Dreame L20 Ultra Review - Why Did it Win This Year?

Dreame L20 Ultra at Amazon is no longer available, and Dreame has replaced it with their L30 model. We have not finished our evaluation of the L30, but you can see it here: geni.us/bTInGs

We're in the process of returning this vacuum. We have a large house with hard floors and area rugs. Our previous Roborock S6 needs to recharge twice to complete a run, but vacuums the entire house in about 4 hours of actually cleaning time. We don't use the mop feature and bought this for the suction power. Each time we tried it, this Dreame took over 8 hours to vacuum half of the house and then got lost until it ran out of power. When we took it back to the dock, it decided it was finished and never went back out to complete the job nor did it self empty. It's loud and the noise got really old after that many hours on wood and tile floors. The app is difficult to navigate compared to Roborock's. Just grateful it's returnable.

Had it for 2 months now! absolutely life(time) saver! saves about 60 hours of manual cleaning time. Already paid for it self.

Just purchased this during their Black Friday sale for $1050. It's currently $1500 but has a $300 coupon. I will say that so far I'm extremely happy with the obstacle avoidance. It even recognizes cords on carpet, which can some times blend in and also shows the results of what it recognizes in the app after it's done cleaning and even provides a picture of the obstacle! It also gives you the option to submit feedback on if it recognized the obstacle wrong. I purchased the Eufy X9 Pro a few months ago because it had high praise for its obstacle avoidance but it didn't come anywhere near the Dreame L20 with its AI technology. It was constantly running over cables and beeping for me to go tend to it. The Dreame L20 definitely doesn't need a babysitter. Very happy so far.

Insane. IDK what’s more impressive, the vacuum or this channel.

Great, I think it's also important to mention the station has an optional kit to connect to water and drainage.

Please add a note if the battery is easily replaceable and available from the manufacturer in your reviews. As robots get old, finding good replacement batteries can be quite difficult. Love your reviews!

Love your videos. I miss your older style from a few years ago to that went into a lot more detail.

I set up my new L20 ultra today, and it did a great job on my hardwood flooring, but I ran into issues with carpeting/mats. First, it got tangled and confused on a cowhide area rug, so I made that a no-go zone. Then, it mistook the pattern on my entry mats for cords, so I had to turn off the AI avoidance. Finally, the anti-fatigue mat by my sink set off the bump bar because it's too tall, so I have to remove it while cleaning. I'll have to get new mats that are lower and don't have a border pattern if I plan to take full advantage of all the great features. Overall, it's an amazing machine. I just need to make my house more robot friendly 😊.

We picked one up directly from Dreame for $945 during black Friday. It has been doing an amazing job. Never gets stuck or lost, cleans 1000 square feet of mostly hard flooring every two days. Obstacle avoidance has been perfect, avoiding cords, shoes, plants perfectly. Mostly we just leave it set to the AI clean genius setting and it's been great. Highly recommend if it's within your budget. Now we just need the water hookup. 🤞

Still waiting for animal fur on carpet test to be included. You really need to start updating some of your tests, I mean if 99.9% of robot vacuums excel at a test, why would you do it in the first place?

After returning my Roomba Combo J9+ due to issues it had, I decided to take my chances with this robot vacuum. After a few weeks, I am honestly satisfied with it's performance and features. The Roomba Combo J9+ feels so lackluster when compared to this robot vacuum, especially with the Combo J9+ costing as much as it does. iRobot really needs to step up their game, competition is much tougher compared to years ago.

I’m not exaggerating when I say it’s probably my favorite thing I’ve ever purchased.

I got this directly from Dreame's Website for 950 dollars NO TAX asked for at all. WOW! I got the product on time before it had shipping delays and was able to give it to my mom for christmas. I am very very impressed by this robot vacuum as it doesn't struggle and doesn't get stuck and does a fantastic job vacuuming and mopping everything. It does get lost in my home from time to time but not for a long time picks up fairly quickly. I want to say one thing tho there is nowhere that I found that advertises the downward pressure the mops give. For those of you that want to know I asked Dreame's support team and they said the Mop Pressure is 7N for Hardfloors and 12N for Tile and everything else.

I have 4 levels in my house so have an X1 Omni in the basement, an S8 Pro Ultra on the bedroom level, and tried an X2 Omni for a week on the main living level. I ultimately returned it and replaced it with an L20 Ultra. The L20 Ultra is the best robot vacuum I have ever owned. The app needs some work, but very usable. Aside from that is is a beast! The droppable mopping pads is my favourite feature, but the battery is a close second. It has power for days! Comfortably does 3500 ground floor with mixed hard wood and rugs with ease. It feels a lot like the X1 Omni, but better in most areas. Comfortably #1! My issues are limited to the app. Unlike other vacuums it is impossible to change the suction power, or anything related to the active task, once started. A minor inconvenience, but it is a feature we use regularly.

I currently own both the Omni X2 and the L20 Ultra. L20 is far and away a better overall experience. I've owned 3 top end Ecovacs and none were close to being as good as the L20. Assuming it holds up over time, the L20 is the vac to have in 2023/24.

Would love to see a robot vacuum review that only does carpet. I have hardwood only downstairs and carpet only upstairs in the bedrooms and halls. Mainly one that does really good carpet cleaning with pets and has good detection. The video is great!

I just bought an L20. It is excellent but... it is crippled by a terrible lack of documentation, especially for the extraordinarily unintuitive Android app. The lack of a PC application does not help. I haven't looked for a Home Assistant module yet, but if it does not exist yet I hope we will see one soon. It could be its saving grace.

We managed to caputre the upgraded version of this unit, the L30 Ultra. We currently have it in our lab and are dissecting to find out the Robot Vaccums weakness.

So happy with our new Dreame. So many settings and options.