Re: Roomba and Scooba

["Andy Davies" <dajdavies@xxxxxxxxx>]

Out of curiosity, what do people see the advantage of having a robot
vacuum cleaner over a cleaner that comes around once a week and does
the whole house for you?

On Jan 22, 2008 1:08 PM, White, Peter <peter.white@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've just bought a new 5th-generation Roomba, to answer your
questions:
>
> 1. Yes :-)
> 2. Yes, on the higher-end models. I've got a 535 which allows the use
of a
> separate wireless scheduler module. The 550, which is close to the
current
> top of the range in the US, has this feature on-board. I was in Costco
at
> the weekend, and they're selling them for $279 (might have been the
560, not
> completely sure).
> 3. Yup, on all but the cheapest models. My previous Roomba was a
series 1
> from the bulk-buy I did with Mark; they've come on a LONG way since
then.
> 4. Very well. I've only had mine for a few weeks, but it has no
problem
> going from carpet to tile and vice-versa.  The better models have
> 'lighthouses', which you put at door openings (if you want to).  These
act
> as intelligent Virtual Walls, in that they'll stop Roomba from going
into
> the next room until it's spent enough time in the previous room. 
They'll
> also help guide Roomba back to the charging base.
>
> I can't answer for the Scooba, but I do know that they cannot be
scheduled.
> You can go here for a Roomba model comparison:
> http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=336
... the difference between a 560 and
> a 530 is that the former has the scheduling on-board (i.e. buttons on
the
> unit), the latter has no scheduling.  My 535 uses a wireless command
centre,
> its was a special for around $220 from one of the shopping channels
over
> here.
>
> Pete
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ho Yin Ng [mailto:architect.hoyin@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 22 January 2008 04:41
> To: ukha_d
> Subject: [ukha_d] Roomba and Scooba
>
> I am considering buying a Roomba and a Scooba for washing my rubber
floors.
> My idea would be to set it up and let it trundle around and clean the
floor
> whilst I am at work.
>
> The problem is I have never seen one and don't know of anyone who has
used
> one.
>
> 1. Does anyone on this group have either a Roomba or Scooba?
> 2. Am I able to program them as described previously so they can clean
> whilst I am out?
> 3. I assume if they run out of battery power they will return to the
cradle
> to recharge then carry on cleaning?
> 4. How does the Roomba cope with crossing door thresholds from one
room to
> another?
>
> I have seen the Roomba 560 on sale, is it worth it over the 530 - am I
right
> I needs the 560 before I do scheduling? My rooms that actually have
carpet
> is minimal my main areas are rubber. I cannot find a UK seller that
sells
> the Scooba.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ho Yin
>
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