yannakis wrote: » Best price I've ever seen the Xiaomi (version 1) https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/updated-2311-original-xiaomi-mi-robot-vacuum-lds-slam-intelligent-route-planning-app-19103-with-code-gearbest-2824679
Kintarō Hattori wrote: » What sort of plug does it come with? That'd be a concern for me.
eddiem74 wrote: » How do these deal with saddle boards? Or do you have to lift over them?
Irish Gunner wrote: » Where is the best place to get the Xiaomi? Have not purchased anything from any of the Chinese sites and wondering about reliability and customs etc?
yannakis wrote: » Honestly, why would that be a concern? Mine came with the Chinese one and a UK plug adaptor.
Kintarō Hattori wrote: » Hmmm Roomba or the Xiaomi?https://www.amazon.co.uk/iRobot-Roomba-Vacuum-Cleaning-Robot/dp/B00AXJW94S/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1511517310&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=roomba&psc=1https://www.gearbest.com/robot-vacuum/pp_440546.html?wid=21&utm_source=linkshare&utm_medium=linkshare&utm_campaign=linkshare&siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-_CB85MvaGEe4CAiBigXhlA - can apparently be bought for roughly the same price as the Roomba.
Kintarō Hattori wrote: » I don't mind cheap Chinese electronics that don't need to be permanently left plugged in but those that do, I'm always wary of the quality of the power supply. How's the quality of the unit with the Xiaomi?
givecredit wrote: » I own the Roomba 650 for a year now. Great Machine. But if I was buying now, I would definitely get the Xioami. Its the equivalent of the Roomba 980 at circa €900. Xioami is a much more intelligent robot than 650 roomba. Xioami have taken the best of Roomba and Neato Connected and made their own device at a fraction of the cost.
Shefwedfan wrote: » I have loads of Xioami kit and it is great It mentions on the lin Generation 1. That would be a concern or not?
Irish Gunner wrote: » How is it buying from Gearbest and customs take this is coming from China. Tempted to buy but don't want Customs to hinder my decision
yannakis wrote: » Got mine from aliexpress back in August, from a seller shipping from Germany. Many Chinese sites have sellers shipping from around Europe so have a look around. If you end up buying from outside the EU, calculate VAT+handling fee of Anpost/Courier (~€20).
Shefwedfan wrote: » Just wondering how does it clean? is it like the Roomba and just bumps it way around? Thanks
givecredit wrote: » No, it maps out the room first then cleans in an orderly fashion. User uses similar technology to self drive Google car.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m91rEfzp3DA Check end of video to see it in action. ( Since this video was made, the app is now in English)
endacl wrote: » http://www.scarymommy.com/roomba-meets-pile-of-poop-jesse-newton/
Shefwedfan wrote: » My wife will kill me if I buy one but then again she is used to me buying stuff The small issue I see is the dust bin size. It says it has 0.42ltr. The one I had before was 0.3ltr and it would fill up very quickly I am just wondering will it be big enough My house is 3,000 sq ft but in reality I will block off half the house so it will be covering about 1,500 sq ft. I just wonder would it have a dust bin big enough
givecredit wrote: » If your robot is going to be cleaning on a regular basis, realistically how much dirt will it gather on each clean?
KintarÅ wrote: » I don't mind cheap Chinese electronics that don't need to be permanently left plugged in but those that do, I'm always wary of the quality of the power supply.
KintarÅ wrote: » How's the quality of the unit with the Xiaomi?
tedpan wrote: Xiaomi are going global at the moment with mobile phones, really impressive company.
mrcheez wrote: » How high is it? My Roomba can climb over my coir doormat easily which is about 3cm high
yannakis wrote: » All good with Xiaomi too. In my previous place we had a rather tall "step" between tiles and engineered wood, and it did just fine. Sometimes I noticed on the map that it didn't go exactly straight, but it would reverse/change angle slightly/try again.
