The smart Cube for a normal room — without paying for the pump.
Midea Cube 35-Pint Smart Dehumidifier (MAD35S1QWT)
Midea
Reviewed by
Dr. Yocheved Yorkovsky · Science Editor, Health, Chemistry & Environment
The middle Cube, and the value sweet spot of the smart line: the same quiet, big-tank, Wi-Fi platform sized for an average damp room, at $229 with no pump to pay for. If your drain runs downhill or you don't mind the hose, it's most of the Cube 50 for seventy dollars less.
The Cube 35 is the one most people who want a 'smart dehumidifier' should actually buy. It's the same collapsible, big-reservoir, Wi-Fi Cube as the flagship, tuned to 35 pints a day — the right capacity for a moderately damp room up to roughly 1,500 sq ft. At around $229 it undercuts the 50-pint pump model by a meaningful margin. What you give up versus the Cube 50 with pump is exactly one thing: the pump. Drainage here is the oversized tank or a downhill gravity hose, not an uphill push to a sink. For a main-floor room, a laundry area with a nearby drain, or anyone happy to empty a generous tank every day or two, that's no loss at all. Midea's own coverage claims for this unit are inconsistent — you'll see both 1,500 and 3,500 sq ft quoted — so treat it as a solid mid-size, not a whole-basement machine. If the space is genuinely wet or large, step up to the 50-pint; if it's a bedroom, the quieter Cube 20 is the better-sized pick.
$229
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Last reviewed Jul 11, 2026
What we like
- ✓The full smart-Cube experience — big collapsible tank, Wi-Fi, ENERGY STAR — about $70 below the pump model.
- ✓Right-sized 35-pint capacity for a normal moderately damp room.
- ✓Quiet, with the same fewer-empties reservoir advantage as its siblings.
- ✓Nests flat for storage in the off-season.
Trade-offs
- −Currently out of stock at Midea, Home Depot, and Walmart — it's a live product, not discontinued, but you may have to wait for it.
- −No pump — gravity or tank only, so no uphill draining to a sink.
- −Midea quotes coverage inconsistently; don't count on the 3,500 sq ft figure.
- −Same 2.4 GHz app quirks and one-year warranty as the rest of the Cube line.
Best for
you want the smart Cube experience for a normal damp room and don't need to pump water uphill
Avoid if
the space is wet or large (get the 50-pint), or it's a bedroom (the Cube 20 is quieter and cheaper)
Score breakdown
- quietness8.7/10
- energy efficiency8.7/10
- usability8.6/10
- moisture removal8.4/10
- value8.2/10
- drainage7.6/10
- low temp performance7.0/10
Specs
- tank
- Oversized collapsible reservoir, auto shut-off
- noise
- As low as 42 dB (mfr)
- smart
- Wi-Fi (Midea Air) + Alexa/Google; humidistat
- energy
- ENERGY STAR Most Efficient
- weight
- ~40 lb
- capacity
- 35 pints/day (2019 DOE)
- coverage
- Up to ~1,500 sq ft (Midea also quotes 3,500)
- drainage
- Continuous gravity hose; no pump
- warranty
- 1 year
- dimensions
- 14.5 x 14.8 x 14.6 in
How we know
Medium confidenceLast checkedThe Cube 35 (MAD35S1QWT) shares the platform DehumidifierBuyersGuide ranks #1 and that HouseFresh and RTINGS review favorably — ENERGY STAR Most Efficient, quiet, and built around the same oversized collapsible tank. Independent testing centers on the 20- and 50-pint Cubes, so the 35's evidence is largely by-extension plus Midea's spec sheet; note Midea quotes its coverage inconsistently (1,500 vs 3,500 sq ft). Score reflects strong smart-mid-size value, with confidence tempered by thinner unit-specific testing.
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