salsapica wrote:They also have a model called the Scoomba, made for tile and wood floors. Target has a $400.00 price on both of these units. kinda steep, but Woot will always pervail, just wait and it wiil return later. You might get my refurbished one, who knows!!!!!!!

It's a Scooba, not Scoomba.

rainingwaffles wrote:Battle Bots, anyone?

I'm taking my oldest red Roomba to school to see what my fifth and sixth grade science kids can do for modifications.

This was my first Woot. It works pretty well, great price, but it has some quirks.
About 4 months after having it, it started to randomly stop, make grinding sounds and basically broke. Next day, it was working just fine - checked/cleaned the parts, etc. Still works fine 3 months from that point. Go figure. Also, despite the 'stair sensor', it can nearly fall off and get in a stuck mode. It also doesn't like floor mounted heater vents - it will back up and get stuck in the air - very strange. Lastly, the virtual walls don't see to work anymore - maybe I need new batteries, but cripes, I only used them a couple times. Despite the limitations, it works great for some who doesn't have the time to vacuum regularly after his wife's 4 cats. I turn it loose once a week and it cleans throughly for a round object. Too bad it doesn't work on stairs :-)

AnOldGuy wrote:They are all male unless some Kentuckygirl gets her hands on him. "She's hawt"?? I bet you got him all dressed up in pink with toenail polish and everything !

No dressing...well, the toenail polish...you got me there. What? It needed to be pink.

EvilMonkey2006 wrote:Can somebody please tell me if these bloody things are even good? I can't realy imagine it working very well... Somebody please help me.

I thought the same thing, but was shocked to see how well the little beast actually cleans, picks up a ton of dirt and loads of hair.
Very impressed with it.

Sheldon

have one and love it, so i just bought another one for my mom =] hooray!

leearichardson wrote:My limited Harry Potter experience indicates that the description was satirical.

Don't take this so seriously. Woot is just fun stuff. As an educator, the daily descriptions reflect excellent, well=crafted writing skills, so I anticipate each day's offering, regardless of the item being Wooted.

Besides, there are far more important things in life that obsessing over a bunch of fictional characters.

As for the "crappy Woot" reference, you obviously don't own a Roomba. I continue to be amazed at its cleaning capacity, and now own five, two of which will be holiday gifts.

Ditto(except for the owning five)! Get real people! Do you really think these guys have taken the time to read the book already, even if they ever intend to? Why isn't anyone commenting on how ribs it is that Ron joined the Tribulation Force from the Left Behind series?

PS Roombas are ribs!

LOL. Best description ever.

rayn wrote:haven't used mine in a couple of months - did the 16 hour recharge, but now it's acting giraffe-like; turn it on, it runs a couple of feet, turns, goes a foot or two, spins, another couple of feet, more spins, and finally the yellow "I'm in trouble" light comes on and it stops

good thing a have a couple of spares...

Mine did that after a couple of months, sent it back to iRobot and I swear it was back 2 days later. Good as new. Not sure if they just sent a whole new one or what, but the service was fantastic.

kentuckygirl wrote:No dressing...well, the toenail polish...you got me there. What? It needed to be pink.

What then? Lavender, Violet, maybe just some Lace ?

im also curious what differs from the current discovery model from this one?? anyone.. i know the scheduler model has the added programing and man i wish i saw that one when it was on here... i would have def bought one of those.. i know these are discontinued and am wondering what they changed in the new model

leearichardson wrote:I'm taking my oldest red Roomba to school to see what my fifth and sixth grade science kids can do for modifications.

What a great idea. I teach high school kids, who are well on their way to fulfilling the second half of your motto, who might get a kick out of that.
Problems: Mine's still new. How to deduct it from my income tax? If I can use any of the parts on a new one when my students take it all apart and leave it that way when they lose interest?
By the way, my wife would say I fit your motto also.

zfactor wrote:im also curious what differs from the current discovery model from this one?? anyone.. i know the scheduler model has the added programing and man i wish i saw that one when it was on here... i would have def bought one of those.. i know these are discontinued and am wondering what they changed in the new model

The scheduler one was refurbished as this one is new. I also would prefer the scheduler but having a new one with new batterys may sway me. i am still debating if i want to buy this or a new hand vacuum from hoover or bistell

HOORAY!

I've been lusting after a Roomba ever since I knew they existed. I haven't been able to justify spending the money though, and half the reason I joined woot was in the hopes of getting one. Then I missed the one in the woot-off, cried a few tears of despair, and now...now I will have one at last!

[quote user="Kimmycat"]That thing would never be able to handle my place - I have 2 cats, a dog and 2 birds. it would explode after 5 minutes![/quote___I have 5 dogs and it does a GREAT job!!!

Any who own:
Average lifespan of unit/battery?
Do retail stores sell replacement batteries/parts?

Catawaba wrote:Any who own:
Average lifespan of unit/battery?
Do retail stores sell replacement batteries/parts?

Typically 200-300 runs till a new battery replacement

That's my second Roomba bought here. Thanks!

Got the same model on a Woot about 6 months ago. Our house is a lot cleaner now 'cause we do like running him (yeah, he's a real member of the family). We put him in one room at a time when we leave the house. Now we spend our time rolling chairs out of the way and picking up the toys to give him free reign. When we get home we all ooh and ah at what he picked up; doesn't even seem weird to act this way any more.

we have this exact model and package, bought here. really works well, and going strong now for six months despite the wife and kid's best efforts. great job on birdseed, alot of which is deposited on our carpets by crazy birds who have gotten used to the roomba, altho they won't take their eyes off of it if it's around.
no cat pics
hell no cats at all here.
buy this!

i'm new here and is the harry potter spoilers really true? i don't know to believe them or not

i have one - its loud enought that i wouldn't be able to use it while i sleep (but i live in a small apt.). it does clean pretty well though - i like it alot. it works best on tile and parquay and wood and stuff, i think. it can get lost sometimes in other rooms and not find its way back to base, but its always really easy to find. my first woot about a year ago, and a great purchase.

Does this model have the much wanted 2.1 hardware upgrades (better brush, better bearings). If yes, I will buy in a snap!

Let us all know WOOT!

This was my first woot about 8 months ago and I absolutely love him. His name is Sammy and is the most useful thing I've ever owned. I run him every 2-3 days and have never had a problem with him. I think the key is to keep him clean. Never any problems with the battery.

I gots me one!

Okay, here's a question and hopefully the answer will also provide an answer for the poster earlier (the one in college) who said they have only hard floors...

Does the Scooba vacuum/mop? Or is it strictly a mopping unit?
Also, if it doesn't...will the Roomba do anything on hardwood/linoleum flooring?

Thanks for the help.

I'm thinking about getting this for my grandma. Is it easy to figure out?

Won't ship to Alaska? That makes the baby Jesus cry . . . we are in fact part of America.

Is this the latest w/ the swivel caster front wheel?

LOL around 30 woots and none of these... I feel bad. May break down on one finally, hate my current vacuum and not because I have to push it. hehe

"I'm thinking about getting this for my grandma. Is it easy to figure out? "

Plug the base station in, let it charge till the green light come on, press clean, it starts working. When its full, remove hopper, and clean out air filter. Once in a while you need to clean out the rollers. Mine is smart enough to roll back on the charger. I love the litttle smurfer.

Tell Woot to put the new KIRBY'S on sale...now THAT'S a vacuum!

They do ALL sorts of different things, which at first doesn't seem that great, but I use it all the time.

These look like fun little gadgets and what not but there's no way that tiny thing can REALLY get the deep deep dirt out.

If it works good on picking up dog hair off of a tiled floor, then it'd be somewhat usefull, having it just run all day.

On my second battery, my second unit and now it has shredded a second tire. Good luck with customer service. Bah!

I though these only showed up during a woot-off. I guess they must be pretty good since they show up so often. How reliable are they? Do they require a lot of maintenance?

well i wooted for the first time lol... i grabbed one for the wife.. i figure new is better than a refurb (rox0rz!)..

btw to those that asked about the scheduler you can add that to this with the add on package i found them online in a few places for like 39$ or so you get a remote and 2 new virtual walls with it that replace the 2 that come with this one..

overall great deal and love this new place i found..

Love my Roomba Sage purchased from Woot, was hoping they would have a Scooba or Dirt Dog on here soon. dont need another roomba... yet

I've always wanted one, and hit the "I want one" button before even bothering to read the forum. Geez ... I hope it's a good woot! Even more so, I hope it's a good vacuum. (I hate the noise made by my old vacuum, hopefully I'll be able to run it less often.)

brassicaplant wrote:Okay, here's a question and hopefully the answer will also provide an answer for the poster earlier (the one in college) who said they have only hard floors...

Does the Scooba vacuum/mop? Or is it strictly a mopping unit?
Also, if it doesn't...will the Roomba do anything on hardwood/linoleum flooring?

Thanks for the help.

It says in the manual that you don't have to vacuum first, but I normally do. I only used my Scooba a few times before the battery went bad I am hopping Irobot will take care of it. The Vacuum motor on my Roomba fail after about 4 months. I took it apart and verified it was a bad vac motor and they replaced it no questions. They didn't whine about the fact that I took it apart they just sent me a new motor. I thought that was pretty good.

minidriver wrote:I still can't get my two to hold a charge longer than 15 minutes. BTW, what was up with Spock getting killed at the end?

I have this model and have the same problem.. However I have 2 other irobots (Dirt Dog and iRobot Create) so I tried the slow sharger instead of the fast one and while it takes a while to charge (i let it run overnight) i get a full charge out of it... I think there's issues with the fast charger, might want to try getting a slower charger and see if that helps;.

minidriver wrote:I still can't get my two to hold a charge longer than 15 minutes. BTW, what was up with Spock getting killed at the end?

If that's the case, I think your battery is defective and you should return it.