Bill Noble wrote:
1. you can buy tread repair kits from a seller on ebay for $5
2. you can buy batteries from a different seller (actually 8 or 9
sellers) for $37
3. read the irobot site and see if the new features attract you - the
very early ones had a cubmersome way of cleaning them - that is improved
- they work and do their job - but note that the docking stations for
the newer ones are just a tiny bit different from the earlier ones and a
new one won't dock in an old station

Ours is Pre-Self-Docking, so that alone is a big improvement.
I would also like to see those "room barriers" in a smaller size.

"RBnDFW" wrote in message
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Winston wrote: about Rhoomba

We bought one of those a few years back. It threw a tread then the
battery died, right before they sent us an upgraded smart charger.

Haven't used it since. Now I'm wondering if I should buy a battery
($$$$) or just buy the newest model.

Have they improved much in the last two years?