Had an older version and it was easier to clean because you could unplug the cord from the unit and not have to unplug the entire unit from the wall. Now, you unplug the cord, and take it with the unit to wherever you're going to do the cleaning. Kind of a pain as I need to unplug it from the wall, and take the cord and remove it from back of the dresser, then after cleaning it, take the cord and put it back behind the dresser and plug it into the wall again. Wish they wouldn't have changed that handy feature. But it works well.

I have used it on intelligent mode since getting it about 3-4 days. It definitely humidifies the dry Bay Area California bedroom. Light turns orange when humidity hits below around 45%. It's been purple most of the time between 50-60% humidity. But it never seems to turn itself off, keeps going and going and it was 70% in the morning when I woke up and the water completely out but it turned itself off properly. The water does not last that long 6-10 hours maybe on intelligent mode. The white air coming out looks like it's always on high though. I've been refilling probably twice a day as I've been running it 24 hrs. It's easy to fill from the top with a Brita water pitcher. It's super quiet. The light is not distracting at night. I have not tried the essential oils tray yet. I haven't tried to clean it yet. My old humidifier always had an orange colored mildew buildup inside that I scraped off with an old toothbrush every week.

Update after two weeks consistent use. It's very quiet. It certainly humidifies master bedroom very well. I leave it on intelligent mode all the time. Water must be refilled at least 3x per day in intelligent mode. If I turn it off the humidity drops to about 40 very quickly. Turn on and it'll increased humidity to 50 within 30m, then to 60% within a couple hours. A couple times though I left on overnight and in the morning it was 70% and still going. I would have thought the intelligent mode turn itself off. 70% seems a bit high. Overall very pleased with the performance as it keeps the air from being too dry.

Last update. Very happy with the humidity performance. Works quickly to moisten the dry air. It's very quiet. I never hear it at all. The light is not too bright like my prior humidifier. So I just leave it on as it's not a distraction when sleeping. I was covering my old one with a towel to try to dim the light by 80-90%. It's basically on 24/7. If humidity level hits 70% then I shut it down for a few hours and give it a rest but by evening I usually have to put it back to work. I've only cleaned it once after 2wks use and there wasn't much of anything to clean.

These beautiful machines are so efficient and easy to use! I LOVE that I can pop the lid off and pour water in. I've had others that you have carry to the sink to fill up (👎👎). I bought two of the 2L for my house and one as a gift. If you fill it up all the way it'll last 24hrs easy on low. I also purchased a travel sized one as a gift. I love that you can add essential oil, especially when the kiddos are sick. The machines are also super quiet and in general very pretty! I don't have anything negative to say about these!

It is nice and quiet; but stop working today after two months use.
Great customer service! They sent me a new one.

I used to have the SmartDevil 500ml desk humidifier and it stopped working after a few months. I can already tell that this one is going to be way better than that one. The humidifier is made of better quality materials and is much easier to refill and turn on. 4 stars for now because I've only had it a couple of weeks.