=>>> DO NOT MISS!!! iRobot Roomba 4105 Intelligent Floorvac Robotic Vacuum, Sage
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“It won't "deep clean" or replace your regular vacuum, but it is good for a general cleaning or spot cleaning. ”
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“If you have pets and hate to vacuum, I highly recommend iRobot's Roomba Sage for Pets. ”
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3.0 out of 5 starsA mixed blessing, but still usefulDecember 5, 2004
By Dwaine Gonyier
I have the Roomba 4110 which looks just like this one, but is part of a special combo kit that bundles a few accessories such as aninvisible barrier unit, remote control, and the charging station which acts as an automatic home base.Overall, this Roomba does its job fairly well, but has problems in certain situations. Will this replace your handy vacuum cleaner? Absolutely not. It does help with daily surface cleaning, which is good if you have pets that shed constantly for example. If you run the Roomba every few days or so, it will help make your regular vacuum chores easier (the bag will fill up less often, less rigorous cleaing will be required, and so on).Below are some limitations I have discovered. Also, I have found some issues with the available accessories that you might want to consider as well.The manufacturer isn't kidding when they suggest clearing your floors just as you would if you were to vacuum normally. See my comments below for some specific issues.Keep in mind that this "intelligent robot" is really just a vacuum cleaner with wheels that wanders around blind until it bumps into something, which in turn causes it to turn and wander off in a new direction.It picks up dirt, dust, and pet hair pretty well. It seems to be handy for places like under the bed which are difficult to vacuum with a normal vacuum cleaner. It also does a pretty good job of cleaning the edges of floors along walls and furniture. Over time it will cover the majority of the floor space in a given room. It is interesting to watch it wander around and do its job (and be ready to rescue it if it gets stuck).The Roomba *will* wander all over your house if left unattended. You can buy the "electronic barrier" accessories to keep it in certain rooms, but I found it just as effective to simply shut doors or block doorways or halls with a laundry basket, child gate, or a similar barrier that you have handy around the house.It seems to have problems with small carpets, throw rugs, or door mats that are thin and light. Ours likes to get caught up on the corners of those kind of rugs and get stuck until rescued. We have wall-to-wall carpeting in some rooms which doesn't seem to bother the Roomba. That kind of carpetting does seem to slow it down a tiny bit as it rolls across, but doesn't really bother it. I imagine "deep pile" or very thick carpeting would give it major problems though.It can usually bump and turn its way around large tables and furniture, but if we leave small lamp tables or "TV tables" out, ours seems to get stuck between the legs and will bounce around in a circle until rescued.Our Roomba kit came bundled with the automatic recharge unit that allows this Roomba to "find its way home" to recharge. I found this feature "cute" but not really all that useful. If I press the button sequence to command it to "go home," it could take upwards of half an hour wandering around the room trying to find the charger. It gets worse if there are any obstacles (such as a shoe or table legs) in the middle of the floor of the room with the home base chager. If the battery gets low while it is wandering around another room, there is a good chance that the battery will run out as it wanders around trying to find its way home. In my opinion, don't bother buying this accessory. Just set the Roomba on the manual charger when you are done running it.Lastly, our bundle kit also came with a remote control unit that lets you drive the Roomba around manually. This works fairly well and is good if you want to help it navigate around some tricky furniture or corners. I have found one issue though. If you happen to use the remote in the same room as the home base charger I discuss above, our unit will randomly decide it is time to "go home," regardless of battery status or how I am trying to control it with the remote. The only way to prevent the Roomba from getting confused when I use the remote control is to unplug or cover up the home base charger so the Roomba can't "see" it. This is a pretty annoying "feature."Update [1/20/2006]:After about a year, the battery became weak and had to be replaced because it would not hold a charge. I have heard from others informally that the batteries last around a year before needing replacement. So in addition to my above comments, I would add that it looks like there is possibly a $50 a year "maintenance fee" in addition to the purchase price of a Roomba due to the potentially limited life expectancy of the rechargable battery.Update [3/20/2006]The main roller brush no longer turns due to to the gears jamming and the plastic brush assembly cracking. In the end, it looks like I got just over a year of useful service from this product.
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