Review on IRobot Vacuum Connected Mapping Compatible by Paul Massey

Not purchased! I buy 3! and Ecovac Deebot T8 Pro. After testing the T8 for a month I found it decent but below average compared to the i7+. I need to make a comparison to put the situation in perspective. The T8 has 1 brush and the brush has a combination of rubber and bristles which is fine but the rubber works much better and doesn't clog up with hair. Roomba has two brushes and they are 100% rubber so they don't clog. Props for engineers here. The T8 has an odd bin dump compartment. It has two small holes compared to Roomba's one large hole. As a result, two holes are also clogged with hair (I have a dog). Also, with the recommendation from YouTube reviewers that running the bot every day will stop the clogging, I disagree. Hair builds up and the bot eventually needs manual intervention. The only purpose of an empty station is not to look after the bot every time it is started. Again, note the Roomba engineers. Suction power, although I couldn't measure it, I can tell you that Roomba stopped working because it was sucking a metal stud from a piece of furniture I was assembling between the suction power and the brushes. I was impressed that he was able to pick it up. T8 didn't care! In terms of software both offer the same experience, the Ecovac T8 looks a bit more "Android style" and shows you the map in a simpler style based on opening it with the camera. The Roomba software is more like iOS. In other words, the Roomba app just got better. What I don't like about Roomba is that it's connected to the cloud. I don't care, and it makes the connection a little less responsive, but at the same time you can share maps from your devices, which is a plus. Overall the price of both devices is very close and I ended up buying 3 i7s and am very happy with them. They work every day and my house has never been cleaner and they require almost no maintenance or babysitting. Disclaimer: I have a labrador who sheds a lot, two young children and a wife who has long hair and is also shedding her hair. like crazy :p