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I have a couple of roombas, they have their place. They do a good job sweeping crumbs up on a daily basis. Around here a couple of times a year we have ants coming in looking for food. If you have crumbs, they'll help you clean them! Terrible suction though and they get stuck occasionally...

If you are going for a carpet only machine that doesn't need attachments, it is hard to avoid a Royal. Super suction and an awesome brush that really rejuvinates carpets. I picked up a brand new one for $200 shipped of ebay.

I checked the nozzle hose, it still seems pretty flexible. The nozzle seems to stay parallel with the floor. I removed the dirt canister and have to say there is fairly incredible suction and airflow just from the motor. Seems to get cut by about 1/2 on the usable hose, but I think that is...

I'll check the nozzle and nozzle hose, good tip, thanks.

And to answer your question, its a refurb about 3 years old, at least since they've had it. No thick rugs and its had an easy life as a roomba does most of the "vacuuming" there.

Hi singingrainbow, thanks for replying. I did see the channels up front, but all the raving fans just make these things out to be powerhouses. I guess what I'm seeing is normal. I'm just used to vacuums being hard to push when they are cleaning and this just glides around on the surface.

I hope not! I just picked up a UH30600 and its an excellent machine for $100. Tons of airflow, reasonable amount of suction and it is just a fun vacuum to use. Nice to have the beater disengage on a model at this price point.

Long time lurker, first time posting. My parents have a DC33 that may or may not be working well. While at their house I decided to give it a try (I'm a Hoover guy) and was amazed at how bad it was. It didn't really bite down on the carpet, not even like a newer hoover does. I blew out the...