Costs 75% more than the 580 it replaces
This is my 5th roomba in 10 years.
Long story short: Irobot used to provide great value and honest products. Now, they raised the prices a lot (75%) and are playing the inkjet game of expensive replaceable parts (very small expensive filters).
This review is for the 780 which is identical to the 790, except for the lack of RF remote.
The 780 honestly seems similar to my 562 and 580, although tests say it's supposed to pick up dirt better than them. It looks a bit more fancy but actually comes with a smaller dirt bin and filters you cannot self-clean/wash anymore.
It still has weak suction and fails to pick up anything between my kitchen tiles, but it works well on carpet and hardwood floor.
Functionality honestly looks much like my 580 (actually, the remote is not RF, and Irobot cheapened out and removed the extra dirt bin, _while_ raising the price by 50% ($400 to $600). The 790 adds the RF remote back for an extra $100 (and an extra virtual...
Irobot Roomba 790 series
This is my first Roomba. I was unsure but decided to buy top of the line knowing I can always return, It is amazing what it does. i have 4 cats and one dog it has picked up all dust balls on my hardwood floors, It goes around the furniture gently which I like. It goes slow not as fast as I had anticipated. When my three rooms were done I know there was no dust on the floor an only had to run a spray shine mop on my hardwood floors. Its wonderful to just sit an let this robot do it all. I have tried numerous vacuums and could not get the satisfaction I wanted not even with the Dyson, believe me this little round disc did it all. It only weighs about 10# or so. The machine also goes back to the base for charging. The machine went on for about one hour which was fine with me on its charge. I would say either model, the 780 or 790 is good. I just went with more bells and whistles on the 790 but I know the 780 would of done just as well. Since my machine is only one month old...
It is amazing technology but a cheap dust bin
It works as advertised but the dust bin barely holds one cup. So when it does one carpet area it fills up in minutes.
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