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Irobot Informative - Roomba Scheduler - Roomba Scheduler Vacuuming Robot
Roomba Scheduler Vacuuming Robot
My family has had a Roomba Discovery since Christmas 2003, and it's served us pretty well in that time. At first, we considered it like a toy or some entertainment, then we were surprised at the job it did. It doesn't replace heavy-duty vacuuming if there's a giant mess, but if you run it often enough there's not much of a chance that a mess will get very bad.
That's also what's so good about our new Roomba Scheduler. Instead of pushing a button to make it work, we can program it to make it work. The difference is we don't have to be there now. Instead of running it at night and having to listen to it whir around and bounce into walls and furniture, now we've got it programmed to run at one in the afternoon, when my wife and I are at work and the kids are usually at school. So it wakes up and vacuums and goes back to sleep in its charger, all while we're not there.
Yeah, it is a bit on the expensive side of the Roomba line (about $325), but if you've already got one, then why not upgrade to the best available? That's what we did, and I think it's worth it since we don't even have to think about vacuuming any more.
That's also what's so good about our new Roomba Scheduler. Instead of pushing a button to make it work, we can program it to make it work. The difference is we don't have to be there now. Instead of running it at night and having to listen to it whir around and bounce into walls and furniture, now we've got it programmed to run at one in the afternoon, when my wife and I are at work and the kids are usually at school. So it wakes up and vacuums and goes back to sleep in its charger, all while we're not there.
Yeah, it is a bit on the expensive side of the Roomba line (about $325), but if you've already got one, then why not upgrade to the best available? That's what we did, and I think it's worth it since we don't even have to think about vacuuming any more.
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Posted by Sparticus on 2006-06-21:
Sounds pretty neat. I may have to try one of these. How well does it avoid dropoffs like stairs?
Posted by Brenda Leah on 2006-06-21:
Neat-o
Posted by batzion7 on 2006-06-22:
Sparticus....It will not go over an edge. I love mine. All you have to do is make sure that anything that would cause a problem for a regular vaccume is out of the way. Example..fringes on rugs....I just fold my rug fringes under. The only place it my not reach is a tight corner. I just brush those out with a broom. I am going to get the Scooba also.
Posted by Anonymous on 2006-06-22:
Your review changes my perspective, huh, Roomba not gemmicky at all.
Posted by Sparticus on 2006-06-22:
I've always thought of them as gimmicky as well. But I've read a few reviews of them over the years that make me think they work. My only sticking point is the price. Wish they were a little cheaper. That and my house has multiple step-up's and down's throughout the first floor making it impossible for the robot to clean the whole area. I would have to get 3 of them for each room, which would get expensive I imagine.
Posted by markcap on 2006-07-05:
Sure, it's not the cheapest vacuum out there, but I don't think you ought to buy some piece of junk just because it's cheap. In my opinion, it's worth the price, which is actually not too bad compared to some other top of the line vacs out there.
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