I have an older Ecovacs and recently got the Tapo RV30 Plus

I would say get the a robot vacuum with external dust bag as my older Ecovacs model would get quite clogged after 2-3 cleaning leading to weaker suction power.

The Tapo RV30 Plus is great cause it auto suck everything into the dust bag at the dock after every cleaning session. The internal dustbin at the robot vacuum is almost fully empty so the suction power is perfect every time.

I don’t need to deal with the messy process of cleaning the robot vacuum every week after switching to this. The dust bag is super easy to replace. Only downside is the cost of replacing the dust bag every 2-3 months.

Old old Ecovacs comes with LiDAR and this new one is pretty much the same. Perhaps it’s a little faster.

Great but FYI I don’t bother using mopping function on robot vacuum

I’m using it to purely remove surface dust and debris on daily basis and it’s amazing for this use case

Suction power is strong and the auto empty dock means I don’t need to clean the RV every week

For condo, it takes approximately 5 months for the bag to be full with daily use

Of course it’s not as advanced as those 3-4K robot vacuum but those are better mainly for the mopping function and they are still not great at mopping floors.

Still excellent bang for buck

And I don't care about mop on robot vacuum

RV30 is better with the 360 LiDAR system, better accuracy in mapping

It's a robot vacuum, it won't complain

Just use it daily but need to make sure you don't leave things on the floor that will make the robot stuck

The usual culprit would be charging cable, socks and small toys from children

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