Post originally by Hunter Green at 2004-12-09 08:59:23
Converted from Phorums BB System

For what it's worth, I've had several Roombae since the first one came out three years ago and I wouldn't be without one. The first model (the one pictured) was a little prone to failure of the sensors, but the Discovery (the one the review is actually named for) is much more rugged. It's true that the algorithm isn't what you'd do, and it also takes longer than you'd take, but it's quite literally press a button and walk away, and it works, so who cares if it vacuums a spot more than once? Control freaks can't stand it; they walk around following it saying "don't vacuum here, it needs to be done over there!" Everyone else just goes and does something else.

That said, if you have a lot of deep carpet, you'll spend almost as much time cleaning the brushes out as you would have spent vacuuming. The more hard floors you have, the more valuable Roomba is. I go about a month between brush cleanings myself, in a fairly large but carpet-free home.