- Thunderlips
- Oct 25, 2002
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I'd also be interested in hearing some other reviews about Roombas.
I've had the Roomba 530 for a couple years, and another version before that (that one died when I moved and didn't pack it properly). Overall I like it, but don't think it would really work as a strict replacement for a real vacuum.
Pluses:
- Convenient--set it and let it do its thing.
- Invisible walls--mine came with two towers that set up invisible boundaries to keep Roomba focused.
- Pets don't mind--have 3 cats and they either stare at it or scoot away when it gets too close.
- Good on hard floors--it doesn't exactly "vacuum" but it brushes stuff into its maw. With the 3 cats, we have a ton of loose litter that gets kicked or tracked around. Also fur and dust bunnies. Roomba is great for that kind of regular pickup.
- No problem with minor obstructions--doesn't get stuck with cables very often, and has no problem going between hard floor and carpet or over thresholds between rooms.
Minuses:
- Not so great on carpet--picks up surface stuff from a carpet, but doesn't have the weight or strength to dig in and get ground in dirt. I still have a real vacuum that I use on our area rugs.
- Doesn't do a perfect job every time--may not always get every nook and cranny of a room or may leave a little bit of stuff that it missed. However, considering that it's a robot you can use it more frequently without too much hassle and that makes it much more effective over time.
- Maintenance--need to clean the brush rollers after pretty much every use because of the cats and a wife with long curly hair. Your mileage may vary.
- Sometimes rough on furniture--when confronting a large object like a wall or a couch, Roomba senses it and slows down before bumping into it. But smaller things like chair legs aren't sensed and it can smack into them. I put some window foam-roll insulation on Roomba's front as a bumper.
- Noise--nowhere as noisy as a real vacuum, but still loud enough that you can't really watch tv or talk on the phone in the same room.
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