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Narwal Freo Z Ultra review

Why this flagship dual-camera robovac comes “blindfolded”

An excerpt. The full piece is live at the link below.

We may never know why Chinese robovac company Narwal chose that name, but it does confirm a trend in robovacs, which is: the more esoteric the name, the higher-end the feel of the vacbot. Ecovacs is affordable and solid. Dreame adds a little bougie flair to its base station design (mmn, faux gold highlights!) and Narwal gives you a device package that, jokes aside, offers a notable uptick in build quality and design.

The Freo Z Ultra comes in space grey or galaxy silver – known to we hardbitten gadget reviewers as “black or white”. Our money is on the white unit. With its rounded edges and, dare we say, galaxy of glowing LEDs, it has an almost medical feel to it, which – after a week or so of using it as our main vac – kind of works.

GadgetGuy25 October 20242024
A ginger cat dozing on top of the Narwal Freo Z Ultra dock, the robot vacuum parked underneath
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