iRobot - 980
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Last updated: Aug 29, 2025 Scoring
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"Want mapping? Roomba 980 or any 900 series roomba"
"It maps"
"Want mapping? Roomba 980 or any 900 series roomba"
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"it’s saved me 1,483hrs and 58 mins of cleaning time."
"one of my favorite things about a robot vacuum is how it can get underneath the bed and other pieces of furniture that would normally be difficult to clean under. ... i would never be able to vacuum all the way under my bed, and now it gets done every day"
"setting it on a schedule to sweep the litter box area is a huge help"
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"Fwiw my Roomba 960 still works like a champ going into year 6."
"I’ve had my Roomba 960 since 2018—still runs like a champ with regular filter and brush cleaning. ... Worth every penny."
"I say that having had a Roomba 960 since 2017. ... Honestly the 960 is still a beast. ... I have several floors, for the record…they’re not in a closed glass case. 🤣"
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"We also have 2 small dogs that shed, however, I haven’t vacuumed in over a year with the big vacuum. ... Half of the house is carpet and other half is hardwood. ... The roomba, if ran every other day, picks up all the fur and dirt and the dust bin is mostly only ever 1/4 full."
"it cleans very well ... getting all the pesky dirt we can’t even see and keeping the place tip top."
"literally NOTHING robot works like an iRobot that I’ve seen so far esp the j7 and the 988 those are the strongest in their class"
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"one of my favorite things about a robot vacuum is how it can get underneath the bed and other pieces of furniture that would normally be difficult to clean under. ... i would never be able to vacuum all the way under my bed, and now it gets done every day"
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"I get around ~~100~~ 10 hours from a roomba i7 or 980 before I need to do a deep clean and detangle. ... at which they can start getting hair into the gearbox or expand so the plastic breaks... ... Which is like 2 weeks :("
"i will have to use it to clean around my bird cage because the robot vacuum can not get all of the seeds out of the edges of the carpet"
"they don not really “deep clean ” and i still will go through and mop the edges of my hard floors and i will shampoo my carpets once in a while"
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"every week I have to flip it and clean the front wheel, the small brush that brushes dirt to the suction part and the rubber roller connections."
"I get around ~~100~~ 10 hours from a roomba i7 or 980 before I need to do a deep clean and detangle. ... at which they can start getting hair into the gearbox or expand so the plastic breaks... ... Which is like 2 weeks :("
"the Roomba get full after 1½ run so I was a bit sceptic I wouldn't have to buy a zillion bags."
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"I get around ~~100~~ 10 hours from a roomba i7 or 980 before I need to do a deep clean and detangle. ... at which they can start getting hair into the gearbox or expand so the plastic breaks... ... Which is like 2 weeks :("
"the Roomba get full after 1½ run so I was a bit sceptic I wouldn't have to buy a zillion bags."
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"if you don't need obstacles avoidance ... don't need many "smarts""
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"roomba 900 series doesnt have keep out zones"
"if you don't need obstacles avoidance ... don't need many "smarts""
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