It lifts easily out of the top of the machine, and boasts an allergen-reducing filter that snaps in and out of place to allow you to empty its contents. The Neato's bin is a little on the small side, so you'll need to empty it out fairly regularly. The Neato's bin is easy to remove and easy to clean. Both of these performed as intended, and both of them also did well in the opposite environment, so if you forget to change a brush out (or if you're just too lazy to bother - you are, after all, using a robot vacuum), your Neato will still get the job done just fine. The Neato comes with a pair of interchangeable brushes: a spiraling brush designed for rigorous carpet cleaning, and a rubber, straight-edged brush, better suited for smooth surfaces like wood and linoleum. That said, none of those features made the Hom-Bot worth the extra $350.
Also, the Neato was the only vacuum we tested that didn't come with a remote, utterly dashing my hopes of using it to chase my cat. I found I missed that level of customization with the Neato. I like the Neato's orderly approach to cleaning, but I also enjoyed the way the Hom-Bot allowed me to experiment with different cleaning styles. Unlike the LG Hom-Bot Square, which offers a variety of options for how it cleans your home, the Neato doesn't have any customizable cleaning modes, aside from spot cleaning, which simply tells the machine to vacuum in a specific, concentrated area. One other key gripe about the Neato is that it lacks some of the features commonly found in other robot vacuums. While it might not be the best vacuum for extremely heavy debris, in most cases I feel confident saying that it should be able to make its way through your home without getting stuck and requiring rescue. One more disappointment: during our admittedly punishing nuts-and-bolts test, the Neato found its brushes jammed by a three-quarter-inch washer, and again, I needed to step in and fix the problem before it would continue. However, this specific chair seemed to be a tricky spot for almost all of the vacuums we tested, and unlike the Neato, some of the other units needed to be course-corrected more than once, and in multiple spots. During one test run in a furnished living room, the Neato spent a few futile minutes trying to ascend the sloped leg of an easy chair, and ultimately needed me to step in and correct its path. No robot vacuum is perfect though, and the Neato, for all its strengths, is no exception.
Better still, the Neato strip didn't require us to run out to the store and pick up C batteries like you'll need for the Roomba's electronic barrier modules. This boundary did an excellent job, and was slightly easier to use than the Roomba's invisible walls, which involved imprecise aiming. The Neato also comes packaged with a 6-foot strip that you can lay on the ground to create a virtual boundary. As for me - a non-pet owner who loves hardwood floors - it's still unquestionably the robot vacuum I would buy for myself. If you're a dog or a cat owner living in a carpeted home, the odds are good that you'll love this vacuum. It performed best on standard, medium-pile carpet, and impressed us with how well it picks up pet hair. It's an efficient, powerful little machine, and its laser-guided navigation system is one of the smartest you'll find in any robot vacuum. In almost every situation we threw at it, the Neato picked up more debris than the competition, often in significantly less time. After dozens of cleaning runs across multiple surfaces, and with multiple variations of debris scattered in its path, the Neato emerged as the clear favorite. But still, $450 is a lot of money - is the Neato worth it? Those are some substantial savings, making the Neato an attractive choice for buyers who might have been curious about robot vacuums in the past, but who found the higher price tags to be a deal-breaker. In comparison, the top-of-the-line Roomba 790 costs $699.99, while LG's Hom-Bot Square costs $799.99.
#NEATO XV 12 PRO#
Despite being Neato Robotics' newest and most advanced robot vacuum, the Signature Pro only costs $449.99. The first, most obvious contrast between the Neato and other robot vacuums we reviewed is the price.
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