Forgot one thing...the rhoomba will not fall down the stairs-ON PURPOSE. It may fall down on accident though. The Rhoomba has a sensor that stops it from going over ledges if it is headed frontways towards the ledge. But as I have found, if the robot is bumping the wall next to the ledge it can BACK over by accident so it is good to put up the virtual wall just in case. =)

First Woot! Been wanting to grab one of these for awhile now, and this price finally convinced me to buy. Just wondering, since I've never actually bought anything off woot, how long DOES the flat-rate shipping take, on average?

how long DOES the flat-rate shipping take, on average?

Give it a couple of weeks. Sometimes faster.

TheCubanDave wrote:kohls has these same price new on black friday....

Pfft February + The greatest sales day does not makeup all we have gone through.

holyspamcans wrote:remember, it's not re*furbished instead it's Remanufactured...

What's the difference between refurbished and remanufactured?

Soteriologist wrote:in the alternate picture... the white and grey roombas are both discoveries and only the blue is a scheduler

I hope I get the burgandy one. I have blues and greys...while they reenact the War of Northern Aggression, the burgundy one could play at being wounded.

I can't believe I bought another!!

I've been wavering on getting one of these for the last two years, but honestly, seems kinda counter-productive. "Clean between cleanings"??????

Also, if you have any rugs, cables, or wires on the floor, you have to first "clean" them out of the way for the Roomba to "clean between cleanings"?? Then, you have to "clean" the roomba, fuugheet it, I'll just sweep or vaccum, much simpler...snort!


By the way, the last woot-off was bogus!!!!!!

TheCubanDave wrote:kohls has these same price new on black friday....

But it is not a scheduler and it probably doesn't come with all the goodies.

http://spoofriday.com/iRobot-Roomba-vacumming-robot-at-Kohls

That link shows a picture from an AD.

This is my very first Woot ever!!! Seems that it was fitting that it was a roomba, a Zune also seems fitting, but i'm an iPod kinda guy. I love woot. keep it up.

I have been wanting to get a Roomba for a while now but I am curious about the charging. Does this model have the base and the automatic charging? I can't find it on the iRobot website.

I have a discovery and i have to say i'm annoyed the batter life has gone way down in the 2 months i've owned it and it no longer docks... it goes to it's dock but it just doesn't make contact anymore... figure i'll have to try to get some warrenty repair from irobot... vry annoying, but for the first month when it was working i loved it.

Thank you Woot, I love you! And soon, so will my carpet (and, I'm sure, my cat...)!

TheCubanDave wrote:kohls has these same price new on black friday....

Not true. I am holding their ad in my hand for Black friday and the one they have is an older red model that has NONE of the advantages of this woot.

See page 11 if you don't believe me

nipn3ss wrote:What's the difference between refurbished and remanufactured?

It's been my understanding that "re-furbished" means whatever was broken or faulty was fixed. "Re-manufactured" means that EVERYTHING was replaced. Or so THEY say....bom bom BOMMMMMM!

I might be tempted to get another roomba, on the fact I wanted to get a schedualer and a extra tower. Would cost just as much.

Would it collect small dust particles from a flat (without carpeted) floor ? or is it good only for collecting dog hair and stuff

My first intergalactic robotic roomba ordered from Woot..... woof woof....

Iam only worried about battery life of any rechargeable type NiMh.... nothing lasts for more than 8 months. I wish they had some Roomba with BioDiesel or Ethanol one.... or a hybrid one will work too... (or wish the Toyotas or the Honda made them ;-))


Let the force be with you.

I bought the Sage Roomba and the Scooba back in March during a Woot Off and we love them. We're getting this one for upstairs. This one is a lot cheaper than what we paid for the Sage Roomba.

nipn3ss wrote:What's the difference between refurbished and remanufactured?

When we refurbish a machine, we dismantle it, inspect all the parts, and replace any that are non-functional or show signs of wear, extending the machine's life and improving its performance.

A remanufactured machine is one that has had all of its working parts replaced with new ones, returning it to "like-new" condition and performance.

I just bought one, but am wondering if I should get another.

I live in a 1400 SF apartment. What do yall think?

abcis wrote:Would it collect small dust particles from a flat (without carpeted) floor ? or is it good only for collecting dog hair and stuff

We use it in the kitchen on the tile. It works great, we think.

CameoKenya wrote:I just bought one, but am wondering if I should get another.

I live in a 1400 SF apartment. What do yall think?

Do it. We thought one was enough, but its not.

WTH? It won't let me buy another, just says..

"Your account has already purchased this sale."

auralia wrote:I have a discovery and i have to say i'm annoyed the batter life has gone way down in the 2 months i've owned it and it no longer docks... it goes to it's dock but it just doesn't make contact anymore... figure i'll have to try to get some warrenty repair from irobot... vry annoying, but for the first month when it was working i loved it.

go to there customer service,they are great,and you will get what you need,at no charge,i know i have been their.

Been wanting one for a long time, I was holding out for the new model, guess i can can hand this down when a newer model become available. Price just put me over the edge, Thanks woot....

ok, put me down for one, my second woot!!

I have one of these (new it was just under $200) and I LOVE it. It works and works well. Believe it or not, there's also one that mops floors. This is a GREAT price!! Go for it!

in for one. moving my old one to the basement it looks like.

jes1510 wrote:I have been wanting to get a Roomba for a while now but I am curious about the charging. Does this model have the base and the automatic charging? I can't find it on the iRobot website.

Yes,it has it all,really.

mariobros wrote:Bad woot, bad woot... I just bought a more expensive roomba in the last woot-off

I demand a discount coupon!

Funny, we almost bought another one during the last woot off. I decided to wait though. I would say devine intervention, but I'm an athiest.

auralia wrote:I have a discovery and i have to say i'm annoyed the batter life has gone way down in the 2 months i've owned it and it no longer docks... it goes to it's dock but it just doesn't make contact anymore... figure i'll have to try to get some warrenty repair from irobot... vry annoying, but for the first month when it was working i loved it.

I would check the Roomba Message Board first. I remember reading a few posts about fixing a problem like that. Here is one that may be of help:

Roomba Docking Problem

Anyone know how to buy another after you already bought one?

Keep getting this message.

"Your account has already purchased this sale."

Tinn-Can wrote:arg... I just bought the sage one they had on sellout woot for only $10 less I brought mine to work and everyone wants one now... I will have to tell them about this one in the morning...

Sell it to one of them and take this one. ;)

Any Woot employees around that can help?

So, what are the color options? Do they tell you at checkout what the color is?

abcis wrote:Would it collect small dust particles from a flat (without carpeted) floor ? or is it good only for collecting dog hair and stuff

The Roomba excels at cleaning on bare floors. It also does a fairly good job on low and medium pile carpet, but it will have a problem with deep pile or carpet with fringe. The newer, 500 series models do better in those environments, but for simple bare floors, any Roomba will do just fine.

For general Roomba questions, I would check the Roomba Message Board before posting it here. Your question has most likely been asked and answered already.

DarK41 wrote: We vacuum a lot and we have a small home. No pets, no little kids.

If you don't have pets or little kids, exactly why do you vacuum a lot? (None of my business, really, but still...)

CameoKenya wrote:Any Woot employees around that can help?

Sorry I can't help ya. Perhaps email them: service@woot.com

CameoKenya wrote:Anyone know how to buy another after you already bought one?

Keep getting this message.

"Your account has already purchased this sale."

You generally can't, but a quick workaround is to simply create another account with a different e-mail address.

If you've been wanting a Roomba, this is a great price and includes the scheduler stuff that is usually extra.

Well after a crap load of stuff I finally grabbed a Roomba. I feel funny inside. Between this and the copter from last night my dog is going to hate me.