Woot.com has the refurbished iRobot Roomba 530 Robot Vacuum for $130 + $5 shipping = $135 shipped. Includes iRobot Roomba 530, 1x virtual walls, self-charging Home base, power supply 3-hour charge time, brush cleaning tool, rechargeable battery and extra filter. [Compare]
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#1
bclinton - Posted 7:01 am PDT 08/26/09 (197 Posts)
I would like to try one of these but everyone I know that owns one says they do not last very long (maybe a year at best)
#2
willewonka - Posted 7:21 am PDT 08/26/09 (104 Posts)
I've had a refurbished one going 2 yrs now.
#3
Oio - Posted 7:37 am PDT 08/26/09 (1361 Posts)
"one of these" #1... this exact model? The older generation roombas weren't designed as well as the newer ones. As you would expect, the newer models like this one have anti-tangle feature, much easier to clean, better roving patterns, wall detection, stair drop-off detection etc...
#4
bridgebuilder - Posted 7:42 am PDT 08/26/09 (72 Posts)
Do these things actually work?
#5
JF1081 - Posted 7:45 am PDT 08/26/09 (251 Posts)
I need one that will work on tile and carpet.
#6
Wayno - Posted 7:53 am PDT 08/26/09 (56 Posts)
Do these suck?
#7
cyberwolf - Posted 8:19 am PDT 08/26/09 (588 Posts)
Actually #6, no, they don't suck, they "sweep" using a roller brush. But regardless, it was a valiant attempt at a pun.
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drpud - Posted 8:23 am PDT 08/26/09 (253 Posts)
My wife is pushing for one of these. Anybody have a dog w/ one of these units? I can'r believe it works that well to justify the price.
#9
willewonka - Posted 8:53 am PDT 08/26/09 (104 Posts)
works well for dog hair on tile and hardwood floors, not so well on carpet.
#10
adg - Posted 9:11 am PDT 08/26/09 (543 Posts)
I have same model & think it was worth it even after spending $100 more than it's listed on woot. Only thing I've had to replace is the anti tangle cord & bought a 3 pack on ebay for CHEAP. I have tile & carpet & thought it works great on carpet. Only difference is I empty the filter more on carpet than I do on tile.
#11
maxnik - Posted 9:33 am PDT 08/26/09 (172 Posts)
they work... but you need to do a little prep - like moving things out of the way for them to work better
#12
NorthSouth - Posted 11:50 am PDT 08/26/09 (1820 Posts)
Another useful tip is to run your cylinder vacuum cleaner around the room first.
#13
cr7 - Posted 1:36 pm PDT 08/26/09 (20 Posts)
I have one, it does a decent job but it doesn't entirely replace the vacuum as it can't get corners or under certain things like tv stand/couch since its quite fat. I bought it from buy.com for about $160, i think its worth it.
#14
carguydc - Posted 2:08 pm PDT 08/26/09 (547 Posts)
Got a friend that lives alone and he loves this thing. Its like his pet. Dork
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