We use our roomba on carpet and tile and it's awesome. Yes I need to grab another vac every now and then to get into spaces roomba can't but our carpets get so much more love now that we have roomba. And we have 2 dogs and it picks up HEAPS of their hair. LOVE IT.

I needed spare parts as well as a service - wrote to them and still waiting for a response a year ago. Terrible

I've had the IRobot for a couple years now and it makes keeping our house clean a breeze! I have a dog that loses a fair bit of hair and roomba does a great job of picking them up as well as any dust and dirt. No it doesn't get under very low furniture or into tiny spaces (areas that are narrower than its width) but nor does a normal vacuum cleaner, and just like normal vacuuming you have to clear the floor of objects if you want to clean underneath them. My only (minor) negative is the dust bin is a little small and needs to be emptied every couple of uses.

After reading countless reviews from this website I decided that this one was the best value for money. Easy to set up, does a fantastic job at cleaning the floors and navigating around the furniture. I find myself just watching it in awe. How did I manage without it? Everyone should own one!
Ease of use
A LITTLE on the noisy side

We live on acreage with 3 horses, husband, 3 children and the rag doll cat so the floors were a constant nightmare. A friend recommended the Roomba but I already had a cheaper and inferior version that was a waste of time, money and space for our place. Finally, I spent the $600 and have not been sorry at all! I still feel the need to pull out the dyson once a week for a really good clean before mopping but the Roomba keeps the floors looking great. We have a large residence with tiles, carpet and wood floors and it works well on all. The virtual wall means I can contain the Roomba in the large open plan area we have so that it just does the kitchen. Or lounge area when needed.
Does what it says it can do!

This machine does everything they claim it does. There is only one draw back it is a little bit loud at night time, but perfect during the day, and I would have loved it to have come with two virtual invisible wall barriers as most of my house is open plan and each room has two exits. Excellent machine and would have no hesitation to recommend it to others.
great time saver
a bit noisy

Just bought one what a little ripper i should have got one sooner saves alot of work and time ..does anyone know when it returns to base is the clean light suppose to be on when its charging?its nice to put it on and go do something else like hang washing out or go shopping

I have had the I-robot for 2 years, I love this, it is great for keeping the dust down and the floor clean. I only use it as a floor sweeper on hard floors over a large area. It doesnt replace your vacuum. I dont use it on carpet as my carpet is a pure wool heavy twist pile I find it scuffs up the wool pile and leaves lines. I have a room with wool carpet that is a loop pile that works ok but also find fills with fluff quickly here and as it has rotating brushes I am still dubious of damage to the wool carpet also but no lines left on this one. For the working woman coming home to a clean tile floor is wonderful. I am now considering the scooba.
Great hard floor sweeper.
No good on carpet.

Got a irobot from ebay purchase from a local, uses it and it really very good. Good and clean, excited.
really clean my carpet
require a travel plug and my dog keep chasing it...

Recommended by friends -
Pros - I have found the roomba excellent. Cleans very well both carpet and smooth surfaces and goes under beds - fantastic. I use it in our home and in our Bed and Breakfast. I clean other things while it does its thing.
Cons - You still have to dust skirting boards when you think its is necessary. The rollers get full of fluff etc. but the tool to clean them works well or I just use the air on our compressor from the shed occasionally for a super clean of filter and rollers. But I dont mind as I have vacuuming.
Overall it is a pretty amazing machine that really cleans.