iRobot - Roomba s9+
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"It's made a world of difference with dust on my hardwood floors."
"I seriously love iRobot hardware vacuum performance as in the amount of dirt they pick up"
"S9+ is my absolute favourite. 4 years old and still cleans like a champ."
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"I’ve had my s9 for going on six years. ... Four dogs, two homes, combo carpet and hardwood."
"S9+ is my absolute favourite. 4 years old and still cleans like a champ."
"Been using it regularly for about 6 years without a single issue."
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"I seriously love iRobot hardware vacuum performance as in the amount of dirt they pick up"
"none of them remotely clean carpet as well as the S9+"
"The only way to rock an s9, is with tractor tires…..so much better at transitions and deeper carpet."
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"I seriously love iRobot hardware vacuum performance as in the amount of dirt they pick up"
"did a fantastic job of vacuuming pet hair ... happily being busy getting up the pet hair ... I love this thing despite its flaws."
"and a Corgi and it's been an absolute beast"
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"I upgraded to a roomba with the self emptying thing and I love it."
"Now we have two good ones (iRobot) with the bin that they self empty into when they get full. ... Before we got the one with the bins, it would get full and need emptying before it finished a whole cycle. Now it goes and empties itself and then goes back to cleaning."
"Self emptying is the best upgrade ... haaaated emptying that thing constantly"
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"or the rollers don’t load up with hair and melt the CHM."
"The S9 ended up in pieces."
"our Roomba S9+ that just died."
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"before the S9/J9 were an actual nuisance with noise."
"Vacuum is so loud that it only makes sense to run when not home."
"Kind of loud on hard floors."
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"the software is absolute garbage and a vacuum is completely useless if it can navigate correctly."
"the crappy software updates, constant errors and resets broke me."
"as years went on, it developed constant software issues, which finally was its end."
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"I also have to be careful to pick everything up or it will get stuck after destroying my kids toys."
"the software is absolute garbage and a vacuum is completely useless if it can navigate correctly."
"My main complaint with the s9+ I had was that it could not navigate any of the rugs in my house. ... Could. Not. Figure. Out. A. Rug. ... Not even a 1/4" thick runner was doable."
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"or the rollers don’t load up with hair and melt the CHM."
"Good thing I had the spare chassis, because the thing also ate a string and it wrapped around the side of one roller and melted the roller and the holder into one fused piece."
"the roller hasn’t split in half like Roomba’s had a tendency of doing ... Compared to roomba where i’d spend 10 bucks per month on just rollers alone (my wifes hairs would split the middle of them)"
0101falcon 1.0S9+ Roomba also. In theory any D-shaped bot
D-shaped robots are superior in some regards, but in most they are worse. From navigation to main brush pressure, to side brush placement. It's just very difficult to make it work. It makes sense why the round ones won. That's coming from someone who owned a Neato D5 and a Roomba S9+, on black friday I will finally switch to something more sensible, a Dreame Aqua 10 Roller (maybe the Mova Z60, I will see what deal is better I guess).
80spizzarat 1.0I have three shorthair cats and live in an apartment that is mostly medium pile carpet. In my experience vacuums that have rollers with combination rubber and bristles do better at combing pet hair out of carpet fibers than ones with all rubber rollers. A lot of reviewers do pet hair tests by scattering small clumps or individual strands of hair on top of carpet and that's not the whole story in real life. The hairs work their way down into the carpet and it takes aggressive agitation and strong suction to get them out. If carpet performance is paramount, get the Dyson Visnav or if you don't mind used, the Roomba S9+. Older Roombas that bounce around randomly and have the dual rollers with a separate rubber and bristle roller are also great at carpet combing. I keep a 690 around just for that reason even though I also have had newer vac and mop combo robots.
Armadeno 1.0Hello, i have s9+ all that years from release. I readed many post about new robots and how it become better and better, but its really much better? Its worth to change or rather keep s9+ as long as it work?
yeah it works but i never was 100% happy about it, thats why i asked this question. Its really feel like completly new generation or just a little upgrade?
BoxerBoi76 1.0Mine is going strong!
BRZMonkey 1.0I guess the benefit of buying the latest is so your technology doesn't feel outdated as rapidly. The downside is a drop in reliability when you're buying the latest experimental stuff. I got an S9+ with a Braava that's held me down the last 5 years. I feel if I hadn't bought the "best" at the time the robots wouldn't have been kept for long. But the first year or two I probably went through about 5 replacements due to reliability issues. The last ones have held down much better once they got the parts and software correct. I do agree they get updated often. As I continue to search for my next combo to replace the iRobots I'm looking forward to getting a happy medium between technology, reliability backed by a proper warranty. Dreame L50 seems to be the best fit for me so far.
bulletga 1.0S9+ I bought mine used and no problems in the two years that I have had it. I like the D shape and the features. No problems vacuuming my small area rugs.
Business_Tension7248 1.0Yes, I got mine on Black Friday deal as well for 50% off. I would never have bought it otherwise... a massive upgrade over my older trusty iRobot S9+. Speaking of the obstacle avoidance, that actually might push me to another Saros for upstairs in fhe bedroom areas where my kids rooms are, or I might move the Z70 upstairs since it has the arm and have a 10R on my main floor for mopping and vacuuming.
C10_ls1 1.0I bought mine in 2020 and it’s still going. Most of any issues I’ve had with it are usually dust accumulation. Simple cleaning usually takes care of it
cblackwe93 1.0yeah minus 1 for iRobot and pet hair...I had an S9+ (released before the model u/DuckyDoodleDandy is talking about to be fair) but while it initially was good it very quickly relegated itself to being a brick in my guest room. It did fine on my hard wood floors to be fair, but on a medium pile rug it basically just pushed my dog hair around (Husky and F1 Goldendoodle) that I got so annoyed with it I just stopped using it entirely. It also tangled hair like a motherfucker and it got bad enough that it broke multiple rollers. A newer roller style like the Narwahl, Roborock would likely work far better and is what I am currently looking for. The navigation was also atrocious since its only camera based at that time and got stuck on EVERYTHING. Similarly, looking for something with lidar to help solve that and allow it to run in low light...my S9+ without full lights on looked like a drunk college kid trying to find their way back to the dorms.
ChemistryOk3898 1.0Chewy long dog hair is the worst. If you can swing the budget, the newer Roomba S-series (e.g., S9+) handles long pet hair way better than older models, less tangles and the self-empty base is clutch. Not perfect, but miles ahead of basic ones
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