12-28-2002, 07:20 PM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 15,171
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pt reviews the roomba
the roomba, a robotic automatic vacuum cleaner, has been a very popular seller this holiday. pt gives it a spin and gives us a review, complete with pictures, links to other reviews, and even a video of the little guy running. check it out, with the time you might save you can spend even more time with your ppc's... and, on this site, of course. 
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12-28-2002, 07:53 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 32
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I have one, too!
I love it... I actually bought one for my Daughter so that she didn't have to sweep every other day. (Is that bad?) Anyway, it does a great job.
I do have to say that I am jealous... in the video on his site, the Roomba cleans under a Segway!!! Why does he get one and I don't???
Cheers,
Bill
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12-28-2002, 08:04 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 69
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pt or wjsteele: Does it say anything about working on hard-wood floors? I'd like to get this if it doesn't scratch or damage hard wood.
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12-28-2002, 08:31 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 32
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Hard Wood Floors
It hasn't harmed any of the surfaces in my house. I have Hard Wood, Tile, Slate, Carpet as well as Vinal Flooring. It even handles the transisitions between them just fine.
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12-28-2002, 08:57 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 164
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I gave my wife the Roomba for Christmas. We were sick of picking up the dog hair in the front hall (ceramic tile) and off the medium-pile carpet everywhere.
It works VERY well, if you consider what it does. It does NOT do the deep cleaning a regular vacuum provides, but it makes a room "livable". 
We love the thing, it works great, SUPER easy to use (a power switch and pressing one of three buttons), and it does a decent job picking stuff up. It is a tremendous time-saver since you can run it while tending to other chores.
It hasn't marked any of our walls, no harm to the floors as wjsteele mentioned, it's just damn nifty.
*Phil
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12-28-2002, 11:02 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 355
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Mel
pt or wjsteele: Does it say anything about working on hard-wood floors? I'd like to get this if it doesn't scratch or damage hard wood.
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we only use ours on hardwood floors- it doesn't scratch, mar or damage the floors at all.
you can read about it all here:
http://www.roombavac.com/
cheers,
pt
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12-28-2002, 11:26 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,768
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Originally Posted by pt
we only use ours on hardwood floors- it doesn't scratch, mar or damage the floors at all.
you can read about it all here:
http://www.roombavac.com/
cheers,
pt |
This all about keeping your new bride happy, right?
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12-29-2002, 03:16 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 784
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Thanks for the tip on the Roomba! I hadn't even heard of it before today and already I bought one for my mom's birthday coming up in early January.
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12-29-2002, 05:22 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 146
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A friend just got one and we've been playing with it. So far it hasn't saved any time because we just sit around watching it work... 8)
It does a nice surface cleaning, as dangerwit said. Particularly useful on her tile floors since there are always a few dogs in the house leaving hair and dirt all over. And it even picked up a wadded $1 bill, paying 1% of it's price so far...
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12-29-2002, 09:59 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 405
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WOW. $199!?!?!? I can clearly give up my wifi router, PCMIA card, and CF Wireless wifi card instantly!
It doesnt justify the price, unfortunately.
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