Roomba s9+

S9+ It came out in 2019 and is arguably the BEST roomba for straight cleaning performance especially carpet due to its large front rollers and non restrictive rear air exhaust. It still ranks on the top for robot vacuums based on cleaning performance especially on carpet It lacks obstacle avoidance

I’ve had the Dreame L50 Pro Ultra for about two weeks now, and I’m honestly super happy with it. I upgraded from a Roomba S9+, and the difference is night and day. I was really torn between the L40s Pro Ultra, the L50 Pro Ultra, and the X50 Ultra. My home is completely flat (no thresholds/steps), so

All of the below is speculation. Why it's not available on all front-camera-based models (i.e. j5, j6, j7 too): probably just a matter of feature segmentation, just like how the PrecisionVision obstacles detection is only enabled to detect "pet waste" and wires/cables on the j6 series (it won't avoi

The 690 is like the bare bones with very old tech. When iRobot switched to the rubber beater bars that really helped with getting tangled in wires and the cleaning/tracking was much more efficient. The j series brought object detection which means it usually will go around said object. The newest se

S9 is an amazing bot, and remarkably still very much undefeated for the most part when it comes to actual cleaning performance. And to my knowledge, it’s the only robot vacuum that use HEPA filtering. That being said, there are two major complaints about the bot - the first of which is navigation. I

I think the main issue is expectations. If you're buying a $2500 vacuum you expect it to be the be-all-end-all vacuum, last one you ever have to buy. If you're buying an $800 vacuum you have more realistic expectations. Overall, all robot vacuums are maintenance devices. You still need to manually v

It really depends on your specific needs and budget. If hair pickup + low maintenance are the priority, Roborock S8 Pro Ultra (or equivalent Roborock multi-dock models like Qrevo Plus) are solid options for pet hair and a very low-touch experience. If you want proven obstacle avoidance + broad suppo

For raw cleaning power for Roombas specifically, the best for pet hair and carpet will always be the Roomba s9+, followed by the vacuum only j9+. This is excluding the new Chinese manufacturerd roomba lineup. The s9 still clears the j9 too. It’s an older robot from 2019 with no pet waste avoidance,

Honestly, this is exactly why BF/CM is the right time to upgrade. The good news is the big discounts usually do include the higher-end models with self-emptying bases (j7+, j9+, s9+), not just the basic “cable-eating” ones. The newer j-series is much better at avoiding cords and furniture, especiall

That's exactly where I am right now. I bought the Roborock Qrevo Edge last month, and it already feels kinda obselete because the newer Roborock Saros 10R seems better. Thus, I will be returning the Qrevo Edge and may wait for a flagship successor to the Saros 10R. I like the Qrevo Edge, but its obs