bit-tech Shopping: iRobot Roomba 560 Vacuum

• Bare Floors
• Carpets

Rating: 10

Time with product: 15 Days

Strengths: easy to setup and use, works hard (as hard as myself), do clean the floor and carpet

Weaknesses: brush breaks really easy, sometimes will stuck, light house is confusing

Summary: I am a super busy guy, and always want to buy a Roomba to keep my living room clean, and I did.This baby works hard to keep my living room really clean, and every time when I clean it's gabage bag, I was supprised how much dust it collected,it's very easy to set up, and it runs pretty much on its own.Two things are not pleasing: sometimes I'll have to look around to find it, since it will stuck in cornersAnd 3 out of 6 side brushes broke after 10 days, but iRobot will send me a new set, so the service is good.Oh, forgot to mention, it does NOT work on black carpets, don't be fooled by the picture here, the cliff sensor doesn't work on dark surfaces. I have to place my area rug to make it work.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 7 Days

Strengths: Great improvement compared to previous models. Much less noises and does not get tangled or stuck easily.

Weaknesses: The part that bumps at walls or furnitures gets scratched easily and affects the appearance. I think it can be improved by replacing plastics with steeless materials.

Summary: This is one of the great product that really helps in your house. It does all the work for you and frees you to do other things. It has greatly improved compared to previous versions. Moves around much easily. The virtual wall works fantastically. The price is my main concern so shop around for better deals.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 1

Strengths: Scheduling, virtual walls/lighthouses.

Weaknesses: Small trash bin, weak battery, high price, can't walk on stairs :).

Summary: It cannot replace regular vacuum, but it does increases intervals between regular vacuuming keeping floor clean of the dust and small trash, making floor look clean what in turn makes my wife a lot happier. It returns to charging base automatically and with scheduling feature is great for one story houses.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 3 Weeks

Strengths: Automatic, programmable, self charging and docking.

Weaknesses: Slow, trap in low clearance furniture, small collection container.

Summary: I tried out the Roomba vacuum this week and find it to be quite useful. The robot initially moves in what looks like random direction. But a longer observation reveils the it does cover the entire reachable floor surface. Although it take a long time (20 min per room). I have a dinning room set with chairs that has a low clearance. The robot tend to get stuck between the chair legs. After just 1 cleaning, I removed the dust collection box and found it to be full. This means that the robot IS doing it's job vaccuming. But the collection container is small and it gets fill up with dirt and dog hair fast. I have to empty the container after each vacuum session. Otherwise it is a good unit for those that don't get much time cleaning at home.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 1 Weeks

Strengths: More powerful, longer charge, adjusts to clean tile, hardwood floors and carpet with ease.

Weaknesses: Haven't found any!

Summary: I recently upgraded my Roomba, I have to say this one tops the charts. I love that you can schedule any day or time of the week or even everyday of the week to automatically start vacuuming, it also tells you when to clean the brushes. I'm really happy with this new model. I would recommend this product to anyone looking for a vaccum to do all the work so you don't have too...