iRobot 44001

price, usability, size, design

reliability

82% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Great for keeping floors clean day-to-day, works on hardwood and carpet, cleans my lower story on one charge (~600 sq ft), cleans under my furniture, looks awesome

Doesn't completely eliminate vacuuming, can't do high-pile rugs, gets caught on wires and some furniture

I've owned multiple roombas, there are a lot of different models - this is a great deal on this model. Some models are more suited to dirties environments than others, and some are designed for pet hair. This model is a general purpose cheap model -...

No scheduling in this model, higher models have that

Picks up lots of cat hair ; Cleans under couches, tables, chairs, beds, ent center ; Needs very little supervision ; Battery lasts over 30 min of continuous cleaning ; easy to empty collection bin, clean off brushes, and restore to like new condition ;...

Does NOT pick up all cat hair, dirt, dust, ... always leaves the floors pretty clean, but not really clean ; needs some supervision = gets stuck fairly often ; deposits lots of hair, dust, dirt particles, etc on edges of area rugs ; always gets stuck...