QUOTE(DragonReine @ Apr 21 2025, 01:15 AM)
Samsung IMO buy more for aesthetic and branding than necessarily "good value".
The new Bespoke Jet Ultra I see two major concerns from a practical use point of view:
1) Weight - based on paper specs, the stick itself with the slim head (not the normal one) is almost 3kg, in store tester unit it feels very cumbersome. This is going to be heavy and tiring to drag around especially if you're on the smaller or weaker side.
2) Practicality of features - I'm not certain you NEED "400w" of power, or if the AI features are that practical. Unless you have a fully carpeted house with shedding pets, it feels like overkill.
I previously praise Corvan K18 pro vacuum for the good value (quality for price), found out few months back they released a cleaning station type vacuum, the
Corvan X8 Station Vacuum.
Same price, but comes with steam + mop function, which depending on how you prefer to mop, might be of use. The replacement bags etc. all seem reasonable price for local source.
They didn't display the weight unfortunately, I also haven't go kepoh at showroom display yet. But the adjustable length feature I think people who have smaller/taller size or have family that take turns cleaning, will find this more ergonomic to use.
Agree on the Samsung's part, the weight is definitely a problem, quality definitely doesn't feel like rm3k+ item, and yes the "400W" power is just a marketing trick, usually we won't be using that much also.
How long have you been using the Corvan K18 Pro vacuum? Any issues so far? Normally I'll never trust any local brands due to they usually get some cheap OEM from China to do it then slap their own logo and packaging onto it only, I'll only trust local brands if gotten some feedbacks from actual users.
I don't mean that China OEMs are bad, since practically everything is made in China, I just have a bias view towards those local brands usually trying to make maximum profit by getting lower quality China OEM supply instead of higher end quality China OEM supplier product to be more competitive. Just my personal view, I could be wrong.
Corvan X8 is rm2k+ while K18 Pro is like rm1.4k+. I actually didn't expect such high price tag on local branding products, but I believe if the quality is good, definitely can consider.
Just sharing for my part, I've researched further, and decided to take the risk of no warranty and get the latest Midea F30 Station model from Taobao with MY free shipping, around RM1400 total. Deerma T50S seems to be a good option in Taobao also.