[Deal du Jour] Right now, the Roomba i5+ and its dump station are on sale. The reputation of connected robot vacuum cleaners from the iRobot brand is well established. If you want to start cleaning remotely, the Roomba i5 offers excellent value for money, especially with a hundred euros less on its initial price.
What is the promo on the Roomba i5+ robot vacuum cleaner?
The Roomba i5+ is usually around 500 € on various merchant sites. It is currently offered on Amazon for €417.04.
What is this iRobot connected vacuum cleaner?
The iRobot Roomba i5+ vacuum cleaner is a robust device. Its diameter of 34.2 cm and its height of less than 10 cm make it a compact and discreet robot vacuum cleaner. On the cover, three buttons are present. One to launch a suction cycle, another to make it return to its base, and a final one to launch a targeted suction. Equipment level, it has two rubber brushes to capture dust and a nylon side brush. It is also equipped with a small dust bin of 0.4 liters to store dirt, the time to return to its emptying station.
The latter allows the Roomba i5+ to empty the contents of its dust bin, but also to recharge. The Clean Base has a bag with a capacity of 0.7 liters, sufficient to store the dirt and debris vacuumed up to 60 days, or approximately thirty vacuum cycles. The dimensions of the Clean Base are 30 × 38 cm x 48 cm. Make sure to put it somewhere you won’t get in the way and where it will be as unobtrusive as possible. In addition to its imposing size, the noise emitted with each emptying is quite strong. A small concession given the service provided.
Is the Roomba i5+ a bargain at this price?
That’s a bargain for one of the best ranges of robot vacuums on the market. The Roomba i5+ starts by cleaning the edges of your room, then zigzags to comb the room with a fine-toothed comb. Even if the passages along the walls are not always efficient, the rest of the room is properly vacuumed, despite a somewhat chaotic navigation. Unlike higher-end models, the Roomba i5+ does not have a camera and will perform less well if the floor is cluttered with objects. Fortunately, its notched wheels allow it to cover a good part of the explored surface by overcoming small obstacles. The suction quality is excellent both on hard floors and on rugs and carpets.
The iRobot application is ergonomic and the interface simple to use. You can create a cleaning schedule, have access to cleaning history, or the map of your interior. Siri, Alexa and Google Assistants voice assistants are available. Thanks to the editable map, you can, for example, ask your Roomba verbally to clean the kitchen. Amazon’s takeover of the iRobot brand promises even deeper integration in the future. Finally, its autonomy is less than 2 hours before it returns to rest at its base.
Learn more about robot vacuums
? Read our article on the takeover of iRobot by Amazon
? Check out our article on the repairability index of robot vacuum cleaners.
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