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Question: Corners? We just got the Mint floor cleaner for our hard floors and love it.  I was considering the Roombas when I saw this.  I don't see how the Roombas can get into corners, being round, and I assume this one, being square, can get into corners fairly well.  Can someone share their corner experience with the Roomba vs. the Neato XV-11?
Document: At least the debris is out of the way and fairly easy to get with a broom later.Around and in-corner cleaning is poor. The neato does not seem to try really hard to clean outside corners, as it rounds the corner there is a few square inches that gets missed. The robot should back up and drive over the spot it missed but the spot just never gets done.
I went back to look and the Neato has a total disregard to corners. My Roombas get the corners and along the walls well. Me and hubby are currently discussing if we should keep the Neato or return it and just make due with the Roombas that we currently have. We don't want to pay that price for the new model Roomba but we are considering the model below that one. I expected better from the Neato. I was rooting for it to surpass my Roombas.
I do not think I will ever buy another Neato product again after my current experience with this company.I purchased a Neato XV-11 in March of 2012 and the robot worked fairly well initially. I have a small house with very little furniture, mostly wood floors, rug underneath my bed and no pets. In general, I would say I have a very simple house for a robot vacuum. However, despite the house's simplicity, I consistently had problems with the XV-11 robot.
Neato's bin is fairly small and I can see it filling up fast in a dirty environment, but I'm sure that unless you have fully soiled floors, Neato will have no problems. Others have commented that Neato is fairly loud when running, but you need to keep in mind that NEATO IS A VACUUM. When was the last time you saw a whisper quiet vacuum? Neato is no louder than the average upright vacuum cleaner. If you don't like the sound, set it to run when you aren't home!
I purchased this for my wife for mother's day because she spends time almost every day dragging the vacuum out to remove the cat hair depostied from our daughter's two cats that live with us. We are fairly particular about keeping our floors clean, and we are very happy with the XV-11.Most of our downstairs floors are tile or hardwood (sans the two bedrooms and den) and the Neato works well on the hard floors.
I've had a Roomba for 1.5 years now. Actually that's a lie, I've had 3 Roombas in 1.5 years. The battery life just kept getting worse and worse and so it kept getting replaced. Then I saw an ad for the Neato and thought I would check it out. I read a lot of reviews - some good and some bad - but thought I would give it a try.Here are the specs for my house:  1668 square feet, carpeting and vinyl floors.
The Neato XV-11 is my first robotic vacuum. It was initially very interesting to watch and follow around the house to see if it would get stuck. Well, it very rarely got stuck and I was there to fix the problem. It seemed to pick up a large amount of debris each time it cleaned the house. I was horrified at the amount of dirt it collected. I have hardwood floors in all the house with a few rugs here and there.
We have a fairly large house with uneven tile floors. I bought the best professional Roomba based on reviews I read on line. By the way we also have 3 cats and a dog. Anyway, the Roomba would get stuck and didn't"t cover the rooms very well. Sent it back and got the Neato. Amazing robot. Unbelievable difference. If you have a large house and/or pets, there is no question as to the one to buy!
The Neato XV-11 is the best robotic vacuum on planet Earth. If you are pet owner this is the only robot vac worth considering.What can I say about Neato that hasn't already been said? The Neato XV-11 is a significantly smarter and more efficient robot than Roomba. The Neato goes right up against corners and vacuums in a neat methodical fashion. It knows what rooms it's vacuumed and it handles each room one by one.
I have owned my Neato for a over 6 months now and still love it. I have it scheduled every day to clean the floors of my two bedroom, one level home. With three dogs, the floor needs cleaning every day. It does a great job navigating and cleaning every area of the floor. It only misses the tight corners and a 1" band around the perimeter of the room. It does get dirt and dust out of the area carpets and cleans hardwood floors really well.
Answer: There's a lot of factors to consider. Roomba does a pretty good job of getting into corners because it has a side brush. Roomba is also much more tenacious, to a point where it's just brutal on your walls, furniture and carpet. Cleaning the sidebrush can be a pain when hair gets wrapped around it. You need to remove a screw and pop the brush off, then tweeze out the hair. Roomba will also clean for much longer than is necessary; going over the same areas repeatedly. I find this to be extremely annoying personally.Neato doesn't have a sidebrush. I thought this would be a major shortcoming of the Neato, but it turns out it's not been an issue at all. The laser guidance allows the Neato to get right up close to walls and corners. It's crazy; beyond anything I ever expected of a robot vac. Neato cleans more methodically and it has a much stronger suction so it does a good job of not missing any spots without having to use a brute force approach like Roomba.If you want the best robot vac on the market then get the Neato. The biggest negative for Neato right now is the price.