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Irobot Roomba?

Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 11:49 pm
by northvibe
Anyone have one? how do you like it? Think I may get one here, just to have do the light cleaning while I am away at work.

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:39 am
by northvibe
you guys are too slow, I just ordered it.

Re: (northvibe)

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:49 am
by BlueCrush
Quote, originally posted by northvibe »you guys are too slow, I just ordered it.LOL! Patience is a Virtue you do not have. Haha!

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:05 am
by ramenboy...
damn! give us time to reply!!!!!!my buddy had one. it wasn't bad cleaning. but instead of him being able to do something else, he'd just stand there and watch it clean. are you gonna put a TRD cai on it? might clean faster!!!!

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:07 am
by northvibe
TRD batteries and TRD intake filter omgz it will have more hp than snowblower! well i can hack it to my wii mote so i can control it while i play wii and well...the vacuum we have in the house is meh...and this will keep my room floor clean on the daily so the ladies will think im awesome

Re: (northvibe)

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:15 am
by ramenboy...
Quote, originally posted by northvibe »TRD batteries and TRD intake filter omgz it will have more hp than snowblower! well i can hack it to my wii mote so i can control it while i play wii and well...the vacuum we have in the house is meh...and this will keep my room floor clean on the daily so the ladies will think im awesome ha!!! at least you've got your priorities straightroomba cai FTW

Re: (ramenboy...)

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:26 am
by NibCrom
If you still need a regular good vacuum, get a Dyson. I wouldn't recommend anything else.

Re: (NibCrom)

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:33 am
by northvibe
Quote, originally posted by NibCrom »If you still need a regular good vacuum, get a Dyson. I wouldn't recommend anything else.yes thats what i keep hearing...the issue is im a geek and i can hack this.... i cant hack a dyson

Re: (northvibe)

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:48 am
by Whelan
I still don't think it's worth the money. Hence me and my fiance registered for the Ferrari of vacuums. The Dyson!

Re: (NibCrom)

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:49 am
by BlueCrush
Dyson is the best. Too bad they cost Eleventy Billion Dollars. I would want the Animal Hair Model which costs $500. No thanks. I'll stick with my $50 Dirt Devil Vacuum that is now 8 years old and still works like a champ.

Re: (northvibe)

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:49 am
by kunkstyle
Quote, originally posted by northvibe »i cant hack a dyson You're just not trying hard enough.

Re: (northvibe)

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:51 am
by BlueCrush
Quote, originally posted by northvibe »yes thats what i keep hearing...the issue is im a geek and i can hack this.... i cant hack a dyson If you do hack a Dyson, the suction it creates can open up a worm hole in the time-space continuum. So, be careful...

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:55 am
by northvibe
dont worry ill solder the flux capacitor inline so the worm hole doesnt have that much pull on humans....only dust dang no one has a roomba? lame..im going to make it clean my car...

Re: (northvibe)

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:26 am
by NibCrom
Quote, originally posted by northvibe »dont worry ill solder the flux capacitor inline so the worm hole doesnt have that much pull on humans....only dust dang no one has a roomba? lame..im going to make it clean my car...I don't know if you're being serious, but I'm pretty sure it has no chance of cleaning your car. My mother in law has one, and it picks up a lot of dog hair around their house, but it would be useless in a car.

Re: (NibCrom)

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 3:03 am
by kunkstyle
Quote, originally posted by northvibe »dang no one has a roomba? lame..im going to make it clean my car...I was looking at one when we bought new vac last year, but any reviews I saw said it's a better 2nd vac than a single vac. However if you're just using it for your room, it should be fine. Quote, originally posted by NibCrom »I don't know if you're being serious, but I'm pretty sure it has no chance of cleaning your car. +1Hacked Dyson FTW!

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 3:49 am
by engineertwin2
My fiancee and I have a Roomba. Woot has one today (11/14) for $99 with the scheduler (it is a refurb though).We like it ok. They aren't really designed to deal with the quantities of dog hair we tend to have - or the type. It's mostly the long hair from our pomeranian mix that gets stuck in the axles and then end up causing the guide wheel to drag. That kills the battery life.Speaking of batteries, they don't last as long (lifetime wise) as I'd like given that we got maybe 18 charges before it needed to be replaced. Rumor has it the newer batteries last longer.If I had it all over to do again, I'd still have to let the (future) wife decide...

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 4:08 am
by northvibe
hahha i was totally kidding about the car cleaning. My townhome is mostly short carpet, no pet yet, but we will be fostering a cat for like 5-6 months soon. I just thought it would be nice to have a slightly cleaner floor as when i mod things i get little crap on the floor, so it would be perfect.I like hardware hacking so the battery thing will be a no issue and yes i did get it off woot

Re: (northvibe)

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 5:00 am
by Whelan
Don't the new ones have an auto return feature where when the battery is low it goes back to the charger on its own.

Re: (Whelan)

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 5:27 am
by northvibe
Quote, originally posted by Whelan »Don't the new ones have an auto return feature where when the battery is low it goes back to the charger on its own.huh...thought they always did that. :S

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 5:51 am
by 18stars
I had one....it was "okay"....didn't save me a lot of time or do a better job than a cheap Hoover....I had it replaced once after it broke....the 2nd time it broke I threw it away.....it was a cool toy and depending on your room configuations and house size it might be more worthwhile....I'm sure they also continue to improve them so hopefully yours won't be so prone to problems......good luck with it.

Re: (Whelan)

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 6:09 am
by engineertwin2
Quote, originally posted by Whelan »Don't the new ones have an auto return feature where when the battery is low it goes back to the charger on its own.Only if they got enough batteries to make it there...

Re: (engineertwin2)

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 10:47 pm
by Whelan
Quote, originally posted by engineertwin2 »Only if they got enough batteries to make it there...Awesome, so you have to go looking for it like a set of lost keys, lol!

Re: (Whelan)

Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 12:23 am
by kunkstyle
That's half the fun.

Re: (kunkstyle)

Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 12:41 am
by 02csnow
I was thinking about getting one. Just wondering how good they are at cleaning. Moving into a 3 story, so I really dont want to carry a vacumm up all the stairs.

Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 12:48 am
by northvibe
the friends I have that have one say, its a good "daily cleaner" does a good job, but if you want it ultra clean nothing beats the real vacuum. they have 3 cats and their living room with just a roomba is always clean...works for me wake up, push button, leave for work, get home to a clean floor

Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:37 am
by Sublimewind
I just read a post on another foum about one and the "dog" didn't like it very much, SO much so, it decided to plop a BIG stinky RIGHT in front if it... Well the Romba though "oh, a BIG mess for me to clean up" and went round and round on it.... Yeah, the guy tossed it... he said trying to clean it was completely out of the question... BEWARE.... lol

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:50 am
by northvibe
i just got it today in the mail...DANG this thing is big..like ok i could measure it, but the tape measure is across the room...um maybe 12-16 inches in diameter. im gonna have to start picking up the computer/electronics wiring so it can clean my room in like 10 min hahah

Re: (northvibe)

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 12:50 pm
by 02csnow
Let me know what you think of it Parnell. Debating if I should get one or not.