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I do not own one, and I don't see the point of owning one until they can clean as well as a real vacuum. Can someone explain to me the draw?

vishnubansal 10y ago
The point is that you can setup the machine and leave home for your work. And after you come home it has already finished cleaning. However, as the restriction of the size and design, they will never clean as a vacuum like Dyson.
UnoriginalGuy 10y ago
Most people are really bad at vacuuming regularly. A robo-vac buys you more time between required vacuums. If you're happy to vacuum weekly and are already, don't buy one (seriously), but if like me you don't recall the last time you manually vacuumed then buy a $300 Xiaomi Mi and let it do your chore for you. Plus I've found that they get into places which people ignore (e.g. under the bed, bottom of the closet) and dust still acculates in those places.
- tibu 10y ago
  Can you share why you choosed the Xiaomi instead of a Roomba? Can it provide the same level of cleaning?
  - UnoriginalGuy 10y ago
    It costs $300. The Roomba "multi-room" 960 is $700 (and Neato $500). It isn't superior to the Roomba 900 series or Neato. It is just "Good Enough" and less than 1/2 the price. Ultimately it doesn't need to be better than the competition when it is cheaper than them, it just needs to basically perform its function.
- kgc 10y ago
  It doesn't seem to be available in the US?
seesomesense 10y ago
I have a cheap robot vaccum from Aldi. It cleans 90% as well as a hand held vaccuum cleaner and requires less than 10% of the time (total of time to switch on, occasional monitoring and emptying). For me, this means that my environment can be cleaned daily while I exercise or brush my teeth. Manual, time consuming, but admittedly more effective cleaning can now be done far less frequently.
petertodd 10y ago
I have hardwood floors, so for me at least it cleans as well as a "real" vacuum; doesn't take much suction to lift dirt off hardwood.
huherto 10y ago
It is easy to vacuum, so you vacuum more frequently.
gamegoblin 10y ago
I have a very old-gen roomba, but I just press the button for it to run as I walk out the door for work every day and my apartment floor is constantly spotless. It may not have amazing suction or intelligence (though I hear newer ones are smarter...), but it will randomly cross over the same spot a few dozen times during its run, and that seems to make up for it.
tinix 10y ago
If you have pets, and you or someone you live with has allergies, having a robot vacuum with a hepa filter is rather useful.
izacus 10y ago
It's a tool like a dishwasher - dishwasher doesn't clean the dishes as well as you do manually either and still needs preparation. But it does save you a lot of time. Same with a Roomba - I basically just quickly check a room to see if there's anything lying on the ground, throw it in there and come back in a hour. Clean and in meantime I can actually do my work or something more fun.

vishnubansal 10y ago

The point is that you can setup the machine and leave home for your work. And after you come home it has already finished cleaning. However, as the restriction of the size and design, they will never clean as a vacuum like Dyson.

UnoriginalGuy 10y ago

Most people are really bad at vacuuming regularly. A robo-vac buys you more time between required vacuums. If you're happy to vacuum weekly and are already, don't buy one (seriously), but if like me you don't recall the last time you manually vacuumed then buy a $300 Xiaomi Mi and let it do your chore for you. Plus I've found that they get into places which people ignore (e.g. under the bed, bottom of the closet) and dust still acculates in those places.

tibu 10y ago
Can you share why you choosed the Xiaomi instead of a Roomba? Can it provide the same level of cleaning?
- UnoriginalGuy 10y ago
  It costs $300. The Roomba "multi-room" 960 is $700 (and Neato $500). It isn't superior to the Roomba 900 series or Neato. It is just "Good Enough" and less than 1/2 the price. Ultimately it doesn't need to be better than the competition when it is cheaper than them, it just needs to basically perform its function.
kgc 10y ago
It doesn't seem to be available in the US?

seesomesense 10y ago

I have a cheap robot vaccum from Aldi. It cleans 90% as well as a hand held vaccuum cleaner and requires less than 10% of the time (total of time to switch on, occasional monitoring and emptying). For me, this means that my environment can be cleaned daily while I exercise or brush my teeth. Manual, time consuming, but admittedly more effective cleaning can now be done far less frequently.

petertodd 10y ago

I have hardwood floors, so for me at least it cleans as well as a "real" vacuum; doesn't take much suction to lift dirt off hardwood.

huherto 10y ago

It is easy to vacuum, so you vacuum more frequently.

gamegoblin 10y ago

I have a very old-gen roomba, but I just press the button for it to run as I walk out the door for work every day and my apartment floor is constantly spotless. It may not have amazing suction or intelligence (though I hear newer ones are smarter...), but it will randomly cross over the same spot a few dozen times during its run, and that seems to make up for it.

tinix 10y ago

If you have pets, and you or someone you live with has allergies, having a robot vacuum with a hepa filter is rather useful.

izacus 10y ago

It's a tool like a dishwasher - dishwasher doesn't clean the dishes as well as you do manually either and still needs preparation. But it does save you a lot of time. Same with a Roomba - I basically just quickly check a room to see if there's anything lying on the ground, throw it in there and come back in a hour. Clean and in meantime I can actually do my work or something more fun.