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Midea Cube MAD50S1QWT 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Pump vs Midea Cube MAD20S1QWT 20-Pint Smart Dehumidifier

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

The short answer

Midea Cube MAD50S1QWT 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Pump comes out ahead by a narrow margin (4.7 vs 4.5). The gap is mostly about Whole-home owners with 2,500 to 4,500 sq ft of conditioned space who want a single workhorse with pump drainage and Alexa control rather than juggling two smaller units. — read the strengths below before deciding.

Higher ratedRanked #1 in Best Dehumidifiers

Midea Cube MAD50S1QWT 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Pump

4.7

$300as of May 23

Dehumidifier Buyers Guide and HouseFresh both rank the Midea Cube as the best 50-pint dehumidifier they have ever tested. The collapsible cube-shaped chassis hides a 4.2-gallon tank and built-in pump, and it draws less power than every other 50-pint unit in the test set. Wi-Fi, Alexa, and a measured noise floor in the mid-60s on high keep it usable in open-concept living areas — though the lift-and-twist design is awkward for users who need to drag a full bucket up basement stairs.

Strengths

— Removed 90% to 40% RH in 7 minutes 39 seconds in dehumidifierbuyersguide testing
— Built-in pump lifts condensate up to 16 feet to a sink or out a window
— 4.2-gallon water tank means 3x longer between empties than conventional units

Watch-outs

— Lift-and-twist cube takes effort to carry when the bucket is full
— Companion app no longer receives updates per HouseFresh testing
— Only a one-year warranty against five years from Honeywell

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Ranked #5 in Best Dehumidifiers

Midea Cube MAD20S1QWT 20-Pint Smart Dehumidifier

4.5

$199as of May 23

The MAD20S1QWT is the small-room and budget pick of the Midea Cube line — Tom's Guide gave it 4 of 5 stars and Dehumidifier Buyers Guide named it the best small dehumidifier they have ever tested. Power draw of 262 watts is the lowest in the 20-pint class, noise testing puts it just under 60 dB on high, and the same 3.2-gallon tank that defines the rest of the Cube line means fewer empty trips than every competing 20-pint compressor. Buy it for a bedroom, bathroom, or home office that doesn't need 35 or 50 pints of capacity.

Strengths

— Best small dehumidifier dehumidifierbuyersguide has ever tested, by their verdict
— Lowest power draw in 20-pint class at 262 W at 50% RH
— Quietest 20-pint at 58.6 dB low / 59.8 dB high in lab measurements

Watch-outs

— Tom's Guide noted a metallic resonance sound during compressor operation
— No pump on the standard 20-pint SKU; pump variant adds cost
— 20-pint capacity caps useful coverage at 500 to 800 sq ft for severe humidity

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How they stack up

Midea Cube MAD50S1QWT 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Pump

The MAD50S1QWT is the clear performance and convenience pick over the gravity-drain Honeywell TP50AWKN and the manual-empty hOmeLabs HME020031N. Compared to the smaller MAD35S1QWT and MAD20S1QWT Cubes in this lineup, the 50-pint adds the integrated pump and roughly doubles the AHAM rating, but it gives up the lower noise floor and lighter footprint of those siblings.

Midea Cube MAD20S1QWT 20-Pint Smart Dehumidifier

The MAD20S1QWT is the smallest unit in this category and the natural pairing for the 35-pint MAD35S1QWT or 50-pint MAD50S1QWT siblings if you want to cover both a master bedroom and a main living area. Compared to the 50-pint Honeywell TP50AWKN and hOmeLabs HME020031N, the 20-pint capacity is dramatically smaller — it is not a substitute for those units in a basement application, but it is the right fit for a single small room those large units would overwhelm with noise.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Midea Cube MAD50S1QWT 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Pump	Midea Cube MAD20S1QWT 20-Pint Smart Dehumidifier
Capacity	50 pints/day (2019 DOE)	20 pints/day (2019 DOE)
Coverage Area	4,500 sq ft	1,500 sq ft (manufacturer) / 500-800 sq ft (severe humidity)
Tank Size	4.2 gallons (34 pints)	3.2 gallons (25.6 pints)
Drain Options	Built-in pump, gravity hose, or bucket	Gravity hose or bucket
Noise (low/high)	65.4 dB / 66.4 dB	58.6 dB / 59.8 dB
Power Draw	512 W at 50% RH	262 W at 50% RH
Energy Star	Most Efficient certified	Most Efficient certified
Smart Hub	Wi-Fi + Alexa + Google Assistant	Wi-Fi + Alexa + Google Assistant
Warranty	1-year parts and labor	1-year parts and labor

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