iRobot Roomba 530 Robotic Vacuum

The Bottom Line: Everyone needs a Roomba, especially this 5th generation. They'll become as common as dishwashers.

Review: Oh, this Roomba is wonderful. My mother has one of the earlier models, and one of the best improvements of the 500 series is that instead of deciphering "uh-oh" beeps to know what the Roomba needs, it speaks! "Please clean the brushes," it says,...

The Bottom Line: Definitely recommend but not as a sole vacuum. I feel you'll need to back it up with the occasional human powered vacuum.

Review: My husband has a history of giving me gifts before the actual day of celebration. He gives obvious hints as to what the Christmas gift will be, he hands over the birthday gift the day he buys it. This year, though, he had me stumped. He told me he...

The Bottom Line: I would recommend this vacuum for anyone who is looking for convienience.

Review: Ever since the Roomba was introduced I was intrigued. Anything that can help me around the house is worth any amount of money. My kids and job keep me so occupied that I never have time for anything, so this was really neat when I first heard about...

The Bottom Line: Once you get it, you will love it. Be prepared to maintain it because it may vacuum by itself, but it won't clean itself.

Review: I love this machine! It cleans the daily dust throughout my kitchen, living room, family room and dining room. I bought this product because a friend of mine loved hers so much that I just had to have it too. I don't have a dog right now so I can't...

The Bottom Line: I like the Roomba, it works well. But it takes maintenance and you will still want to have another vacuum around.

Review: The bottom line:

I recommend the Roomba but it definitely is a finicky device.

Details:

Purchased Feb 08. At that point I had a cat and two floor home of around 1100 square feet. Carpeting is a typical low pile carpeting...

The Bottom Line: Make sure you know what you want and what you expect it to do before you commit.

Review: My wife is a neat freak. She comes home from work and the first thing she does (practically) is grab the broom and dustpan and SWEEPS. A couple of years back I got the idea that I would buy one of these robotic vacuums to hopefully get her to stop...

The Bottom Line: Roomba is a sturdy vacuum ready for the toughest assignment. Why waste another minute of your life vacuuming when this machine will do it for you? Highly recommend.

Review: I am not new to the world of iRobot. I have owned one since 2004. When my Roomba Discovery died, I knew I couldn't do without one and immediately went to iRobot's website to order a new one. Luckily, I noticed there was a new 500 series out and...

The Bottom Line: Good value for the money. Once you buy one, you'll be hooked.

Review: I've been interested in the Roomba since it first came out, but back then, I felt like it was probably a good idea to wait and see how it did for a while before buying one. I'm glad I waited, because this 5th. generation Roomba 530 seems to have...

The Bottom Line: It works well and saves me time but you'll still be buying replenishment parts which are an added expense. Durability is questionable.

Review: We have been big fans of the iRobot line of robotic cleaning products for a year and a half now. We've bought the Roomba and Scooba for our home and have given the Roomba and Looj as gifts. We order Scooba cleaning solution, extra batteries, and...

The Bottom Line: I would cautiously recommend it if you have no pets or pets that don't shed much. Otherwise, it may require more frequent care, negating your time savings.

Review: I have two cats, one who sheds pretty feverishly. I ran the Roomba once every day. While it did keep the carpet and floors consistently cleaner than vacuuming once per week, the biggest problem I had was with required maintanence.

I had to...