Dreo has been taking the market by surprise with smart fans, purifiers, humidifiers, and other great products that not only work quite well but look great doing it. Now, the company is ready to launch a hybrid solution that fills the task of two different products while minimizing the footprint required.
Initially announced during CES 2024, the Dreo MultiComfort Series 2-in-1 Air Purifying Tower Fan (MC710) takes two great products and builds them together into a single solution. A powerful tower fan and air purifier that can be controlled independently and supports all of the same great features found in other Dreo products.
When it gets to your door, it only looks slightly bigger than your average tower fan. A little taller and a little wider. Anyone looking at the box would just think you bought into a new fan. So the same thing applies when you have it set up.
It unpacks quickly as there is no assembly required. Simply take it out of the box, place it where you want it, plug it in, and turn it on. The only added steps involve getting it connected to the app and (optionally) other solutions like Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa.
Like I said, it’s a little taller than the average fan, but that’s mostly it. It is wider, especially in the bottom section, but the base isn’t any wider than the average flat base of a normal tower fan. So it doesn’t really take up any added space on the ground.
The design kind of feels like a mix of modern and something out of the original Lost in Space series. Only it won’t yell “Danger, Danger!” whenever your air quality drops in the room (although the app does keep track of this information).
The screen provides a variety of information for both parts of the fan. It provides you with the normal information that includes the current speed of the fan, the mode it is in, and whether the audible beeps are enabled or not. It’s nice to see that they seem to be disabled by default. Useful if you plan on placing it in a quiet place.
But upon hitting the info button via the top of the fan, it provides you with additional stats, including the percentage life of the filter below, the temperature, and the current air quality measurement of the room.
Not only that but like most air purifiers, it contains a colored LED indicator (the blue line running along the bottom of the display in the above images) that represents the air quality of the room. That color will change from blue if it starts to drop in the room. Moving to green, then orange, and finally red (if it gets really bad).
When it comes to the (touch-sensitive) buttons on the top of the fan, you’ll find some of your typical options. Including turning it on or off, adjusting the speed of the fan, that before-mentioned “info” button, oscillation control, setting a timer (for turning it off over time), the tower fan mode, and the purifier mode.
Once you have familiarized yourself with what each icon represents, it ends up being quite easy to get adjusted to.
You are able to fully control the air purifier’s intensity, set it to auto, or turn it off. Just as you can switch between normal, auto, sleep, or breeze when it comes to the fan itself. Setting the options to auto for either will allow the fan to create to the temperature of the room or the purifier to react to the current air quality of the room. Setting the fan to breeze puts it into a mode that tries to mimic the sound and flow of wind outside.
The fan has up to 12 levels of intensity. This is always good to have as not all fans give you that level of control. What’s also nice is that, like most of Dreo’s products, the fan is decently quiet for the speeds it is in. It isn’t as quiet as some of their standalone smart fans, but this is likely due to the fan section being noticeably larger. So the blades inside are likely larger as well. Still, when placed in a quiet room where you typically sleep, the level of sound coming from the fan is perfect.
Like all of their products (and just about every tower fan out there), it does come with a remote. There are a few design changes with this one, such as the size of the logo, but beyond that, there isn’t really anything different outside of the buttons. There is a new button for controlling the purifier (right-middle) that has the same icon as the top of the fan.
The remote is incredibly small, so it won’t be getting in the way. This also means you have to try extra hard not to lose it if you find yourself doing that a lot with remotes. There isn’t a proper storage area across the back as you’d normally find since that space is taken by a sensor.
Speaking of which, the back side of the top -most area of the tower fan contains a door that opens. Giving way to the air quality sensor. This door features a foam filter to help keep dust out since it is drawing air in to test it. That way, you can clean it from time to time to keep the sensor as accurate as possible.
Now, if you switch gears and head to the back side of the bottom, you’ll find a latch that opens a large cover. Revealing the air filter (H13 HEPA) inside that keeps the air coming out of the purifier pure. One of the first things you need to do before using the purifier is to remove this, pop it out of its plastic, and slide it back in. This is purposely done to guarantee the condition of the filter before it gets to you.
This filter can be swapped out once it reaches its end of life. There is a filter replacement timer that can be enabled by long-pressing the info bottom up top. You’ll be able to get replacement filters from Dreo and I’m sure there will be third-party generics out there as well.
Of course, the app is where things get special. This is the biggest reason for buying into a smart product. The ability to pair it to an app and remotely control it from anywhere. Downloading the app and adding the fan is quite easy. Especially if you already have other Dreo smart products in use.
The app walks you through pairing it, adding it to your Wi-Fi, giving it a name, and then giving you full control of it. It supports Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, so it can be controlled by using voice commands.
You can also use this as a bridge to interact with other ecosystems that also support Google/Alexa, by adding the fan to various scenes within Google or Alexa. For example, you could add the fan as part of a “goodnight” scene so that it turns as you go to bed each night.
Performance
It is capable of working with rooms as large as 1550 sq ft with a 120° ultra-wide oscillation. As mentioned, it is a little larger than your average tower fan. So it can move a lot of air around within its functions. Good for larger living rooms and other public spaces where you might spend time with the whole family or entertain guests.
As mentioned, it can be quite low when it comes to noise levels. Especially, when it comes to the air purifier. Great for bedrooms and other environments you might find yourself relaxing or sleeping in. The only catch is that, although the purifier and fan functions can be controlled separately, the fan is technically on when it’s just the purifier enabled. The purifier sucks in from the bottom section, filters it, and sends it up and into the fan. The fan spins at a low rate to push the filtered air out. So it is like having the fan turned onto its lowest settings at all times. This makes it a little different from normal purifiers that shoot upward.
Also, one thing I noticed immediately is that auto mode simply controls the speeds of either the fan or the purifier but “off” isn’t part of that range. So in auto mode, the lowest it will go is “1” and work its way upward if the room gets warmer or air quality becomes variable. The air purifier will not shut off on its own and come back on automatically when it detects poor air quality. So even with auto enabled, its “always on” and blowing.
Its ability to pair with Alexa/Google gives users a lot of control. From beginners just looking to say “Alexa, turn on the tower fan” to more advanced users looking to interact with other things around the house. For example, the house we have the fan setup at right now has the ability to trigger things (like the fan) via Amazon Alexa when certain temperature (and other variables) requirements are met (in relation to the A/C). So the fan can be used to help take some of the workload from the A/C in certain scenarios or when people leave the house.
The Dreo app is easy to use, although it doesn’t have any direct API support or things like SmartThings, Home Assistant, and other services. So you’ll have to make sure these other bridges/ecosystems support Alexa/Google to make that connection.
Our Conclusion
This is a powerful tower fan. Not only powerful because it also filters the air as well, but powerful because it is strong. Strong enough to move a lot of air within a large room. Making it good for homes and small businesses alike.
Although it is large and powerful, it really isn’t large at all. It is a little bigger than your average tower fan, but not by much. So it feels like a great balance there. It also looks nice as the company really did what it could to make it appealing to the eyes despite everything it is doing.
The Dreo app is awesome and works well with the fan and other Dreo products. It’s a great centralized location to control everything from and doesn’t have issues adding new devices. Its ability to work with Google and Alexa is also reliable and easy to work with. While also being versatile depending on how comfortable you are with building out smart home environments.
It is a bit more expensive than most fans out there. So, you just have to keep in mind that you are getting a powerful air purifier in the mix as well. So add up the cost of your average Dreo smart fan and a large air purifier and determine if it is worth saving the space with or not. In our opinion, it is. As long as the idea of your air purifier blowing “on” you vs. upward doesn’t bother you.
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