Durian wrote:
"BruceR" wrote in news:nS5Rd.3502$VD5.2965
@twister.socal.rr.com:

We tried a Roomba and returned it the next day.
It didn't do a particularly good job of cleaning
and the carpet looked like crop circles had been
cut into it. If you miss the psychedelic 60's you
might like that but it looked awful to us.

Wow, that has so not been my experience with the
Roomba. Do you have high pile carpeting? It's better
with low pile.

The Roomba Discovery is the way to go, even if it is
a little more expensive. It has a larger dust bin,
its battery recharges faster, and it returns on it's
own to is docking bay when the battery gets low. I'm
sorry, but what more do you want from a vacuum? I
have one and I really appreciate it as a convenience.
Now I only do the old fashion vacuuming once a month
instead of every Sunday, which I hated. I'm happier
and my floors stay clean. Win Win in my opinion.

Yes I don't think you can throw away the old fashion
vacuum. Ours has a vibrator that brings sandy particles
to the surface for removal. We need a robot that can
use vacuum cleaners the way we do for those monthly
cleans