eufy 11S MAX Robot Vacuum Cleaner, Super Thin, Quiet

Why it's worth it

The 11S MAX stands 2.85 inches tall, low enough to get under the couch and the bed frame where dust actually piles up. There's no app, no map and no mop — just a remote, a couple of buttons and around 100 minutes of quiet sweeping per charge.

Height is the spec that decides this one, and nobody talks about it. Most robot vacuums stand three and a half to four inches tall, so they nose into the sofa apron and reverse away. At 2.85 inches, this one slides underneath and comes back out with the grey fluff you'd otherwise ignore until moving day. If your furniture sits low, that alone makes the choice for you.

Not being smart turns out to be a feature. There's no Wi-Fi, no app and no account, so there's nothing to pair, nothing to update and no cloud connection to think about. You press a button or use the remote. In a studio or a one-bedroom, where a floor map buys you very little, the entire category of setup headaches simply doesn't exist.

From our review of 6 eufy home devices

What we like

• +Height is the spec that decides this one, and nobody talks about it
• +Not being smart turns out to be a feature
• +It's quiet enough to run while you're on a call — owners compare it to a microwave humming in the next room

What to know

• –Without mapping, it cleans in a semi-random pattern
• –The bin is small and this is not a mop