iRobot Roomba 560

Pros: Main brushes don't eat rug tassles. Lighthouse virtual walls.

Cons: Doesn't fit under my style couches.

The Bottom Line: Worth the upgrade. Enough significant changes to warrant the purchase

Review: I have had this Roomba 560 for about a week now. I have 3 other Roomba models, all of the last generation, which is the third. The new Roomba 560 has onboard scheduling, a very nice feature. My other Roomba models are scheduled via the remote that ...

Pros: It does the work, easy to empty out, programmable

Cons: might not cover every square inch of the house.

The Bottom Line: I love this product!!!

Review: I have had my new Roomba 560 for a little over a week and I have to tell everyone how much I love this machine. I have a massive amount of open floor space in my living room. It is mostly wood floor with a couple of rugs. We just built are house about a ...

Pros: Convenience, thorough job, Irobot customer support, battery life, ease of use, scheduling ability.

Cons: Small dustbin, needs emptying often. Brushes need cleaned often. Cost.

The Bottom Line: Imagine a maid coming daily to vacuum your entire home.  Feel the clean carpet and floors under your bare feet?  You can feel that way too, from now on!

Review: We got this Roomba to replace an older model and we just love her. HER, yes it is a her. It cannot be a him, she works TOO HARD. We love our roomba. She has become a member of our family. We bought it because we had a 18 month old toddler who was ...

Pros: Does the work for you. Affordable. Quiet. IT'S A ROBOT!!!

Cons: Needs initial 16 hour charge. Batteries not included. BumperStrip needs to be applied to front.

The Bottom Line: Simple. Easy to use. Does the work for you!

Review: I'm a single guy, soon to be married, that has a cleaning lady come every 2 to 3 months to do the real dirty work. So rather then call her for her quarterly visit, I took the money I would normally give her and invested it in this. Anyways, on with my ...

Pros: quiet, great suction, modular parts

Cons: cost, 1 year warranty

Review: I have owned 2 roomba schedulers, each lasted slightly over 11/2 years. the brushes stopped working and they started making a very loud grinding noise. We used them every day ( and cleaned them everyday) on our hardwood floors, we do not have any ...

Pros: Cleaning power, larger wheels, better suspension

Cons: Price

The Bottom Line: A great tool for anyone who enjoys new electronics or someone who would just like to lighten the workload a bit.

Review: About two years ago I decided to do a little test and I bought the Roomba Discovery. I intended to use it to maintain some semblance of cleanliness in my kitchen and living/dining room areas. After much anticipation regarding the no-doubt-soon-to-be ...

Pros: Cleans well, Easy to clean, Good support

Cons: Side Brush looks a little flimsy

The Bottom Line: For the busy family this is a real time saver, can be fun watching the dogs react to it also...

Review: Who Are We... We are a Roomba family. We have had Roombas from the very first models through the Discovery series and finally to the latest purchase, the Roomba 560 series machine. Before I get into the full review of the product a little ...

Pros: Really does the job. Must work constantly over long period, but who cares?

Cons:

Defective after initial use. Problematic tech support, but ultimately OK. Details in the main review.

The Bottom Line: **sigh** if only their support were better. . . then a break-down wouldn't be such a hassle. Otherwise, love the product . . . when it works!

Review: OK. I've wanted to get this thing for a long time, and finally broke down and bought it. I figured I'd given iRobot Corp. a chance to impress me.As you may have read from my previous review, customer support and reliability is *the* most ...

Pros: The unit is very easily maintained.

Cons: Maintaining the unit voids the warranty

The Bottom Line: Buy a Roomba, but assume you'll have to find a repair shop other than iRobot. Just cleaning the gears voided my warranty.

Review: Actual May 2008 dealings with customer service. I have edited this posting for clarity, leaving here only my emails to iRobot support. ==================== For now, I am declining your offer to replace my in-warranty Roomba 570. However, I ...

Pros: Works well, keeps your house clean with little or no effort.

Cons: Plastic construction, won't take abuse or last forever. Expect a year, two at most.

The Bottom Line: It's up to you; if you want one, buy it. You won't be disappointed.

Review: They've made some substantial improvements in the 5th generation Roomba. Is it perfect? No. The concept is sound, but the implementation is less than perfect. Imagine a robot built by a toy factory in China and you'll have a good idea what this thing ...