iRobot Scooba experience

[mosmos]

haR? you like many machine upzlorry le. v scary. they don't last long one ar?

I guess is wear & tear if everyday use~

scooba use more than 1yr consider lucky already~

but do note battery always 1st one to go~

 

[mosmos]

read on amazon that it's a 560 but without a scheduler.

diff place sell diff color diff accessories, so diff model number~

 

[tekster]

diff place sell diff color diff accessories, so diff model number~

wa! you everyday use. your place got so dirty meh? but i agree with you lo, JW gets dusty v easily one. think 2 days max if no cleaning.

 

[mosmos]

wa! you everyday use. your place got so dirty meh? but i agree with you lo, JW gets dusty v easily one. think 2 days max if no cleaning.

even if no use scooba, my house will still need to manually mop floor everyday~

really cannot stand the sticky + dusty floor, JE very dusty also~

 

[android]

Just called up vpost and they tell me that they cannot delivered irobot due to it having batteries.... anybody used vpost to ship recently?

 

[Jubooo]

read on amazon that it's a 560 but without a scheduler.

It is more like a 535. Battery is only 1800 mAh. This is the older 540 with lighthouse, newer model comes with aerovac bin.

 

[Jubooo]

Just called up vpost and they tell me that they cannot delivered irobot due to it having batteries.... anybody used vpost to ship recently?

Forget about Vpost, they sucks. Someone actually bought it and got stuck in Vpost USA and auction the roomba at a lost on ebay.com before.\

The interesting thing is Vpost sent me an advertisement 1 month ago and even posted the picture of roomba in it yet they refused to ship it.

 

[tekster]

Just called up vpost and they tell me that they cannot delivered irobot due to it having batteries.... anybody used vpost to ship recently?

can forget it. no matter what you say, they will not ship cause got batteries. you better forward it to comgateway or borderlinx.

i tried shipping a gps before. small and i doubt the batteries will explode. they also will not do.

where did you order from? what type of invoice you have? may be got 1 trick can help but no guarantees. pm me.

 

[android]

hmm....the coupon does not seems to be able to work....

 

[mosmos]

 

[mosmos]

hmm....the coupon does not seems to be able to work....

maybe offer ended earlier~?

 

[ah_beng]

Just called up vpost and they tell me that they cannot delivered irobot due to it having batteries.... anybody used vpost to ship recently?

wah, so jialat with vpost, no batteries.
anybody tried robotshop.com?
http://www.robotshop.com/irobot-robot-vacuum-roomba.html

seems that they can deliver international orders.

 

[tekster]

wah, so jialat with vpost, no batteries.
anybody tried robotshop.com?
http://www.robotshop.com/irobot-robot-vacuum-roomba.html

seems that they can deliver international orders.

vpost don't even deliver ear phones liao.

 

[Zanter]

Can someone tell me what the scooba 330 cleans a lot less area 250ft2 than the scooba 380 450ft2 given that they have the same battery?

 

[mosmos]

Can someone tell me what the scooba 330 cleans a lot less area 250ft2 than the scooba 380 450ft2 given that they have the same battery?

No, they do no have the same battery~

330 = 5800 series = battery lower power~

another point to note, 340/380 got better engine, move faster~

 

[Zanter]

Thanks for the reply. So i can buy an upgraded scooba 380 battery & get better run times? I see from irobot website that the 330 get a stardard scooba battery thou. Maybe the water container is smaller?

 

[mosmos]

Thanks for the reply. So i can buy an upgraded scooba 380 battery & get better run times? I see from irobot website that the 330 get a stardard scooba battery thou. Maybe the water container is smaller?

330 battery got a lower power and it is not for sale. The one on sale at the website is of higher capacity~

So if you put in tat higher capacity battery, your 330 would run the same distance as 350~

 

[uno_bliss]

330 battery got a lower power and it is not for sale. The one on sale at the website is of higher capacity~

So if you put in tat higher capacity battery, your 330 would run the same distance as 350~

Allow me to correct some misconception regarding different models.

Scooba 330 main body IS in fact same as 340 (the rare special model rated for 850 sq ft).
340 (introduced in 2007) was a specially bundled model which came with high capacity battery & round silicon mat. 340 has same physical structure as 380, except it's blue theme while 380 is grey theme. 380 also came with external battery cradle & 2nd Virtual Wall.

The 1st gen 5800 (introduced in 2006) was heaviest & slowest (same as 5900 which can't run on plain water).
Some time in yr 2008, 5800 became medium weight & medium speed, its physical structure was like 350 (rated for 500 sq ft).

In yr 2009, 330 was introduced. It's the latest 5800 (iRobot use the code 330 & 5800 interchangeably). 330 as stated above, is in fact 340 except it's low capacity battery. It's as light & fast as 380, so a high cap battery upgrade would give 850 sq ft.

350 (the 500 sq ft model) already came with high cap batt, but due to its medium speed & medium weight, it cannot achieve 850 sq ft.

Tank capacity for all Scooba models are the same, the design of the pump is the thing that determines rate of water usage. 380/340/330 all have a pump rate control sensor that regulates speed for water dispensing.

Any difference in brush motor power? Answer is... it depends when it's manufactured.
Earlier versions of scooba had a larger brush motor, newer versions have a smaller brush motor. Why? Perhaps it's cost cutting, perhaps it's change of vendor.

Then why does iRobot say 330 is for 250 sq ft?
Low capacity 3000 mAh battery = 1 tank = 250 sq ft
High capacity 4100 mAh battery = 2 tank = 850 sq ft
So... 37% more battery power gives >300% cleaning power. Do the math... Something doesn't add up.
For 330 to lose out by that much, it needs to be REALLY heavy & REALLY slow. But any user who have handled 330 before would know it's very light & very fast.

I have handle ALL Scooba models before (5900, 1st gen 5800, 2nd gen 5800, 330, 340, 350, 380, 335). So I know!
iRobot downplay 330 so that they can continue selling 350 & 380 at higher price.

 

[mosmos]

Allow me to correct some misconception regarding different models.

I have handle ALL Scooba models before (5900, 1st gen 5800, 2nd gen 5800, 330, 340, 350, 335). So I know!
iRobot downplay 330 so that they can continue selling 350 & 380 at higher price.

I regret not buying 1 more 330. But i wonder will irobot launch a new scooba soon, this pattern has been a long long time already~

 

[tekster]

I regret not buying 1 more 330. But i wonder will irobot launch a new scooba soon, this pattern has been a long long time already~

y regret never buy another one? to stock up ar? hee...

in ang moh countries, it's very common to have carpet flooring. so vacuum is more useful to them since they don't mop floors.