Dreame L10 Ultra · iRobot Roomba Plus 678 Combo

The dock is more capable than the robot; setup time and space requirements exceed most competitor bases.

The AutoWash dock hot-washes and heat-dries the roller mop and auto-empties the bin, but that is more moving parts in the dock than a dry-empty-only station, and none of it has independent long-term reliability data yet.

Undercuts the Max 875 Combo by roughly $300 with the same AutoWash dock architecture, but at lower rated suction (30,000 Pa), so the price gap likely tracks a real carpet-cleaning gap, not just branding.

High-pile or shag carpet owners

Mop lifting does not prevent pad saturation on deep pile. Carpet detection raises the pads automatically, but the lift is a matter of millimeters, so deep pile can still reach them.

Apartment dwellers without dock space

The base station measures 403 x 403 x 483 mm, about 15.9 in square and 19 in tall, plus clearance for the robot to dock. Rental homes often lack suitable placement; dock noise at startup is notable.

Homes with thick or high-pile carpet needing deep-clean suction

No independent suction or high-pile test results are documented for this model; iRobot's non-flagship Combo units have historically shown reduced pickup on thick carpet.

Buyers who want the Max tier's higher rated suction

The Plus 678 is rated at 30,000 Pa; the sibling Max 875 Combo carries a higher published suction figure, so serious carpet cleaning likely favors the pricier model.

Very large or multi-level homes needing single-pass coverage

Independent multi-level coverage testing does not yet exist for this model; recharge-and-resume adds passes rather than eliminating them on large floor plans.

Buyers who need proven multi-year reliability data before purchase

The model shipped twelve days before this assessment; no independent failure report, teardown, or owner-forum thread yet exists to evaluate the dock's hot-water wash mechanism or the robot itself.