What to get first Scooba or Roomba? I am looking into both the Scooba and Roomba, what would you recommend getting first?
197280
I have both, and I would definitely get the Roomba first or only. The scooba works , but not that great. It gets stuck a lot, filters clog on dog hair fast so you would have to run the Roomba first anyway.
1935952
I don't know. What I do know is this: The ROOMBA is a far far better machine. I have one of these units just sitting after trying it, and immediately went out and bought another new Roomba.
103912
I find that the Roomba 630 does a better job of picking up dog hair. I have three small terriers that shed and will sometimes run my Roomba 2x a day and each time the compartment is full of hair and small pieces of dirt/dog food. The Roomba is a MUST for any pet owner. I don't know how I survived without it. I have wood floors and it runs for about 1 hour to clean the whole bottom floor. Afterwards I walk around Barefoot without anything on my feet.
679600
My fiance and I just got our first Roomba and we absolutely love it. We have 2 dogs one named Bruce and the other named Jovi. Think about it for a second and you can tell we are big into New Jersey's native singers. So when we got the Roomba, I insisted that we name it Frances Albert for Hobokken's favorite son.
1093141
I bought a Roomba - non pet version at Costco. I have a wire hair dog, a poodle/terrier/mix and a cat. Along with two snacking kids and messy husband. I am amazed on how much the Roomba gets. I run it everyday and do have to clean out the brushes about 1 x a week. I think the trick is to do a good cleaning with a regular vacumm then set your roomba up for daily cleaning. I am now ordering the Roomba - Scooba for my tile kitchen floors.
279319
Roomba cleans much better but costs more. I have run them side by side (Roomba 650 next to the MR6550) and for picking up dog hair and dirt the Roomba does a noticeably better job. Same with paper shreddings.
1631125
The Roomba is amazing - I would marry it if it was feasible! Seriously it is great but we have 99% wooden and tiled floors and lots of animals so it handles the load really well. But we do have some black rubber backed low profile mats and it can have problems with them.
124050
I love my Roomba! I would prefer to have the new one 800 series because I have long hair and it tangles more than the new one does, but I love it anyway. I have a cat and so we do appreciate the HEPA. I take them out and knock them over the trash can several times before I put in a new one. This machine does keep our unit dust free. I have so much less dusting now than before I got it. I hope this helps with your decision.
1133401
In the past I used both a Roomba and a Scooba in my tiled family room and kitchen. But running roomba most days reduces the need to mop. I find that using a microfiber mop after roomba is no more work than maintaining the scooba. Roomba and microfiber mops and dusters are a great combination. Microfibers weakness as a floor cleaning system is handling larger debris. Otherwise microfiber is very fast and easy.
1523925
Mint Plus is just the newest cleaner by this company. This is the one you want. It works well but for it to change your life you need to use it. I have a Roomba vacuum which I hit a button and it goes an cleans. It is a daily "don't think about" it kind of robot. The mint plus you either have to load the reservoir and put a cloth or put a swiffer wet cloth on. More hassle. I usually only use it when I am cleaning the whole house. I should use it every day but it's one of those things.
1496759
The motor head is worse the brush bar barely touches the floor. I have had both the dc59 animal and the dc59 Motörhead and I like the animal much better. Dyson claims the motorhead works better due to its stand alone powered brush bar but I beg to differ. I think they failed with the brush bar itself and didn't put it low enough. Get the animal, it's a cheaper better vacuum.
2282182
I heard they are in the process of creating the Poopa, the Roomba's sidekick that cleans up this sort of mess before the Roomba vacuums. Apparently the Roomba already contains the technology needed to communicate with the Poopa and once it detects an unusual substance it stops and calls the Poopa. The Poopa comes in and cleans the mess. But, it gets better. The Roomba immediately leaves that area and goes to another room giving the Poopa time to do its thing. The Poopa then sends a code to the Roomba for the type of mess it encountered and the amount of clean up required. The Roomba then avoids that area until the Poopa gives it the signal that it is clean. The Poopa returns to the area several times to make sure the clean up is complete and the coast is clear for the Roomba to do its thing. Brilliant!
446101
This is my favorite thing about the roomba! If your dog barks at the roomba, all you have to do is scold the roomba. Works like a charm after a couple of scoldings and good clean fun.
1869503
I'm thinking of asking Santa for a Roomba for no other reason than pet hair. I have dark walnut hardwood floors and a new golden retriever puppy that sheds like a summer shearing. His hair flies across my floors when the ac/heat kicks on even though i have a swiffer vac that i use SEVERAL times a day. I see your post is almost a year old, i've read several that loved their Roombas for only a few weeks or months....do you still love yours and do you think it's worth the price? Kelley
1093139
Your asking for a lot of problems if you want a Roomba to go after "enormous" fluffy dog hair piles. The brush on the Roomba will only hold a certain amount of hair and then it's time to pop the brush out and take a wire brush to it for cleaning. I wouldn't suggest a Roomba to anyone who owns a dog that sheds a great deal expecially if it were a long haired dog. They would surely be disappointed in the amount of work it took keeping the brush working properly.
1625167
Thanks Donna,I was mostly concerned about the remote and home base so it's good to hear that they're included. I hope you enjoy your new roomba. They really should update this listing to include that information.
906981
Please read my review (search SCOOBA; reviewer BEKABOO). I own both. I prefer Scooba any day.