iRobot Roomba 400 Vacuum-Cleaning Robot, Orange Review

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(More customer reviews)Someone should have created a video review of this thing but so far no one has. So, I did it myself. You will probably find it in the description somewhere. Anyhow...

I won't bother telling you the things you already know from the description. Everything in the description is accurate except one thing;

The color! It's not even close to orange. Not even a little bit. It's red! I called iRobot tech support because I had a question about buying an accessory. I told them the product title said it was orange and they told me they don't make an orange one. Oh well, red will do.

Sure, you get to be lazy and not vacuum your floors and rugs but it comes at a cost. You must maintain the filter (3 for $20 bucks), and you must remove the hair that inevitably becomes tangled around the brushes, wheels, bearings, etc and inevitably you will have to replace those items. Maintenance is a breeze with this machine though. They sure made it easy. Comes right apart and doesn't take engineer to figure it out. It's all real basic.I'm getting quite good at doing it. In fact, it takes me about 5-6 minutes to complete the maintenance which is still a lot better than actually vacuuming my floors.

This thing is loaded with options that they don't give you and in order to use those options you must buy accessories (remote controls, schedulers, virtual walls, pet hair brushes, etc). However, it's SO fun. To me it's more than just a vacuum. In fact, this thing is bluetooth capable, it can whistle while it works. There's a ton of hacks for it for those of you who like to customize it.

Don't be fool though and buy accessories until you've had ample opportunity to test drive it a few times. Read the fine print about the "virtual walls" and you'll discover that if you've got a home base for this unit, the Virtual Walls may create conflict if they're not positioned properly. Plus, the virtual walls require batteries. I just used a piece of wood on the ground to keep the robot in the room instead of buying a $40 dollar virtual wall. If you're going to buy any accessories for it, I would recommend the home charging base (so that it may drive home itself) and the pet hair brush kit (both sold separately).

This thing is awesome and I just feel so modern having a robot clean my floors. My dog wants to play with it.

If my star rating should need to change or this thing falls apart or ANYTHING goes wrong, I will come back here and update this review for you.

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Product Description:
Easily clean throughout the house with this robotic floorvac. Simply press the "clean" button and the unit will vacuum the whole floor, adjusting automatically to any floor surface including wood, tile, linoleum, and low-to-medium pile carpet. The vacuum's artificial intelligence determines the room size and adjusts the run time to ensure that it cleans the entire floor, while its integrated sensors detect dirt and will increase the focus and intensity of cleaning in that area. Even more, infra-red cliff sensors in the non-marring bumper detect stairs to keep the unit from falling, as well as furniture and walls for cleaning right up to the edge. The high-efficiency vacuum-cleaning robot provides a wide cleaning path and a three-stage cleaning system, which includes counter-rotating brushes that scoop large debris into the dustbin; a vacuum to pick up fine particles, dirt, and pet hair; and an edge-cleaning spinning side brush that removes dirt and debris from the base of walls, corners, and other hard-to-reach places. The unit offers one of the highest CPRs (coverage per room) in the industry and can get floors cleaner than conventional upright vacuums thanks to its ability to clean where they can't, like under beds, couches, and other furniture. Set up a virtual wall to confine the unit to a designated area--great for one-room cleaning. Accessories include a rechargeable battery, a three-hour charger, and three filters. The vacuum measures approximately 13 by 13 by 4 inches and carries a one-year limited warranty.

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