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My concern is more with Amazon making the repairability of roombas non existent. I own a non WiFi enabled roomba it's 7 years old and in that time apart from t
by rwky 4y ago
My concern is more with Amazon making the repairability of roombas non existent.
I own a non WiFi enabled roomba it's 7 years old and in that time apart from the brushes etc I've had to replace the bin and motor which cost a tenth of the cost of the whole unit.
I love the fact you can buy just about any part that might fail and fix it yourself. I don't see that being the case if any of the major tech corps buy irobot :(
- lolinder 4y agoWe bought a Roomba early this year and the factor that tipped the scales towards iRobot over others was that they still sell parts for the original Roomba, which suggested we could count on being able to repair ours well into the future. If Amazon changes that, I'll be ticked.
- cptcobalt 4y agoAbsolutely. I love how much I can repair/maintain my Roomba. It's the most maintainable device in the house, almost. There's two dogs that shed, so we're rather rough on the Roomba and Braava. It's not like core components break, it's all wear items that are very easily serviceable. (I actually desire a more top of the line, more repairable & pet-friendly Roomba.) Amazon's hardware product ethos is the exact inverse. Replace it or trade it in when it's old or dies, and buy the new one. Their hardware, even some recent Kindles, doesn't scream premium quality.