So many questions. Namely, how the hell does a company that was once at the top of its market let itself go to seed like this?
And secondly, why on earth what I need my fucking vacuum cleaner to be connected to the cloud?
My iRobot 650 that I bought used over a decade ago is still going strong.
They're a little high and mighty. I got banned for recommending a 650 to a tiny home owner on a budget. It maybe the most basic of them but it gets the job done in their size.
Anyway as a long-term Roomba owner and I'm talking over 10 years can make some recommendations. I do currently own a mova though
I have a "dumb" Roomba that I bought way back in 2016 on a Prime Day sale. It doesn't have any of the smart features that a lot of the newer models have. In general it's not perfect but I would say it does a pretty good job and if you don't like vacuuming as a regular chore it'll allow you to vacuum more often than you personally would which overall is a net positive.
Since moving to a bigger place a few years back, I ended up buying a Miele canister vac so that I can efficiently clean different parts of my home simultaneously. So the Roomba is vacuuming one section while I use the Miele to vacuum another section. The smaller your place the more effective a robot vacuum will be as your primary vacuum, but if you have a bigger place you'll still have to charge the vacuum after one section, then move it to another location to finish the whole house.
Someone will buy it. The product line won't go away. Regardless the vacuum will work fine for a long time even if app access is lost. I have a 2014 version I still use on the regular.
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