Physically, it's a big black block (less ugly than the previous neato gray and blue XV series) quite heavy (almost 4kg). All seems sturdy and well assembled.
The tank is easily accessible through a hatch on top of the vacuum cleaner.
The rectangular front allows him to correctly along the walls, unlike other robots round.
Technically, the startup is simplistic, the start button turns on the camera, a second press launches an immediate cleaning.
The menus are clear, programming day and hour is very simple and effective.
It has a cleaning program "localized" which according to the instructions cleans on a 3x3m area. For me it may lack a quick cleaning program, which could roughly but quickly suck a larger area.
On the field, I was impressed by its performance! In terms of aspiration, it is excellent, it almost sucks everything except dirt too close to walls or furniture. This is one of its shortcomings, the brush is recessed toward the inside of the chassis, even if the robot runs along the walls, the brush does not really aspire to the edge of the vacuum cleaner (missing about 2cm). Result there is some dust along the walls, for the rest it is the job.
It moves easily in the apartment, he does not bump into the furniture goes smoothly on carpet (shag ikea about 1.5cm thick), passes under the bed (12cm tall) however it is stuck 2 times: in the feet of a valet and because a pendouillais cloth before him, so it must "clear the way" so that it continuously. The rest of the time the rangefinder does its job, it seems a little more efficient and reliable (it happens once or it is necessary and that's it) that the algorithms of random movements of other robots.
Autonomy: sometimes clean about 80m2 not obstructed on a single charge.
The noise is the major weakness of this unit. With rubber brush, on tiles or parquet it's horrible, unthinkable to be in the same room or even in the apartment (hence the need for programming!). According to the opinion, the hair brush / rubber pro signature look good quieter, so tried.
Maintenance, 0.6L tray is more than enough, I empty / almost cleans after each passage or once 2. I rinse the filter with water.
I have not tested the tapes to limit the space nor the updates via the USB cable.
In conclusion, I am very satisfied. I note no problem except 2 blocks (it tolls for we find him in the apartment!), To see the reliability in time. He remains a model to benefits / price compared to other brands.
Advantage:
- Price compared to other shops or other marks (313 bought on amazon)
- Design study / practice, clear menus
- Excellent suction performance
- Programmable
Disadvantage:
- Noisy, but really noisy! (-1 Star)
- No side brush, available on new neato botvac (but more expensive!)
