iRobot Roomba 530 Robotic Vacuum Review

Overall 4.35 of 5 view all 20 reviews

Ronda109
Columbus, OH

This makes my life so much easier.

too busy to make beds

Pros

cleans under the bed, great for a quick run of the vaccum, time saver, independence for disabled, easy to empty tray and maintain--no bags, picks up cat hair

Cons

can get caught up in cords, does not work well on thicker carpet

FEB

2008

iRobot Roomba 530 Robotic Vacuum —

This is my second Roomba. I was one of the first people who bought the one originally marketed several years ago, and my first one finally died. I must say that the customer service was very good when I was trying to determine if my first one could be saved. They walked me through several things to check, and then sent me a new battery free of charge (normally those cost $40-60). When nothing worked, and one of those 20%off coupons from Bed,
Bath and Beyond arrived in the mail, I just got a new one.

I love this one just as much as I loved my first one. I absolutely hate vacuuming, but with two kids, my floors are constantly a mess. With this, I just turn it on in one room, and then go do my work in a different room. When I come back, the floor's clean. Of course, I do have to do some preliminary things to make sure the room is "Roomba friendly." I pick up toys and put them in the toy box, and I make sure that things like shoelaces and electrical cords are not too prominent--it will suck those up and jam. To me, that's a very small price to pay for a machine that does a chore that I hate, and does it well. When everyone comes home, they notice that the house looks better.

I love having the extra battery, too. When I'm not using the Roomba, I keep it charging, and I switch out the batteries so that they are always kept charged.