Roomba vs Neato

[@davidfont2596]

I've been watching robot cleaning videos for two days, trying to decide which of these to buy. Your video is by far the most detailed. This is one of the first channels I've actually subscribed to in the past few days.

[@HowToLou]

+David Font - Thank you! All my videos (250) are listed by category ant HowToLou.com

[@joelperalta3056]

you sir have just stopped me in my tracks from buying a robot vacume. Nice job buddy! Very thorough review. You saved me 800 hundred bucks and that deserves a like, subscribe and a comment.

[@Shopno]

Your analysis was excellent. I loved the way you tested everything, it was very scientific.

[@MartinVaillancourt]

I watch a lot of reviews of different things and this review is exactly what all reviews should look like. Good job Sir!

[@mdmeyerpfa]

After watching many KZbin videos on the Roomba and Neato, yours is the best. I especially like the coverage analysis with the color coding of squares.

[@Shlooomth]

Thanks so much for that in depth analysis. I never would've had the patience to sit and watch a roomba for 40 minutes counting how many times it hit each square. And getting to see the neato do a whole room sped up was great.

[@edalvut2846]

I have watched a million of the robot vac videos to try and make a decision and this was THE BEST!!! Thank you. You got to the point and then gave a VERDICT. That is all I needed :)

[@Enzainer]

thank you for giving a detailed analysis. THIS is how reviews should be! subscribed

[@rudolfaeschlimann6959]

This must be one of the best reviews I've ever seen, especially the recording in the end of the room from the top is very helpful. Thank you very much, I know now which vacuum I should buy :-)

[@mcnojoke127]

wow, one of the best reviews i have ever seen. Not too long, but many tests and very thorough. I like the math and analytics too.

[@bradenhosking9342]

i dont even know how i got here watching videos on robot vacuums but this review was one of the best reviews on any product. good job.

[@kim2848]

I have a Neato Botvac 80 and recently purchased a Roomba 880. I only used Neato in my kitchen, dining room, and laundry room/bathroom. The rest of the house, it had to work too hard and it was always getting stumped on something so I had to vacuum it with my regular vacuum. The Neato was like watching a 2 year old and I had to get up constantly. My roomba is so much better. When I first had it up and running, I put it in the most complicated room that Neato couldn't do. The room has two tables, a free standing bar, 4 bar stools, and 2 lazy boy chairs and an end table. It went through the room like a hot knife through butter and I love it MUCH more than my Neato which I will keep for about 1/3 of my house. I thought it cleaned better as well. I'll be a Roomba customer from now on.

[@alvarojunka]

This has been one of the best tutorials I've ever seen. Awesome work!

[@deemoshi]

Best product review I've ever seen. I went with the neato for my home and couldn't be happier. Thanks for your work.

[@scarpe322]

Holy cow you put some serious effort into that. Thank you so much! Hubby and I have been going back and forth for several months now about Neato vs. Roomba, and whether or not we can even justify purchasing a robot vacuum in the first place.

[@Alex1552project]

Wow...you put together a very comprehensive comparison of both robots.....excellent! As an engineer, I really appreciate your thorough review!

[@HowToLou]

+Alex S. - You caught me. I am an engineer :)

[@Alex1552project]

+HowToLou ....no wonder....!!!

[@commnsense8360]

I signed in just to make a comment, UNREAL REVIEW ...well done!!

[@gmccon1]

I'm a new owner of a basic Roomba 650. For the first week I ran it twice a day for an hour and 20 minutes each time and dumped the canister into a standard basic plastic bag from the grocery store. The Roomba filled the bag in that week. If you can imagine the dirt and dust in the bag, you'll appreciate how happy we are with the iRobot Roomba 650. Now we run it just once a day and it shows it's worth each time.

[@baixosilvio]

Verdade tenho o modelo 620 e básico mais cumpre bem o seu papel

[@lisavega7778]

I know its been two years since your review, but this was amazing and extremely helpful

[@JohnLaFosse]

Your a good reviewer. Your the second you tube review I've witness that prefers the neato. I found your method more precise than others. Good work.

[@emkfo]

The best review I have seen across any and all products. Really well done! Thank you.

[@wmnkmr]

Great job! I liked the way you left the real sound of the robots unlike other reviews on youtube!

[@Linoran85]

This is probably one of the best tests I've seen of robot cleaners.

[@styilmaz1980]

Thank you for a thorough and informative review...this is how reviews should be done, nice job!

[@SweetCheeksJokoli]

Thank you for this really good review! It's nice to have someone review a product objectively backed up with facts and measurements!!!

[@monikab.6540]

Wow, thanks for putting in so much effort into this!

[@dougmcfarland]

Just the type of technical comparison I was looking for. Excellent. Thanks!

[@teresatong6370]

This is so incredibly helpful. I always know that Roomba may be overcharging (paying for its heavy marketing effort, I guess), but this video just gave me the solid proof I need to buy a Neato.

[@hooverpro]

Your video very helpful on deciding what robot vac to get. all my questions answered in one video.

[@trevorharrison4269]

Your review was perfect. Others should strive to have such empirically-based analysis as you have done here. Kudos!

[@CosmicNewbie]

This review is **superbly** executed. Wow ! Thank you for the time and effort you put into it.

[@mikeontwitie]

speaking of a review, this is it! thanks for the time and effort you put in.

[@jeffmorse645]

Thank you Lou! This is exactly the kind of test I was looking for to help me decide.

[@evanstony3000]

Wow! Now that's what I call a review!

[@seherxsbahixnbgn0tkitrsogu233]

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[@LokiDaFerret]

Excellent review dude. A small side note for anyone reading... I have a Romba 600 series which moves significantly slower then the 800 series shown in this video. Slower might mean it actually cleans better since the airflow is so low on a Romba. cheers.

[@sonnchris4871]

Great comparison!!! I just received a Neato for Christmas & I love it !!!! Does the best job ever & love how I can control it from my phone.

[@raviunivers]

Never seen anyone doing a product review this serious and with important facts. Great work :)

[@bunberrier]

Very well done! Thanks for the information. This was the most useful comparison Ive seen yet. Metrics, not opinion. Excellent.

[@ajscoutinho]

Great video. Thorough but meaningful analysis

[@JacobRoberts1]

Now we just need to figure out how to automate your Hoover and we will be set. 😆 Great video Lou!

[@castaway123100]

I bought a Neato eight years ago and it's still going strong. It's the most powerful robot vacuum on the market. I'm looking for a hardwood floor wet mopper now.

[@NickIntoTech]

Castaway I robot scooba

[@youtxbebroadcast11ur]

based on this vid i bought the neato. the room was much less organised and has a lot of strange curves. first i thought a lot of spots were missing, but at the end he did the whole room. it's really quite impressive so far. thank you!

[@ccjjpp1966]

Thank you for this comparison. I was getting ready to purchase one of these two brands and you just helped!

[@lindah6324]

your demonstration was spot one :-) exactly what I needed to see. thank your

[@sdfgkjioeg90]

One of the best reviews I have ever seen

[@Nessunego]

I've got a Roomba 772e for my apartment and a Neato Botvac D85 for my office. Both work very well. I preferred the random navigation of the Roomba for the dynamic and changing environment of my apartment (small daughter, toys, chairs left every day in different position) and the systematic laser navigation of the Neato for the more fixed environment of my office. I'm really impressed with both devices. They definitely make a great job in reducing mine... ;)

[@HowToLou]

+Nessunego - thank you for sharing your experience. By the way, the Neato scans the room every time you start it, like it is a brand-new room. So if toys are here today and gone tomorrow, it does not care. It looks around the room, maps out the obstacles, and vacuums around them.

[@jaymart46]

There are two kinds of brushes for Neato. Some models come with both of them, some only with the rubber brush without the bristle which is noisy. However, if you are using it on the floor where you are not at the time i.e. basement, it is helpful to know what is Neato up to. Sometimes it gets stuck and after a few beeps is it quiet. Good time to go downstairs and see what's the problem (Neato will tell you/on the screen). If the noise of using Neato with rubber brush is bothering you, you can order additional brush with rubber and bristle. Available on Amazon. You can also try to complain about the noise to the Neato company (see their website and on line communication with their consumer service person). You can use these better filters (as in the video) for very long time. Make sure you have several. You should hand-vacuum them after you empty dust bin and in-between use you can wash them with water + detergent using a surgical brush, having enough time to make sure it is dry before next use. Please note: It seems that some advertising makes you believe that you can time your vacuuming and it will be done when you return home. Perhaps a small and reasonably clean, uncluttered bachelor/studio apartment (if it doesn't get stuck and waits till you rescue it). Any place larger will not happen. Neato works well, but dust bin is not very large. Therefore, dust bin gets full rather fast and needs be to emptied - so be aware of that. Also, servicing places are not everywhere to have Neato repaired and Company is helpless, cannot give you advice where you can find the notarized shop. So, you are on your own. You will love your Neato and consider him your pet. In few days, you will talk to him like other owners do. He is not always perfect, but he is always a great help.

[@HowToLou]

+jaymart46 - Awesome additions. Thank you.

[@Ki-Lessons]

This is one of the best review videos I've seen on KZbin. - To the point, quick, no hyperbole - Compares two like things. - Smart simple tests. I already own the Neato, after doing my own research, but was reviewing these again because CostCo is selling Roomba 805 cheap. I would stick with Neato. I have lots of complaints about all Robot vacuums, but we are in the dark ages still.

[@Winzur1]

Amazing work with the scientific analysis. I am now 100% assured what is the right choice!

[@davidfisk4735]

very thorough. I do product videos and know what it takes to make them. This had to take you a long time, so thank you very much for making it. This was informative and is helping me make a decision.

[@miguelfrazao5919]

That is a Perfect review, the best that I ever seen. Thank you very much HowToLou... best regards from Portugal

[@haj98]

I really enjoyed your scientific methodology, especially in your sky-view camera and showing how many times it hit each spot. I subscribed to your channel based off of this video.

[@Big_pl65]

Very organized and professionally done! wow - really great review!! Thanks again

[@davidgulbransen6801]

Very impressive how thorough you were. I would have been interested to also see how they performed with picking up dog hair, and how clogged the brushes of each became (and then how easy they are to clean off).

[@HowToLou]

+David Gulbransen - Good point. I forgot to cover that, but it is pretty much a non-issue on both vacs. We flip them over, every couple months, pop out the roller brush (5 seconds. No screws) and clean off the hair. One is no more or less clogged than the other. Roomba's roller takes about 10 seconds to pop back in. Neato's takes more like 20, because you have to get one end under a little belt. We have two long-haired cats and a long-haired teen. If you have more hair, you might clean the rollers a little more often. Thanks for the comment.

[@edwardstaszko]

I just replaced my first Neato with another. The first lasted 4 years, running every single day. Picked up a full load of birdseed each day (we have 5 birds including a macaw parrot and 5 cats at one point). Fabulous product! I bought a new battery for the old one and it is back in service in the sunroom.

[@janepilecki8083]

Wow! This is a great video! The testing was fabulous! I've made my choice on which vacuum to get! Thanks!!!

[@kristengalen5723]

Wow, just the review I was looking for! Thank you! Very thorough.

[@HoraceKLai]

Hi, Do you think you can do more tests with different types of rooms? The example room you have is quite organized.

[@carlotv1212]

Now this is a great video ordered a Neato because of it!

[@Rbndhk]

loved the detailed and scientific way you covered this review, keep it up. I am impressed and will be subscribing.

[@tigersoup]

WHATS THE ROI ON THESE ROBOT VACS? how long do the batteries last? how many times in a year you need to change it if we use the robs every day?

[@HowToLou]

I would estimate the batteries last about 2 years, if you use them every day. The ROI (return on investment) is pretty high. To do the same thing the robot does, you would need to spend 20 minutes per day vacuuming. That is 243 hours in 2 years. Say you pay $350 for the vac. That is $1.44 per hour for the first 2 years. After that, you may have to spend $30 for a replacement battery, and you are then paying only 12 cents per hour.

[@RossDuClair]

Excellent review. These tests were "real world." Thank you so much.

[@MojoTojoChannel]

now this is how a review is done! seriously

[@jonathanbitzer]

The airflow/trash bag test was a great idea!

[@tc1uscg65]

ON the Neato, were you using the silicone beater brush or the brush/silicon attachment? Sounded like it was using the all-silicon brush beater.

[@juslitor]

Interesting review. As a roomba 560 owner I would like to point out that on a hard level surface the 560 has never left dirt behind as the 880 did. Only times I witnessed anything similar is on uneven surfaces. Using spot clean on a 560 disables dirt detection, which, I imagine, would also be true for the 880. My experience of the 560 on carpets are generally positive, provided the carpet fringes are short. Long fringes inevitably gets wrapped around the brushes which causes the 560 to halt and regurgitate the fringes leading to dust to not be effectively removed from long fringes. Carpet materials varies and mine are home weaved. As such they might not serve as ideal examples. I nevertheless find it somewhat unplausible that a working 880 would be inferior to a 560 in cleaning. My 2¢

[@larrye]

Amazing job on the review. I have no idea how someone could down-vote this video.

[@earthling1984]

Neato wins. I've had Roomba's for over 10 years. From the start I loved them. One thing I can say is they last a long time, they are easily upgrade-able, and they can be fixed fairly cheap and easy. I've had my Neato Botvac for about 3 year now. Works like new still. Way stronger, picks up more, takes less time, gets everywhere. Neato wins. Neato much lower cost as well than the newer 'mapping' Roombas. I haven't tested Roombas models over 800, so maybe their newer models are better (although much higher cost than Neato). Neato is the way to go in my opinion. Sad because I loved Roomba for over a decade and still do. But, gotta go with the best, especially when it's even lower cost!

[@rockl79]

I have an 880 and just bought a neato. Im tired of the roomba constantly missing spots and getting stuck in every little corner.

[@earthling1984]

@@rockl79 Robots with navigation are for sure best for multi room use robot vacuums! I still have my 15 year old Roomba Red (have only replaced the battery a few times). I use it in a single bedroom and it does great for that! I also have a Roomba 530 that's over 10 years old (again, nothing needed to be replaced but the battery) that I use in my furnished basement, which it navigates just fine (we have a kind of 'TV' room down there as well as laundry room and bathroom). But, for my main floor of my home with 3 bedrooms, kitchen, dining room, bathroom, living room, the Neato is the only one that will get everywhere, every time!

[@earthling1984]

@@rockl79 On another note, my Roomba's never get stuck. Wonder why yours is having issues with corners.

[@rockl79]

@@earthling1984 its because of the weird carpets in my house. They don't go all the way to the wall and it always gets stuck there or on the cat scratcher. I plan to keep using it downstairs, or buy an older broken neato and fix it.

[@greenbomb8254]

Oh hey I saw you’re review

[@lindac-h104]

Great information as I am considering a purchase of a robot vacuum for the first time. I have some rooms with dark quarter-sawn white oak floors, so they don't have the smooth finish of a laminate or traditional hardwood floors. Are you aware of any issues of damage to floors that are uneven like this? With arthritis and pets that blast fur around the house, I need help, but not at the expense of the floors. Thanks.

[@HowToLou]

+Linda Carlson-Hewitt - They run just fine on our oak hardwood. They are really just like an upright vac, so if you can use that on your floor, you should be fine.

[@rachelflannery3920]

Thanks so much for this review! It was extremely helpful in assisting me in deciding which robot vacuum to purchase!

[@Ilyen12]

best review I've seen in a while, good job!

[@MrBedrock82]

Excellent video! Thank you, sir.

[@puczylowski]

Best test I have seen on KZbin, and I mean I've seen dozens of them

[@kimberleyr3721]

Thanks for this review. Very thorough and informative :)

[@TechLineHD]

A fantastic review. This video may have saved a ton of money for me as I am looking for a gift for my mom's 60th Birthday. I know Neato is loud but hey, we need great performance from vacuum cleaners!

[@raymond3308]

Just bought the Neato because of this excellent test.... thank you! :)

[@anantu36]

thank you very much for this review. do you happen to happen to have any opinions on the newer version of these products?

[@HowToLou]

+Anantakumar LK - sorry I just have these two. I would definitely get that same Neato again. I am still very pleased with it.

[@meganb9719]

Hands down Professional review ! Thank you!

[@vinc3nt1o1]

Thanks, this greatly helped me make a decision and I've just ordered one on Amazon. I was wondering, have you had the chance to see how it deals on thick carpets?

[@HowToLou]

+Vincent - I have Berber in the basement and regular carpet upstairs, and it does great on both. I do not have any extra thick shag however, so I can't comment on that.

[@ingvarhelgerson7968]

Great review, especially the part where you count how many times Roomba cleaned each square )) I had Neato, original model, 5 or 7 years ago. The biggest issues was that it tried to clean every spot once but since while blowing air around it moved around some dirt and small debris it left a lot of it behind. I used iRobot Scooba after that and really liked how it brush in semi-random fashion covering each spot many times. From video it seems Neato learned to overlap a bit areas it cleans. Does it have any mode to do a more thorough cleaning, like going through every spot few times instead of a one?

[@GadgetAddict]

Great test. Must have been a pain counting all those squares!?

[@HowToLou]

+Gadget Addict - Tedious, but I had to do it in the name of scientific analysis :)

[@randombro177]

You are my hero. your video convinced my gf to buy a neato. i like the jet sound when it starts up. Vrooooooooom.

[@TheMikeyJH]

How are you liking your Neato so far? I'm shopping around now and could use your input. Thanks!

[@Nummies_intro]

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[@imaspacewoman]

Best review I have seen on here and exactly what I wanted to know. I am wondering how others may compare now to the Neato.

[@emilramberg796]

Nice test man! keep up the good work!

[@dianewakeland3077]

That was one of the best reviews I've seen. Thank you very muchl

[@suec1305]

Can you do another comparison using the new Roomba 980 or 960?

[@HowToLou]

+Susan Cave - maybe someday if we buy one of those.

[@LtChamberz]

Your analysis is so fair that you could probably contact Roomba, show them your video, and they might give you one to review.

[@snafees7]

what a wonderful review

[@imaspacewoman]

I just bought the D-80 hope it does as well as this one

[@HomeCentsWithNell]

Thank you for the detailed review. You've made my purchasing decision a lot easier.

[@macnlz]

Thanks for doing a more scientific comparison than most! Other reviews seem to just parrot the companies’ marketing materials, for the most part. I’d love to see how the Neato stacks up against the new Roomba 980, which uses vSLAM to map out the rooms via video camera. By the way, I’ve owned two Roombas and a Scooba in the past, and they all needed replacement batteries fairly often, so if the Neato has the same problem, I wouldn’t be surprised.

[@HowToLou]

+macnlz - Interesting! It sounds like the competition from Neato finally got the Roomba engineers to wake up and make a robot that actually thinks about where it is going instead of just bouncing randomly around the room. I wonder if they also raised their game in the suction and cleaning department? Those were really the most important differences I found. Yeah, both bots seem to ship with cheap batteries. I replaced the Romba's already

[@giovanni1609]

I have own a Roomba for 8 years and always wonder why it covers the floor like that. It seems to be cleaning in an organized fashion but hell breaks loose when it finds a dirty spot. It spins many times and then goes to another floor area missing a few spots. I guess it gets dizzy. I thought that mine was defective but this test shows that Roomba navigates like that. The Neato makes more sense.

[@alflurin]

I've just bought a Neato XV Signature.... will see how it goes. Thanks for the tip

[@hoffmann05]

Still working?

[@IamScroticus]

Good job man! Way to raise the bar for online reviews!

[@OscarFernandez]

Can you please write the model of the robots in the video description ? I like this review you show us how they work and who can do a best job thank you !!!

[@HowToLou]

+Oscar Fernandez - Hi, Good idea :) I added Roomba 880 and Neato XV Signature to the description.

[@brankokryze9179]

The best test I have ever seen! I think I am going for hoover :-D

[@damonmarkrobertson]

That was an incredible video comparing multiple metrics

[@ttaylor5847]

Great objective analysis! On the subjective side, how did u feel about applying the magnetic tape (Neato) vs the virtual walls (Roomba) to stop the devices? Also, could u tell if the "test floor" was actually cleaner overall with the Neato covering the room "only once in 8 mins"as opposed to the Roomba's 40 min SWAT-style assault? Finally, have u tried any other robot vacuums since your video that would change your opinion? Thx again for such an informative review!

[@HowToLou]

+T Taylor - Good questions. The lighthouses are a little easier, because you can just leave them sitting there. We lay out the black mag tape every time we vacuum. You can leave it there, but its kinda ugly. BUT, the lighthouses burn about 2 C-cell batteries, every 2 months. I did not look at the entry floor after each bot cleaned, but from my other tests, I think the Neato likely did a better job. No, I only have the two bots, so far. I will post if I get another one.

[@Marki555]

+HowToLou You can buy "C to AA battery adapter" for few cents and use standard AA rechargeable NiMH batteries instead.

[@tobiegarrett2286]

Wow, I can't thank you enough for such a thorough review!

[@chuvanocamp]

A realy great video. Congratulations!

[@angelicaberistain8808]

This is a great review! Thank you very much for posting.

[@jessebirdwell9489]

Simple review but done perfectly. Thanks