Best Robot Vacuum / Mop for around $300?

glub on 16/02/2021 - 13:17
Last edited 16/02/2021 - 13:19 by 1 other user

I'm looking for a robot vacuum/mop for my apartment.

It's only a 1 bedroom so it's not huge (yes I'm lazy) but I would like it mopped and vacuumed every day vs whenever I can be bothered. It's mostly tiled floors with a large rug.

Ideally, I don't want to spend over $300, but may up my budget if its a crazy deal.

Here are the ones I have been looking at:

• xiaomi mi robot 1st edition - $300
• Xiaomi V2 - $350 (not sure the difference between this and the 1st one?)
• xiaomi mi robot 1st edition - $300
• Coredy R580 - $310 (when mop etc is added)
• Proscenic 850T - $289 on Ebay

Anyone recommend the above or another mocel? On paper, the Proscenic looks the best with the highest suction, but a less reputable company.

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  spazworm on 16/02/2021 - 13:44

  I have a Xiaomi robot 1 and have been pretty happy with it but I really would have liked to have virtual "no-go" zones which the first edition doesn't have.

  This deal that came up recently had those "dreame d9 and dreame f9" which did look like they were gonna be good reasonble price upgrades. I'd be digging into those if i was in the market again.
  (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/604108)

  Regarding Xiaomi the first version doesn't have the mop so I think that's the main difference but I think i remember hearing people say that they haven't really found the mopping feature to actually be useful yet.

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    glub on 16/02/2021 - 15:03

    Ah that's annoying, I would at least like the mopping feature, especially as all my floors are tiled.
    Do you think the v2 is a better option in this case?

    I did see the F9/D9 but a lot of the users said the software sucked.

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  spazworm on 16/02/2021 - 13:49

  +2

  Also I recommend watching a few "Vacuum Wars" videos to gather a bit of context about what's currently out there.
  (https://www.youtube.com/c/VacuumWars/videos)
  also the videos are pretty fun, or maybe that's just me being a super boring person haha.

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  activ8newbs on 16/02/2021 - 19:56

  +1 for V2 viomi robot. I think $350 is a good price.

  What's the normal price?

  I'll bite once it hits below $325

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  spritz on 16/02/2021 - 22:16

  In a similar situation.
  Looking around on Kogan, Amazon and JB.
  I was looking at Xiaomi 1C as the demonstrations on youtube seem good. Also saw Ecovacs Deebot U2 at jb hifi but can't find reviews of that specific one..

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  friedmaki on 17/02/2021 - 03:26

  Consider getting the Xiaomi Mi 1C Robot Vacuum Cleaner! I have been using it for the past 2 weeks and it's a life changer. Also, you can find spare parts on Aliexpress.