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I reviewed one of the best products of the year this week

As the year comes to a close, I'm in a mad rush to try and finish off a bunch of reviews before New Year's Eve, and finally wrote up one of my favourites.

Nick Broughall

Dec 20, 2024 • 12 min read

It's the end of the year, which means it's time to wrap up the year that was and predict the year ahead.

I've started writing a guide to my favourite products of 2024, but I really needed to publish my review of the Ecovacs Winbot W2 Pro Omni window washing robot before I finished it.

The Winbot is a fascinating gadget that does a single, unpleasant job – washing your windows – really well. And yet at $999 RRP, it costs a whole lot more than the few bucks you could spend washing your windows yourself.

I typically don't really consider price too much while reviewing stuff, because what's expensive to me might be cheap for you. But there's no denying that for a single-purpose gadget, this isn't cheap.

But it's still impressive. There's a real wow moment when you first attach the cleaner to your window and it doesn't fall to the ground. And my windows have never looked better, so it does everything it promises well.

This leads to an interesting conundrum for a reviewer, but despite the balance of price and performance, I was still massively impressed by the Winbot.

I'm not certain the Winbot is my absolute favourite product of the year, but it's definitely up there. You can stay tuned for the full list next week.

This week in tech

This week's reviews

As we count down to the end of the year, my quest to publish 100 reviews is getting closer. Three went live this week, taking the total to 97. With Christmas next week, it may be a stretch to get all 100 live, but that's the goal!

Laser NRGVault PV1500 review

Oclean AirPump A10 Water Flosser review

Ecovacs Winbot W2 Pro Omni review

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