Roborock - Q5 Pro

Q7 is outdated. Q5 is the better and even cheaper successor. Don't be fooled by the "5" vs. "7". Q8 is the same as Q5 but with obstacle avoidance. Q7 and Q5 have none. Still don't trust the Q8 avoiding pet waste. It works most of the time but never risk an accident. With the idea of running 2x a day the "+" dock is surely a must-have.

If Q7, then I would pick the latest variant Q7 M5 for the same $200. [https://www.amazon.com/roborock-Q7-M5-Anti-Tangle-APP-Controlled/dp/B0DSJ93KPD?th=1](https://www.amazon.com/roborock-Q7-M5-Anti-Tangle-APP-Controlled/dp/B0DSJ93KPD?th=1) It has improved suction power and better anti-tangling brushes. Q7 Max is comparably old and noisy. If you are very short on budget, there's a refurbished Q5 Pro here ($170) [https://www.amazon.com/roborock-Q5-Pro-DuoRoller-Navigation/dp/B0D9QF6BF2?th=1](https://www.amazon.com/roborock-Q5-Pro-DuoRoller-Navigation/dp/B0D9QF6BF2?th=1) Which would be newer and even better than Q7 Max, and much more silent. Don't fall for "5" is less than "7" because it's not. ;-) However the Q5's are about to be phased out.

Q5 is NOT an everyday mopper. The mop is completely passive, does no scrubbing, and you have to wash and mount/unmount it yourself all the time. I.e. cannot go over carpet while mop is attached. Really serious active mopping starts with Qrevo, which comes with a full automated washing dock and water management. Even much better than the standard S7+ was. You can make a good deal on this during Prime sales.

You are right. I didn't expect the Q5 still being available anywhere so I had Pro in mind.

Q5 / Q7 / Q8 aren't real combos. They have a mop add-on for occasional use. That's cheap, has no motors and consists of a plastic plate with a cloth. Worth $20 maybe, added manufacturing cost somewhat <$5. So almost all models have these add-ons so they can be sold as "combo". Real mopping starts with scrubbing robots like S8, Q10 S5 or Qrevo.

In my experience with a couple of RoboRocks in the cheap part of their line-ups, you don’t go wrong with them. I don’t know which model you’re looking at on Amazon, but both at the office and at home I currently have Q5 Pro and I really like it. The one at home (newer) has a mopping feature, but I haven’t tested it yet.

I wouldn't buy a shark from complaints I've seen on reddit, I have owned the l60 and the Q5 Pro which is pretty much the same as the Q5 Max but has the water tank. The L60 only has a 2600 mah battery compared to 5200 mah battery for the Q5 Max and the L60 seemed to bounce along low pile carpet for me and I've seen other people complain the same thing. I'm very happy with the Q5 Pro. Good Luck

As someone else said the [Roborock S5 Pro](https://www.amazon.com/roborock-Q5-Pro-DuoRoller-Navigation/dp/B0C7VLHMQR?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1) is a steal at $140.00

I have two (I have a slight split level). I got the Roborock Q5 for one floor and the Q5Pro for the second. I didn't want the "mop" when I bought the Q5 because there are rugs on that floor, but in hindsight, I should have gone with the Q5Pro again and just taken off the little mop rag. It does the job, but that one has given me more issues (disconnects from wifi randomly, gets stuck more (could be the places it goes), and the rollers have the brushes which just collect my hair and get clogged up. The capacity of the collector is smaller than the Pro version too. I have zero complaints about the Pro. And at the end of the day, I no longer have little tumblefur balls rolling around the rooms. Saves me so much time and effort to have them run every day.

I have two (I have a slight split level). I got the Roborock Q5 for one floor and the Q5Pro for the second. I didn't want the "mop" when I bought the Q5 because there are rugs on that floor, but in hindsight, I should have gone with the Q5Pro again and just taken off the little mop rag. It does the job, but that one has given me more issues (disconnects from wifi randomly, gets stuck more (could be the places it goes), and the rollers have the brushes which just collect my hair and get clogged up. The capacity of the collector is smaller than the Pro version too. I have zero complaints about the Pro. And at the end of the day, I no longer have little tumblefur balls rolling around the rooms. Saves me so much time and effort to have them run every day.

I just want the duo divide rollers and strong suction, the q5pro is great, but long hairs clock up and stop the rollers every second run. Roborock just seem to focus on the 20th model of mopping "gimmick" to flood the market. Most of us don't have 300m2 marble floors that require 180minutes of runtime.

Q5 pro has no problem on extreme high pile carpet. I mean what some users call a "shag". The robot doesn't give a fuck and take speed to jump on to it. I'd call OPs carpet a medium pile carpet.

Nope, the q5pro /max does have the duo roller that reduces hair tangle, however long hair will still tangle around the ends of them and eventually stop them from spinning. This happens every third run if i don't clear them after the second run. The Dreame/Mova uses their "Hyper-stream duo brush" which pushes the hair out to one end of the roller where it gets sucked into the bin. Roborock duo-divide brush does the same but with a single roller plit into two. This design is not as good for vacuuming as the dreame solution.

Yes. Especially with pets and/or kids. Consumers usually come online to either ask about a product like you, or ask about issues they're facing. Even if 0.01% of consumers of a million face issues that's still 10.000 owners. Some simple rules to live by. 1. Check the floor for any pet hairball or droppings. 2. Pick up anything that might get tangled in the robot. Toys and yarn for example. 3. Clean the robot(and dock) once a week or at least biweekly. I have faced four issues with both my roborocks but they were minor fixes that i did, both are running fine at 400hours runtime(q5pro) and 1500hours runtime(s5max). Most issues have been ironed out or have available solutions online.

Just get the q5pro or q8pro and remove the mop and reservoir. That's what i did. The q5pro have a larger dustbin of 770ml. Basically the same as the S8 but cheaper.

How complex depends on which robot you got. If you look at it in sections it's no that hard to diagnose and do small repairs yourself if they for some reason should break. I also have a roborock Q5pro that has run 340hours, both have had their fair share of cat puke. Outside of warranty. Let's say a motor dies for whatever reason, you should search for the part number as searching the robot itself might not always give results. Don't be afraid of taking them apart, there's many repair guides available and most robots look 90% the same inside for the features they have. Example Dreame rates their climbing arm for 30.000 cycles, that's 8 years if it climbs ten times a day.

I had the s5max and went for the q5pro and the time it took to vacuum went from 90minutes to right under 60minutes and it's quieter. The brain of the newer robots is simply faster and worth it. Mopping? Meh. Im still waiting for a smaller pure vacuuming robot but not a single company seem to care as they need to tick of the feature bingo card.

I do too, but imagine if we didn't have to if they just slimmed down one model that was vacuum only. The 350mm wide robots like the q5 is bloated and is only that large because they share a lot of the same components as the high end combo robots.

That's why you dont buy the product in the first six months if you're not rich or an enthusiast who lives new tech, you wait for bugs to be ironed out and long term user reviews. This rule applies to most appliances. I can vouch for Roborock S5max and Q5pro, the have both been mostly solid. The s5max had one hardware/firmware bug a few years ago where the battery had to be disconnected for 24 hours to reset the robot, it still works today.

Of these, the worst mopping will be the Q5 and Q8 robots, which just have stationary pads attached to the back. The S8 also has a pad attached to the back, but includes a scrubbing motion via a plate that vibrates at a high speed. It's better than the Q5 and Q8. The best mopping will be on the Qrevo and Eufy X10. They have spinning mop pads, a dock which refills the water tank on the robot from its own water tank, and also cleans the pads automatically and stores the dirty water in another tank on the dock. Of the last two, each has its strengths and weaknesses. The X10 will be better at obstacle avoidance. The Qrevo is a Roborock, which has a better reputation for quality and reliability than the Eufy, and is also rated a little better than the Eufy at a lot of things: vacuuming performance, mopping performance, etc. It also can swing out one of its mop pads for better edge and corner cleaning, something the Eufy can't do. In some cases, obstacle avoidance is really critical, in which case I'd recommend the Eufy. Otherwise, the Qrevo is likely your best bet.

Sort of. There's also the Eufy L50 and L60 models, which are almost the same except for less suction and a lower price for the L50. Also look at the new Roomba 105 and 705, many Shark models, and the Dyson 360 Vis Nav. As always, check reviews; the Roombas in particular haven't reviewed well. What's more common is a vacuum-only robot with a stationary mop pad that's just stuck on the bottom. Technically, it's a combo with mopping, but the mop is just an add-on, and can be ignored. An example of this is the Roborock Q5 Pro and Pro+, which is the Q5 Max and Max+ with a mop tacked on and a few cosmetic changes. Sometimes, the Pro is even cheaper than the Max, which makes the Pro the smart buy. Just throw the mop plate in a drawer or in the trash. Be careful, though, that you're not sacrificing dustbin space for the water tank. The very similar Roborock Q7 M5 does this, while the Pro has the water tank as part of the mop plate. The most notable model that technically supports mopping, but only as an add-on, is the SwitchBot K10+. It comes with little disposable mopping cloths that attach to hooks on the back of the robot. Ignore the cloths, and you have a very good small robot that can get into lots of tight spaces and which has been reviewed to vacuum well.

So an unknown brand just came out with a fairly pedestrian robot with stationary-pad mopping, and it has a higher rating than some of the highest-regarded robots on the market? Nope. If you really need mopping on a budget, take a look at the Dreame D10+, Eufy L60 Hybrid, or one of the Roborock Q series robots. For a big improvement in mopping for not much more money, look at the Eufy C20 or Dreame L10s Ultra series. Mova can be good, if they've solved their problem with fragile front wheels. If you don't care about mopping, look at the Eufy L60 SES or SwitchBot K10+.

Any of those should do well. I would rank those in pretty much the same order you've listed them in, with the Roborock most highly rated. The self-empty stations are a good idea if you can make it fit your budget. Without self-empty, you'll likely have to empty the robot's dustbin at least once a week, as opposed to a month or more. One minor note: if you get the Eureka, the bagless system means you'll have to spend more time cleaning the filters on the self-empty station. The other three have dust bags, which act as the filter. If you clean the filter on the Eureka regularly, it should work just as well, and you save some money on the bags.

I'll add to the vote for the Roborock Q5 Max, but there are other alternatives: many Shark robots, plus the Eufy L50, L60, C10, and E20 models. A few models put the water tank into the mop plate, and thus do not sacrifice any dustbin space for water storage. An example would be the Roborock Q5 Pro, which is basically the Q5 Max with some cosmetic changes and a mop pad. I've seen the Pro cheaper than the Max, which means you're paying more money just for the privilege of not getting a mop; ditto for the L60 SES vs. Hybrid. So that's something to consider.

Yes, it will do the job.👍 The dust bin is quite big and it's easy to remove hairs from the rollers if anything get stucked.

I use roborock q5 pro, i belive that should be in your range. I have 3 cats(2sibs) and have this running downstairs where toilets are 2x/daily and im happy. Once budget allows it a dyson handheld vacuum is also life changing xD

Good to know, thanks. Our old Wyze had to stop and recharge in our single-story house but Q5 Pro has better battery life so I think it will get the job done on a single charge no matter what setting we use.

For someone with multiple dogs that shed, it’s a godsend. I have all carpet, so I got a dual rubber roller model with high suction (Roborock q5 pro). I still vacuum with my big Dyson once or twice a week for a proper deep clean, and it does pull up a good amount of dirt, but the robot vac does do the day to day for me just fine.