Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni review: Mopping over mapping
Despite some truly impressive mopping performance, the Deebot X8 Pro Omni's mapping performance is disappointing.
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Pros
- Next-generation mopping is great
- Powerful suction
- Anti-tangle brush works well
Cons
- Mapping software struggles
- No cleaning solution supplied
- Design of the base unit may not be for everybody
The Deebot X8 Pro Omni has been a difficult product for me to review. On the one hand, it has one of the biggest advancements I’ve seen for a while with its roller mop. For the first time, I willingly opted to have a robot both vacuum and mop in a single pass, and was impressed by the results.
On the other hand, I have found the quality of the map created by the X8 Pro to be woefully incompetent. Despite multiple attempts to map my home, it refused to differentiate between carpeted bedrooms and vinyl floorboard living spaces. And while I could manually edit the rooms, doing so meant that it would not vacuum one of the rooms at all.
It’s a case of mopping over mapping, and for me, it’s not a sacrifice I’m eager to make. Despite its fantastic cleaning performance, there are just a few too many challenges on the software front with this vacuum for my liking.
