ECOVACS - N79W

I have a few ecovacs deebot n79s, and a deebot slim, never had and issues with any of these.

I feel like most people only post here when they've just purchased a vac or are thinking about buying one. I'd love to hear what models you've been using for YEARS, and how they've treated you. Here's mine (short list): Ecovacs Deebot N79S - bought July 2020, used until 2024. This thing served me well, I had to replace the battery and other parts a couple times, eventually it just made such an annoying squeaky belt noise I had to stop For the price ($140usd) I think it was a good value. Eufy L60 - bought Apr 2024. I loved this thing but in recent days it's started going in circles and thinking it's stuck. It definitely doesn't have anything. obstructing the wheels. Searched this sub and someone else had to replace the wheels to fix it. I'm not sure about the durability of this thing, so I'm pretty annoyed. ($250 USD, not good value)

We started with one iRobot, it worked great! Later decided on a brava (iRobot mop) and it worked amazingly! I was in my doctorate program and didn’t have time to clean the floors. We have two small dogs and five children. The floors are one thing I don’t have to worry about anymore. We recently moved and purchased two combo vacuum and mop, one is iRobot and the other is ecovacs. I like the ecovac more, it seems smarter, however they both do a great job. We have three stories so there are robot vacuum on each floor, they run every day, this keeps the stairs pretty clean and I vacuum the stairs once a week. Our original robot is eight years old and runs fine with daily use.

I run my whole smart home primarily on smartthings, about 150 devices, so it can definitely work as a great platform. One of the problems though, is that any premium device type that Samsung makes (Washer, dryer, vacuum, tv) they always make the third party integrations either not function or be pretty much useless if it does. They want you to buy the Samsung stuff at a $$ premium. For a vacuum I use an ecovacs vacuum mop combo. It doesn't work with smartthings, but because my robot vacuum doesn't really need to interact with anything else, it's never been an issue. Highly recommend ecovacs, roborock, or eufy as brands.