[Samurai]

In other words, Roomba actually works. Cheap chinese rip-offs don't.

When can we get Roomba in India?

[Mad Monkey]

LG VR6170LVM Hom Bot 2.0 is officially available in India

at Rs.49540

http://www.lg.com/in/vacuum-cleaners/lg-VR6170LVM

[tsk1979]

Originally Posted by Samurai

In other words, Roomba actually works. Cheap chinese rip-offs don't.

When can we get Roomba in India?

Buy from amazon. Stuff more than 125$ is free shipping.
But customs duty is there. Thats the bad part.

[Samurai]

Now that Roomba is finally in India, can I get some user experiences? I am seeing that the cheaper Roomba is ₹18990 and the most expensive one is ₹65900. What's the big difference? The 600 series must also clean well, right?

[sushantr5]

I am using xiaomi vacuum robot in Germany since last one and half year. The robot easily can be said as the best one in the market. It is cleaning the house daily and I am extremely satisfied by performance. It performs even better than manual vacuuming.

I got it from Gearbest for €265 at that time.

[Guna]

Originally Posted by Samurai

Now that Roomba is finally in India, can I get some user experiences? I am seeing that the cheaper Roomba is ₹18990 and the most expensive one is ₹65900. What's the big difference? The 600 series must also clean well, right?

Don't have first hand experience, but from what I have heard from others:
Wet models are not good, they do only mopping, consume power and take long time.
Preferred model is the one with 'spot cleaning' feature. This may be the mid range. But for carpeted homes, the top model is preferred (I assume they have higher capacity motors, which such the dust better)

[GutsyGibbon]

Originally Posted by Samurai

Now that Roomba is finally in India, can I get some user experiences? I am seeing that the cheaper Roomba is ₹18990 and the most expensive one is ₹65900. What's the big difference? The 600 series must also clean well, right?

With programmed daily use, all of them will see some battery degradation in a year. Every 2 years we replace batteries, filter, and brushes. There are some 3 brushes on the iRoomba 355. Works best in a single level house, and the floor needs to be free of cables, wires (laptop/cell charger cables, & appliance cables) and things where the brush can get entangled.

It is awesome for things like cleaning the floors under the bed, sofa and such. It would be a challenge to reach such places with a regular vacuum.

[Samurai]

I am specifically looking for reasons why I should pay 38K for a 800 series over 18K for a 600 series. Can anyone answer that?

[speedmiester]

Originally Posted by Samurai

I am specifically looking for reasons why I should pay 38K for a 800 series over 18K for a 600 series. Can anyone answer that?

They have a showroom in Queens road. This is the address
Roomba India
No.15, Ground Floor, Vasants Business Center, Queens Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560052

Better to get a full product demo under different circumstances before putting your money down.

[rajathv8]

Originally Posted by Samurai

I am specifically looking for reasons why I should pay 38K for a 800 series over 18K for a 600 series. Can anyone answer that?

Did you get your answer? Did you buy one?

I think the website is better now and has more info. The 800 can do room to room mapping and can clean carpets, both of which the 600 cannot. I dont see any other notable difference.

[Samurai]

No, I ended up buying Dyson V8 Absolute+ vacuum cleaner. It is cheaper and faster to clean.

[mxx]

With finding maids getting too difficult, we had to do something to take care of the cleaning as both me and my wife are working professionals. Finally decided to get a robotic vacuum cleaner. Initially I looked at iRobot roomba series. However I decided to buy iLife V5s pro because roomba did not have mopping feature. iLife v5s pro does both cleaning and mopping (although not simultaneously). It costs only 16000/- so I thought it is a good one to start with because even if it works for a year it will be only as much as we pay for a maid in a year. This model had good reviews online even compared to some roomba models. Mopping is just adequate not great. Cleaning is very good.

[Sebring]

Hi, based on your recommendation I have placed an order for one. This costs Rs. 16,700 now. Selected colour is Gold. Does mopping require special detergent? Hope its still going strong! Thanks

Originally Posted by mxx

I decided to buy iLife V5s pro because roomba did not have mopping feature. iLife v5s pro does both cleaning and mopping (although not simultaneously). It costs only 16000/-

[ece2k2]

Been using a Roborock S5 Max, Eufy and Viomi V2 Pro over the last couple of months. Roborock S5 Max offers the best performance out of these and costs about 40k from Gearbest. Ordered the second S5 Max a few days ago for the first floor.

[mxx]

Originally Posted by Sebring

Does mopping require special detergent?

I just use a small quantity of Lizol with water in the cleaning tank. Please note that mopping is just adequate (as already mentioned in my previous post). Once you start using the device, just use cleaning mode for a few days before you start with mopping. Or else the dirt gets accumulated in the mopping cloth and further decreases the mopping performance.

Originally Posted by Sebring

Hope its still going strong!

No problems so far. Happy with the results.