iRobot Roomba 560

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 works and works well. Buy one, but get it from a store with a liberal return policy so you can exchange it when it dies.

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...

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: Great maintenance unit to use in between regular vacuumings

Cons: Short life. Customer service no longer very good.

The Bottom Line: Only buy a roomba if you're willing to clean it after each use and get a good warranty. They will break.

Review: I keep buying roombas (this is my 4th) because I love them when they work.
Unfortunately, my 2 cats and yellow lab keep the unit constantly busy. I now clean them thoroughly after every use because they end up clogged with hair if I don't . I...

Pros: Schedule capabilities, baseboard brush, and I am not vacuuming!

Cons: Noise, side brush not durable, trouble redocking, takes a long time

The Bottom Line: Get it but be prepared for some babying.

Review: Overwhelmed by a horse of a Great Dane that sheds constantly and a crawling infant that looks like it is wearing fur knee pads I set out to find a solution to my problem. After much reserch it looked like the Roomba 560 was the answer. It's onboard...

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: Worked well for the first 10 months.

Cons: Not reliable and will need replacing in a short period of time.

Review: We bought a roomba 560 a year ago. We were amazed at how well it worked. For a battery powered vacuum it really picked up dirt and pet hair. We didn't mind paying what we paid for it because it worked so well. That was until about month 11 and then...

Pros: Almost everything. Very efficient!

Cons: frequent cleaning of brushes

Review: Short & sweet.... it does exactly what you bought it to do. Roomba 560 (on your schedule) cleans the floors, goes under the furniture, close to baseboards, and around corners doing a much better job than I ever could! It docks itself, doesn't fall...