This vacuum has some of the best online reviews, so I got it.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CDB56ZWV
I wrote the following review:
I'm Impressed.
Pros:
1. The navigation and obstacle avoidance is the best I have seen. The vacuum moves faster than my Neato vacuums.
2. It did a good job of cleaning my floors.
3. The setup was easy with the app. It will first map the entire house without cleaning. It does a good job of mapping the house.
4. You can select individual rooms for cleaning.
5. The app is very good, although some features like scheduling and other options are hard to find and are not documented in the manual. This was not a problem once I figured it out.
6. You can define "no-go" areas, and I found this useful.
Cons:
1. My unit was not shipped with a user manual and should have been. I called the company and they mailed me a manual. However, I was able to figure everything out by downloading the app which is for the most part easy to use.
2. The cleaning is not perfect; it can take several vacuums to get everything. It has minor problems in tight areas like corners, baseboards, and furniture. However, I had the same problem with other robot vacuums so it is not a big a big deal. This is why people recommend vacuuming every day, but I scheduled mine for four days a week to preserve the life of the vacuum. (All my robot vacuums have had a lifespan of 1 to 3 years before needing repair or replacement. I have owned several over the last 24 years.)
3. I had to do the room mapping twice. For some reason, it thought that part of the house was inaccessible. I moved some obstacles that shouldn't have been a problem and re-did the map.
4. The dust bin is not as large as the Neato brand. For this reason, I have decided to order the self-emptying base. I recommend spending the extra $100 and get this model.
5. The battery life is not good enough to do my 1500-square-foot house in one pass. After doing part of the house, it is supposed to go back to the base station, recharge, and then do the rest of the house. However, this feature wasn't turned on by default and it took me a while to figure out how to turn it on.
5. If the unit has to charge more often, then the battery will probably need replacement sooner.
6. The vacuum is smaller and half the weight of the Neato brand. I don't know if this is good or bad or what this means for the durability or the battery life. I think that the Neato might be better, but more expensive, and be warned that Neato has gone out of business, and all the models I owned broke down afterr a couple of years. You can still order their vacuums on Amazon.
7. I don't like the way it mapped the rooms. My living room, dining room, family room, and kitchen are all connected, and the device mapped them as one big room. It is not a big deal, but I would prefer to have these as separate rooms. I would like a feature where I can override the default mapping and define the rooms.
Conclusion:
This "budget model" is a great robot vacuum for relatively low cost. It seems very efficient for its lighter weight and slightly smaller size. Again, I recommend spending the extra $100 and getting the self-emptying station.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CDB56ZWV
I wrote the following review:
I'm Impressed.
Pros:
1. The navigation and obstacle avoidance is the best I have seen. The vacuum moves faster than my Neato vacuums.
2. It did a good job of cleaning my floors.
3. The setup was easy with the app. It will first map the entire house without cleaning. It does a good job of mapping the house.
4. You can select individual rooms for cleaning.
5. The app is very good, although some features like scheduling and other options are hard to find and are not documented in the manual. This was not a problem once I figured it out.
6. You can define "no-go" areas, and I found this useful.
Cons:
1. My unit was not shipped with a user manual and should have been. I called the company and they mailed me a manual. However, I was able to figure everything out by downloading the app which is for the most part easy to use.
2. The cleaning is not perfect; it can take several vacuums to get everything. It has minor problems in tight areas like corners, baseboards, and furniture. However, I had the same problem with other robot vacuums so it is not a big a big deal. This is why people recommend vacuuming every day, but I scheduled mine for four days a week to preserve the life of the vacuum. (All my robot vacuums have had a lifespan of 1 to 3 years before needing repair or replacement. I have owned several over the last 24 years.)
3. I had to do the room mapping twice. For some reason, it thought that part of the house was inaccessible. I moved some obstacles that shouldn't have been a problem and re-did the map.
4. The dust bin is not as large as the Neato brand. For this reason, I have decided to order the self-emptying base. I recommend spending the extra $100 and get this model.
5. The battery life is not good enough to do my 1500-square-foot house in one pass. After doing part of the house, it is supposed to go back to the base station, recharge, and then do the rest of the house. However, this feature wasn't turned on by default and it took me a while to figure out how to turn it on.
5. If the unit has to charge more often, then the battery will probably need replacement sooner.
6. The vacuum is smaller and half the weight of the Neato brand. I don't know if this is good or bad or what this means for the durability or the battery life. I think that the Neato might be better, but more expensive, and be warned that Neato has gone out of business, and all the models I owned broke down afterr a couple of years. You can still order their vacuums on Amazon.
7. I don't like the way it mapped the rooms. My living room, dining room, family room, and kitchen are all connected, and the device mapped them as one big room. It is not a big deal, but I would prefer to have these as separate rooms. I would like a feature where I can override the default mapping and define the rooms.
Conclusion:
This "budget model" is a great robot vacuum for relatively low cost. It seems very efficient for its lighter weight and slightly smaller size. Again, I recommend spending the extra $100 and getting the self-emptying station.
