I've been thinking about getting one of these jewels: iRobot Roomba. Can anyone offer some constructive feedback?

Several of my online friends purchased them when they were on special several months ago and they loved it.

Very cool I'd love to see one in action!

Does this fall under the "no appliances" rule for the ball and chain?

No ball and chain here -- happily divorced. This comes under the heading of "I'm too frickin' lazy to vacuum".......

That sucks.

That's perfectly acceptable IMO. Now if you can get one to suck.....never mind.

Howdy All,
Sure am thinking about one. I wonder about the desert sand that the dogs bring in how often it would have to be emptied?¿

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08 Jeep Wrangler 4 door unlimited

I also wonder how loud they are...

Howdy Ron,
In the link that was in someones post I saw that question on an FAQ page. I didn't get to the answer.

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Frank X. Morris
17 Kia Niro
08 Jeep Wrangler 4 door unlimited

Thanks Frank -- it took a little hunting but I found it -- 80db.

They all have a 3x larger bin but what do they compare it with?

You can see one in action on Home Shopping Network or America's Store.

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Rick Miley
2014 Tesla Model S
2018 Tesla Model 3
2017 Nissan LEAF
Former MB: 99 E300, 86 190E 2.3, 87 300E, 80 240D, 82 204D Euro
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If I get down to my step-mom's house today to visit her, I'll check out her's and let ya know.

Sure do look cool!

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Current:
2014 VW Tiguan SEL 4Motion 43,000 miles.

2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport (wife's).

Past:
2006 Jetta TDI 135,970 miles. Sold Nov. '13.
1995 E-320 Special Edition. 220,200 miles. Sold Sept. '07.
1987 190-E 16 valve. 153,000 miles. Sold Feb. '06.
1980 300-D 225,000 miles. Donated to the National Kidney Foundation.
1980 240-D manual, 297,500 miles. Totaled by inattentive driver.

I did a fair amount of research on this a couple of months ago, because I really wanted one for myself (three cats, nuff said), and found that a lot of people were having to take theirs back several times to get a 'good one' that worked, and that the self-charging mechanism some of the newer ones have often don't work reliably. I decided based on what I saw to wait another year and see what came out and whether the new ones would turn out to have better longevityand reliability than the older ones. Plus, other makers are starting to make competing models, which might bring the price down.

If you get one, please tell us how it works out, though. They're the coolest things IMHO, if they work well.

We bought one for my mother last year, and it works great, can get thought 3 or so medium sized rooms on a charge. Every couple of months I recommend cleaning the brushes out as hair and stuff gets wound up makeing it turn slower and lowering battery life as its working harder.

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