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If you want to treat yourself this holiday season, a robot vacuum could be a good gift. Wellbots is having a sale on one of the most advanced models of Roomba, but we saw a bunch go on sale for Black Friday. The best price we've seen for the machine is $899, which is $200 off right now, and it's even cheaper than it was last month during Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Wellbots sells the Roomba s9+ for $899.
The new Roomba j7+ does not have Precision Vision navigation, but the s9+ is more advanced. The S9+ has the most power of any Roomba, along with dual multi- surface brushes and Direct Detect technology, which helps the vacuum focus on the dirtiest spots in your home until they're fully clean. The power-lift helps deep clean carpets and suck up pet hair. If you want, you can have it clean only certain rooms in your home, thanks to its mapping technology.
This model has a clean base that comes with more expensive Roombas. After each job, the s9+ will automatically return to its base and empty its bin into the clean base, which is basically a garbage can. You won't have to clean the vacuum every time you run it, and you'll only have to empty it once every 60 days. If you use iRobot's mobile app to start or schedule cleanings, you may not have to touch the s9+ for weeks at a time.
Even on sale, the Roomba s9+ is a big purchase, but it may be worth it for those who hate vacuuming and want their homes to be as clean as possible without having to do much themselves. If you want to save money and still get the benefits of a robot vacuum, there are a lot of budget options. The Roomba 694 is a good option. The former can be controlled via a mobile app while the latter comes with a remote that lets you maneuver the vacuum like a toy car in addition to setting schedules and the like.
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