I had a chance to pick up a Roomba 550 for $75, in really good shape other than a weak battery. Our Neato does a great job, but we can’t let it clean the living room because it seems all the furniture is just the wrong height. Poor little Rosie will get jammed under every piece of furniture. The Roomba is half an inch shorter, so it’s able to get under more stuff without jamming. So here’s a rare opportunity to see a side by side comparison of the two leading floor cleaning robots…
[Update: I replaced the original battery with a new 4500 mAH NiMH for about $35. I also installed a new brush, since the one that was in it was pretty worn. Results are reflected below.]
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