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A few more of the latest Amazon reviews. Wow, people love their Roombas.

5.0 out of 5 stars iRobot Roomba, August 6, 2012
By LibbyT - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iRobot Roomba 770 Vacuum Cleaning Robot (Misc.)
I love my Roomba. Works great for picking up dog and cat hair from carpet, wood, and tile floors. When a part broke I filed an online complaint and received the replacement in the mail at no charge.
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5.0 out of 5 stars All that I'd hoped for, August 6, 2012
By erica (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iRobot Roomba 770 Vacuum Cleaning Robot (Misc.)
These reviews helped me take the plunge, so I thought I'd add my own.

This was easy to set up -- it was already cleaning my floor as I sat to watch the video. As a test I ran my upright (not a Dyson; more like "top of the line Wal-Mart" quality) to see if the Roomba would find more. It did -- partly because it could reach places I couldn't, like under heavy furniture or right up next to the walls; but even the main traffic areas seemed noticeably cleaner. I think it's just persistent. As other reviewers have noted, it is also quiet. That's a big plus for me.

I have long hair. On my upright vacuums the brushes were hard enough to get to that I usually waited for that burning smell. On the Roomba the brushes and filters are very easy to get to. One of the cleaning tools provided has a small blade that slices through the hair so I can brush it off. A can of compressed air seems perfect for the filters. As advertised, the invisible walls work well and it doesn't fall down the stairs.

The reason I wanted this product is that my husband and I are busy enough that we don't prioritize housecleaning. With this aspect I'm thrilled. Because the Roomba is going to go right up to areas I would avoid, I spend a good bit of time clearing clutter that would be in its path. I also spend more time cleaning the brushes, as I said above. In all I am spending about as much time on vacuuming as I would have with the upright, but the results are so much better: I've been forced to clear the clutter, the carpet is cleaner, there's less dust, and since the brushes are being cleaned I hope it will last longer.

(Thank you iRobot!)
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5.0 out of 5 stars first impressions, August 3, 2012
By Denis - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iRobot Roomba 770 Vacuum Cleaning Robot (Misc.)
good assistant for cleaning the apartment. Only wash the floors and to clean the roomba on'e a week. it very smart item. it studied the first week of work. then clean more quickly and did not stick. We program to clean 3 time a week. I think it's enough.
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5.0 out of 5 stars My new hero, July 31, 2012
By Earl - See all my reviews
This review is from: iRobot Roomba 770 Vacuum Cleaning Robot (Misc.)
This does everything I am to lazy to do...IE...vacuum. I turn it on when I leave and empty it when I get home. My floors have never been cleaner. I Love it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE THIS THING., July 26, 2012
By Nettabird (Champaign, IL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: iRobot Roomba 770 Vacuum Cleaning Robot (Misc.)
This is awesome! I hit the button when my toddler (who is afraid of it, but she'll get used to it) and I leave the apartment and when we come back there are fresh vacuum lines all over the carpets! Helps me keep clutter off the floor, too, since I know it's going to hit everywhere. Now I'm looking at a scooba too. Soon as I have more than 20 square feet of linoleum...

Here's how it decides which way to go, since I know a lot of people are confused: it's random, which *is* the most efficient method for a computer to figure out how to cover an entire floor, according to my husband who works in computer science. It's an easy enough problem in computer science to make an algorithm for figuring out how to determine if an obstacle is a wall or a chair leg, so it does that too. You might think it would be more efficient to map out the room and then just go back and forth, but it's actually really difficult to develop the step-by-step method that a computer needs in order to figure that out. Plus, you'd have to leave everything in exactly the same place.

I've seen complaints on some Roomba reviews about how you have to clean the brushes and filter every week, and how often you have to empty the bin. I don't get it. This thing VACUUMS YOUR FLOORS FOR YOU. You have to do the same maintenance on a vacuum that requires you to push it across the floor. Such a shame that the makers of this ROBOT IN YOUR HOME are still bound by the laws of physics and current computer technology...
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