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Neato White XV-12 All Floor Robotic Vacuum System + .99 Bonus Pack Bundle
- Additional .99 Bonus Accessories are included! 4 Extra Filters, 6 replacement brush blades & 1 replacement squeegee blade!
- RPS Laser Mapping System
- High Performance Vacuum
- Corner Clever +
- It’s Smart, It’s Simple, It’s Powerful!
What’s in the box:
Neato XV-12 Robotic Vacuum
2 Filters
Charging Station
Charging Cable
Boundary Markers
User Guide
Quick Start Card
Additional Bonus – .99 MSRP Includes:
4 additional replacement filters!
6 replacement brush blades!
1 replacement squeegee blade!
RPS Laser Mapping System
Creates a map of everything in its surroundings including furniture, objects, and doorways.
Analyzes the room to find doorways. Then, it vacuums the area using a straight line pattern-vacuuming the room methodically, thoroughly, and efficiently – without bumping into furniture or bouncing off of walls. And, it of course avoids stairs. Updates its map continuously so it can either move to the next room to clean it.
High Performance Vacuum
At the vacuum’s core, a centrifugal compression-impeller follows jet engine airflow pri
List Price: $ 599.99
Price: $ 399.95
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Don’t throw out your swiffers or brooms just yet,
I purchased this via Woot on impulse a month ago after I had just gotten a bonus at work. Basically, my idea was to try something like this before spending a lot of money on maid service (between the cost of day care and ordering in food more often and the maid service, maybe it would be better if I just stay at home, no?).
If my Neato were a maid, I would fire him (I haven’t named him but I’ve decided he’s a he, probably because I am being reverse-sexist) due to these CONS:
– He misses spots near corners and along edges (walls or low furniture).
– He can’t handle getting everything under the dining room table (has trouble getting around all the chair legs)
– He has trouble transitioning from wood to high pile carpet (extra cushy carpet in our daughter’s room). He actually got stuck once and I had to give him a little nudge
– He generally leaves a line of crumbs along the perimeter of our area rug, I guess from the change in elevation.
– The apparent “automatic door detection” seems a bit buggy because he seems to be doing 2-3 rooms at the same time, even though the manual says that he’s supposed to finish off one room before moving onto the next. This may be because some of our doorways are on the wide side. I don’t know.
However, my Neato is not a maid. My Neato is a slave who works for free. So, given that, he does a pretty okay job, given these PROS:
– Suction seems strong – picked up a lot of loose fibers left behind by my vacuum
– picks up hair off carpet better than my vacuum (we are part Italian and very hairy and we shed a lot so this is very important to us)
– I haven’t had him lose himself in the house yet. He always seems to find the base when he’s done (just make sure you leave him alone and don’t move him around while he’s cleaning or he’ll get disoriented). Also, I always start him at the charger unless I’m using “spot clean” mode.
– finishes 1st or 2nd floor on a single charge (around 900 square feet each, I think)
– detects the stairs so he doesn’t fall down
– the bin can hold a surprisingly large amount of dirt
– has nice vacuuming lines, not random, but methodic – generally does the perimeter of the room then the middle in straight lines
– appears to handle oddly shaped rooms and furniture decently well – even got under one of my nightstands and then back out without issue
– his back wheels are like little feet and he is able to go on his little tippy toes to get unstuck or around uneven floor surfaces
This product is for:
– people who want their house vacuumed periodically, in between weekly/monthly/quarterly more thorough cleanings (depending on how clean you keep your house – I myself am probably going to do quarterly or less)
– people who actually pick up their crap off the floor before turning the little guy on
– people who read the instruction manual
– people whose main floor messes are hair, crumbs, dust, dirt, etc
This product is not for:
– people who want to throw away their old vacuum, broom, swiffer, etc and never clean their house themselves again
– people with only hard floors. Because dirt tends to collect in corners and along the wall on hard surfaces, you’re probably not going to get much out of this guy.
– people who want to keep Neato away from the charger between uses. This thing does not keep a charge when on standby. Even if you go through the menu and shut down, the battery will still drain a little bit. Some people have given Neatos negative reviews for this, but I don’t see why, because they’re not meant to be put away. They’re meant to chill on the charger. The instruction manual says that the battery life will be better if you follow the directions on this.
– people whose main floor messes are sticky or wet
– people who want to watch TV or be on the phone within 2 feet of the Neato while he’s vacuuming
P.S. Neato – please invent a robot that will do pick-up for me. My daughter needs a role model.
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|The most awesome cleaning appliance ever!,
This machine is my new best friend! It is friggin amazing. I received it for Christmas and if I had known how much it cost I probably would not have taken it out of the box! Thank goodness I did because it is worth every penny! It is so smart, doesn’t get stuck in tight spaces, goes under my bed for all the dust bunnies. It talks to me via its LCD screen. Only thing I have to do is pick up where I want it to clean and let it go. When it needs to be charged it goes back and docks itself and then returns where it left off! So, so cool! Thank you for the technology. My life just got a little easier, because of this product!
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