Roborock - Q7

I think you should buy cheap Roborocks. I just don't think this is a device that's going to last 5 or more years. Buy a cheap one, if you get 18 months out of it, get excited about getting one that has some new features. If I was paying $2,000, and my robot broke in 18 months, I would cry. We have the original Q7, and it will be 2 years old in April. We have no pets or children, and run it almost everyday at least in some rooms. It is starting to die. To me this seems like planned obsolescence. It's just starting to get lost and stop and get stuck all the time. It didn't do that at all for the first year and some months. I'd like to replace it with one of the new vacuums that has a roller mop.

Watch Just A Dad's review of this model on YouTube; he did a review weeks ago. I think the model without the empty station is cheaper than the one with it. But, I think for your case you could buy the lower model Q7 M5 without the self-empty station, which is cheaper and worth it for your small apartment as you don't have pets and mostly hard floors. But the mopping system is just dragging the pad, not vibrating like in Q10 S5, and there is no obstacle avoidance sensor. The battery capacity is 3200 mah; another robot with similar specs to the Q7 M5 with a larger battery is the Dreame D9 Max Gen 2 with a 5300 mah battery, which could go longer without recharging during the cleaning session.

Get the Roborock QR 798 or Q10 PF/VF or its + variant if you want an automatic empty station included. I'm in Southeast Asia, too! I have had a Q7 TF (similar to Q10 without a vibrating mop and obstacle avoidance) for three weeks, and I love it. I mainly use it to clean hard floors and low-pile rugs. - Q10 has two versions PF (lifting mop) and VF (vibrating mop similar to S8 Max and Saros 10). The + variants included the auto-empty station. - QR 798 is similar to QRevo S but slightly cheaper at least in my country 🇮🇩 - Xiaomi X20+ quite similar to Dreame L10 series and cheaper than QR 798 and L10 (in 🇮🇩). It already has obstacle avoidance features, but unlike Roborock Q7TF and Q10 PF/VF, it doesn't have an anti-hair tangle feature. - Xiaomi X 20 Max - Dreame L10s Ultra gen 2 All these robots use structured light sensors for obstacle avoidance. Unlike the AI camera sensor, it performs less than the latter. Structured light performs worse in detecting very small objects or objects on a high pile and carpet with complex patterns.

Maybe try the Q10V+ because you could save some money. I have a cheaper Q7 TF, which is basically Q10 PF/VF without a vibrating mop pad and obstacle avoidance sensor. It did a good job as a hard floor sweeper even in quiet settings, and it already has anti-hair tangling features, which, in my case, I never had a single human hair strand stuck for three weeks.

Oh, that's the Australian version of Q7 TF (Asia), Q7 L5 (Canada), and Q7 M5 (US). I have Q7 TF for 4 months and it works great for me. Mine has larger suction power (10000 Pa) vs Q7b (8000 Pa). The anti-tangle brush works great for human hair (but idk for pet hair since my cat is always outside). The mopping is ancient like a Swiffer, but the electronically controlled water pump valve is better than the passive/gravity one in the older Q5. I would like to have the plus version, but at that time it was out of stock, so I took one without the self-empty dock.

The reliability is also related to the brand reputation. I have a budget Roborock Q7 and for me budget model means cheap enough to be replaced if it's broken in 2 to 3 years. Try to find a model where you can easily find replacement spare parts and you can service it by yourself.

It's decent if it's used for a small room like a dorm and has no carpet at all. I have Xiaomi E5 alongside Dreame F9 and Roborock Q7, it did quite well picking up dust on hard floor (not carpet obviously). But, the less efficient gyroscope navigation drains the battery more than my F9 and Q7, and takes half an hour to clean my small studio-size dorm. My Q7 takes only 15 minutes, F9 is 20 to 30 minutes, and E5 takes 30 to 40 minutes.

We just got the q7 tf+ NZ variant of this. I only got it as my voimi v3 died. The suction is amazing but it drops it dirt as it rides along or goes over bumps and docking seems to be hit or miss, also removed the mop pad - it seemed worthless having a mop on that model. So far thoughts are that the voimi v3 was way better, even though it had only 2600k kpa vs 10000 kpa. Mind you it was only 499 nzd so 280 USD, maybe I should of got a better one!

If the Roborock has LIDAR (should have a short tower in the middle), then get that one. The G50 doesn't, and some kind of LIDAR is going to be better.

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+.

I have the q7 tf, in Thailand and spent about £125 on it and it's been on sale cheaper for like £90. 10,000 suction LiDAR, crazy price.

I have 2, one on the ground floor and one on the first floor. Both Roborock, S8 for downstairs (self cleaning mop) and a Q7 for upstairs. It has helped so so much with cleaning. It's great turning it on, going to the store for some stuff and coming back to a clean house. We have 2 cats so there is some litter on the floor sometimes, and just general dust and hair. It makes a map of your house, so if you only need a specific room to be clean you can select that. Usually I try to keep the floors free of stuff when I turn it on (I throw stuff on the sofa). But the Roborock is great with dodging clutter because of the sensors it has. Smaller stuff should be picked up since it can suck those up and get stuck. Also, careful with cords. Once the roborock pulled our playstation across the house hahaha.

My roborock q7 runs every time we leave the house and comes back home when we do if its not already there

I love our Roborock (bought in Amazon, I’ll look at what model and price it was) but it was huge pain to get on our wifi. My husband did it and was super annoyed.

We got the Q7, it is a vacuum and mop. I got it on prime day in 2024 for $219

I guess it depends on what you consider "budget friendly", maybe check out wirecutter for their current recommendations. We've had a roborock Q7 for a little over a year and paid $235 on prime day, It has vacuum and mopping capabilities but it doesn't empty itself. I have to empty it daily and sometimes it doesn't run because it didn't properly connect to the base the previous time it ran. You also have to wash out the filter once a week and clean it regularly but the app lets you know. We just have one cat but it's done a decent job collecting all the dust tracked around while we're finishing the basement. I think the Q10 is similar and costs $270 right now on Amazon.

I got the Q7 for $250 so $1800 seems absolutely insane to me but do you boo

In bezit van een Roborock Q7 met volledig station om je stofzuiger in te legen. Dweilen stelt niks voor, maar het stofzuigen gaat meer dan prima. Heb nog een Dyson voor de trap en de rest doet de Roborock. Goede app en gaat al een aantal jaar steady mee hier. Erg blij mee