Roomba, Anyone?

[sobrien42]

Roomba is a "robotic" vacuum cleaner. It runs by itself. If you have one, thumbs up or thumbs down?

 

[zixxer]

I've seen one used before. While it does pick up like bits and pieces of stuff, it has really crappy filtering.

 

[blackdogdeek]

no poll?

my friend has roomba and loves it. he has a 1br apartment, no stairs. probably ~1000 sq ft.

 

[smashp]

They are Crap. they have about a 75% return rate and usually break Within 90 days. They are A novalty POS

 

[trmiv]

My parents have one, seems to work pretty well. I borrowed it for my apartment, and it actually seemed to do a good job. Funniest thing is watching the dog around it though, that's damn near worth the price alone.

 

[Atvar]

Have one ,works great

 

[adelphi]

wouldn't it be a b*tch to go thru whatever it suck up to make sure it didn't suck up some money/ valuables?

 

[rootaxs]

Two thumbs up. We've had it literally cleaning up the whole house consecutively for the past 3 weeks. So far so good.

We've seen those chep knock-off's at Walgreen's, judging from the weight/price/performance and that article posted on /. comparing the two - i can honestly say the Roomba is worth it.

 

[Rufio]

Originally posted by: adelphi
wouldn't it be a b*tch to go thru whatever it suck up to make sure it didn't suck up some money/ valuables?

i don't keep my money or valuables on the floor.

 

[dullard]

If you can set it up properly I've heard good opinions about the Roomba. Of course it may be quite difficult or impossible n your house to get it set up. The major complaint that I've heard is that it is physically impossible for the Roomba to vacuum all the way to the walls, and with a round design it can not vacuum a corner. So you still need a real vacuum to get those areas (and anything else you like to vacuum such as the couch or blinds etc).

 

[AMCRambler]

It's probably great till it eats your cat when you're not at home!

 

[mjrand]

I've got Roomba here at home running right now actually. As for how well it cleans, it's not gonna do as deep a clean as a real vacuum, but it definitely still does a very good job. My only complaint about it is the dust filters. They get filled up within 30 minutes and if you're not around to empty them, the Roomba just won't pickup any more dirt until you empty them.

 

[Zenmervolt]

<pepsi commercial>
Your vacuum ate my pants, there was nothing I could do.
</pepsi commercial>

ZV

 

[CaseTragedy]

Roomba will not replace your conventional vacuum--but it'll lengthen the time between your vacuuming chores.

It's good if you have extra money and set it up properly.
I'd wait for a few more years when they have Roomba's that can climb up walls to clean the ceilings.

 

[sobrien42]

Originally posted by: CaseTragedy
I'd wait for a few more years when they have Roomba's that can climb up walls to clean the ceilings.

That's what I'm thinkin'....

We got one and I think it's a pretty cool little invention. Can't wait to see the advances in this technology. I hate cleaning. Sher

 

[zixxer]

I'm thinking about picking one up... I don't mind vacuuming, but I don't like it either..

 

[Ameesh]

i got one for my sister for christmas, the roomba elite pro. its fun!