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iRobot Roomba 530 Robotic Vacuum with Virtual Wall
$159.99 + $5 Shipping
Condition: Refurbished

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Bot Of Cleaning

Oh, GOODY!!!

ROOMBA!

Aw, how cute; the traditional Roomba!

Skip Roomba and get a Mint (at least for flat surfaces). Take it from me

It's not a Woot-Off without a Roomba or 6

again with the Roomba? How many of these things can there be? I think this is an older model, isn't it?

Feels like an old school woot-off. Rokus and Roombas OH MY! Now I just need to see a flurry of Sansas...and a leak frog

Got this for my mom on a previous woot-off, and she *loves* it! I also bought a special pet-hair kit on ebay because she has cats, and it's very good. Just be aware you have to clean the spinning parts frequently if you have pet hair getting stuck around them.

Roomba! I thought you were gone forever. Were you in rehab? Touching Write-up. It's good to have roomba back in the woot fambly!

Have a Roomba and Love it but the 500 series is quite old now and we've had battery issues with both of ours. (510 and 530)

We had to get rid of the 530 because it just wasn't working anymore. We still have the 510 but it's battery doesn't last long at all anymore.

If I had more than 42 ft2 of carpet in my house I'd consider it. Guess I can go get lunch now.

Amazon has a new white Roomba 530 for $300. 4 stars rating with a ton of reviews.

http://www.amazon.com/iRobot-530-Roomba-Vacuuming-Robot/dp/B000UU7TZE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1335281697&sr=8-3

Have it, love it, still does great over a year and a half later with some basic maintenance. The battery will have to be replaced at around 6 to 8 months. I switched to the 3 bladed brush instead of the 6 because it was getting caught on my rugs too easily. That helped a ton.

Get the upgraded Aerovac bin, it helped immensely and increased the amount of crud that it picked up.

It's no replacement for regular vacuuming, but it keeps the floors nice and neat between cleaning days.

Love my Roombas. Got one for upstairs and one for downstairs. Even got a Scooba for the kitchen.

It's funny that they sell this right after the Roku. Because when you're sitting on your expanding butt all day watching movies, SOMEONE'S got to clean the chip and cracker crumbs off the floor.

i would get 3 if its brand new

Got it from woot, LOVE it! works great and haven't had to replace battery yet but figure it won't be much longer!

How reliable can these be with so many Refurbished units being Wooted over and over again?

I bought one during the May 1, 2011 Woot Off and consider it money very well spent. I've spent less than $30 on maintenance - most of that was for gas blaster cans. We have Pergo and short pile area rugs and a long-haired cat.

2 co-workers and I all bought this same model from a wootoff like 2 years ago. Mine just gave up the ghost this February. However, neither of theirs even lasted a year. My mom just tossed her third Roomba and is also throwing in the towel. The batteries are expensive as hell and they just don't last very long.

On top of that, my bristle brush required manual cleaning after every use. I'd rather push a vacuum around for 10 minutes than spend 5 minutes pulling hair and dust bunnies out of a dirty brush.

turtlegir1 wrote:Got this for my mom on a previous woot-off, and she *loves* it!

i shall report her to the robotic exploitation police.

Hmm..I'm debating on getting one of these.

Ah memories! This (almost) exact deal was our second Woot! purchase back on 9/21/10, but was $20 cheaper...

We love it! Still going strong. We call her "Rosie" (from The Jetsons). Would highly recommend for those like us who are too lazy to push a 'normal' vacuum.

Just not sure why the price went up $20 on a model that is another 1.5 years older. Would think if anything, the price would be a little lower. Hmmm...

You can't have your cat(s) riding a Roomba without actually having a Roomba:

My son and his wife have two and love them so I got one about six months ago and we love it too. I'm in for one today for my daughter.

Howdy Howdy Roomba!!!!

Love my poor broken 510 roomba.

If I was going to get a newer one, I would want a 600 series at least.

CowboyDann wrote:Roomba! I thought you were gone forever. Were you in rehab? Touching Write-up. It's good to have roomba back in the woot fambly!

(yes, I made this and have been waiting for a roomba to show up just to post... I need help, yes, I know.)

turtlegir1 wrote:Got this for my mom on a previous woot-off, and she *loves* it!

Yeah, I got one for my mom and she wouldn't touch it. Eventually she gave it to my sister.

I like mine though. But be prepared to buy a new battery and brushes for it after a year or so.

Oh, good - I need a spare to keep on hand in case either of my other ones punk out.

For those with battery problems, you CAN get batteries on line that are about half the price of OEM Roomba batteries, and they work just as well. Expect to get a year or a little more either way before they start to go south. It's just part of the cost of ownership and you have to expect it. The NiMh batteries on your cordless drill don't last forever either, do they?

inkycatz wrote:

(yes, I made this and have been waiting for a roomba to show up just to post... I need help, yes, I know.)

Love it.

I would only buy one if it was refurbished after ThreePieceWoot was done with it!

Mine has been running for 5 years, it's on its second battery and first filter.

My cats have been saving up for ever so long but they still can't afford one. [sigh]

aliensailor wrote:My cats have been saving up for ever so long but they still can't afford one. [sigh]

The Intern* suggests upping their allowance.

*(the nearly 1.5yr old Siamese/Snowshoe mix that is really in charge of my household)

I miss coming home to clean floors.

I've had a long running love afair with two older Roombas. Sure - the batteries suck, but you can find even better replacement ones on ebay for about $30.

Roombas, like all things we seem to love, die. We coddle them through those temporary circle dances, celebrating when they return to the normal patterns. But after a while they don't get better.

The 530 does not have scheduling, and is a feature I truly loved.

Frankly, another brand has been giving me that come hither look. True - I could own two of these for the price of one of "her".

But once you've loved and lost, perhaps it is time to move on to a younger partner.

inkycatz wrote:

(yes, I made this and have been waiting for a roomba to show up just to post... I need help, yes, I know.)

The only thing missing is James Earl Jones speaking out of a cloud saying "Roooom-baaaaaaaa"