This was my upgrade from a roomba i7 that I absolutely hated. I started my foray into the robot vacuum world with a roborock e4. It was fairly decent, but lacking the mapping feature, and the ability to set different rooms on different schedules we quickly realized was something we wanted to have. After suffering several connection issues we traded that for a roomba i7 and I immediately started to regret that purchase. Despite the higher price tag and the brand name I was so disappointed. It was leaving a pile of dirt under itself every time it stopped vacuuming, the dust bin was always "full" (with barely anything in it) to the point that I was having to empty it and wipe down the sensors every single time it finished a job. I couldn't schedule cleanings unless they were more than 3 hours apart - so If I had it clean the living room while the baby slept at 12, I couldn't schedule it to clean the babies room until 4 and by that time, the baby would be going down for their second nap. There were so many things I was hopeful about but in the end I was let down.
So I started researching again to find something with similar functions. I narrowed it down to a couple of choices, but ultimately opted for the S5 Max - I went with this because of reviews stating it does better with medium pile carpet than the s4 that is the same vacuum but without the mop feature. I AM SO GLAD I GOT THIS ONE!!!
Pros: The zig zag pattern is perfect, (the OCD in me can't handle the bounce navigation of other vacuums) This one runs in a tighter pattern so each spot is vacuumed twice.
It started mapping the house immediately, there was no need to run it multiple times. At first I thought it was missing parts, but then I realized it was sectioning the rooms off into neat rectangles. The first run it started into one room, vacuumed half of the room, then went back across the hall and vacuumed the other room before coming back and finishing the second half - this was weird and I was skeptical but after the first run and it mapping the entire house it never did that again. The map is super accurate and very detailed.
The S5 Max vacuums the perimeter of the room first, then goes back and vacuums the main part of the floor. This means there is almost no bumping of walls.
The bin can hold so much crap!!! with the i7 we were literally emptying the bin every clean, even if it was just a single room because the sensors thought it was full. We empty the s5 bin just once a week. It cleans the whole house twice a day and recommends emptying the bin at that point but will still go out and clean anyways.
It is quiet!! the e4 and the i7 were both SO noisy. This one is just a quiet humming that is easily overlooked. It does have a quiet mode I haven't needed to use yet, and a turbo mode. We usually only use turbo on the carpet in the basement, it's a bit louder but also is a bit muffled by the carpet, so it evens out.
The app for the S5 (roborock) is different than the app for the e4 (miHome) though you can use mihome for the s5 but not the other way around. About 2 days in we had a similar connection issue that we'd had with the e4. I was getting super frustrated and about ready to send this one back when I realized it was our wifi and not the vacuum or the app. We've been using it every day for several weeks and have had no problems with it like the other 2.
This one will actually clean over top of it's docking station which was a problem with the i7 that was leaving piles of debris under the vacuum when it docked. The dock itself has sticky tape to attach to the floor keeping the vacuum from pushing it out of the way. (another issue with the i7 which could never find it's way home or get properly seated) It also has a plastic pad that it rests on to keep your floor dry if you are using the mopping feature. We have the mop installed, but I haven't used it yet.
The filter is washable, but we found with the e4 it takes forever to dry. The solution to this is just buying a second filter and swapping them when one needs to be cleaned. Easy peasy.
The map function works great, dividing/separating rooms is easy. Scheduling is easy. No need to wait 3 hours between jobs. I've vacuumed the basement and brought it back up stairs and it's run on it's normal schedule where the i7 would refuse to go out if it had just vacuumed.
Honestly I am so happy with this vacuum AND it was cheaper than the i7. I will definitely be buying roborock in the future.
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About Roborock
Founded in July 2014, Roborock specializes in the research, development, and production of products that make peoples lives more comfortable. We design our range of robot vacuums, and our cordless stick vacuum to work so effectively that people are empowered to spend more time on the things they love and less time on chores.
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Deep Cleaning PowerCranking out a maximum suction of 2000Pa, dust on hard floors cannot escape, and dust settled inside carpets is pulled out powerfully. |
Protect and Control VirtuallyStop your robot from going where you don’t want it to go with Virtual No-Go Zones, Virtual Walls, and when the mop is attached, No-Mop Zones. |
Clean Exactly Where you Need toWith Selective Room Cleaning you can send the robot only to the room(s) you need. Rooms on up to 4-levels can be saved. |
Total Control by Voice or by FingerControl every element of your robot wherever you are from the Roborock app. Start and stop cleanups and more with the power of your voice with Amazon Alexa support. |
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Harsh on HairAnti-Tangle brushes keep long hair from jamming up the brushes. Ideal for homes with pets. * 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi required for the app connection. |
Clean Massive SpacesClean extremely large spaces without effort with Auto Top-Up. The robot will stop when it reaches low battery, return to the dock, recharge, and continue where it left off. |
Room to Room TravelClean every room in your house, even if you have a threshold between rooms, with 0.8 in of climbing ability. |
Corner to Corner CleaningWith a side brush that accelerates at the edges of rooms, corners are cleaned better leaving minimal dead spots. |
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Clean Carpets BetterCarpets need maximum power to clean, so when a carpet is detected suction is automatically turned up to maximum. |
Minimal Sound DisruptionClean whenever you want, without disruption, with a low 69 dB of noise created during a clean. |
Reach Under Beds and SofasMeasuring in at just 3.8 in tall, the underside of most beds and sofas can be cleaned without effort. |
Safe from DropsFall sensing tells the robot when it is by a drop, preventing it from going over. |
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| Navigation | Lidar navigation+SLAM | Dual Cameras with Lidar Navigation | Lidar navigation+SLAM | Lidar navigation+SLAM | Lidar navigation+SLAM | Lidar navigation+SLAM |
| Map | Real-time mapping | Real-time mapping with Remote Viewing | Real-time mapping | Real-time mapping | Real-time mapping | Real-time mapping |
| Max suction | 2000Pa | 2500Pa | 2000Pa | 2000Pa | 2000Pa | 2500Pa |
| Multi-floor map-saving | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Carpet boost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Runtime per charge(quiet mode) | 180 minutes | 180 minutes | 180 minutes | 180 minutes | 180 minutes | 180 minutes |
| Zone cleaning & no-go zones, selective cleaning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sweeping and mopping | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Auto top-up | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Water tank capacity | 290ml | 297ml | 180ml | 140ml | 300ml |
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| surface suggestion | Carpet | Hard Floor | Carpet, Marble, Wood, Tile, Upholstery | Carpet, Marble, Wood, Tile, Upholstery | Hard Floor | — |
| runtime | 180 minutes | 240 minutes | 180 minutes | 180 minutes | 240 minutes | 123 minutes |
| batteries included | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| battery average life | 180 minutes | 240 minutes | 180 minutes | 240 minutes | 180 minutes | 120 minutes |
| compatible devices | Smartphones, Google Home, Amazon Echo | Amazon Echo, Google Home | Amazon Echo, Google Home, Smartphones | Amazon Echo, Google Home, Smartphones | Smartphones, Google Home | Smartphones, Amazon Echo, Google Home, Remote Control |
| weight | 13 pounds | 7.5 pounds | 28.4 pounds | 17.9 pounds | 8.8 pounds | — |
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Perfect Mid-Price Range Vacuum Robot
I love this vacuum for the price point, it has great battery life, my floors have never been cleaner for this duration, I think this was a smart purchase for my household’s health, and overall I have no regrets and recommend to all, but there are things that could be better.The vacuum parts will need to be replaced in a timeframe that I think is frequent. I’ve had this vacuum a little over a month. The filter is at an estimated 49% life left, side brush 62%, and main brush 75%. For perspective, I use this for a ~1200sq ft area with tile and vinyl plank floors. It gets stuck on small rugs sometimes, been meaning to get some carpet tape. I had to create a new map at one point because it somehow got disoriented, started going over the same spots and moving like it was navigating around landmines until I intervened and saw it had added an offset overlay of the house to the map it previously created. To be fair, I hadn’t figured out I was cleaning the wrong sensors yet so maybe my fault it couldn’t see. When I expose additions to the house, the map doesn’t allow me to merge it as part of an existing room unless I reset the map and edit all over again. The dustbin is on the small side but it lasts about a week for me with a shedding cat and no kids. The mop feature is pretty garbage since you’re not suppose to add a cleaning/disinfecting solution and there’s not a lot of scrubbing action going on, but it’s better than nothing. They do sell their own cleaning solution but it has tea tree oil in it which is TOXIC TO CATS.On a side note, I’m rather shocked by the amount of pure dust this vacuum cleans up on a daily basis. That wouldn’t just apply to this vacuum. I had no idea. My poor cat would be walking around in a dust storm most of the time.
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