Comments on: iRobot Roomba 560 vs. Neato XV-11

By: John

John — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:32:10 +0000

We have mostly hardwood floors, just refinished. Some area carpet. No pets or kids at home. Does either robot scratch the hardwood with their plastic wheels?

John

By: Tiarra

Tiarra — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:08:40 +0000

Help, I live in India, and need to decide which to buy also which would charge on 22V main supply. Any comments would be welcome, thanks

By: penelope eckert

penelope eckert — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:03:01 +0000

Thank you for your thoughtful post!

By: KRISTY

KRISTY — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:38:09 +0000

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By: Gerald

Gerald — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:50:10 +0000

I’ve own the iRobot with two IR towers and radio control/scheduler box for 3 yrs now. We have 2 dogs and 1 cat so we use, and clean it, daily on our hardwood floors throughout the house iwith only carpeting in the basement. However, without fail, we had to replace the gearbox every year which cost $40 if you replace it yourself. Hair somehow finds it way around the brush bearings and into the mostly plastic gearbox and jams/deforms the housing until the gears misalign and slip. I’ve been disassembling and cleaning/lubricating this 3rd gearbox every 3 months as preventive maintenance, which only takes about an hour, but is not something I enjoy doing. If this fails again, I will definite give the Neato a try. The random path is effective, but does take way too long which means less coverage per charge. It’s also loud so if you’re home, you want it to finish as fast as it can.

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By: cheryl Mcdonald

cheryl Mcdonald — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:52:53 +0000

I have a huge open space living area aproximately 35 feet by 60 feet. Will the iRobot be able to handle cleaning this area at one time?

By: Cindra

Cindra — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:37:06 +0000

One thing that wasn’t covered that I’m wondering about is whether the Neato has dirt sensors like the Roomba so it knows to go over the area again. Kinda important when dealing with what shoes bring in, or under and around the bird’s cage, etc.

I’ve owned several Roombas and have found them to actually clean dog hair better that either my upright or my canister. Actually, they clean better than my maid service, but that’s another problem. The two I currently have are the Roomba professional and my Dirt Dog. Owning two Pomeranians, one light coloured, and having dark blue carpeting, I can attest to how well they work. Also, my Pro model is actually pretty quiet and cleaning the brushes is no big deal since both the models I currently own are fitted with the brushes made for pet hair. Much easier to clean than the early models.

Also, how is the Neato on black surfaces? I’ve heard from others that they’ve had problems with Roombas on these.

One personal comment re iRobot, I am getting the feeling their quality control is starting to slip. The older models like I own seem to be well made but from reading recent reviews re their new models, they seem to have consistent problems, especially concerning the batteries. I seem to remember these being American made in the past but I noticed that the new ones are made in China. Where are the Neatos made?

By: Carlos

Carlos — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 06:36:25 +0000

Roomba is just a big corporation with a lot of advertising that makes it popular. Neato is more advanced and better value for money. Also brands like Navibob and bobsweep have many more features than even the 7 series of roomba.