 "Good enough" | 2009-09-23 |
| - Reviewed By User: AQ27PNANUHDDU |
| Bought for clean hardwood floor. It is good enough and surpassed my expectation, just keep in mind: it is not human-being, does not expect its inteligence of a human, it is already smart enough to swipe around the house ,no complain at all. Some people complains about the qualuty, but image this small machine did a heavy work, if runs for year, only cost $10/per month, do not be too greedy. And it is not used to clean large objects, clean unnoticable dust and dirty is its goal. Why expect a cat could catch a wolf, that does not make sense, right place, right usage, this is the key point. |
| |
| "Awesome !!!" | 2009-09-13 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2MST9J2OGO0NG |
| I have two shedding dogs, 4 parakeets, a hamster, an 8 year old girl, and a very bussy life. I get up, make my coffe and turn my robot on. I leave it working in the kitchen while i get me and my daughter ready, I have a small kitchen. By the time we come down, is done. Leave it in the living room while I take my Daughter to the bus stop. By the time I come back is done with the living room. Some days i leave it cleaning the bedrooms until the battery dies. Yes, it takes less time if I sweep the floors, but if you schedule it right is well worth it. I absolutly love it. It even has a neckname. hehe !!! What you should know is that It needs to be clean often so the motor stays powerfull. |
| |
 "Not durable." | 2009-08-26 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3GTK0ZEP5G0NZ |
| After only 6 months, my Roomba has bit the dust. A replacement battery is $50-70. Replacement filters and consumable parts are $30. These things are cash cows for iRobot. |
| |
 "Does a better job than I do manually..." | 2009-08-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3B6SUZTGFQ11G |
| This Roomba is great for those of you who have dogs and don't have the time to be sweeping its hair every day. Seriously, who has the time to sweep every day? All you have to do is just turn it on before you go to work and let it do its thing. When you clean the tray out, you'll find that it probably picked up more dirt/hair than you would have on your own with a broom. You will find yourself having to clean the brushes out on a regular basis since hair can get stuck in there pretty easily. It's a con (-1 star), but I deal with it. And I just figured this out today, but you can actually take out the front wheel and easily clean that thing out as well. I didn't know that that was possible (maybe I should read the instruction manual) but after cleaning out the front wheel, it increased the battery operation time significantly! I was about ready to blame the shoddy battery for the reduced battery life, but cleaning it thoroughly does help. It's great for getting under your couches and bed by the way. I honestly feel a little cleaner after buying this Roomba and using it on a regular basis. |
| |
| "Wish I'd bought one sooner" | 2009-08-10 |
| - Reviewed By delene76 |
I have had my roomba for a week now and absolutely LOVE it to bits. My floors (laminate) are so clean I have not had to mop AT ALL and they are shinier than I have EVER been able to get them (even better than using a water and vinegar solution)! I have used my swiffer mop and broom and been stressed beyond belief at the amount of dirt that comes into our home (we live in the country) from people constantly coming in and out and worrying about my toddler playing on the floor and my baby getting ready to crawl in a few months. I have now said GOODBYE to both my mop and broom, am less stressed from all the cleaning and have more time to spend with my kids. I set trixie to work after my son has breakfast and again when we all go to bed at night and have her clean the various rooms throughout the day (3 bedroom house). She manages to do the whole house everyday with one charge in between cleanings. I do use the virtual walls she came with to close off areas into smaller sections so she does a better job but thus far I have no complaints. The first 2 times she cleaned we had to keep emptying the bin and cleaning the filter because of all the dirt and dust she collected (this is after we had cleaned them ourselves with swiffer broom and mop plus bissell vacuum), but after 2 cleanings of each room the only dirt seen is what is tracked in or food my son drops. I am no longer yelling at my son to keep his filthy feet off my bed and away from the baby (who's usually on the bed at the time) nor am I yelling at hubby for tracking mud and grass in. If he does, he just sets trixie up to spot clean and leaves her there while he comes to say hello to us.
We have been SO impressed with Trixie we actually ordered the dirt dog for outside and a scooba for our bathrooms as these are the only areas of our home that are not being cleaned everyday now and are still dirty (YES YOU NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE). I could put trixie in the bathrooms to clean the floors but I wouldn't want her sucking up even a little bit of water and getting damaged, hence the scooba purchase).
I think maintenance will be key to keeping these guys working (and the parts are a little pricey esp the batteries) but when you consider the cost of having a cleaning service do the job or what your time is worth to you, it's well worth the price and they pay for themselves very quickly after all time is money).
Now if only they could come up with a robot to do the counters and the walls.... |
| |
| "My Roomba Rules" | 2009-07-25 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2503LT8PZIHAD |
If I could get them all to sit still, I could count the pets and small children in my house. The pets shed and bring mud in from the back yard. The children seem to drop things as they walk...I don't even know where the stuff comes from that they drop. Their pockets? And why is it always sticky? It's all pretty funny now that I have Roomba vacuum the floors every day. My husband thought this vacuum was silly until he found out how much he could capitalize on having bought me such a perfect gift.
We have hardwood floors and area rugs of different heights and materials. Roomba manages to vacuum rugs and the floors. It's funny that when Roomba finds a rug, it goes in a pattern to find out the rug's size then it cleans the rug before it goes back to its prior operation. I take the brushes and parts out of the bottom whenever I empty it because of the pet hair. It's amazing how well all of this comes apart and goes back together. It's pretty much stupid-proof. The only flaw with the Roomba is how much noise it makes. This may be muffled on carpets.
The Roomba does the daily work, to keep the floors from getting dusty and dirty. It also does yeoman's duty after family parties which I have almost every weekend during the summer. It's nice to be loading the dishwasher and cleaning counters, knowing that my husband is taking out the trash, and Roomba is vacuuming. It makes it much easier and more pleasant to recover from the parties!
The Roomba does not replace vacuuming completely. I bring out my Oreck XL every few days and this rotation works well. Because vacuums only tend to last a year in my house -- even Dysons, the test is whether I would buy another of the same kind. Roomba will be replaced with another Roomba when that day comes. |
| |
Expedited Available
