Circumnavigating the obvious other comparisons to the rival robot cleaners, I can personally vouch for this cleaner.
I do know that this one is a lot shallower in depth than some of the others, and so I know I’m not too hesitant to jump over to another brand as I feel there will be several places that they won’t fit, as this one barely does.
I’ve owned mine for nearly three years. Still on the same battery. I’ve replaced the brushes (which are compatible with the 700 series if you fancy an upgrade).
Our house is a single level all hardwood and it’s admirably taken care of a huge dog fur problem.
I can’t think of another single household cleaning solution that changed our standard of living so easily. It was a real game changer.
We started out using the scheduler, but found it was easier in the end to simply turn it on on our way out.
It’s seen a little down time recently due to a new puppy in the house who wants to eat it whenever it moves, but now she’s nearly a year old and massive piles of fur are again beginning to mount up in the house, I think we’re ready to dive back in.
I paid 250 for my refurbished Roomba 560, so this is a bargain in my eyes.
I have a love/hate relationship with Roomba/irobot.
We have owned a 700 series for about 2 1/2 years. During one of the scheduled daily cleanings, the ir sensor that helps return it to the base was ripped off. I contacted irobot and asked about a possible repair for the sensor. I was told they could not repair it, but would grant me 10% off my next purchase.
The price for the piece is probably $10 or less, yet they wanted me to spend around $400 to buy a new one instead. For shame irobot!
The roomba itself was a blessing when it worked correctly. We eventually had it repaired by someone on ebay. During the 3 to 4 months it was out of commission, we could definitely see a difference on our floors. Now that it is back in operation, I look forward to having clean floors again.
But a definite thumbs down to irobot and their customer service practices!
1 scooba, 2 Neatos. From my experience with the path navigation and cleaning, my pref is Neato. Having 2 cats and about 1800sqft of 1st floor hard wood floors, I’ll stick with what works. Love the ability to upgrade it’s firmware over the internet.
Does anyone happen to know how this one does on carpet? Most of my apartment is carpeted, with only the bathroom and kitchen uncarpeted, which both have a bit of a drop-off. I’m concerned that even if the unit does manage to make its way around the house through thick carpet, it might not be able to get back onto it after traveling onto the linoleum.
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