Roomba 570 at Costco.ca for 329.99

[jroc]

Costco.ca has the Roomba 570 on sale for the next 2 weeks for $329.99. Might finally buy one of these to try out.

[jroc]

Oops I meant the Roomba 570.

[queenofhearts]

You might want to edit the title to be more specific by putting in the store and for how much it is selling.

[Raddo]

Oops I meant the Roomba 570.

OP, you should try and change the title since it is the incorrect model #.

[h00ch]

Oops I meant the Roomba 570.

Do an "Advanced Edit" and you'll be able to change your title.

[blacksharpie]

Thanks for reminding me of this sale! I'm finally going to try a Roomba.

[renegade_cash]

Are these things actually any good? i dont imagine they clean very well...

[MDubbelboer]

yes. they are very good.
and if you're unhappy you can always return as it's costco.

[h00ch]

Are these things actually any good? i dont imagine they clean very well...

Yes they are good. Search the RFD forums or the rest of the web and you'll find tons of discussion and reviews on them. The 500 series is much improved over the previous models.

[psyko514]

I picked up the Roomba 530 when CT had it for $269. I love it and it works great!

[h00ch]

Has anyone seen any Roombas for sale in-store at Costco, or is this online only?

[edmondt]

There seem to be a gearbox problem with this model:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ1l8FikTwo

[TRK9]

Has anyone seen any Roombas for sale in-store at Costco, or is this online only?

They used to sell a lower model (530?) in-store, but I have not seen it in a while. This model is online only, but shipping is free and you can use any credit card online which is nice.

I ordered one about 10 days ago and received it within a week... emailed them this morning for a price adjustment and should receive my credit back in a week.

My only complaint is the glossy bumper which got scratched after 1 use. It should be a rubber bumper. Another thing is this robot says Roomba 580 on the actual unit, but does not include the accessories that should be included with a 580.

The 570 and 580 are the same robots, but the 580 has extra accessories bundled with it.

[milhaus]

There seem to be a gearbox problem with this model:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ1l8FikTwo

Looks like a few people have this problem, and a few people don't have this problem. Six months of problem free daily service with my 570, so I'm not too concerned. By the way, this is the best gadget I've ever owned.

[mr_yellow]

There seem to be a gearbox problem with this model:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ1l8FikTwo

Interesting... I bought a 560 off eBay used and I haven't had issues like this. I'll take the thing apart tonight to see if the gearbox is sealed properly.

My 560 has been great. I live in a condo so the roomba vacuums the entire place, carpet and hardwood.

My advice is that if you're more lazy than nitpicky about vacuuming, then the roomba is for you and you'll love it. If you take pride in vacuuming ever last speck of dust and feel like you need a dyson, then you'll probably be disappointed by the roomba.