I would love to see a competition between the J7 Combo and the Roborock S7 Max V and if you can, compare the Roomba to the Dreametech L10 Ultra and the Ecovacs X1 omni. I think the Roomba J7 Combo is overpriced for what you get. First, it uses a camera for navigation which is not as good as Lidar. Cameras need light to work which is why the Roomba has the light on the front. The suction and airflow are much lower than on other premium robots in this price range. For this price, you can almost get the Roborock S7 Max V Ultra, the Dreametech L10 Ultra or the Ecovacs X1 omni which are much more powerful and will clean their mop pads. The battery on the Roomba is also much smaller than other robots in this price range. I think Irobot has relied on their well known brand name too much and they have allowed themselves to fall behind, companies like Roborock, Dreametech and Ecovacs have gotten far ahead of them, and now with Roborock introducing their new S8 series with dual rollers, Irobot is really going to have to do some major upgrades to their products if they want to remain competitive.

@jamie.andrews

Жыл бұрын

I agree with everything you said above. They relied on patents and name recognition as well. Patents don't last forever. They had good innovation. The J7 Roomba Combo made me excited to have a lifting mopping pad that will clear any thickness of carpet. It is simply not refined enough for the price. Now they have likely locked up that patent. Dreame has something else exciting in the works. Stay tuned!

@geoffroymelancon970

Жыл бұрын

Hello Jamie - you wrote Dreame had something on the works. Were you referring to the L10S ultra or another model that is not yet available ? Because I was about to buy the L10S ultra…

Yours is the most thorough, level headed review I've seen. Thank you!

@jamie.andrews

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very clear and straightforward review

@jamie.andrews

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great Review!!! I love how you do the reviews. I am subscribing. I just wanted to add that the LED light is not for navigating only to add contrast to the obstacles when need it. The robot still needs light in the room to navigate properly.

@jamie.andrews

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub and the compliment Denis! That is interesting because when you turn off obstacle avoidance the light is still on when navigating, so I just assume it uses it for navigation especially when under beds and furniture. For a camera based system it does a good job. iRobot does not give much information of their robots and they are pretty hard to review because of this.

I can’t believe I just found this page. The reviews seem unbiased and straightforward! I’m subscribing. Love it. With many kids at home, which robot vacuum and mop would you recommend?

@jamie.andrews

8 ай бұрын

Thanks! I would need more information to help. Budget and needs are usually important.

@joevicious11

8 ай бұрын

Thanks. Budget (maximum $1,000). I have a 3 year old, 1 year old and a new born. The house is always a mess with them as you can imagine. So I need something that can work very well. Clean exceptionally and also easy to maintain and can last a long time. Also be able to connect to 5ghz network band.

@jamie.andrews

8 ай бұрын

@@joevicious11 I am not aware of a robot that will connect to 5ghz and there is a good reason for that which is why most all robots require 2.4ghz. Take a look at my most recent video which have 2 great robots under 1k.

Good video!

@jamie.andrews

Жыл бұрын

Thanks bud!

The sender that you Was talking about Was the drop senser

Nice review! Yes please do a comparison with the S7 MaxV!

@jamie.andrews

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy!

@MrBlueCreeper

Жыл бұрын

@@jamie.andrews you’re welcome! Actually, I did find a patent for a new Roborock!

@MrBlueCreeper

Жыл бұрын

New Roborock patent: US20220338698A1

@jamie.andrews

Жыл бұрын

@@MrBlueCreeper Yea I know they have something in the works. CES is right around the corner and they confirmed something new is coming. I am considering going if I can swing it.

@jamie.andrews

Жыл бұрын

@@MrBlueCreeper Nice find! You always find the best stuff!

I bought the J7+ and the M6 when they were recently on sale. I think it's best to have two separate robots. The pad on the M6 is much bigger. Even though the M6 I wish had a front camera and more sensors for it to get around better.

@jamie.andrews

Жыл бұрын

And a lifting mop!

@nekokun7769

6 ай бұрын

The truth is, if it is more convenient to have 2 separately, the problem is the space required by the 2 devices and their bases. My apartment is 75 m2, so it is a little complicated to have the 2 on the floor, but the combo you only worry about putting 1 device that would fit perfectly under a side table or next to the bureau

Nice review! Looks like quite the wet mess in the rubber rolls, that's not a good design at all! Makes no sense why they would drop water right in front of the suction port. Would love to see that review against the S7 Max V.

@jamie.andrews

Жыл бұрын

Yea Rodney that is right. When I said I knew why they did it what I meant is to drip it on the pads would mean they would have to route tubing up along those lift arms. That would likely cause other issues. In all of my testing I have never seen a vacuum suck up so much water in the rollers as this one. Thanks for watching and the feedback!

what kind of coverage area does this have before needing refilling? We have a relatively small UK house so might be enough to do an entire mop run before filling. I actually don’t have an issue with no mop cleaning due to the size of my floors and also we’d just wash the mop at the weekend and change it out. Many of the other mops with washing are cold water ‘rinse’ so not perfect either, and I think maybe more suited for larger US and other homes where you’d normally rinse the mop during a run - not so much for lasting multiple weeks (I think we’d not trust that anyway and just wash separately). Additionally most seem to have not ideal clean bases, other than the Q revo, so still evolution needed here I think

@jamie.andrews

6 ай бұрын

I don't have the data on how long the water will last. It will vary depending on floor layout and the amount of water set in the app.

Looking at this product I think I was wise to wait a year or two for the new generation vacuum-mopping robot technology to mature It's a bit like TV's, they continuely add new technology that needs time to develop

@jamie.andrews

Жыл бұрын

You are absolutely correct! Look at the Narwal T10. It was ground breaking with it's self cleaning mop station, but it missed the mark on execution which allowed other companies to copy and improve. Knowing iRobot though they have a patent on this system. The are the patent kings!

9:20 Just killed it for me. The Roomba sucking up water from the mop. That mess on the front wheel and bottom would drag all over the carpet if I didn't detail it after a mop. The Braava is the way to go. You really nailed the best downfall of the J7 mop. That design flaw was super disappointing to see.

@jamie.andrews

6 ай бұрын

It is pretty disappointing for sure and with people that have delicate hard wood floors it is even worse.

Would you kindly recommend which is a better (your opinion) and more feature rich among irobot, ecovacs, and rowenta vaccum + mopping solutions ? These are the only ones available in EU.

@jamie.andrews

11 ай бұрын

I have not tested Rowenta so I can't comment. It depends on what you want from a robot vacuum. If you can tell me the features you want I may be able to help ya out.

@rajeshj8383

11 ай бұрын

@@jamie.andrews Thank you that would really help. I can describe in 7 points (Sorry its long) --- 1) I'm having hard white tiles only with 2 small floor mats at fixed places, and area of 40 sq m total, comprising of 3 rooms. It is a dusty environment (no stains) if the window is open (very small dust particles that comes with air). I think a mop will wipe them off better. I have lot of furniture with some difficult to reach corners. No pets, no children. I would really like to use liquid detergent in the mopping liquid (anti baterial). 2) I want to save money on automatic emptying system if I can empty the inbuilt dust container manually every day (and run the device 3 times a day). Can you suggest / show what it reports as a full dust container ? 3) I love if it can mop properly after the vacuuming, I can setup vacuuming to max and mopping water to ultra if necessary. I dont care the noise. 4) It would be awesome if it can go below a big bed with legs of ~9.5 cm. Gonna be dark below the bed ofcourse. 5) If I can see the robot live feed remotely, that is added value (preferably if it has 2FA authentication and encryption for data privacy). 6) The most common brands in EU are Irobot, ecovacs, blaupunkt and rowenta (German). I was counting on "j7 combo" without emptying station. I can order and return if performance is unsatisfactory. I am curious if it would get a lot of marks during map creation due to the bumping it is going to do. Because then return is difficult (if necessary). Do you think it can create a map without having marks on its bumper ? 7) I am concerned about wiring at home. The reason why I'm not going for a 1800 W normal vacuum cleaner (220V) is because some switches are just 6 Amps except one of 16, I believe the input of these robotic cleaners is much less when charging. (Automatic emptying may be 16 probably). My parents don't prefer to hold stick vacuum due to old age.

@jamie.andrews

11 ай бұрын

@@rajeshj8383 I think the iRobot J7+ would meet your needs. Another option is the Ecovacs T10 Plus which I have reviewed on my channel. Unfortunately I am not certain about a robot creating marks on the bumper. I do not have this issue in my home, but you could based on the layout of the baseboards etc.

@rajeshj8383

10 ай бұрын

​@@jamie.andrews Thank you very much ! I got one more perspective. In homes with children or places where we frequently move small furniture like tables, and if rooms are small, someone suggested that it is better to buy ilife cheaper robots (approx 300 eur) and can buy multiple. These robots dont have mapping requirements and go around randomly. So after moving furniture it is not important to create a map again. It was told that with irobot, i will have to create a map everytime if I move a couch from one location to another. Would you kindly share any opinion on this ?

@jamie.andrews

10 ай бұрын

@@rajeshj8383 I am not a fan of random navigation robots. They are not very effective and are more headache than they are worth imo. You should not have to remap if you move furniture with iRobot or any robot with smart navigation. I can even move the dock and robot and the robot will figure out where it is and go on cleaning.

Wondering so when you have it do both jobs. Why does it bring the mob down as well when its vacuuming or is mine broken or is thats how it supposed to do it im confused?

@jamie.andrews

11 ай бұрын

It should not bring the mop down on carpet. If you set it to mop and vacuum it will put the mop down when it hits hard floor.

@robertalvarez2328

11 ай бұрын

Okay, i see. Our house is all hard floor, so i see what you say know, and another question is how to i make it stop bumping into the wall and running over my dog toys?

@jamie.andrews

11 ай бұрын

@@robertalvarez2328 I am not sure you can. It navigates only by the front camera.

again a complete test everything is totaly clear

@jamie.andrews

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the kind words!

Hmm that mopping dripping system doesn’t seem good, surely it sucking up liquid will damage the vacuum, maybe the filter manages to absorb any moisture before it gets into the system, but I imagine then the filter needs changing more. I have also seem people saying that these rubber rollers scratched their wood floor, I think hard dirt particles can stick to the rubber and then scratch the floor when the roller is spinning, have you noticed any scratches from the roombas, maybe look out for this or advise people the clean the rollers well to avoid this.

@jamie.andrews

Жыл бұрын

Yea the water issue is a problem not seen on other robot vacuums. I have not noticed it scratching floors in my home.

@Aw_tig

Жыл бұрын

@@jamie.andrews oh well that’s good, I’m assuming it’s if dirt builds up on the rubber rollers 🤷🏻‍♀️

How many decimals are in one decibel

@jamie.andrews

9 ай бұрын

Bad sarcasm I assume. They sound a lot alike don't they.

Have you had issue with the bin saying it's full, but it's not

@jamie.andrews

11 ай бұрын

No

just had an offer to buy this at half price going by your review might as well avoid!

@jamie.andrews

11 ай бұрын

Might be a reason it is half price. I like the J7 plus just not the combo.

I’m confused by the dampness in the rollers. Other combo vacs have a similar roller with mop behind but I’ve not seen this issue before - so why is it a problem on roomba? Do you think its fixable with software? I’d be happy to have either a vacuum then mop mode, or separate mop only which could be scheduled to follow each other to mitigate

@jamie.andrews

6 ай бұрын

Every other mop I have reviewed drops the water directly onto the mopping pad from the top. This one can't since the plate moves so it drops it in front of the pad for the pad to absorb. Not a great design imo.

This is only $100 cheaper than ecovacs x1 omni. Not a good buy with all the missing functions.

Fail. Plus that lifting mechanism is guaranteed to fail. Just get the J7 plus I think it's $540 right now and add a separate mopping robot.

@jamie.andrews

Жыл бұрын

I tend to wonder how long before these lifting arms get broken. I have said for awhile that we need a robot that can fully retract it's mopping pads, but why not just have them lift straight up into the robot instead? I think the issue is they should have created a totally redesigned J8+ instead of the retrofit. The dust bin is just too small on this one.

Love your reviews, Jamie, but I wonder if you’ve had any of iRobot’s products long-term? My SJ9+, which I’ve had for little over a year, started out strong, but after successive “updates” has devolved into a dumb, unresponsive, non-working piece of garbage. This despite numerous emails and calls to iRobot “tech support”, which IMO is non-existent. Furthermore, being the SLOWEST of robots to map, it finally makes a decent map after days, but then several weeks or months later (after an “update”) the entire map becomes corrupted, after which you are forced to reset and start all over. These have got to be the dumbest robots on the market. I spent $$$$ on the SJ9 and the coordinating mop, and it is the biggest waste of money I’ve ever made on a home product.

@jamie.andrews

Жыл бұрын

I think they are over priced for what you get and they are behind other brands like Ecovacs and Roborock in tech. I have had a few, but never had your experience. IRobot is a household name which sells itself. There are better options though.

The self emptying bin and mopping still seem like a waste of money. Seems like I am still good with my i7 (without vacuum dock). I find it leaving some debris now and then since I only have tiles and hard floors and I think roomba made a big mistake replacing brush from older model with another rubber roller.

Looks like a big fail to me Jamie! All that water being sucked up by the rollers! Yuk. I guess they didn't test it first?

@jamie.andrews

Жыл бұрын

Hey Sarge! I was pretty shocked and disappointed to find that. I wonder if this has anything to do with Amazon buying them...

@sargemonday4801

Жыл бұрын

@@jamie.andrews This was probably built and designed before Amazon bought them. What do you think?

@jamie.andrews

Жыл бұрын

@@sargemonday4801 You are likely right, but it feels like it was rushed to Market. That part I suspect Amazon may have played a part in. iRobot usually hits the mark better than this.

@2deparrish

Жыл бұрын

I honestly believer whomever “runs” iRobot isn’t actually using any of their products. Based on my experience, if they did, they wouldn’t buy it. Hopefully things have improved withe the J7 series (over the J9 which I have and is AWFUL).

@jamie.andrews

Жыл бұрын

@David Parrish iRobot is Marketing and name awareness 101. Roborock is light years ahead of them.

That mop is a joke. It is unfortunate that this is the best iRobot could come out with to try fight off competition. The J7 is a great robot and I must say that in my house - with six dogs - I have only had one issue where it complained about the dirt sensor and did not extract all from the bin. Like I said on another channel, the J7+ just works! The mopping system is really a useless addition to an already expensive robot, and yes, the extraction is loud!

@jamie.andrews

Жыл бұрын

Great idea, not so great execution. Yes iRobot products are fairly expensive to start with. I am really surprised more reviewers do not mention how loud the dock is. I have to warn my family before it empties! The vacuum part of the robot worked quite well, but that is just a J7+ with a much smaller dustbin.

The mop on mine broke about 2 weeks after I brought it sent it back, but the seller wouldn't give me my money back, so Amazon filed a A to Z them & gave me my £1,000.00 back then went to irobot themselves & brought I 3 days after it was delivered I was having problems with it and all through Feb 23 & March, then about 2 weeks the charging base packed up all together. irobot said I'd have to send Roomba back lol I said yeah right you think im paying £1,000.00 for a robot have it for juet over 2 month went & it stops working & you thunk your going to fob me of with just a repair lol hehe yeah dream on hehe lol you must have been smoking ganga shit hehe I went to my bank & they said well send you the charge back form and WE'LL CHARGE THEIR ASS BACK!! hehe lol whent back to irobot & within 10 minutes, they had a change of heart. I got my bran new J7+ Combo beloved Friday morning, lol Know your consumer rights people if you live in the UK as long as you notify them within 30 days of your purchase & have made reasonable effort to get it replaced & they don't, as long as you continue to make reasonable effort to get a replacement & they refuse YOU CAN DEMAND A REPLACEMENT OR A FULL REFUND!!! Anytime up to 6 years from the date of the original transaction Sect 13&14 of THE Supply of Goods Act 1968 as amended by Sect 13&14 of THE Consumer Regulations Act 2015 if you live outside of the UK, you have to find out what consumer rights you have in your own country.