Roomba j8+ (8550)

I have a iRobot j8+ from Costco. Works great for my needs. It only vacuums and has auto-empty and obstacle avoidance.

Should I mention that I’m getting a Dreame Govac 508 soon and hoping to do this. Had an iRobot J8+ with the separate mop bin and that’s what I would use. But since that was self contained it’s a different story.

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.