How is Neato on dark are rugs? Neato XV-11 All Floor Robotic Vacuum System I am thinking of getting a Neato XV-11, does anyone have experience with the Neato on a dark area rug?
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I have a 3'x5' black area rug under my dining room table and a dark green and black area rug in front of the fireplace . Neato does a fine job on both getting all the white cat hairs and going around the chairs and table legs.
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I have hardwood floors and large area rugs. If you don't have any pets, the robot will work wonders on both hardwood floor & area rug as well as along the edges of your area rug. But, if you have pet fur, the robot does a horrible job as it sweeps the fur along the sides of the area rug, the floor bordering the rug, and also drags some of it across the rug. If you let it run about 3 cycles, it can handle the most of this type of situation, but it's a pain and I found myself often revacuuming what the robot left behind. Look at pics from my review to see what I'm talking about. If you have no pets and you have hardwood floor/rugs, I'd say it's a great buy, but if you have furry animals, beware. I have hardwood floors and large area rugs. If you don't have any pets, the robot will work wonders on both hardwood floor & area rug as well as along the edges of your area rug. But, if you have pet fur, the robot does a horrible job as it sweeps the fur along the sides of the area rug, the floor bordering the rug, and also drags some of it across the rug. If you let it run about 3 cycles, it can handle the most of this type of situation, but it's a pain and I found myself often revacuuming what the robot left behind. Look at pics from my review to see what I'm talking about. If you have... » Read More I have hardwood floors and large area rugs. If you don't have any pets, the robot will work wonders on both hardwood floor & area rug as well as along the edges of your area rug. But, if you have pet fur, the robot does a horrible job as it sweeps the fur along the sides of the area rug, the floor bordering the rug, and also drags some of it across the rug. If you let it run about 3 cycles, it can handle the most of this type of situation, but it's a pain and I found myself often revacuuming what the robot left behind. Look at pics from my review to see what I'm talking about. If you have no pets and you have hardwood floor/rugs, I'd say it's a great buy, but if you have furry animals, beware. « Show Less
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The Neato XV-21 comes with a charger base, in fact, all new or refurbished Neato robots come with a charging base. Hope this helps.
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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.
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Depending on how much furniture you have in the room, NEATO can get stuck in very tight places, like where all the chair and table legs sit under a table. My NEATO gets stuck on the curve of my rocking chair. It runs itself up onto the curve and can't get down. So, I just put some magnetic tape parallel to the curve, and then it doesn't try to go there. Regarding another answer -- you don't need to block off the stairs. You can block off the entrance to a room (like a bathroom that has fuzzy bath mats). NEATO has "drop sensors" that alert it to the edge of a stair, and guide it away. Depending on how much furniture you have in the room, NEATO can get stuck in very tight places, like where all the chair and table legs sit under a table. My NEATO gets stuck on the curve of my rocking chair. It runs itself up onto the curve and can't get down. So, I just put some magnetic tape parallel to the curve, and then it doesn't try to go there. Regarding another answer -- you don't need to block off the stairs. You can block off the entrance to a room (like a bathroom that has fuzzy bath mats). NEATO has "drop sensors" that alert it to the edge of a stair, and guide it away.
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Yikes ... I never looked, and I put the papers from the box "somewhere". HOWEVER, I will tell you this: My son is the first one in the family to purchase this Neato, and he got one refurbished. Within a few months, there was a problem. He contacted Neato to ask about a replacement part, but Neato sent him an entirely new unit. I looked up Neato through google, found the company website, and found where they said something for the batteries being 6 months (or at least that is what I understood it to say) http://www.neatorobotics.com/series/xv/
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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
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I was wondering the same thing. I desperately need to get rid of my bagless vacuum cleaners (I have 3) because I was recently diagnosed with acute bronchitis and asthma. Consumer Reports rated this Hoover as being low on emissions, as well as excellent on both carpet and hard floors. I really like the 'bag full' light feature, and now i'm seeing several people mention that the latest version does not have this feature, or the headlight (don't care about the headlight). Someone who recently ordered from Amazon PLEASE let us know if the above is true. Thanks.
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I have 2 Pugs that RUN when the regular vac comes out. The Neato doesn't seem to bother them though, they just move to the side if it comes near them while drinking, eating, etc.
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Yes, I'm happy with it. Two things: 1. I do sweep out the corners into the path of Neato, and; 2. It's really LOUD on hardwood floors. In my 1800 sq. ft condo, I need to empty it once or twice each time it runs and it gets trapped between my bar stools, so I have to pull them out while it runs. I don't currently have a pet so I can't tell you about dog or cat hair, but it picks up mine!!
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I asked my wife and she says it works good on floors but not so good on rugs. We're kind of disappointed with the Dyson period. The main unit with beater has great suction but is hard handle on rugs unless you have a lot of strength which some women don't have.
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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.
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The neato is thourough, sometimes I want it to concentrate on a room that I need done asap, so if you put the boundary magnetic strip there it doesn't go in that room. I have one currently under my island in the kitchen, it can get stuck there every once in awhile.
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I've got two cats, the first time or two they were a tad cautious around it. After that they pretty much ignored it, I think its the higher frequency noise that standard vacuum makes that tend to freak cats out, the lower frequency of the neato doesn't seem to bother them. I noticed my larger cat stalking the neato earlier while it was cleaning, didn't stick around to watch, but, there were no indignent howls or screeches and the neato finished the room w/o mishap.
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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.
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I believe that they are very similar. The only possible difference would be the material content. They work the same and I have been cleaning mine after every use (which my full size vacuum). They work in the Neato vacuum if that is your question.
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Chris, you say you upgraded to 2.6. Have you noticed any difference in neato's behavior. I upgraded from 2.4 to 2.6 and neato has not been the same. Of course I only had neato for about 3 days before upgrading so maybe I did not observe 2.4 long enough. THanks.