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Ours ate the pointy end of a fishing rod after ingesting the lure and spooling the leader around the brush. Broke the tip clean off. The eufy 200 dollar version is dumb as a rock but keeps on ticking. No virtual fences it just randomly goes where it will. Makes finding it an adventure sometimes.

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We have one. They work, but it's "yet another gadget" and more and more I try to avoid gadgets (especially the kitchen where they tend to proliferate in the backs of the cupboards). Also, you have to have a pretty neat home to use one of these things. If you tend towards clutter, it can get hung

Re: [MBZ] OT - Roomba

We finally broke down and got one - the 880 model Roomba. Wife has now done the test twice - where she vacuums the space, thinks it's very clean, then sets the roomba loose - the roomba always finds more dirt and dust after she's been over it. She is very happy with it. I've replaced the battery

[MBZ] OT: Roomba

I remember the other day folks talking about Roomba vacuum cleaners and today came across this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7haDZWR3MYU It doesn't prove much of anything but I found it entertaining. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

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I bought an 880 in 2014 and have been very happy with it. It has the later rubber rollers (vs brushes), which is relevant if you have a cat, dog, vietnamese potbellied pig, etc. I have replaced the battery and the rotary sweeper, but apart from that no other issues. And no, it is not intended

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We had/have one. It was the pet hair edition, because that was supposed to be the top of the line at the time. Pretty simple to operate once it was charged up. Let it loose and over time it would map the space and become much more reliable at removing dirt. When it died, #2 boy adopted it

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We have a eufy and we love that thing. All wood floors with some rugs. Sure it chokes on legos and other random objects but after it runs it is always full of dirt and lint that would otherwise still be in the floor somewhere. 200 bucks on Amazon. Runs every day at 9am. No gimmicks, apps, programs

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We bought one years ago, clone of some type. Useless. Bin is small, work quality is terrible, and usually it would fail to park on the charger so the battery world die and the programming would fail, so in order to get it going again was a pain. Someone else already said you've got to keep the

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Like Peter said about stuff on the floor. Got one as a present recently and works great on vinyl floors. Has several faults, however, such as its bin which is too small. Came with 3 "beam" devices battery operated that will confine it to a specific area. It can be programmed via an app on

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My impression, not having had one is that they are mostly a gimmick.  It appears they take as much attention as what it would take to dust or vacuum the floor anyway.   I believe that is why so many are donated.   However there is a new one that is supposed to go back "home" and empty itself. 

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We had one, it seemed to work well enough on wood floors. It would occasionally jam itself under the couches and disappear as it just fit under. The little bin on them is not very big so it needs to be emptied often. --R Sent from iPhone > On Dec 9, 2019, at 5:19 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes

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The Fab lab in  3 lakes takes them apart and put in lektronics they can program that uses the motors and such, then they have the kids build a program to make them run a prescribed route.   Good fun. Dan Penoff via Mercedes December 9, 2019 at 4:19 AM Wondering

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I visited a friend over Thanksgiving that has one. Works great IF you have wood or tile or terazzo floors and nothing that keeps them from roaming into all the corners, etc. Would not work at my house, way too much stuff on the floor and too much carpet. Probably choke to death on cat hair

[MBZ] OT - Roomba

Wondering if anyone out there has one of these or a clone/knockoff and how they do or don’t like it. Spousal unit is hinting that she wants one, and a few people I’ve talked to that have them say they work but they’re not that great for a number of reasons. -D