Buy iRobot® Roomba® Scheduler Vacuuming RobotiRobot® Roomba® Scheduler Vacuuming Robot Product Description:
- STANDARD FEATURES : Dirt DetectTM, Stair Avoidance System, Surface Transitioning, and Bagless Debris Bin
- ADDITIONAL FEATURES : Triple cleaning mode, Features three powerful cleaning modes: Clean, Spot and Max.
- Advance Power Supply (APS) Battery - Enables up to 120 minutes of continuous cleaning time.
- APS Fast Charger - Fully charges Roomba in less than 3 hours.
- Includes : APS Battery, APS fast Charger, 2 Virtual Wall Schedulers, Scheduler Remote
Product Description
The new and sleeker looking vacuuming robot offers you all the features of Roomba Scheduler. System includes filters, brushes, Cleaning Tool and 2 Scheduling Virtual Walls.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful.
By Jerry Yen
I received the iRobot Roomba Scheduler as a gift for Xmas this year. It's probably the best Xmas gift I've received since 2000.First, let me state that my buddy has one and he had already instructed me in its use. So I wasn't ignorant of its capabilities and limitations. If you've never owned a Roomba before, please read carefully.1) Handle the Roomba with care. Sorry, this product is not made to military specifications and you should NOT abuse it. It's made with plastic and rubber and it will NOT withstand a lot of abuse.2) The Roomba scheduler comes with a quick charger base. Keep the battery contact points on the scheduler and the Roomba unit CLEAN. Use a paper towel and some rubbing alcohol if needed. If the contact points are dirty, it will NOT engage and charge.3) Your room needs to be made "Roomba Friendly". This means, you might have to re-arrange your furniture a bit, pick up any items left on the floor, tidy up, and use cable fasteners on those electric or A/V cables laying about.4) Before using the Roomba for first time, use your regular vaccum cleaner to clean the house. The Roomba vaccum has a small dust bin and even smaller filter. It's really designed for maintenance cleaning and not for heavy duty jobs.5) Set your Roomba to clean your room/house 2-3 times a week and empty the dust bin weekly or bi-weekly. Don't forget to dust the filter. The Roomba is small and you shouldn't expect it to have a lot of suction power.Without the Roomba, I had to vaccum the house once a week. With the Roomba, I only need to vaccum the house once a month. The Roomba is NOT a perfect vaccum replacement. But it does make your life a LOT easier.What the Roomba lacks in suction power, it has a great "grabbing" power and the ability to roam under your bed. It's great at picking up dust, hair, etc. and keeping your house looking nice and clean.The remote control is a bit cumbersome to use, but it does work. You can set the day(s) of the week and time of day for the roomba to clean. Try to use the Roomba under your supervision for first few times and see if it gets stuck anywhere. The unit is programmed to roam around in circles and straight lines. When it bumps into something it backs up and change direction. It's not a particularly intelligent unit, but it works and won't fall down the stairs.For what I use it for, I give it 5 stars. But if you're expecting a 100% vaccum replacement, sorry. This is a "80-20" product that gets 80% of the cleaning work done for you, but you still need to get off your butt to do the other 20%.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful.
By Lisa Shea
2006 was the year of the Specialty Roombas. Their "high end upgrade" for this year was the Intellibin option for their top of the line model, the Scheduler. We have 2 schedulers and love them, so I was intrigued by this intelli-bin. However, for an extra $20, I actually consider this a BAD feature, not a good feature. here's why.In essence you get the exact same robot as the Scheduler robot, which I love. However, they added on ONE light, which tells you if the bin is full. The theory here is that you'll clean it when you see the light. However this is an awful theory! Roombas need to be kept clean to run well. Even if there's only a little dirt in there, if it's a hair wrapped around something and you leave it in there, it's going to wrap more and more tightly and start to damage parts. You need to give it a cleaning each day. Not a thorough, hefty cleaning, but a shake of the dust bin and a quick glance at the brushes. If it becomes a normal and natural part of your schedule, it's really no big deal at all.I definitely think you should NOT have a dust bin light - and most definitely do not use it to know when to clean your Roomba. This would really lead to more Roomba issues ... which isn't good for the owners nor good for iRobot! Roombas run wonderfully when they're kept clean - and they break down quickly if allowed to fill with crud. As you might expect from any appliance. So by letting the Roombas fill up with more crud than they should, iRobot is going to get a bad reputation. Which is a shame.We did end up getting an intellibin when we had issues with one of our regular Roombas and had to send it in for repairs. Because the Roomba is such a hot item right now, and our failure was right before the 2006 holiday season, it was over 2 months and we still hadn't gotten a replacement Roomba back. We called and complained, and they sent us off the Intellibin version as a free upgrade. It works exactly the same as the Scheduler, and I kept waiting for the bin full light to light up. The bin was *stuffed* full of junk and it kept going. Eventually after a few runs it did light up, but I really question how well the suction could have been working by then. I really would much rather just empty it after each run - it's a 20 second job - vs waiting for the light to light up and having the Roomba's performance suffer as a result.My verdict - get the regular Scheduler which is *Awesome* and keeps our home incredibly clean. Ignore this improvement. It's not worth the $20 and relying on it could actually cause you more trouble.A quick comment on cost - people easily pay $500-$700 for a dishwasher, and think it an essential part of life. I certainly know I love my dishwasher. With a dishwasher, you still have to do certain things by hand - the fine crystal stemware, the large pots. Even so, the dishwasher makes your daily life easier. I consider a Roomba to be FAR better than a dishwasher, especially if you have pets. Every morning, all that pet hair and dander is just GONE. It makes my daily life - since I work at home and am breathing that air every second of the day - infinitely better and healthier. Roombas are cheaper, too!
27 of 30 people found the following review helpful.
By Joe D
It appears that there are fans of Roomba products however, iRobot definitely got ahead of itself with the introduction of this model. The scheduler is a great feature although programming it is rather clumsy in its design. The Intelli-bin feature does not live up to its name. It does not work. Either iRobot did not test it fully before release or it is plagued by manufacturing defects. To make matters worse, iRobot's customer service is inexcusable. After several emails and lengthy waits on hold, I have yet to get a replacement or any kind of resolution. I'm given a different answer each time I contact them and I never hear back from them when promised. My advice is save your money and avoid the frustration. If you're still convinced you want one, wait until iRobot fixes this model and gets its act together.
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