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Posted at 5:08 PM on Monday 03/23/09 by
Ben
Hotness UNHOT
Woot.com has the iRobot Roomba 535 Vacuum Cleaning Robot for $150 + $5 shipping = $155 shipped. This is the latest generation of Roomba. [Compare]

  • Works on wood, carpet, tile, vinyl and linoleum, automatically adjusts
  • Wall following - uses this technique to clean the full perimeter of the room
  • Dirt detection - senses dirt and lights up the Direct Detect light
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      sandman - Posted 5:40 pm PDT 03/23/09 (486 Posts)  Report Spam

      Hours of entertainment for your cat. Pretty useless for anything else. Save your money and buy catnip, or just share your herbal cigarette second hand smoke.

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      unolegg - Posted 5:47 pm PDT 03/23/09 (118 Posts)  Report Spam

      It does the job quite well!

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      Pariah - Posted 7:26 pm PDT 03/23/09 (27 Posts)  Report Spam

      I know a couple folks who own one of these and even the older models work rather well.

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      abcd - Posted 7:51 pm PDT 03/23/09 (36 Posts)  Report Spam

      I've been using the Scooba (floor-mopping model) for years and it's great. I tried the Roomba too and it's terrible. It's just a glorified carpet-sweeper with barely any vacuum pickup.

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      maxnik - Posted 4:46 am PDT 03/24/09 (208 Posts)  Report Spam

      my works well, you just need to watch it the first time to know how it moves...

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      minwoo832 - Posted 5:40 am PDT 03/24/09 (338 Posts)  Report Spam

      #5, the point is that you're not supposed to have to know how it moves.

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      ryanryates - Posted 6:03 am PDT 03/24/09 (14 Posts)  Report Spam

      Don't buy into the hype. Take 5 minutes and vacuum your floor.

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      coronetblue - Posted 6:12 am PDT 03/24/09 (512 Posts)  Report Spam

      #7 - who's got five minutes to vacuum?

      (...oh wait, instead of reading this and replying, I could have been vacuuming!)

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      Chrisman - Posted 6:27 am PDT 03/24/09 (3166 Posts)  Report Spam

      I've owned three, and other than one battery issue (which iRobot promptly replaced) they have all been terrific. Even the oldest one is still going strong. They don't totally replace your upright vacuum, but they do keep the place tidy in between deep cleaning sessions.

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      kels83 - Posted 7:02 am PDT 03/24/09 (514 Posts)  Report Spam

      Biglots has the 560 model (refurb) for $150 in store. I think that's a better deal than the 535 model.

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