Why do people hate them? My $300 595 performs better than some full sized vacs. I'll include pictures of most of my 6 roombas as 2 are being repaired by me. Please exuse some hairs as roombas treat their brushes as a loom for hairy blankets.
Ahh roomba
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cb123
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Those blasphemous things are unadulterated, pure evil! May whatever god you worship have mercy upon your sinful soul!
What upright vacuum are you comparing the Roomba to?Keep in mind the Roomba or other types of automated handleless cleaners are nothing more than motorized SWEEPERS rather than a vacuum cleaner.Think of the Roomba as a motorized-automated version of a Hokey sweeper.These machines CANNOT deep clean carpets as an upright or a canister with a powernozzle can.Bet if you run your upright AFTER the Roomba you will be SHOCKED at what the Roomba left behind.They are a great novelty and maybe good for day-to day sweeping-but you will need your vacuum for the more thorough deep cleaning.And YOU control where the vacuum goes!Roombas are fun to watch-but thats about it.And saw many of them at the Bed,Bath Beyond return pile.
kirbysthebest
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I think they are kind of cool
They would be great for the chasing the cat factor.
As others here have said, and even the Roomba literature states. "It will not replace a regular vacuum", but it does do a great job as a surface cleaner.
I have always wanted one, just for fun. I vacuum every night, sometimes a couple of times a day due to a long haired dog and cat in the house. Having read that long hair is the Roomba's nemesis, the very thing I would want it for, surface cleaning of pet hair, is the very thing that will kill it's effectiveness.
They would be great for the chasing the cat factor.
As others here have said, and even the Roomba literature states. "It will not replace a regular vacuum", but it does do a great job as a surface cleaner.
I have always wanted one, just for fun. I vacuum every night, sometimes a couple of times a day due to a long haired dog and cat in the house. Having read that long hair is the Roomba's nemesis, the very thing I would want it for, surface cleaning of pet hair, is the very thing that will kill it's effectiveness.
Comparing to windtunnel air. The roomba fliled its bin after air. I use roomba every day and use a full size on the weekend. Really helps keep it clean. Not a full sized replacement tho. I'm saying its can help keep it looking nice when ur to busy to clean.
hvrvaclvr
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Roomba's are fun to watch! My aunt uses one so she doesn't have to vacuum everyday, she only vacuums with her shark once a week. It does not have suction or deep clean. And it bogs down on the shag carpeting in the bedrooms.
They do great for daily carpet maintenance, but I wouldn't use one as the main vacuum.
They do great for daily carpet maintenance, but I wouldn't use one as the main vacuum.
fantomlightning
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I never have gotten why so many people here hate these things... They're meant for daily maintenance, not to get all the grit out of the damn carpet. Let's face it, most people (consumers) aren't gonna vacuum everyday, hell even I as a collector have many things I'd rather do than vacuum daily. Best thing with these is to do a deep maintenance clean before you run it, then let it run daily. It keeps surface dirt from being ground into the carpet, as well as keeping hard floors nearly spotless. I mostly prefer Neato, but the Botvacs are too expensive currently, XV series are too problematic. Roomba is a cute, endearing little thing that's easy to tear down and replace parts on (at least in the modular 500+ series robots, older ones still aren't that bad.) And at the end of the day, these robots will still clean better than most consumers making only quick one pass cleaning sessions with a vacuum in near complete disrepair...
Some videos on YouTube use the Roomba machines as dog and cat toys-Dogs like to play with them,and cats like to ride them. vacuum with my Kirby Avalir daily and my Royal Pro Elite.One a week with a canister-the NSS M1.
spiraclean
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The thing that always put me off these was, what if the cat puked or spat up a hairball, and the Roomba got to it before I did?
THIS would be my worst nightmare:
http://www.dailydot.com/lol/roomba-dog-poop-disaster/
THIS would be my worst nightmare:
http://www.dailydot.com/lol/roomba-dog-poop-disaster/
I read somewhere about another Roomba vs dog poop-the machine smeared it over the floor-owner executed the Roomba with his shotgun!I would suppose the mess could be cleaned up.Lesson here-if the dog is in the home alone-Don't let the Roomba work unattended!Would be neat on future Roombas-they could be made to detect the poop,cat barf,or hairballs and shut down if they detect such things!Would be easier for "master" to clean up and no swearing at the pet or the Roomba machine.Would think this could be possible with the new odor detecting chips!
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I have a neato robotics XV 12, I prefer these over the roomba because it actually maps the rooms rather than just moving around randomly. I have all hard wood floors. Does it clean as good as a regular vacuum, probably not, but there is definitely dirt in the bin when it's done, and that certainly can't hurt anything. It has a vacuum that's actually fairly powerful, kind of sounds like a jet taking off when it starts up. Interestingly, Samsung is selling a robot now at best buy for around $1000, that's a bit much I think.
I have a neato robotics XV 12, I prefer these over the roomba because it actually maps the rooms rather than just moving around randomly. I have all hard wood floors. Does it clean as good as a regular vacuum, probably not, but there is definitely dirt in the bin when it's done, and that certainly can't hurt anything. It has a vacuum that's actually fairly powerful, kind of sounds like a jet taking off when it starts up. Interestingly, Samsung is selling a robot now at best buy for around $1000, that's a bit much I think.
nicktechtalk
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I have....
A white 410 Discovery, and it does work rather nice on my dark colored carpeting. My only complaint is getting replacement batteries. They are about $60 for genuine batteries and they seem to go out about once a year for me (Not getting heavy use). But by the time that I total up the cost of batteries, and the cost of a unit (And even a replacement charger) it would be cheaper to just stick with an upright.
A white 410 Discovery, and it does work rather nice on my dark colored carpeting. My only complaint is getting replacement batteries. They are about $60 for genuine batteries and they seem to go out about once a year for me (Not getting heavy use). But by the time that I total up the cost of batteries, and the cost of a unit (And even a replacement charger) it would be cheaper to just stick with an upright.
fantomlightning
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Drop...
The ancient OEM NiCD/NiMH batteries. Go with the Lithium replacements, they provide longer run time, longer life spans, and are lighter than their equivalent counterparts.
http://www.lithiumpowerinc.com
The ancient OEM NiCD/NiMH batteries. Go with the Lithium replacements, they provide longer run time, longer life spans, and are lighter than their equivalent counterparts.
http://www.lithiumpowerinc.com
ocscott3085
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I had a Roomba 530 for a few years that did an admirable job of picking up my dog's copious amounts of hair from the floors in between regular vacuumings in my last home (a townhouse). However, as previous members have mentioned there is no suction and once I moved into my current house (rather large single family) I began to get annoyed at the completely random pattern Roomba appears to take and the lack of suction. I stopped using it altogether and just chose to use the "hide a hose" on my central vac or Dyson DC59 animal to clean the hardwood floors daily. With a crazy work schedule and an aversion to seeing dog hair on my floors, I ordered a Neato Botvac from Costco.com. It's no longer available there but I only paid $299 whereas at BBB models range in price from $400 - $500. I must say, the Neato Botvac blows the Roomba out of the water! First of all, there's actually suction with the Neato. Secondly, it actually "sees" the room and doesn't randomly bounce on and off walls and furniture. It's very methodical and when it begins to lose its charge it will return to its base, recharge, and then it RETURNS to where it left off to finish cleaning! How cool is that!? Bottom line - if it broke tomorrow I'd buy another one in a heartbeat!
roomba and neato
I had a Roomba 500 series a few years back, it was ok but once I tried the neato, I was sold. The neato robots actually do have a pretty powerful fan in them to create the suction. On all hardwood floors, I get about 90 minutes of run time per charge.
I had a Roomba 500 series a few years back, it was ok but once I tried the neato, I was sold. The neato robots actually do have a pretty powerful fan in them to create the suction. On all hardwood floors, I get about 90 minutes of run time per charge.
nicktechtalk
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FantomLightning
I did just buy a replacement battery (Lithium) and Im only still getting about 20 minutes of runtime. Could there be something wrong with my charger or Roomba itself?
I did just buy a replacement battery (Lithium) and Im only still getting about 20 minutes of runtime. Could there be something wrong with my charger or Roomba itself?
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