Good for vacuuming every day on hardwood floors but no spare parts available yet (from someone who hates housework & has pets )
I have mostly hardwood floors and an open floor plan, with enough furniture and corners to prevent the floor from being really &#34;open&#34;, and two dogs & a cat. This is my first robot vacuum, so I can't compare products, but I can compare using it to traditional vacuuming.<br /><br />For my home which has 3 shedding pets and no &#34;shoes off&#34; rules, I need to vacuum with &#34;Hoover&#34; EVERY DAY to make using it practical. Why? The dust bin is pretty small and pet hair will fill it up quickly. That said, launching the robot every day while I read the paper, do the crossword puzzle and check email is much more fun than using the traditional vacuum.<br /><br />So why 3* and not 5*?<br />- I have mostly hard floors, tile and wood, with two 4'x6' low pile rugs at entry ways. &#34;Hoover&#34; tries to climb up on the rugs. When it succeeds, the actual cleaning is minimal. However, the spinning brush often gets caught and causes an &#34;I'm stuck&#34; alert. I've  decided to just roll up the rugs before launching &#34;Hoover&#34;. Not a big deal for me, but might be a hassle for people with more carpets or rugs or anyone who wants to use the scheduled start feature.<br />- It does a good job with most obstacles, but not all. So after my learning what causes problems I now I spend a minute or so pulling chairs out, moving a few things that cause problems (like a cat condo tower, floor lamp, pet food & water dishes, etc) out of the way before launching Hoover. Again, not a big deal for me, but it also prevents me from using any automatic start features.<br />- With my open concept floor plan, I have found one invisible fence is not enough. I would really like to vacuum smaller areas, like just the kitchen, but with multiple entries, one invisible fence unit is not enough.<br />- I contacted customer support and while they were very responsive, I learned that spare parts are not currently available for this product (as of October 2016). I wanted to purchase extra filters, dust bin, fence unit  and a sweeping attachment but because this product is so new, spare parts are not available. I will keep checking and if this changes I will update my review.<br /><br />So, yes, I do like this vacuum and am happy to employ it to keep my house cleaner, though for now I can only give it an  &#34;it's okay&#34;&#34; rating.
Rating: 3 stars