Dehumidifiers / Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump vs Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A)
Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump
$419.95
VSMidea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A)
$299.99
Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump vs Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A)
Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A)
A real pump and a huge tank for $300, with stale Most Efficient claims in its listing.
Wins overall by 1.0 points
Quick Verdict
The Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) takes this by a clear 1.0 points. A real pump and a huge tank for $300, with stale Most Efficient claims in its listing. The Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump only makes sense if it wins on a category you care about more than the total.
The Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump and Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) are both closely matched dehumidifier models, and the Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) is $120 cheaper than the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump ($299.99 vs $419.95). On Capacity-Claim Honesty, the Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) leads (7.5 vs 2.5/10) — this category's trap dimension. Since the DOE changed the test condition from 80°F/60% RH to 65°F/60% RH in 2019, the same machine that was a '70 pint' is now a '50 pint' — and manufacturers freely mix the two scales, plus a third 'saturation' figure taken at 95°F/90% RH. A high score means the pint number on the box matches the DOE Appendix X1 figure the manufacturer filed with ENERGY STAR. A low score means the marketing number is measured somewhere the buyer's house never is.. On Value for Money, the Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) leads (7.5 vs 4.0/10) — purchase price plus multi-year electricity against verified pints removed and how long the warranty protects the compressor. On Build & Warranty, the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump leads (7.0 vs 5.5/10) — coil and cabinet construction, filter grade, and above all the warranty on the sealed system — the compressor is the part that fails and the part most portables cover for only twelve months. Overall, the Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) scores 6.4/10 across our 8 scoring categories versus 5.4/10 for the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump. Below, we break down the full spec sheet, category-by-category scores, and exactly who should buy which one.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Spec | Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump | Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $419.95 | $299.99 |
| Release Year | 2026 | 2025 |
| Rated Capacity (and Which Standard) | This is the clearest example in the category of how confused the two scales are, and the manufacturer is the one confused. Honeywell's own store lists the product as "50 pints/day (70 pints per 2019 DOE standard)" — which is backwards; the 2019 DOE test produces a LOWER number, not a higher one. myhomeclimate.com sells the sibling TP70PWKN as "70 Pint (50 Pint 2019 DOE Standard)", i.e. the same two numbers the right way round. Honeywell's own ENERGY STAR filing settles it: 49.66 pints/day at the DOE condition | 50 pints/day on the 2019 DOE scale. Watch the legacy listings: the older Cube Amazon listing still carries "ENERGY STAR Most Efficient 2022" and "2023" in its title, and the current MAD50PS1QWT-A/MAD50S1QWT-A are recorded as NOT meeting Most Efficient criteria in ENERGY STAR's 2026 database |
| ENERGY STAR / DOE Verified Capacity ( pints/day) | 49.66 pints/day per Appendix X1, IEF 2.01 L/kWh, 516 kWh/yr, HFC-32 — Honeywell's (JMA North America) ENERGY STAR filing for TPFIT50PWK, certified 6 March 2026. There is no sense in which this is a 70-pint machine under the 2019 standard | 49.67 pints/day per Appendix X1, IEF 2.01 L/kWh, 515 kWh/yr, HFC-32 refrigerant, 6.4 oz charge — Midea's own ENERGY STAR filing for MAD50PS1QWT-A, on market 15 October 2025 |
| Technology & Refrigerant | Compressor (refrigerant), with an integral drain pump. Sources conflict on refrigerant: Honeywell's store spec table says R-410A, while Honeywell's own ENERGY STAR filing for TPFIT50PWK records HFC-32 | Compressor (refrigerant), HFC-32 (R-32), with an integral condensate pump |
| Low-Temperature Operation & Defrost | 41°F to 90°F with auto-defrost (Honeywell store spec table, quoted for the TP70 platform this replaces) | Midea publishes no minimum operating temperature for the Cube on its own product page. Auto-defrost is present. Treat it as a 41°F-floor compressor unit like its peers, and expect defrost losses below 65°F |
| Claimed Coverage | 4,000 sq ft (Honeywell). Same DOE capacity as the GE that claims 5,000 and the hOmeLabs that claims 7,000 | 4,500 sq ft (Midea, Home Depot, Lowe's, Walmart — consistent across sources for once). Note this is the same DOE capacity Frigidaire sells without any square-footage claim at all |
| Tank Capacity & Refill Interval | 14 pints. At rated output, roughly three and a half emptyings a day without the pump plumbed in | Sources conflict. Walmart's spec table for MAD50PS1QWT-A says "7.5 gallons"; Midea's own product pages publish no gallon figure at all, only the marketing phrase "up to 3 times more water tank capacity than traditional dehumidifiers". Whatever the true figure, the extended-mode tank is the largest here and is the main reason to buy the Cube |
| Continuous Drainage (Hose, Gravity, Pump Lift) | Built-in auto-drain pump rated to 15 ft vertical or horizontal, drain tube included. This is the longest published lift of the portable units here | Built-in pump with the hose included — the only sub-$300 unit here with a pump. The tank also detaches to sit over a sink or drain. Midea does not publish a pump lift height |
| ENERGY STAR Status | Certified — but Honeywell's own product pages claim "Most efficient energy star certified" and "ENERGY STAR Most Efficient", and the ENERGY STAR database records meets_most_efficient_criteria = No for TPFIT50PWK, which does not appear on the Most Efficient list at all | Yes, currently certified. NOT ENERGY STAR Most Efficient for 2026 despite listing titles that still cite Most Efficient 2022/2023 |
| Annual Running Cost | About $88/yr (516 kWh x $0.17/kWh) — identical to the $299 GE and Midea despite costing $120 more | About $88/yr (515 kWh x $0.17/kWh) |
| Noise | 51 dB (Honeywell store spec table for the TP70 platform) | "Approximately 54 dB" per Walmart's spec table. Midea publishes no dB figure on its own store page |
| Warranty (incl. Sealed System) | Sources conflict. honeywellstore.com's TPFIT50PWK page says "1 year limited"; honeywellstore.com's TP70PWKN page says "5-year coverage on parts and sealed system"; honeywellaircomfort.com states 1 year parts/labour plus 4 years on sealed-system components. The most likely reading is 1 year full + 4 further years sealed system = 5 years total, but Honeywell publishes all three formulations | Sources conflict: Midea's own store page says 1 year; Walmart's listing for the same model number says "2-year parts and labor warranty". No sealed-system term is published either way |
| Recall History | Honeywell-branded dehumidifiers appear on the CPSC's 4 August 2021 New Widetech recall of approximately 2 million units (25-74 pint, sold February 2009 - August 2017, 107 incidents, ~$17M damage). Different manufacturer and generation from this model, but Honeywell is on that list | No CPSC recall found for Midea-branded dehumidifiers. Midea is the OEM behind a number of other US dehumidifier brands — the discontinued Toshiba TDDP5013ES2, for instance, is serviced through Midea's parts catalogue |
| Warranty | 12 months | 12 months |
| Colors | White | White, Grey |
Category Scores
Capacity-Claim Honesty
The Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) leads clearly here, 7.5 against 2.5 — a 5.0-point margin on this category's trap dimension. Since the DOE changed the test condition from 80°F/60% RH to 65°F/60% RH in 2019, the same machine that was a '70 pint' is now a '50 pint' — and manufacturers freely mix the two scales, plus a third 'saturation' figure taken at 95°F/90% RH. A high score means the pint number on the box matches the DOE Appendix X1 figure the manufacturer filed with ENERGY STAR. A low score means the marketing number is measured somewhere the buyer's house never is.. If that is what you are buying for, the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump does not close the gap elsewhere.
Moisture Removal
The Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump and Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) are level here, at 7.5/10 each. actual water pulled out of the air per day at a condition a home experiences, judged against the DOE-verified figure rather than the coverage claim on the box is not what separates these two — look to the categories where the scores diverge.
Cold-Room Performance
The Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump leads clearly here, 4.5 against 4.0 — a 0.5-point margin on what happens in a 50-55°F basement, garage or crawlspace. Compressor coils frost below roughly 65°F and auto-defrost buys back the coil at the cost of runtime; desiccant rotors and hot-gas-defrost units do not care. The single most common mis-buy in the category. If that is what you are buying for, the Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) does not close the gap elsewhere.
Drainage & Tank Practicality
The Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) leads clearly here, 9.0 against 8.0 — a 1.0-point margin on tank volume measured against daily output, whether a hose is in the box, whether gravity drainage needs the unit propped up, and whether there is a real pump and how high it lifts. If that is what you are buying for, the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump does not close the gap elsewhere.
Running Cost
The Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) leads clearly here, 5.0 against 4.0 — a 1.0-point margin on the kWh/yr on the ENERGY STAR certification and what it costs at the meter. On a machine that runs most of the year this dominates total ownership cost — often a third of the purchase price annually. If that is what you are buying for, the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump does not close the gap elsewhere.
Quietness
The Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump leads clearly here, 6.0 against 5.0 — a 1.0-point margin on measured dB where published, weighted by where the machine actually lives — a 58 dBA crawlspace unit under a floor is fine, a 54 dB cube next to a desk is not. If that is what you are buying for, the Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) does not close the gap elsewhere.
Build & Warranty
The Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump leads clearly here, 7.0 against 5.5 — a 1.5-point margin on coil and cabinet construction, filter grade, and above all the warranty on the sealed system — the compressor is the part that fails and the part most portables cover for only twelve months. If that is what you are buying for, the Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) does not close the gap elsewhere.
Value for Money
The Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) leads clearly here, 7.5 against 4.0 — a 3.5-point margin on purchase price plus multi-year electricity against verified pints removed and how long the warranty protects the compressor. If that is what you are buying for, the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump does not close the gap elsewhere.
Best For
Choose the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump if…
- • Build & Warranty matters most to you — the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump scores 7.0/10 here (coil and cabinet construction, filter grade, and above all the warranty on the sealed system — the compressor is the part that fails and the part most portables cover for only twelve months).
Choose the Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) if…
- • Capacity-Claim Honesty matters most to you — the Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) scores 7.5/10 here (this category's trap dimension. Since the DOE changed the test condition from 80°F/60% RH to 65°F/60% RH in 2019, the same machine that was a '70 pint' is now a '50 pint' — and manufacturers freely mix the two scales, plus a third 'saturation' figure taken at 95°F/90% RH. A high score means the pint number on the box matches the DOE Appendix X1 figure the manufacturer filed with ENERGY STAR. A low score means the marketing number is measured somewhere the buyer's house never is.).
- • Value for Money matters most to you — the Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) scores 7.5/10 here (purchase price plus multi-year electricity against verified pints removed and how long the warranty protects the compressor).
- • Drainage & Tank Practicality matters most to you — the Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) scores 9.0/10 here (tank volume measured against daily output, whether a hose is in the box, whether gravity drainage needs the unit propped up, and whether there is a real pump and how high it lifts).
- • Running Cost matters most to you — the Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) scores 5.0/10 here (the kWh/yr on the ENERGY STAR certification and what it costs at the meter. On a machine that runs most of the year this dominates total ownership cost — often a third of the purchase price annually).
- • You want to spend less — it's $120 cheaper.
Pros & Cons
Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump
Pros
- +15 ft pump lift is the longest published here — the one portable that will genuinely push water up out of a basement
- +14-pint tank is a real improvement on the GE's 10, and the pump makes it moot anyway
- +If the 1+4 year sealed-system reading is right, it is the only portable here with compressor cover beyond year one
- +Thermal overload protection is a meaningful feature in a category with three fire recalls behind it
Cons
- −Honeywell's own listing says "70 pints per 2019 DOE standard" — the DOE number is 49.66. The claim is inverted, and a buyer cross-shopping on it will over-buy
- −Honeywell's own product page claims ENERGY STAR Most Efficient; the ENERGY STAR database records this model as not meeting Most Efficient criteria
- −$419.95 for the same 49.66 pints/day, same 51 dB and same $88/yr as the $299 GE and Midea
- −Refrigerant is published as R-410A by Honeywell's store and HFC-32 by Honeywell's own ENERGY STAR filing
- −Warranty is stated three different ways across two Honeywell-operated sites, and the store listed it out of stock at time of research
Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A)
Pros
- +Built-in pump and hose at $299.99 — the Honeywell equivalent lists at $419.95
- +Far and away the biggest tank in this comparison, which is the difference between emptying it three times a day and barely at all
- +Nested mode makes it the smallest floor footprint of any 50-pint here (about 14.5 in square)
- +Verified 49.67 pints/day DOE, with a 515 kWh/yr figure you can budget against
Cons
- −Amazon listing titles still advertise "ENERGY STAR Most Efficient 2022/2023" while the current SKU is recorded as not meeting Most Efficient criteria
- −Warranty is published as 1 year by Midea and 2 years by Walmart for the same model number
- −Midea publishes no tank gallonage, no dB figure, no pump lift height and no minimum operating temperature on its own pages
- −54 dB is the loudest of the mainstream 50-pints here, and the cube shape puts the outlet at ear height on a desk
- −$88/yr running cost is no better than the cheaper Frigidaire
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FAQs
Is the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump or Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) better overall?+
Based on our 8-category scoring, the Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) comes out ahead overall. See the full breakdown in the scores section above — the right pick still depends on which categories matter most for your use case.
Which is better for Capacity-Claim Honesty, the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump or the Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A)?+
The Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) scores higher on Capacity-Claim Honesty (7.5/10 vs 2.5/10) — this category's trap dimension. Since the DOE changed the test condition from 80°F/60% RH to 65°F/60% RH in 2019, the same machine that was a '70 pint' is now a '50 pint' — and manufacturers freely mix the two scales, plus a third 'saturation' figure taken at 95°F/90% RH. A high score means the pint number on the box matches the DOE Appendix X1 figure the manufacturer filed with ENERGY STAR. A low score means the marketing number is measured somewhere the buyer's house never is..
Which is better for Value for Money, the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump or the Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A)?+
The Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) scores higher on Value for Money (7.5/10 vs 4.0/10) — purchase price plus multi-year electricity against verified pints removed and how long the warranty protects the compressor.
Which is better for Build & Warranty, the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump or the Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A)?+
The Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump scores higher on Build & Warranty (7.0/10 vs 5.5/10) — coil and cabinet construction, filter grade, and above all the warranty on the sealed system — the compressor is the part that fails and the part most portables cover for only twelve months.
Which is better for Drainage & Tank Practicality, the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump or the Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A)?+
The Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) scores higher on Drainage & Tank Practicality (9.0/10 vs 8.0/10) — tank volume measured against daily output, whether a hose is in the box, whether gravity drainage needs the unit propped up, and whether there is a real pump and how high it lifts.
Is the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump worth the price difference over the Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A)?+
The Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) is the cheaper option at $299.99 versus $419.95. Whether the pricier model is "worth it" depends on how much you value its lead in Capacity-Claim Honesty.
What's the warranty on the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump vs the Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A)?+
The Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Pump ships with a 12-month warranty; the Midea Cube 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Built-in Pump (MAD50PS1QWT-A) ships with a 12-month warranty. Always confirm current terms on the manufacturer's site before buying.
Should I wait for the next model instead of buying either of these?+
If either model is more than two years old, a successor may be close — check the "Latest Model" link on each product page. Otherwise, both are current, well-supported options and there's no strong reason to wait.
Cheaper Option
Frigidaire FHDD5033W1 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Wi-Fi — $309.00
Premium Option
Frigidaire FHDD5033W1 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Wi-Fi — $309.00
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