What is different from 780? 880 really cleans better?
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Thank you for your email to Hammacher Schlemmer. The 880 Roomba is quieter. faster ,cleans better, less maintenance , emptyies less often than the 780 model. I hope this information helps you. If you need further assistance please contact us. Thank you.
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The 880 has rubber rollers instead of brushes. iRobot says that this means it generates 50% more vacuum suction to pick up debris from your floors. I don't know about that, but what I have found is that the rubber rollers are much easier to clean than brushes. Long hair just moves to the ends of the rollers and coils up neatly, where you can easily just pull it off with your fingers when you take the rollers out. No need for scissors, knives or pliers to clean them up beautifully. Our 880 picks up a lot of dust, so I don't feel that there are any disadvantages to having the rollers in the machine. Great design concept. The 880 has rubber rollers instead of brushes. iRobot says that this means it generates 50% more vacuum suction to pick up debris from your floors. I don't know about that, but what I have found is that the rubber rollers are much easier to clean than brushes. Long hair just moves to the ends of the rollers and coils up neatly, where you can easily just pull it off with your fingers when you take the rollers out. No need for scissors, knives or pliers to clean them up beautifully. Our 880 picks up a lot of dust, so I don't feel that there are any disadvantages to having the rollers in the... » Read More The 880 has rubber rollers instead of brushes. iRobot says that this means it generates 50% more vacuum suction to pick up debris from your floors. I don't know about that, but what I have found is that the rubber rollers are much easier to clean than brushes. Long hair just moves to the ends of the rollers and coils up neatly, where you can easily just pull it off with your fingers when you take the rollers out. No need for scissors, knives or pliers to clean them up beautifully. Our 880 picks up a lot of dust, so I don't feel that there are any disadvantages to having the rollers in the machine. Great design concept. « Show Less
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Last Christmas, we bought the 780-which works great. However, I have long blonde hair and it would tangle around the rollers. The 780 comes with a cleaning tool, so that you can easily cut it off...but it was kind of annoying. I ended up taking it to work and bought the new 880 for the house. We also have dogs at the house. The 880 is AWESOME. It's virtually maintenance free, with the exception of emptying out the collection tray. It also is a lot quieter than the 780. Overall, the rubber rollers seem to pick up a lot more dirt, dust, and dog hair than the 780 did...and I would compare the 780 to the effectiveness of our Dyson Ball vacuum (yes, I know, I have purchased a lot of vacuums... I am kind of OCD like that!) Overall, I would highly suggest the 880 over the 780 iRobot. It simply works better.
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How difficult is it to have the 880 vacuum the whole house. The house is single story with 2400 Sq. Ft. I have no pets. Do I need to program the unit to vacuum, kitchen, baths,laundry room and throw rugs as well as the rooms with carpet?
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Don't know much about the 86t3 - I had a big rug doctor before the Bissell 10N. It cleaned fine...but water extraction was backward only. The 2 motor 10N allows water extraction forward and backward...it cleans better than the rug doctor. As far as answering your question...as stated, I don't know much about the 86t..it didn't even come up when I was researching a new machine. The 10N was the highest grade machine Bissell offered at the time as far as I know.
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In my search for a shaver, I also had a question about that. What I found were basically three things: the finish color and style, 760 is black while the 790 is a nice silver finish. In terms of performance features, the 790 utilizes an LCD display for battery status and hygiene information. The 760 uses an LED display with just indicator lights to differentiate battery level; no hygiene status. One more thing, the 790 has a quicker clean cycle. Other than these three things, no other differences. Personally, I have the 760 and I am very happy with it. I think either would do a great job. Aesthetics and slight feature differences. Good luck.
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I am having the same debate for a gift. And, i agree that the only difference is the base/cleaner. I believe the 8243A is a newer model but am not 100% about that. I read that the 43A is easily cleaned by rinsing under water. I also read the 8109 does not hold as long of a charge as the 43A. If you find out anything, let me know.
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I love the size of the 780 but keep reading about audible motor noise in videos it records. However, when I read about the 940, no one seems to report this issue. There's an excellent deal on the 780 right now and I'd love to pick one up, but not if the 940 avoids the noise issue. Can anyone here speak from experience on this? I can scour specs and reviews, but some real-use feedback would be helpful from SD940 owners.
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This one is much more efficient than the classic, which I just replaced. I thought the old/classic one was pretty good at cleaning up debri in my underground pool, but this one is at least twice as good! I doubt it's the suction that is that much more improved but the design of the unit itself that allows it to get to all those hard-to-reach areas. This is my third Kreepy Krauley since 1997 (the original one came with the house I bought that year) and I couldn't be happier with the purchase. The last one had several parts wearing out and the cost of replacing it by piece didn't make sense. So I sprung for this one. This one is much more efficient than the classic, which I just replaced. I thought the old/classic one was pretty good at cleaning up debri in my underground pool, but this one is at least twice as good! I doubt it's the suction that is that much more improved but the design of the unit itself that allows it to get to all those hard-to-reach areas. This is my third Kreepy Krauley since 1997 (the original one came with the house I bought that year) and I couldn't be happier with the purchase. The last one had several parts wearing out and the cost of replacing it by piece didn't make sense.... » Read More This one is much more efficient than the classic, which I just replaced. I thought the old/classic one was pretty good at cleaning up debri in my underground pool, but this one is at least twice as good! I doubt it's the suction that is that much more improved but the design of the unit itself that allows it to get to all those hard-to-reach areas. This is my third Kreepy Krauley since 1997 (the original one came with the house I bought that year) and I couldn't be happier with the purchase. The last one had several parts wearing out and the cost of replacing it by piece didn't make sense. So I sprung for this one. « Show Less
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The only difference I see is the copper design on the bottom. I like the design of the old model better. It seems to have more copper coverage which is why I was attracted to it to begin with. I see no reason for the new one to be more expensive. I would get the older model if I were you. I love mine. I do hand wash it. I don't know why but it is so simple and quick. I just put a drop of soap in it and wash it out as soon as I take the food out. Takes about 30 seconds. It cleans easier if you do it while the pan is still hot. I would not buy the new expensive model if you can still get the old one. The only difference I see is the copper design on the bottom. I like the design of the old model better. It seems to have more copper coverage which is why I was attracted to it to begin with. I see no reason for the new one to be more expensive. I would get the older model if I were you. I love mine. I do hand wash it. I don't know why but it is so simple and quick. I just put a drop of soap in it and wash it out as soon as I take the food out. Takes about 30 seconds. It cleans easier if you do it while the pan is still hot. I would not buy the new expensive model if you can still get the... » Read More The only difference I see is the copper design on the bottom. I like the design of the old model better. It seems to have more copper coverage which is why I was attracted to it to begin with. I see no reason for the new one to be more expensive. I would get the older model if I were you. I love mine. I do hand wash it. I don't know why but it is so simple and quick. I just put a drop of soap in it and wash it out as soon as I take the food out. Takes about 30 seconds. It cleans easier if you do it while the pan is still hot. I would not buy the new expensive model if you can still get the old one. « Show Less
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In a word - yes. The difference is that while the 126 is high "capacity", the 127 is "extra high capacity". I don't know by how much.
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Love the mop, use it with Black Diamond wood and laminate floor cleaner on a laminate floor. I initially tried HDX which is supposed to compare to Bona but was not happy with results.
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I prefer the more powerful ones like the 9280. I bought my daughter one also. It is well worth the money..
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Better then a 780, worse then a 780 ti so i would have to say its the same as the classified, just go with what is better price.
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Hi Karla. I'm Diane (Edward's wife) and I'm the one who purchased and uses the machine. I have a fair amount of carpet, with a number of different piles, in my home. I have owned three different carpet cleaning machines over the years. I love this machine. I much prefer the roller brushes (as opposed to the spinning scrubbers on my prior Hoover machine). I checked Bissell's website to compare the two models and refresh my memory. I bought the 47A2 based on the following: 47A2 has a bigger tank (1.25 gallons compared to 1 gallon); 47A2 has dual power brushes with 10 cleaning rows ( compared to 8852's one power brush with 6 cleaning rows). I think 47A2 is a bit lighter. I thought my prior Hoover was decent, but when I took the 47A2 for a test drive on my "two dog" carpet, I was impressed. It cleaned beautifully and it really "sucks". My carpet dried very quickly. Hopes this helps.
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If I'm not mistaken, I believe a few more bells and whistles are the only difference between 590 and 790. I think the 790 has a mopping function. Not entirely sure. As for 1.0 and 3.0, the 3.0 is the latest and greatest. Better software, more cameras, better functioning. Hope that helped
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In my search for a shaver, I also had a question about that. What I found were basically three things: the finish color and style, 760 is black while the 790 is a nice silver finish. In terms of performance features, the 790 utilizes an LCD display for battery status and hygiene information. The 760 uses an LED display with just indicator lights to differentiate battery level; no hygiene status. One more thing, the 790 has a quicker clean cycle. Other than these three things, no other differences. Personally, I have the 760 and I am very happy with it. I think either would do a great job. Aesthetics and slight feature differences. Good luck. In my search for a shaver, I also had a question about that. What I found were basically three things: the finish color and style, 760 is black while the 790 is a nice silver finish. In terms of performance features, the 790 utilizes an LCD display for battery status and hygiene information. The 760 uses an LED display with just indicator lights to differentiate battery level; no hygiene status. One more thing, the 790 has a quicker clean cycle. Other than these three things, no other differences. Personally, I have the 760 and I am very happy with it. I think either would do a great job.... » Read More In my search for a shaver, I also had a question about that. What I found were basically three things: the finish color and style, 760 is black while the 790 is a nice silver finish. In terms of performance features, the 790 utilizes an LCD display for battery status and hygiene information. The 760 uses an LED display with just indicator lights to differentiate battery level; no hygiene status. One more thing, the 790 has a quicker clean cycle. Other than these three things, no other differences. Personally, I have the 760 and I am very happy with it. I think either would do a great job. Aesthetics and slight feature differences. Good luck. « Show Less
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I called Omega (it took a couple tries before I actually reached somebody) to ask about the 8004/6 vs 8007/8 their reply was "there aren't any differences worth mentioning." When I pressed further, "you can see from their description they're basically the same. Unless you like the different handle, i don't know why anybody would pay for the newer model." So either a) they're really bad at CS b) the person I spoke to was having a bad day or c) they're just trying to get an extra $30-40 per machine....
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Dito on Breaux's answer. More light, heavier, bigger. The 80 works fine for me.
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The 880 only vacuums. The Scooba is meant to mop, scrub and vacuum, but I don't think that they (iRobot) have the technology down yet. Many of the reviews for the Scooba find issues - check it out on Amazon. We are using the 880 to vacuum up the bits for now, and we manually mop - not a big job for us in a dry climate. Can't wait for an all-in-one machine though!