iRobot Roomba 4210 Bagless Robotic Vacuum

This is a good product and I use it often; when i'm home and when I leave, I will continue to use this seller and I-robot products.

I bought my Roomba Discovery in March 2007, after spending nearly a year researching the company, and the product, and sampling the conversations held in the very active Roomba chat rooms. Though hoping to be impressed, I had a healthy amount of cynicism when I finally made my purchase.

I highly recommend you read the manual cover-to-cover before you do anything with the vacuum. From my experience, some of the issues related to premature battery problems stem from the fact that eager users don't take time to do the 16-hour initial battery charge; and many people don't realize that the Roomba must be left on its charging base while the battery is installed.

It's quite simple to understand when you realize that the Roomba is always monitoring the airwaves for a command from its remote control. And since the Discovery can also be scheduled, there is a program constantly running and trying to determine whether it's time to do the vacuuming.

I have a few pets that shed lots of hair. For this, iRobot recommends you buy the "Pet Upgrade" kit, which consists of a stiffer main brush, and convenient brush cleaning device (among other items). To keep the Roomba working at peak performance, you should get into the habit of cleaning the brushes after every (or every second) vacuuming cycle.

Even though a thorough cleaning of the Roomba might take as much time as it would to push your vacuum around the house, being able to perform this cleaning from the sitting position makes it more acceptable.

With built in sensors and a pretty decent "escape" logic that allows Roomba to mostly avoid trouble spots, and then get itself out of the spots it occasionally finds itself in, Roomba runs mostly trouble-free. However, the user manual warns people not to leave things around that a normal vacuum would have trouble with... things like tangles of speaker wire, laces on shoes, and fringes on carpets. I find that if I remove small toys and light (i.e. not heavy) throw rugs from the floor, Roomba can handle most everything else.

Roomba is particularly good at getting under furniture, and it is fun to watch Roomba get under a dining room table and manoeuvre through the maze of chair legs.

I am always amazed at the amount of dirt Roomba picks up - considering I run it every second day. For those who won't mind giving the Roomba freequent clean-outs, you won't be disappointed with its performance.

I've already recommended it to friends and have purchased a second one for my mother-in-law, who is a partially disabled senior.

First let me say that I love Ebay! But, am very dissatisfied with the IRobot company. I purchased the Roomba just after the New Year. After about the 6th use my machine sounded and acted differently. It no longer picked up the dirt and dog hair. So I contacted the company and they emailed me some trouble-shooting tips. I got to the 2 tip and it said if your brushes don't move to contact customer service. So I contacted them back and come to find out even though I registered the brand new product in my name the company does not cover warranties for products not purchased from and authorized dealer and sellers on ebay are not authorized to sell with a warranty. At least if you purchase on ebay lie and register the product as Gift!! Lesson learned here. Glad that I got a good price through ebay and that I didn't pay full price for a piece of JUNK!!

In my tile-floored apartment where I live with 2 dogs, iRobot is a life saver. But the 550 or 560 models are MUCH better life savers than the 4000 series since they automatically return to their charging base instead of running out of juice under the bed or in some other inacessible location.

I love this vacuum. It works the best on hard surfaces. Don't expect it to run for the two hours that it claims in the manual. I am glad I made this purchase.

My sister has one and I liked the job it did on her.rooms. I have two dogs and a lot of dog hair,so I wanted one to vac up the hair on my hardwood floors....
Did a great job.

Awesome vaccuum. This is my second one and will never buy a conventional vaccuum again. Works great on hardwood, ceramic, and carpet. In my opinion, these clean better than any other vaccuum you can buy. Your carpets will look better than ever. Works great for cat hair too.

The seller was great. Helpful for me, an inexperienced ebay'er, and sent the merchandise quickly. Thanks!

I love this vacuum,he is my new best friend. With a dog that is constantly shedding this vacuum has been heaven for me. Being a single mom, traveling to and from work (hour each way), and 2nd "self-started" cleaning positions when my daughter is not with me I really did not have a lot of free time. Now we get home I start the Roomba and we sit back and do homework or whatever. No more dragging the big old vacuum everyday vacuuming every room then sitting down..now I jsut push a button and away it goes. I love it so much I purchased another one!!!

Overall, I was really impressed with how well it works. You'll be surprised at how much it picks up when you empty the bin. It works equally as well on hard wood, tile and carpets. It does a good job of getting under and around obstacles. It is "smarter" than I thought, It doesn't just go around bumping into things. It creates a very effective pattern.
You do have to pick up any carpets with tassles etc. It will get stuck on small dog toys and socks. It is a little noisy so we usually run it when we go out. It does occasionally require some maintainence and cleaning.
It will not totally replace vacuuming but it can cut down on how often you have to do it.

I got one used from Ebay and I regret it. It worked for half a day and the Circle Dance problem came in and it never worked again. I guess I'm the only one unlucky.
The time it worked, it was absolutely perfect. It picked up LOTS of dirt and it didn't get stuck much. Too bad it broke so easily.

I bought this Roomba to keep up with dog hair. It has served that purpose, but is much better on bare floors than on carpet. On floors the battery lasts 90+ mins. and it does a very good job getting dirt and hair.

On carpet: If you have kids and/or pets, the Roomba is really only good for 'touch ups' in between real vacuuming on carpets. It just isn't big and strong enough to pull all the hair and dirt out of the pile, & the battery lasts less than an hour on carpet.

The brushes and dust bin need to be cleaned with just about every use to keep it performing as desired.

I bought my Roomba on ebay (factory reconditoned) for half the retail price. Overall I'm happy with it and would recommend buying it at a good price, but it's not worth full retail.

I have allergies. whenever I vacuum my allergies act up. I have been researching vacuum cleaners and decided I wanted a Dyson or a Roomba. I am a single working mother and the idea that the Roomba could vacuum while i'm at work, or doing other housework was very appealing to me. I found a good price on e-bay and bought one. I couldn't be happier. My house is vacuumed more often, and sometimes more thoroughly because the roomba gets under beds, dressers... I wish i had bought one sooner. The only possible drawback is the collection chamber is small and it requires regular cleaning. No big deal- 10 minutes a week average.

Just the thing for someone who need help cleaning up after your pets. This vacuum looks small but does the job like a large vacuum. Not for everyone but if you want to have fun and clean at the same time go for it..I did and I am having fun too. Little Robotic- Big Job.

I love that I can get other things done & not spend my time vacuuming! I love that my Roomba does a great job of cleaning. The only down side is that some throw rugs get "caught", so I supervise the cleaning of those first and then get them off the floor. Also, have to get cords up off the floor, and put something into the track of my sliding door, or Roomba gets stuck. But all in all I love my Roomba, would buy it all over again, & in fact also bought the Dirt Dog for my patio & garage. Cleans a lot better than I thought it would. Plus I use it more often then I would actually vacuum anyway.

I love this roomba!!!!!! When I going out to shop and I do not feel like vacumming, I just take roomba, set it on the floor, press clean and then do my shopping. When I come back roomba is back on the charger and the floors feel so clean, and they look clean too!! I really recomend this product!! I can now check vacumming off my list!!

I was ready to have a major hernia operation. My husband has a very bad back. And here we are with a house full of dust and animal hair! What to do? We decided to try a Roomba. Best thing we ever bought. It keeps our home so clean - no more dust particles in the sunshine that comes through the windows. Forget the air purifiers.. this vacuum keeps it so clean it actually changes the air in our home! It stays in its charger at all times - always ready to serve!

Replacement for my three year old Roomba that decided to eat a pepsi cap and stripped the brushes gears. It will not replace a vacuum altogether but its great every-other day upkeep ESPECIALLY if you have pets!!!!! Fantastic on oriental rugs as well.

BOUGHT IT FOR MY DAUGHTER. SHE NEEDED AN UPGRADE AFTER ONE WEEK OF USE. WHEN SHE FINALLY GOT THAT IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN AND SHE REALLY LIKES IT. THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY NEGATIVE IS THAT WHEN YOU WANT TO CLEAN YOUR CARPET AND IT GOES CRAZY BECAUSE IT NEEDS AN UPGRADE, THAT IS VERY FRUSTRATING. THEN YOU ARE WITHOUT THE CLEANER FOR ALMOST A WEEK.

Incredible invention. Saves us tons of time and we're healthier as our house is much cleaner. We can run this thing every day and the bin is always full of pet hair.

I got the iRobot Roobmba aboout six weeks ago. I am impressed at how well it works at getting surface material off of the flooring and seems to pick up a lot of deeper dust and dirt down in the carpet. My only complaints I have are that the battery life is not the 120 minutes as advertised, it usully runs for about 45 minutes and the machine seems to have trouble finding the docking station it is automatically supposed to find on it's own when the battery gets low. Overall, a good product and very convenient. It frees me up to do other tasks.

What a wonderful way to clean your home. I just let it go and it does the work for me while I am able to do other things.

This Roomba moving so cute and funny,but working very well.It's keeping any room of my house clean.I love it.

I got my Roomba a few weeks ago, and I love it. You have to pick up the room to be vacuumed so that the Roomba does not get stuck and so that it will have access to the whole room. Then it is so easy to just turn it on and do other things while it takes care of the vacuuming for you! It transitions well from carpet to linoleum flooring. It goes underneath the couch, tables, and other furniture. The remote is handy when you want to control it to vacuum a certain area. The virtual walls are good for "blocking" a doorway, or even half a room to keep the Roomba where you want it to vacuum.

I have a 14 month old daughter, and the vacuuming almost never got done before I got the Roomba. Now I can let the Roomba vacuum one room while my daughter and I eat dinner, play in the next room, etc. Now I just need the Scooba to mop our kitchen floor!