Features
Vacuum-cleaning robot automatically adjusts to any floor surface
Counter-rotating brushes, effective vacuum, and edge-cleaning spinning side brush
Removes dirt and debris from under beds, couches, and other hard-to-reach places
Infra-red cliff sensors
rechargeable battery, 3-hour charger, and 3 filters included
Measures approximately 13 by 13 by 4 inches
1-year limited warranty
iRobot Roomba 400 Vacuum-Cleaning Robot, Orange
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Exactly a year after I bought the battery died. Now that you won t 'maintain the load at all. Ryou think that would slowly replace the battery? Seems not. Is it 's ref iRobot If a timer inside, that killed the battery after a year you want exactly. RI hate when manufacturers do this. Let the batteries follow its due course. RWhat a waste of resources!
I know very little about the iRobot Roomba Before I bought it, and to tell the truth I Was a bit skeptical. Kilogram using it for the first time I Was amazed at the amount of dirt It Was able to pick up - and then this-I Was Only clean the room with my ordinary vacuum cleaner. This item is definitely worth the money.
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I Was as big a Skeptic of the Roomba as Probably Anyone Out There. My uninformed perception Was That It Was Nothing but an expensive Novelty and couldnâ 't Possibly clean very well. It wasn 't Until my boss (Who ' s pragmatic as an individual as I 'has ever met) raved about historical Roomba That I Decided to give it a shot. R ri 'is owned mine for about two months now, and I can ' t imagine it Without Being. There 'sa reason These Things Have Such high ratings where Actually Amazon-they work. It won 't replace your regular vacuum, But It ' ll relegate it to the corner of your closet for a month at a time. R rthe Roomba ISN 't perfect and Brings Some minor Though Annoyances with it. Other reviewers Have As Pointed out, gold bi-weekly monthly maintenance is required to keep the Roomba Functioning properly. Also, the manufacturer 's Recommendation That the filter is in the Roomba Replaced Every month or two gold, and although the process is trivial, the filters are Approximately 4 to 5 bucks a pop. R ri 'Also is found, no common as would suggest, That Perform Best When the Roomba confined to Smaller areas. I live in a small apartment, and the first time I Used the Roomba and let it loose in the living room, and it haphazardly Traveled from room to room Until ITS dihedral battery, Never Really Was Doing What I Felt an acceptable job in Any one room. R ri 'Since altered my routine is to Confine the Roomba to a particular section of the apartment, and it does an Impeccable job. And just carry it to whichever section of the apartment I want it to vacuum and turn it on Before I leave for work. In this way, I Cover The Entire apartment in three day cycles. Note That There are other (more "capital-intensive " and elegant) Strategies That people come to take for efficient cleaning Roomba, this is just mine. R RMY Vayacamping years Skeptics Out There tone is to just try the Roomba for yourself. If you 're not convincing That It ' s The Next Best Thing Since Sliced Bread, Then You 'll definitely be in the overwhelming minority. Also, if You Have farts of years kind, apples double the previous statement to you.
I live in a 900 square meter apartment, which has mostly hardwood floors on foot, with a small area of carpet in every room. (Rther Without fringe on the rugs) r are basically three rooms that we use for this, the living room, bedroom, home office small 10 x 10, and a long corridor. R rSimply work this thing, and works well. I REACH it off, sat in it 's starting point in the room, you will immediately notice the pattern of the room from it ' s previous cleaning. R RIT took me a while to sell my wife on this product, but after they saw how effective it under the bed, cleaned, no need to get in there with Swiffer 's, it was sold ! R rThe only real disadvantage of the Roomba, seems to be something that takes extra long to clean the device. They offer a small tool to cut hair from the rolls, and you can split the roles, but it is a bit chaotic. For me, it 's worth on a product that provides such a thorough job. It really is very clever and ultimately saves time at the end.
I wonder why I do not t 'buy Roomba fast. This is the basic model Roomba But with a good clean and easy to maintain, And That 's important to me. From $ 149, I still think it 'good value (although I Wish It Was When I buy Are sales of $ 70 something!). The only complaint I Have Is That a Battery That Came With it only runs about 40 minutes each time. That Cleanse and only one room. Do I have to wait two hours to recharge before the Roomba to clean other rooms. In addition, replacement filters are expensive. But I did what I do is wash the filter after use each, and that s 'like new again (while the filter drying, others can be used). Conversely Than Replacing filters every month, I hope it will last for several months.
Watch the video here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R12EQSQAYME7M9 someone would have created a video review of this thing, but so far nobody has. So I did it myself. Probably you will find somewhere in the description. Anyway ... R rI won 't telling you the trouble you know from the description. Everything in the description is correct, except one thing, r RThe color! It 's not even close to orange. Not even a little bit. C 'is red! I called iRobot tech support because I had a question about the purchase of an accessory. I told them it was told the product title and orange they told me they don 't make it one of Orange. Well, red will. R rSure to you to be lazy and not vacuum your floors and carpets, but it has a cost. You must keep the filter (3 for $ 20 dollars) and you must remove the hair that will inevitably become tangled around the brushes, wheels, bearings, etc. and, inevitably, you must replace these items. Maintenance is a breeze with this machine well. They will ease the task. Delivered t right hand and did take an engineer to understand. It 's all true base. I 'm getting very much to do. In fact, it takes me about 5-6 minutes to complete the maintenance is still much better than does vacuuming my floors. R rThis thing is loaded with options that t they don 't give you and to use these options, you will need to purchase accessories (remotes, programmers, virtual walls, pet hair brushes, etc..) However It 's so much fun. For me, it 's more than just empty. In fact, this thing is Bluetooth capable, can you whistle while he works. It thunders SA 'he hacks for those of you who like to customize. T R rDon 'be mad if the purchase of accessories and until you ' ve used was time to test drive it a few Times. Read the fine print on the "virtual walls " and you ll 've discovered that if you ' m at the base for this unit, the Virtual Walls can create conflict if re 'not correctly positioned. In addition, the virtual walls require batteries. I just use a piece of wood on the ground to keep the robot in the room of the purchase of a $ 40 dollar virtual wall INSTEAD. If you 's go buy all the accessories for it, I recommend the home base load (I know is that the house can drive itself) kit and brush pet hair (sold separately ). R rThis thing is awesome and I feel so modern to have a robot clean my floors. My dog wants to play with her. R ref If my star or need to change this thing falls apart or something goes wrong, I'll come back and update this review for you.
I was skeptical about how well the Roomba would clean, but I decided to give it a shot. I am so glad that I do! This was probably the smartest purchase that I have ever made. I also own a Dyson DC17 Animal Cleanse, like an animal. However, my Roomba is so easy to use and clean so well that I wish I'd saved my money on the Dyson and have purchased the Roomba from the beginning. This model doesn 't have all the beautiful and whistles that have some of the more expensive devices, but works perfectly for me. It is so easy to use, that a child could use it. Simply download it and put it in the middle of a room and press the Clean button. It starts with the large open area of the room by a spiral in motion until it hits something and then it will all go around corners. It takes a while to a large room like a champion, but to clean it clean. It has a decent size tank, so that you 'don t have to empty it too often, maybe once an hour or so. The color is a bit different than shown, and I think it looks better than the picture it is just. This device comes with a cleaning brush and three extra filters, which add extra to the total value. Everything must be incorporated into the soil. Sometimes we get TO for it will stand up electric wires and move caught stuck in them. But you don 't have to worry about it too much, because the unity of itself off if it gets stuck or is there something until isn ' t normally sweeps. Do you have family members in the household that have long hair, then it is wrapped around the brush is like a normal vacuum, and you will have to remove it every once in a while. This would be a great gift to one of those people, so have pretty much everything, because I think anyone would appreciate a Roomba. The only thing I wish that came with it, the invisible walls, so that I do I will to think some shopping.
First, I like the Roomba 400. It 's much cheaper than the 500 series, and gets the job done in my home. R Nero notes about batteries. I have two models in it. One has NiCD NiMH battery instead of, what is the standard assumes that recently sold Roomba 400 model. However, there is an advantage to the NiCd battery: it doesn t 'discharge as soon as the NiMH battery pack. In INET, can only be recharged, take it out of the Roomba, and leave it for weeks without losing load. I have only to ensure full compliance when you run Given the possible "" memory effect "of NiCd battery type. R rSecondly, the bottom of the walls of my case of potholes on the stretch marks because they are black Roomba Roomba is running it too hard. Also, when I check after it 's done vacuuming, I think it ' s eaten a lot of rugs. I 'm not sure if it hopes to do, but it seems most noticeable on the Roomba Because there are two separate compartments for fine dust particles and so the thicker brush pick up. I R rI 'decided to address the spate of the wall through the purchase of adhesive foam and place it on the bumper. It 's working well now. I bought it from a place called roombaexchange.com, and I just prefer to buy my own if I could find anywhere else that has similar adhesive foam that can only cut the one on my own Because from roombaexchange.com doesn 't cover what enough on the top of the bumper guard. R rOverall, but not like having to manually vacuum, iRobot would really want a more standard used for the battery because the battery 's the form of ownership is much more expensive than it should be. In fact, there are manufacturers that sell replacement batteries Roomba even more durable and lightweight Li-ion batteries, with varying degrees of success. R rI also wish that I did not t 'have to pay a couple hundred $ $ more for the 500 series that apparently collides with the walls without much force. The foam bumper guard has been working well, but I had to remove my roomba When she died, and I had to send in an exchange. R rand that's another story. iRobot with their customer service is slow. Once you email them, they can respond quickly to the top. Their responses then get very slow to the point where he is not sure if it ever going to respond. R rEventually, I have my RMA number after a week, she sent in, and received a new secured after another week. R RSO care. If you ever need customer service, you 'll probably feel frustrated. $ R rFor 100, however, the model 400 is much more profitable than the 500 series, and I have two of them can be used simultaneously. R rWhen runs smoothly, 's worth it. But oz breaks, you 're in for some headaches of its customer service. R r ------------------------- r rUpdate: After about six months ago I know, I have some new prospects. There are areas on the wheels and brushes that collect dust. In fact, the area under the wheels so much dust that collected roomba began to jump and stop on their own "a few seconds later I started to support. R rRoomba technology did not give me the right advice on how to solve this problem. Instead, after I used my home vacuum to clean the inside of the back wheels started to work again. Another requirement for cleaning this vacuum cleaner is very poor design, but the good side, now that I know this I vacuum the bottom of my Roomba have oz about HAD months and no problem. I don 't know if the 500 series are susceptible to this problem, but still get a 400x series-saving price. R r ----------------- --------..
I have a vacuum right and really liked it. In fact, I bought one for the upstairs of my house, so no one in the SECOND floor. This frees me to other things so much. Yes, I have to take the thing that fell on the floor ~ Would like hangers, socks, etc ... but I have to do also with the upright vacuum. Also, I just removed my carpet with a tassel on Them .... It Was Worth It! With two cats, two girls with long hair and my hubby who likes to eat chips in the study, this incredible job every time. The next purchase is Going to Be ... What Does Scooba mopping my kitchen floor!
I love it! He goes to places that I can get t 'plus two (arthritis). I turn it loose in the room and close the door. Purify it under the bed where I have a Hard Time Getting. And he does a great job. I can 'believe how much it takes (including cat hair). I let it run around the other rooms too, including the kitchen, laundry, bathrooms and have vinyl. I might even buy a 2nd! Plus my cats love it!
When the Roomba 400 arrived I was enthralled with the Novelty of it. It works very well Indeed. But it soon I Complaints That Saves me time and effort it ONLY Pls vacuums the kitchen floor. In there I have to pick up the dogs 'water bowls, etc., And then it Can get to work. BUT .. all my rugs throughout the house are handmade and have fringes. As the directions say, it stalls on the fringe so the fringes have to be tucked under the rug. The time it takes me to do that is longer, and harder on my BACK, than it takes me to get out my vacuum and upright vacuum in the regular way. So Basically, what i bought was an expensive way to vacuum the kitchen floor. If you have wall to wall or bare floors Might it suits you very well, but Because of its erratic movements it takes a long time to vacuum an average room.
I empty my fellow addicts this review. R1. I got this Roomba for $ 70 r2. Roddy (Roomba) is awesome. R rBasically because of the ease of use that can be run everyday with little time, the room is much cleaner that definitely will pass from one extremely powerful Dyson.
I loved my Roomba, it was the entry level model and didn 't have the docking station. It worked great for cleaning non-model used, it was interesting. It was a bit much, but hey it's empty '. Ri-he used a little less than a month when it happened. I had started and he had been going for almost an hour, so I knew the batteries were near death. I forgot him for a few minutes I heard the beep, then give it to you that it is battery 's were low. When I went to retrieve it, beep me to the stair carpet and the bottom of the stairs Multiply was poor Roomba parts. Of course, he had obtained the contents were divided on the stairs. RThe poor Roomba died. Ri recommends the product, but I would like to invest a bit more in a better model.
I have nothing but praise for the Roomba. Anyway, I happened to have a problem charging from day one. Roomba said they would sail out of the box to return. Never received a replacement! Called and asked what was the status of the replacement. I was told that they had some delays and email will follow with instructions. This was ordered on December 9, 2008 and today is March 25th! Still no resolve R rWell I only discuss their most recent emails! And I see me to send the Roomba back before they would ship out a replacement. THIS is in the last few lines from !!!!! Only slightly bent-mail today with iRobot. Can you tell?
I bought the Roomba for my small apartment to stay during the week while working. This little machine is great! I could have spent less on a standard vacuum, but the probability that I 'd you drag it over once or twice a year is remote. The Roomba but I just turn and forget about it. When you return to the place all I do is dump the garbage in the CollECTeR and plug the gap back to the load.
It's kind of neat the way they bumble their way around the house vacuuming as it goes. He misses some things unless you let it run for a long, long time, but it takes an incredible amount of dust and hair. It has to be emptied frequently, but it is much easier to use than a regular vacuum. Our dogs track in a lot of dirt and I also I know it gets used a lot. Its nice to be able to walk barefoot without Our room Our feet away before going to bed. Dogs and cats are used to it now, but still give it a wide berth. We need a few things in the corners, but does a great job under beds and other furniture.
Roomba I have been wanting forever, but not t 'know who HAD one .... But Who Is Running the Amazon deal so I Said What ... if I do not t 'like that I would send back. Well this thing ROCKS! I Wish I Had bought it the year in August I have been away from the dust of two to three times a week to once a week! Just because I want to ... I too freak ma 'neat! That does not t 'change your vacuum cleaner because it doesn t suck ' .... ITS more than .... COMPANY sweeper But beautiful! Since I bought mine my mother and my Boss Is Also buy one. My mother was never going to vacuum more ... he swears by hers .. My best to also! My boss was even talking about buying One That scrub the floor. It goes anywhere and Every WHERE and freezes when trying to get unstuck COMPANY .... The best and if you Can 't it a bell for you to come get it. So, if you're thinking about getting one .... GET IT! You wont b disappointed!
It is a machine that is easy to work with them. Although there are not many luxury features, but is good enough to finish the job of ITS. Just learn a bit how it works, then it will save tons of time and inconvenience. Images in this price, how long can you save, then you believe what you say worthwhile.
It takes a big vacuum! But I Did for Itself Because watching it caught under furniture a few and I think to go in the same place repeatedly. I HAVE to pick it up and placed in an area that HAD is not That Touched After 15 minutes. If you are in a bedroom with the door closed Than did a great job, but in the living room dining room combo is when exposed EVERYWHERE. I'll buy this for yourself or someone else, but buy a docking station that is as true to it.
Purchased as a Christmas present for my wife, it was very fast and delivered in perfect condition. she loves it, we have a Labrador Retriever, the Roomba really did clean up the daily deposits of dirt and dog hair quickly and easily. Just working on our carpet, parquet, tiles and.
Excellent team. I got a good price, and since bought the pier and the virtual walls. Please remember that this is the basic model so you have enough for the Roomba was and that's it. But even after the gap seems to always find something that I will run for the job so does its job pls i 'm gone. Now I'm vacuuming and less worrying if my floors are clean!
I bought this for my aging mom, whose eyesight is going but of course she denies it. On each of the two days I got to visit, we set forth in Roomba free 'clean ' apartment and left for a while. Both days it was absolutely full of dust bunnies and other detritus when we came back. The one-button controls and ease of emptying are a real plus.
The iRobot Roomba 400 major works, and my wife loves it. He won 't take everything, and t doesn' have near the suction power of a normal vacuum cleaner, but leave it for twenty minutes and does the job. My only complaint is that the 400 t model doesn 'operate fully with the Roomba 4900 Self-Charging Drive-in Home Base. The 400 model doesn 't have the technology to discover or return to home base, or a button to tell him to do, so the Roomba 400 will be executed until its battery runs down and ends up as stop anywhere in the room. You must manually set the Roomba 400 on the house to pay for $ 50 + and the starting point is a loss for this model.
I love to watch this work Roomba. My cat loves it too, with wood floors 's awsome.