Despite its low price, the Vacuum E5 is still equipped with a house cleaning feature.
Not a product from floating brands on the market, Vacuum E5 is Xiaomi's robot vacuum cleaner line, but the current price is low. This is the cheapest robot vacuum cleaner ever launched by Xiaomi and is attracting a lot of attention in the community of technology lovers.
With not too much integrated technology, it is easy to understand that the Xiaomi Robot Vacuum E5 has a compact and quite light design. Specifically, the camera body has a diameter of 300mm, a height of only 70mm, and weighs 2.3kg. As someone who has experienced many more high-end robot vacuum cleaners, the writer was a bit worried when opening the Vacuum E5 box with its unimaginably light weight, because it often reflects more or less on the internal accessories. In return, the compact size is a plus point when it can penetrate every corner of the house.
In this version of the cheap robot vacuum cleaner, Xiaomi only equips it with two three-wing brushes, without a rotating shaft in the abdomen like many other robot lines. The writer evaluates this as a suitable design, helping the suction mouth become wider and not leading to the situation of hair getting tangled in the spindle, in return the ability to sweep stubborn stains will be more limited.
Although the price is low, the Vacuum E5 is equipped with a cleaning feature. In fact, this feature is entertaining because Xiaomi simply added a 400ml water tank and a cloth on the underside. It does not have the ability to lift/lower to thoroughly clean dirty areas or avoid carpets, and its light weight prevents the cleaning function from being highly effective.
Three levels of suction (quiet, basic and strong) with a maximum suction force of 2,000 Pa in strong mode (Strong), although inferior to many new robot lines released later, this is enough for basic vacuuming needs. copy. Compared to holding a broom and sweeping, users let the Vacuum E5 move around the house on its own, ensuring that no dirt is missed in areas where the robot can enter.
Vacuum E5 still represents Xiaomi's brand of a smart home accessory when integrated with Internet connection and remote control via the Mi Home application. Control features are quite basic, including vacuuming start/pause/return to charging base, changing suction power, movement method, and timer. By default, the Vacuum E5 will move zigzag throughout the entire space, but users can switch to single-point or edge suction mode.
At the above price, of course we cannot ask the Vacuum E5 to move too smartly. This robot vacuum cleaner only turns and changes direction when physically colliding with obstacles (walls, beds, cabinets, etc.) and moves in a "dry sweep" style. Users, whether they want to or not, cannot draw a map or ask the robot to handle a specific area like more advanced smart robots, so the only way is to close the door or place obstacles to block the path if they want to. need.
In addition, the Vacuum E5's battery is also quite limited. Actual use shows that this robot can vacuum an empty floor of more than 40 square meters (in a 63 square meter apartment) about 2 times after 1 time. Thus, for users who need to use it in an apartment under 100m or just in one bedroom, the Vacuum E5 is completely suitable, because after the robot vacuums, it will return to the charging station to recharge immediately.