iRobot Roomba 790 Review PROS & CONS

iRobot 790 Roomba uses 3-stage cleaning process. It will vacuum carpets, hardwood, tile and linoleum floors on its own, automatically adjusting to different floor surfaces as it moves through your home.

It definitely is all floor robotic vacuum cleaner.

Roomba knows which areas to clean and which to avoid. As previously mentioned it uses iRobot Virtual Wall to clean one room and then head over to next one.

Roomba also charges itself, going back to its Home Base to dock and recharge between cleanings.

It picks up a decent amount of dog fur, dust, etc. around the house. It’s nice to just push a button and have it help out with the cleaning.

Obviously it can’t get in every nook and seems to randomly go around cleaning so will miss some areas. But it’s nice to have to help out with a majority of the cleaning.-Buyer

iRobot Roomba 790 Features

• Advanced Cleaning Head: Designed with pet owners in mind, the new cleaning head provides superior performance for picking up pet hair, dirt, dust, allergens and more

• AeroVac™ Series 2 Bin: Employs a powerful vacuum to vigorously pull debris and hair off brushes into the bin. An efficient single-chamber bin fills evenly and holds more debris than previous Roomba series.
• Dual HEPA Filters: Capture dust particles as fine as 0.3 microns, limiting the recirculation of fine particles and leaving fresher, healthier air behind

• Persistent Pass Cleaning Method: Employs a back and forth cleaning pattern to apply elbow grease in areas where it senses excessive dirt

• Molded Soft-Touch Bumper: Cushions the contact made between Roomba and walls, furniture and other objects, protecting household items while it cleans

• Dirt Detect Series 2: Uses optical and acoustic sensors to find dirt and debris, performing concentrated cleaning in the dirtiest areas and ensuring the whole floor is clean

• Wireless Command Center: makes initiating a cleaning, scheduling and steering Roomba even easier

• 3 Stage Cleaning System

• On-board scheduling: The irobot Roomba 790 can be scheduled to perform up to seven cleaning sessions per week, even when you are not at home

• Extended Life Power Management: iRobot 790 uses sophisticated power management software that results in 50% longer battery life than previous Roomba generations

Advantages of iRobot Roomba 790

• Nice ergonomic design and good robust construction;
• It picks up pet hairs and dust, with visibly great results ;
• It’s mobile and overcomes obstacles;
• It will handle various floor levels and gets stuck less frequently. It’ll even go over or around obstacles but of course, don’t expect it to climb stairs;
• More advanced technology allows it to get right up alongside edges;
• Good sensors;
• It really is possible to forget all about it and just let it get on with its work;

Disadvantages of Roomba 790 

• Price. Price may vary depending upon where you’re buying it. But it goes something around 550-699$. Not cheap, not at all;
• Still it cant be compared to traditional vacuum cleaners .If you run one of those over a floor previously cleaned by the 790, there is a fair chance you’re going to find that you have still picked up some additional dust and hair. But it is well-known fact that robotic vacuum cleaners are so that you don’t need to vacuum often. It is still needed from time to time to use traditional vac system;
• Though quieter than many, it’s still a little noisy;

• HEPA filters are expensive to replace and you are forced to use them;

How Does iRobot Roomba 790 Compare To The Competition?

It’s never easy to compare various robot cleaners to each other. Because if you want to be accurate, you’d need the controlled environments normally associated with a lab rather than a humble sitting room.

However, it’s possible to make some general observations about the 790 when compared alongside some of its major competitors like the VK range, Samsung and Mint.

Firstly, it seems to be right up there at the top in terms of technical sophistication. OK, there are some new models in Japan that apparently have voice-recognition built-in (if you can face talking to your vacuum cleaner) but they’re still largely novelty items.

The 790 and maybe VK are leading the pack right now in technology. Secondly, it comes from an established stable and that suggests expertise and past success.

 iRobot must be doing something right and you’ll get a good insight into that if you give the 790 a spin. By contrast, some robots arrive, make an initial impact and then are never seen or heard of again. Nor are their makers in some cases.

Thirdly, with this being a slight negative, if you’re price conscious or a bit strapped for cash, there are far more attractively priced models around.

Roomba 790 Review Conclusion

• Unique Shape: Some people have described it as “flying saucer” shaped unit;
• User Friendliness: A touch pad control, which can be used to give the robot directions if wanted;
• Upgraded Cleaning Technology: An advanced cleaning head, which is claimed to be a big improvement on earlier models and which leads to the manufacturer’s claims of 98% removal of dirt and hair from surfaces;
• State-of-the-art Sensors: Optical and acoustic sensors which enable the more comprehensive identification of dirt and dust particles;
• Dual Capabilities: Multi floor capabilities for handling both carpets and hard floors;
• Advanced Filtering: Improved filters removing dust and pollen particles from the air as small 0.3microns;
• Low Impact Bumpers: Specially softened bumpers to prevent damage and scratching to furniture and other surfaces the robot comes into contact with;
• Thorough Cleaning: What’s called persistent pass cleaning. In other words, the robot will sense when something is particularly dirty and go over it several times until it gets an acceptable result;
• Hands Free Use: The docking station that the robot will return to automatically when it needs to recharge its battery;

• Clear Interface: An automatic ‘bin full’ indicator, letting you know that it needs to be emptied!

Roomba 790 Maintenance

All of this automated delight comes with need to take care. Empty the dustbin after each session.

For all the Roomba does for you, can’t you do this little bit for your Roomba? You can. It shouldnt take more than 5 minutes.

Should You Buy Roomba 790?

Do you want to get rid of one of your chores forever? Then get a Roomba 790. Do you want a vacuum that will get your floor spotless beyond reproach every time?

Then you need an old-fashioned manual vacuum. If you think Roomba 790 is not for you, then check older models like Roomba 780 or Roomba 770.

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