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It's an understatement to say, I am thrilled with my Neato that arrived Tuesday, July 13, 2010. Who knew that vacuuming could be so much fun.
In the last few months, my wife and I noticed that she had been coughing a lot in the bedroom, so we (or I should really say she) did a deep clean of the bedroom: tumbled-dusted the curtains in the dryer; vacuumed under the bed (with our Oreck XL Pro Plus Vacuum that we also love for its light weight and deep cleaning); changed the bed liner (already hypo-allergenic); removed dust gathering magazines: you get the picture. While the bedroom felt much cleaner, she was still coughing intermittently. So, perhaps she needed to visit an allergist.
Then, "I" vacuumed the bedroom with my Neato XV-11 (including under the bed). I couldn't believe how much dirt was in the dirt bin. So, "I" immediately vacuumed the bedroom with Neato a second time, and, while not as much dirt, enough that I ran Neato two more times: four times in all.
The result: my wife no longer coughs in the bedroom. Period. That's huge! My wife agrees that Neato's best feature is its ability to vacuum under our bed (and do a deep clean of the carpets. (A close second is that "I" vacuum more more frequently!) We love that Neato does base boards, corners and cleans around bed legs and support posts. It just works!
It's fun to watch Neato vacuum. ("I am" vacuuming now.) Press the start button, and Neato comes alive. First, Neato starts out slowly to get the "lay of the land" and then - those nice, neat(o) rows that gives the carpet a "racked" look like a lawn that has been professionally cut. Plus, "I" can vacuum while we're out to dinner. In my home office, about the size of four bedrooms, Neato needs to re-charge once to complete the space. That said, Neato "knew" it needed to re-charge (in its charging based station); re-charged and remembered where it left off to finish the cleaning - all on its own. "I" vacuum frequently, now that we've got Neato.
Yes, $400 is a lot for a little vacuum, but it is comparable to the top-tier Roombas, and not completely out of the ballpark compared to something like a Dyson upright. No, the XV-11 will not suck the ever lasting grit out of your deep pile like the Dyson will, but neither will the Dyson push itself across the floor and play a funny little song when it's through. That, we figure, is well worth the premium here.
