or S10 or S10R for about 2500 square feet of 24x48 large tiles. They are white and black with high gloss. Not many obstacles in way. Mainly light to medium vacuum with most important task to have the best scrubbing/mopping capability.

@jamie.andrews 6 күн бұрын

Not yet as I am still testing these robots, but I do plan to put these robots together in a head to head.

@julianfp1952 2 ай бұрын

What a coincidence re the timing of this video. Today I've finally got round to setting up my X40 about 2 months after it arrived. I haven't done the mapping run yet but the setup was pretty easy. My unit (actually the X40 Master because it has the plumbed in dock) has a voice assistant. I've kept it turned off but the app definitely seems to think I can say "OK Dreame" and then things like "Start cleaning", "Clean the living room" etc. I'm glad you continue to call out Dreame re not using the side brush on carpets. I'm going to experiment with telling it to ignore carpets that I think will get it to spin its side brush. I'll just need to be careful to only specify mopping in rooms that really are hard floors (my kitchen & 2 bathrooms) and be careful that the room boundaries (doorway positions) for those rooms are very accurately set so that it doesn't stray onto the edge of the carpet in the adjoining room when mopping a hard floor. I'll see how it goes and try to remember to report back here.

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

It feels a bit suspicious that Dreame stated it is not needed, but only for the models with a swing out side brush. Dreame had some issues with the side brush when it first came out as the internal gears would shatter (claimed to now be fixed) and I almost wonder if this is an issue since carpet would cause a lot of drag. Just a thought and I don't like to speculate, but this really makes 0 sense to me.

@julianfp1952 2 ай бұрын

@@jamie.andrews I'd call it more than "suspicious", I'd call Dreame's official explanation - that the side brush is not necessary on carpets - ridiculous/absurd. No one with fully carpeted rooms will want to clean the edges or corners of their carpets? Yeah, right! I agree with your suspicion, a suspicion obviously well-informed by the forums you hang out in so you know a lot about issues that other users have encountered. An overly fragile extending side brush design does sound very plausible to me with Dreame trying not to admit that design fault by coming up with this other nonsense justification. All of my carpets are quite low pile so I cant see them putting much more strain/resistance on the side brush vs a hard floor so I think my experiment is probably safe but given both of our suspicions I don't think I'd risk setting "Carpets - ignore" to on if I had even medium pile carpets let alone deep or shag pile for fear of breaking the brush.

@Thecaptainblackadder 2 ай бұрын

Roborock really changed many people’s lives 4 years ago when it first introduced carpet sensor mop lift. I bought it 4 years ago and it has helped my life more than my government tbh. But looks like dreame has since overtaken it. I have ordered a x40. Looking forward to it.

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

Come back and let me know what you think!

@tyr0n313 2 ай бұрын

4:56 THANK YOU! I don’t know why so many others breeze over the side brush not spinning on carpet. This is such a huge miss for someone like me that has a tiled main floor but all carpeted upstairs.

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

It is a big deal and makes buying one for someone who has mostly carpeted rooms a mistake.

@CoasterCowboy67 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comparison! Does the X40 Ultra win out vs. all other premium robot vacuums too? My top priorities are obstacle avoidance (pet toys) and vacuum + mopping on hardware floor (with some carpets) + something that is “set it and forget it” (self emptying, true hot water washing, etc). Thanks

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

I will soon review the L40 from Dreame which I have heard good things about. The X30 will also suit your needs if you need a less expensive model. It lacks the side swing out brush. Another option is the Eufy S1 Pro. It lacks edge cleaning, but has one of the best mops on the market.

@CoasterCowboy67 2 ай бұрын

@@jamie.andrews Thank you! Happy Thanksgiving

@quasarleon4645 2 ай бұрын

You're reviewing these R2D2s like you're dealing with the latest Space X rocket - and you are the head engineer . Appreciate all the effort and details , you're the Best at these .

@persian6969 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video, which one you prefer? Roborock Slim or Dream , x40 ultra??

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

Both! For different reasons. If you can take advantage of the Slim getting into hard to reach areas that is a great choice otherwise the X40 is a decent choice too.

@zenaalkhatib7009 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your detailed review! Initially, I was leaning toward purchasing the Dreame X40 Ultra because of its impressive features and advanced capabilities. However, I ended up choosing the Roborock S8 Max-V Ultra. Honestly, I’m not entirely sure why I made this decision, especially since both models are similarly priced in my country. Perhaps I was influenced by Roborock's strong reputation for reliability and long-term support! I don’t have pets, but I do have two children (a 7-year-old and a 10-month-old), so maintaining cleanliness is crucial for me. This is my first experience with a robot vacuum, and while I’m excited, I’m also feeling a bit nervous about if I made the right choice, Or what do you think? would it have been better to go with the Dreame X40 Ultra given its features? I haven’t received the vacuum yet, and I really hope it proves to be a worthwhile investment. I’d love to hear your thoughts!

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

Roborock's quality and support are large factors. It is why I saved that category for last and stated it might just change your mind. I can't exactly tell you if you made the right or wrong choice as I look at both robots being 2 of the best therefore I don't think there is a wrong choice overall, (well if you have mainly carpets I think the X40 is potentially a wrong choice.) lol! It comes down to what you need most in a robot vacuum. If object avoidance is a high priority you might be disappointed with the S8 MaxV Ultra, however if your house is tidy and you pickup before sending the robot out you will be fine.

@zenaalkhatib7009 2 ай бұрын

@jamie.andrews Thank you so much for your quick and reply! I noticed that the Dreame L40 Ultra is cheaper in my country compared to options like the S8 MaxV. In your opinion, does it offer good performance for its price? Thanks again

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

@zenaalkhatib7009 I have not tested it yet.

@sancus1 2 ай бұрын

Have you considered using test dust or other finer particle material? Cat litter and rice are both pretty big compared to most household dust and from other tests I've seen this does seem to make a significant difference especially on carpet vacuum tests.

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

I have considered it and if I had a real studio with space I would do more tests. This issue with dust is it gets scattered on hard floors by the vacuum exhaust. That is a primary reason I use cat litter on floors. It won't be impacted by the vacuum motor exhaust. That and it is a real issue for many people to have scattered cat litter around their home. On carpet you have to make sure all of the dust is completely removed after a test which is challenging. Robot vacuums are not yet a replacement for a large vacuum and I suggest people still use a large vacuum on carpets every now and then for deep cleaning. That means robots are maintenance items designed to keep your carpets and floors looking nice in between deeper cleanings. Robots are great surface level cleaners and thus the rice test. It also makes it easy to compare robots side by side and in my testing the ones that score better with rice also clean the carpets better overall. Anyway I hope this helps. I love the suggestions and one day maybe I can rent some space for a proper testing studio.

@benlezmh1835 2 ай бұрын

Hmmm, i think I might get the Dreame X40 with the tricot brush as it seems its the perfect for what I need. But is there another vacuum you’d recommend? Or what you personally are using? Basically need it for dust/long hair and food crumbs around the kitchen and mopping abilities. Also object avoidance is a must. Is Dreame X40 just to get for my needs or is there one you personally recommend for my needs??. Its 95 percent hardwood floors. Have one carpet in the dining room. Price isnt an issue

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

Only other 2 that come to mind are the Eufy S1 Pro or the Narwal Freo Z Ultra. Both have the very best object avoidance and are terrific mops. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2WUqoypa7pgjpo kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioWunYapgM5kb7c

@BraydenGlascockMedia 2 ай бұрын

Hi Jaime! Love your videos. Having a hard time deciding between the roborock q revo (probably the plus) this dreame x40, and maybe the eufy s1. We have a cat and downstairs is hardwood with a rug and upstairs is all carpet. What would you recommend based on that?

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

The Plus is about half the price of those 2 and does not really directly compete with them as it relates to features and functionality. I just released a Qrevo overview video yesterday. May I ask your budget and if object avoidance is a high priority?

@francois-olivierhoizey7354 2 ай бұрын

Hello thanks for this fantastic review. Mopping performance is my choice criteria but I don’t have the budget for the X40 ultra. Which model should I buy? The L40 ultra? I can’t understand the differences between the L and the X40 Thanks

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

What is your budget? The L40 Ultra currently is more expensive where I live. You might want to look at the X30 Ultra. I have a review of that unit.

@heejoonkwon3267 2 ай бұрын

Im planning to buy dreame x40 or roborock qrevo curv. Which one do u recommend?

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

Do you need the lifting ability of the Curv?

@heejoonkwon3267 2 ай бұрын

@@jamie.andrews nope, im more focus on vacumming, mopping, and obstacle avoidance performances

@jackgaul3704 2 ай бұрын

@@heejoonkwon3267definitely dreame x40! they’re pretty much the same, except the X40’s obstacle avoidance is miles ahead.

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

@@heejoonkwon3267 Dreame X30 or X40 then. I will review the L40 next month.

@heejoonkwon3267 2 ай бұрын

@@jamie.andrews i see! Thank you!!!

@Codzjoiner 2 ай бұрын

Would you suggest the x40, the Freo Z or another robot? I've got a mix of hardwood and carpet as well as pets. The pet hair gets out of control, and there can be dog toys around. I'd have the robot running once, maybe twice a day every day.

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

Either one of those will be fine for your needs. If you have not ready check out my review video of the Freo Z as there are some drawbacks.

@Nick-gr1rc 2 ай бұрын

@Jamie Andrews thank you for this review. Can you please do the review with the same roborock vaccum and the dreame L40 it seems everyone says it’s amazing but I have a feeling the side brushes still don’t work on carpet which is ridicules as my whole apartment is carpeted and I would think it wouldn’t clean the edges of the room :(

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

I am planning on doing a review however I can go ahead and tell you the side brush does not work on carpet.

@jonathanhall5670 2 ай бұрын

What’s the best bot overall for vacuum and mopping for 2024?

@tyr0n313 2 ай бұрын

You gotta compare the X40 to the Curv.

@zoide-777 2 ай бұрын

Yes, please!

@mikearrigo5674 2 ай бұрын

I have the Dreame X30 and it's really good, I don't think the X40 offers enough new features to upgrade. I do think spinning mops are better so I wouldn't even consider the S8 Max V. Roborock is really going to town with the Q revo series. I have the original Q Revo and it's excellent.

@majlo325 2 ай бұрын

Dreame x40 ultra my joice

@sdcoinshooter 2 ай бұрын

One thing you should mention for the S8 is the ability to attach a plumbing connection, never have to fill the clean, or empty the dirty, water tank; very convenient.

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

Both the X40 and the S8 MaxV have those docks, although for both you have to buy a totally separate product meaning you can't buy one of these and convert it down the road. Here is the one for the X40 www.dreametech.com/products/x40-master-robot-vacuum Edit: Dreame makes a drain and refill kit for the X40 Ultra but you can't buy it in the US. I don't recommend buying 3rd party or Aliexpress but you could.

@julianfp1952 2 ай бұрын

100% agree. I suspect it's just coincidence but it is worth noting that in fact both robots reviewed in this video have the option to be fully plumbed in. I consider this capability a game changer and a must have for any vacuum/mopping robot that I buy from now on. For the Roborock I believe that's an extra cost option to buy the version that comes with the auto-fill/auto-empty dock. I don't quite know the full story with the X40. Like the Roborock there is definitely an extra cost option to get a version (identical robot) that comes with a different dock that can be fully plumbed in but I think I read somewhere that for the X40 even if you get the standard version with the water tanks in the dock there are also hose connections so that standard tall dock can be fully plumbed in. I might very well be wrong on that though. When I was deciding on my next robot - about to do its first mapping run in a couple of hours once I've tided everything off the floor - I only considered the two robots in this video because I really wanted a robot with a fully plumbed-in low profile dock to tuck under a kitchen cabinet (with a bit of carpentry to make it fit). I ended up getting the X40 Master which is the version of the X40 that comes with the fully plumbed in low profile dock but the s8 with auto-fill/auto-empty dock was the only other contender.

@AlexTeo 2 ай бұрын

@@jamie.andrews wrong info there, dreame X30/X40 models (non-master) all support with an optional water hookup kit

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

@AlexTeo Technically yes, but you can't buy it in the US unless you go through a 3rd party or order from Aliexpress which I don't recommend for the average person. I don't think it was ever sold in the US and Dreame told me the Master is their option for this.

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

@@julianfp1952 If you live in the US you can't purchase the drain and refill kit for the X40. You could take your chances and go 3rd party or order from Aliexpress, but I don't add stuff like that in my videos as I think that is a bit much for the average person.

@jasonskyz9330 2 ай бұрын

Do they have HEPA filters ?

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

Not true Hepa no.

@jasonskyz9330 2 ай бұрын

@jamie.andrews Can it be upgraded or is there currently a robot vacuum that does have one. Thanks. Great review by the way.

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

@jasonskyz9330 No it can't be upgraded. None that I have tested.

@Anytechgoes 2 ай бұрын

Hi Jamie, I have thr Q revo Master, the X40 is reduced so I'm thinking of getting it. How are the voice commands with the X40? It's only Alexa, google and siri which is basic? Can it specify rooms with voice commands?😊

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

I have not tested the X40 with a 3rd party assistant, but I assume you can command based on room names.

@BrianCunningham-kp1qt 19 күн бұрын

That's wrong the side brush on my x40 ultra works on carpets & I confirmed with Dreame that it should.

@jamie.andrews 18 күн бұрын

They recently enabled the function.

@BrianCunningham-kp1qt 18 күн бұрын

@jamie.andrews I brought mine in September 2024 & it was working then.

@MrSeany05 20 күн бұрын

I've owned roborock and dreame robots, the roborock app is allot better.

@kewlztertc5386 2 ай бұрын

The little mop pad on the S8, seems gimmicky to me. Just additional expenses (replacement pads), and added complication. However, my next robot will be a Roborock. Dreame has the best robot tech on the market, but their support philosophy is the worst. This makes a 3rd party extended warranty a must, and an expensive addition to the purchase price.

@jamie.andrews 2 ай бұрын

Totally agree on all points.