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Robot Vacuum Cleaners Buying Guide

Our buying guide will explain which type of robot vacuum cleaner would suit you most, how much you can expect to pay for one, and which features are worth looking out for.

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  • Build Quality
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  • Value for Money
    3.8 (17)
  • Ease of Use
    4.3 (17)
  • Cleaning & Maintenance
    4.2 (17)
  • Product is used
    • Several times a week (7)
    • Weekly (5)
    • Daily (5)
    • Rarely (1)
  • Noise Level
    3.1 (17)
  • Pet OwnerYes (11) · No (6)
  • System Errors Occasionally (8) · Never (4) · Often (3) · Every time (1)
  • Ease of Programming / Scheduling
    4.4 (15)
  • Battery Life
    3.6 (16)
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Magda E.

Magda E.Greater Melbourne (Outer), VIC

Scratched hardwood floors

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We have moved in to a new home and after using our Roomba vacuum cleaner a few times, I have noticed scratches and swirls on every single bit of our hardwood floor. See attached photos. We have spent so much money on getting that floor done before moving in to our home. Very devastating.

  • +2

Purchased in September 2021 at Harvey Norman for $1,000.00.

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Product is used Several times a week
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Wood
System Errors Often
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Josh D.

Josh D.Launceston, TAS

  • 2 reviews
  • 1 like

I got a similar one off Thetechworldcompany.com they have the best pricing for irobot cleaners

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Pet friendly. Voice command. Lots of types aswell. Different colors. Io h h j h check h h h h h hoc h h hoc h b v check h h

Purchased in October 2021 for $500.00.

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Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
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Battery Life
Value for Money
Ease of Programming / Scheduling
Product is used Several times a week
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Wood
System Errors Never
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Susan L.

Susan L.Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

  • 2 reviews

Short lived

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My iRobot Roomba stopped working after 13 months, 1 month out of warranty. Don't waste your money. It worked ok when it was working but what's the point of buying something that dies so quickly?



Purchased in October 2021 at The Good Guys.

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Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
Noise Level
Battery Life
Value for Money
Ease of Programming / Scheduling
Product is used Weekly
Pet OwnerNo
Floor Type Carpet and Wood
System Errors Occasionally
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Linda S

Linda SGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC

  • 4 reviews

Great Robot Vacuum

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We’ve found the Roomba 980 to do a fantastic job on our carpet and a good job on our wooden floors. With the hard floors it sometimes flicks the dirt around and it doesn’t all get picked up. I love how the app works and how it can be programmed. It does a great job picking up our cats hair which is all over the place.

Build Quality
Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
Noise Level
Battery Life
Value for Money
Ease of Programming / Scheduling
Product is used Several times a week
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet, Tiles and Wood
System Errors Occasionally
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1 comment
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Teghan R.iRobot
Slim Jim

Slim JimPerth, WA

  • 2 reviews

I now have more time for wine!

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Purchased in March 2021 at The Good Guys for $1,400.00.

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Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
Noise Level
Battery Life
Value for Money
Ease of Programming / Scheduling
Product is used Several times a week
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet, Tiles and Wood
System Errors Occasionally
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Tanya C.

Tanya C.

  • 3 reviews

Excellent concept - but they need further development on quality.

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Purchased in March 2021 at The Good Guys for $1,499.00.

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Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
Noise Level
Battery Life
Value for Money
Ease of Programming / Scheduling
Product is used Several times a week
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Wood
System Errors Often
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Sofia Ali

Sofia AliGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC

  • 3 reviews

Good but could be better

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I love that this vacuum works autonomously, & cleans all areas of my house (tiles, floorboards & carpet) while I am at work. It does a great job. Only downfall is it easily gets caught and if this happens it stops in the middle of a job and requires manual intervention.

Purchased in July 2021 at Amazon.

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Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
Noise Level
Battery Life
Value for Money
Ease of Programming / Scheduling
Product is used Weekly
Pet OwnerNo
Floor Type Carpet, Tiles and Wood
System Errors Often
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Teghan R.iRobot
brett w

brett w

  • 4 reviews
  • Verified purchase

It's name is Betsy!!!

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Since June our Roomba has cleaned our tiled and carpeted house brilliantly, even gets up the stuff on the mats near the doors. set and forget....program and start from our smart device while at work is fantastic.

Purchased in June 2021 at The Good Guys for $500.00.

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Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
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Battery Life
Value for Money
Ease of Programming / Scheduling
Product is used Weekly
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet and Tiles
System Errors Never
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Smarty

Smarty

  • 6 reviews

what a time saver

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We have had the 980 for three weeks now and it is awesome. Cleans the whole house while we are out. handles wood floors, rugs and carpets with ease. Works better than our stick vacuum. The remote app is a great addition as well.

Purchased in July 2021 at Harvey Norman Retail Stores - Appliances for $1,250.00.

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Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
Noise Level
Battery Life
Value for Money
Ease of Programming / Scheduling
Product is used Daily
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet, Tiles and Wood
System Errors Never
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Leila sh

Leila shSydney, NSW

Love my Roomba ! Extremely happy

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We have laminate flooring, some rugs and tiles. Roomba clean all these surfaces very well . I no longer needed to vacuum clean the house since we bought Roomba 2 months ago. Easy to empty, very user friendly product! I can’t live without it

Purchased in May 2021 at Harvey Norman for $530.00.

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Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
Noise Level
Battery Life
Value for Money
Ease of Programming / Scheduling
Product is used Daily
Pet OwnerNo
Floor Type Tiles and Wood
System Errors Occasionally
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1 comment
iRobot
Teghan R.iRobot

Good Afternoon Leila
Thank you for taking the time to review the Roomba 980.
Thanks iRobot

Captain Sunshine

Captain SunshineGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC

  • 13 reviews

Fantastic...wish I had it 20 years ago!!!

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Purchased in April 2021 at JB Hi-Fi for $1,259.00.

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Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
Noise Level
Battery Life
Value for Money
Product is used Several times a week
Pet OwnerNo
System Errors Never
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1 comment
iRobot
Teghan R.iRobot

Good Morning Captain Sunshine
Thank you for taking the time to review the Roomba 980. You have said it best, these are a must have to come home to nice clean house after a hard day at work.
Kind regards iRobot

No way would I recommend this

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As a repairer of appliances, I would not recommend this product. They only supply minimal spare parts. If that part doesn't fix it, you are stuck out of pocket with parts and a product that does not work. They do not supply PCB control board in Australia. Buy a Samsung or LG!!!

Purchased in January 2021.

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Busy Mum03

Busy Mum03Sydney

  • 3 reviews
  • 3 likes

Love it. Easily cleans a family house.

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Purchased in May 2021.

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Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
Noise Level
Battery Life
Value for Money
Ease of Programming / Scheduling
Product is used Weekly
Pet OwnerNo
Floor Type Carpet, Linoleum and Tiles
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1 comment
iRobot
Teghan R.iRobot

Good Morning Busy Mum03
Thank you for taking the time the Roomba 980 has saved you to review it. These are a fantastic maintenance cleaner. Perfect for whilst you are at home doing other things or whilst you are out.
Kind regards iRobot

Worked well, for a week....

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Started off working well and picked up an impressive amount of dust. Now works for 2 or 3 minutes then gets "stuck on a cliff" - even in the middle of a light coloured carpet that is free of shadows or any other dark colours. Very disappointed. Will be taking it back for a refund.

Purchased in April 2021.

Product is used Several times a week
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet and Wood
System Errors Every time
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Awesome robot cleaner

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Better than expected, the amount of dust that was picked up in our carpet was phenomenal. We recently moved into a new home and had the carpets professionally cleaned, Roomba picked up a lot more than they did! The app is great, handy when you are in a different room and you can turn it on and off it goes.
We have tiles and carpet and it does both. Well worth the $$.

Purchased in February 2021.

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Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
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Battery Life
Value for Money
Ease of Programming / Scheduling
Product is used Daily
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet, Linoleum and Tiles
System Errors Occasionally
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1 comment
iRobot
Teghan R.iRobot

Good Morning Teagan
Thank you for taking the time to review the Roomba 980. These are fantastic. Wait until you try using the app from work. Just make sure you give anyone at home a heads up.
Kind regards iRobot

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AlyceFranklin

AlyceFranklinSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 9 reviews
  • 1 like

Love my lil roomba!

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I have a dog who sheds a lot and the roomba works wonders! I set it when I go out and it does the job with ease. I was concerned about how it would cope with the dog hair however a friend had one also too and she praises hers as well. Strongly recommend! Now it just needs a steaming option!

Purchased in February 2021 at The Good Guys for $489.00.

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Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
Noise Level
Battery Life
Value for Money
Ease of Programming / Scheduling
Product is used Daily
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Tiles
System Errors Occasionally
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iRobot
Teghan R.iRobot
AlyceFranklin
AlyceFranklin

Great. Thanks for letting me know!

maria.fassoulakis

maria.fassoulakisGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

Much more effective than I expected

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Purchased in March 2021 for $1,250.00.

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Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
Noise Level
Battery Life
Value for Money
Ease of Programming / Scheduling
Product is used Weekly
Pet OwnerNo
Floor Type Carpet, Tiles and Wood
System Errors Occasionally
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3 comments
iRobot
Teghan R.iRobot

Thank you.
I will do

And I agree the set and forget is brilliant. Makes household maintenance so much easier

julliams

julliamsAustralia

  • 2 reviews

This product has made a big difference to our home

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Purchased in January 2021 for $1,249.00.

Build Quality
Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
Noise Level
Value for Money
Ease of Programming / Scheduling
Product is used Daily
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet, Tiles and Wood
System Errors Occasionally
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Hande

HandeSydney, NSW

  • 7 reviews

The best in the market!

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I’ve used another vacuum robot and it did a terrible job which was the same price as Roomba 980. Roomba 980 is a very clever robot, you can guess what it’s trying you to do and it’s fun to watch him go everywhere. App is great, once job is done, mapping of the area is perfect. Once it’s finished with the room, it starts to swipe the corners. Only downside would be that they could I’ve added a better side brush and bigger dustbin.
I highly recommend this machine to any other in the market.

Date PurchasedJan 2022
1 comment
iRobot
Teghan R.iRobot

Good Afternoon Hande
Thank you for your taking the time to review the Roomba 980. These are a fantastic device and the mapping on the app allows you to see where the Roomba has been and how many times it has cleaned a single area.
Kind regards iRobot

Grunky

GrunkyOcean Grove

Wonderful for elderly cat owner

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Date PurchasedNov 2018
1 comment
iRobot
Teghan R.iRobot
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Questions & Answers

Kristina H.

Kristina H.asked

I have rugs with Fringes. Will that work?

2 answers
Josh D.
Josh D.

Hi kristina. yes most of them do an so does this one. I sell these if you want a better deal. My website is thetechworldcompany.com my email is on the website so if you want a discount shout an email there to reference this message and I'll give you a good deal. The prices are in American so if you want I can give the Aus prices. Thanks

iRobot
IXL H.iRobot

Hi Kristina,

The Roomba 980 handles a range of surfaces with ease, including most fringe carpets. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further queries.

Kind regards,
iRobot

Hangah L.

Hangah L.asked

Hi,

I have roomba over a year old and I have few problems that I notice is happening.
1. Roomba sometimes its not starting the schedule clean up and only making the sound when its time to clean I have manually press the clean button on the roomba or through the app
2. Keep getting Error 2 (Clean Roomba debris extractor), in which I always make sure to clean the everything after each use.
3. Is it normal that the roomba making a rattling noise while cleaning in hard surface floor?

Thank and Hope to get an answer soon.

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Susan L.
Susan L.

Only question I can help with is 3. No it shouldn't be rattling.

Hangah L.
Hangah L.

Thx Susan so I guess something wrong with my roomba?

Josh D.
Josh D.

Hi hangha. I sell Roomba vacuums. I can offer you good price if you like. Just come to my store and email me which product and I'll give you a discount code. My email is located on the thetechworldcompany.com. I have many different types. Thanks

Nancy1

Nancy1asked

Will the room a get stuck if I have a fringe rug?

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iRobot
Teghan R.iRobot

Hi Nancy
It is possible, I have a couple of rugs that i have to fold or pick up so my Roomba doesn't get stuck on them. The alternative is to have the fringe under the rung when the Roomba is on.

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