Roomba Combo j8 Enhanced

Two labs and two roombas here. J8+ is the newer one. The old fella is a 900 series and lives in the bedroom only now. His battery isn’t so good and he has trouble docking, but he’s still sucking in the most important ways.

Very. I run the J8+ twice a week and the 900 once a week. That keeps the hair in check.

I’ve had very few issues with my j8+ roomba from Costco. No mop. Self empty. Not the speediest: it covers 700 sq ft in an hour. Two cats and mostly hardwood with some flat/low pile area rugs and one plush area rug. Bag doesn’t fill for MONTHS.

I just returned the iRobot J8 Roomba that I bought 15 months ago. It worked fine until the last month or so. It would start a cycle and move out a few feet and then just spin in place until I paused it. I was unable to get it to start over again. I cleared it electronically and re-set it up over and over again and it just kept doing the same thing. Luckily, Costco refunded the $500ish we spent on it in June 2024. I am starting to research other brands. does anyone know about Samsung or Dyson? Thanks in advance.

We have the Roomba j8 from Costco. The first one was flaky so we went and exchanged it and the replacement has been solid. 

We just need something that's 'as good as' our Roomba J8+ on carpet, but doesn't spin in circles like a loon and need to be rebooted all the dang time. A lot of VacuumWars ratings list newer vacs with much lower carpet cleaning scores so I've no idea what would be better than and more reliable, than what we already have.

Same for my j8+, it avoids cables, then asks about them in the review step.

I have a Braava M6 that runs after my roomba j8 runs. I'm relatively happy with the pair. I kinda wish they could share maps but whatever. My gripe with the mop bots is they dont have the equivalent of the vacuum's waste bin station. If there was a way to auto-clean the pad and auto-refill the water tank, I'd be in hog heaven.

Tell me if I made the right choice! I have a 1 floor 2.5 bed (2 bedrooms + office) 2 bath which is mostly vinyl (bathrooms are tile and my walk in closet is carpeted); live alone but have a dog who’s a massive shedder. There are transitions between the bathrooms and other rooms but not otherwise. Went with the Dreame L50 Ultra; other things I considered were the L40 Ultra AE, Roborock QRevo Edge and the Eufy E28. Currently have a Roomba j8+ which struggles with the pet hair and also doesn’t mop.

I have a Roomba j8 for vacuuming and a braava for mopping. I opted to buy them separately because I feel like it's less likely to have something weird break on them. I love them. They have great mapping and they are made to avoid pet messes. They send you some images when it finishes so you can go over whether or not it was a pile of dog shit or a scrunchie that shouldn't have been there. You can then have it go back over that area after you pick up the shit or scrunchie. Costco usually has the Roomba for a great price if that's an option for you. 

Roomba Combo models are so lame compared to older iRobot products! I know, I've tried one. Highest rated are Roborock and Dreame. I'm very happy with my Dreame bots.