what are the main differences between the 780 and the 770 iRobot Roomba?
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My understanding is that the only difference is a "bin full" indicator exists on the 780. In my opinion, it's not necessary because the instructions recommend emptying the bin after every use. FWIW, I absolutely LOVE my Roomba & whenever I've had a question, customer service is fabulous.
1998771
See link here but basically its the phone remote control. http://www.roboticcleaners.org/roomba780-vs-roomba770.php
1998772
From what I understand the biggest difference is that the 780 Roomba has the ability to use virtual lighthouses. These lighthouses help guide and contain the Roomba to specific rooms throughout the home. The Roomba 770 has virtual walls which merely contain the Roomba.
1998773
They are very similar. I have the 780. Here are the differences I found: 1. Virtual Wall Lighthouse on the 780 is different that the mere Virtual Wall on the 770. The virtual wall simply contains the Roomba in the room. The Virtual lighthouse does 3 things: a) it contains it in the room just like the Virtual Wall; but then it b) allows it to go to next room when first is complete, and c.) serves as a 'lighthouse' so Roomba can find it's way back to the docking station when it is 'out of sight' of it in the next room. 2. The buttons on the 780 are 'touch keys' whereas I think on the 770 are 'buttons' 3. The 780 has a 'trash bin full' indicator. A pretty good comparison http://www.amazon.com/iRobot-Roomba-Vacuum-Cleaning-Allergies/dp/B005F1PT32/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1384824460&sr=8-4&keywords=roomba+770 I personally have not yet found the differences to be worth it. I may figure how to use the lighthouse thing more later, but for now in my situation the 'next' room is 'under construction' and we are not having Roomba go into there. Also the primary room is a large 'great room' ... 750 sf, so Roomba may be out of juice before it could do the next section anyway. If you simply want it to do one room at a time, no need to go to the 780. If you have multiple rooms you want it to automatically do, and they're not huge, a lighthouse at each door may help. I was new to this technology when I purchased. I will try these out when our 'next room' is completed (within the next month or so I hope). If these Lighthouses do not add significant functionality here, then I'd definitely go the 770 cheaper route next time. Full bin indicator - if you empty it every time between used, not worth it unless maybe a lot of dust, pet hair that could fill it up before a room is cleaned. (info chart is a little confusing on whether the 770 has this or not.) Touch keys .. your call. I wouldn't pay for the difference.
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My understanding of the differences is the 880 is suppose to be a little more powerful than the 790. It may be but I'm very satisfied with the 700 series. The remote is convenient but not necessarily needed. I do know this product does what it advertises it will do, so you should be happy with either one.
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My 780 has a built in LED lite. Normally that is not really important unless you are working in dark places, which my husband was finishing the light in the hot tub and it was getting dark out. The light was extremely handy. I bought this for me because I wanted a lighter weight drill motor, however when a drill motor is needed for a project, he grabs mine. We are both tool people and each Christmas I put my orders in and let him know not to buy me cheap stuff. Unfortunately this eliminates me from using them first.
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I don't know personally, but customer service is awesome with your questions. I love my Roomba!!
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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!
1777202
Go to the Roomba website. They still have all the old models pictured and tell which batteries work. I think you should also double check with the seller's list of model numbers that use the battery you're thinking of buying.
1093143
So it sounds like the roomba comes first or only. There seems to be more than one model. Which one should I buy for all linoleum and enormous fluffy dog hair piles.(Could be lesser piles if roombaed regularly) Please advise. Thanks.
1790853
Sorry that it took so long to answer. In our house we have, wood floors, thick area rugs and tile. Roomba transitions from any surface type to the other without issue.
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I had mine for three months before return it. During that time, it returned to the base about twelve times. It has problem in the dark as it seem. I have the irobot 780 for six months now and the robot found the base everytime. If you run it at night, I would go with the irobot. Irobot have 15 percent off their 800 series now.
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It looks the same. Here's a link to one that says it works for 4220: Upstart Battery for iRobot Roomba 4220 4230 4240 4250 4260 4905 Extended Capacity.Includes UpStart Battery Mouse Pad.
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http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_difference_between_eureka_4870_vacuum_models&src=ansTT
837507
I believe the 780 is smaller and a little better built. Easiest way to tell is to go to dewalt.com and do a comparison.
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The 5800 is 9.2 channel with 130 watts per channel and 11 HDMI inputs. The 2800 is 7.2 channel with 100 watts per channel and 8 HDMI inputs. Both will do control 4 home automation. I would not buy the 5800 again, mine has been sent back to the factory twice in the 9 months I've owned it. I have the 5800 in my theater room, and a Pioneer Elite SC-82 in my living room. Since I'm using Control 4, I use a Control 4 250 hub to control my living room home automation. The price of the Pioneer and 250 combined was the same price I paid for the Sony receiver.
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This is the 780 AMP! Edition ( http://goo.gl/UZovPM ) there are others( http://goo.gl/9jE6c2 ) but only one 780 AMP. The other AMP I saw is the 780Ti AMP which is faster but USD 200 more...
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The Roomba runs about 2 to 2 1/2 hours and seems to charge faster than the original Roomba battery. Have only had the battery for about 1 month but so far am very pleased with the performance.
533551
I just received the SD770 and I love it. I had considered the 1100 but jumped on the 770 as it was only several dollars more. The 770 is actually smaller than the 1100 and performs just as well. Picture quality is top notch, startup and shutdown is quick and it looks nice in black and silver. A few differences are the 10MP vs 8MP, the slight size/weight drop of the 770, the color schemes of the 1100, and more importantly, the better battery life on the 770. If the price difference is still negligible here on amazon I'd say you can't go wrong with the 770.
726894
I am still trying to sort out what "generation" each of these Roombas belong to. Is this 4230/4296 a "second" or "third" generation? What does the newer generation add?