Occasionally come across this one on Kogan. Delivery to my place is $25 so all up still costing $524, probably only saves $10, $20. Not the best but it is form Kogan so I believe the delivery time would be much shorter than others plus I feel more relief with them when it comes to warranty claim.
These robo vacs are amazing. I got one recently after my old Neato XV signature pro met his doom.
It successfully navigates obstacles, plots routes through complex areas and actually finishes a cycle without needing me to rescue it, fantastic.
It’s also fun being able to use the phone app from work to drive it around the house and pester my wife.
My old XV finally died too. Going to see if I can replace the Lidar motor and give it new life.
I admire its never give up attitude, it used to get jammed and actually drag furniture around the house till it finally got stuck.
I like the bigger brush size on the Neato's, but the Xiaomi navigation is far smarter, at least compared to the old XV models.
Please be aware that there is a bit of an issue with this vacuum and the apps.
http://en.miui.com/thread-2673552-9-1.html
You can still operate it by pressing the button on the vacuum but you can no longer operate it through the apps. And obviously you will also lose the spot cleaning functionality.
No problem for me.. I navigated it from the office just yesterday
Ours is set to run off the Singapore Server
You can get the original (1st Gen) for $169.99 on ebay including free shipping
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Xiaomi-Mi-Robot-Vacuum-Cleaner-L…
When did they drop to that price?! I always thought they were around $300. I just spent $50 to replace the batteries in my Neato XV-12. I should've just bought a new vac.
Edit: Looks dodgy. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/386489#comment-6081586
They don't have any feedback for prior sales of the vac, so they've only just started selling it. Their past sales are keyrings dash cams worth no more than ~$40.
Any guinea pigs willing to take on this please report back to us or somewhere online and give back to the community. Would be doing all of us also wondering a huge favour and genuinely interested.
Some more info about that listing on this deal I bought mine from.
i just bought this one https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Xiaomi-Mi-Roborock-S50-Robot-Vac…
we'll see what i get when it arrives
Funny that the same seller has the same item for $220.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Xiaomi-Mi-Roborock-S50-Smart-Rob…
I received it today, it was 50c USD peace
how bigs the bin? do you have to empty it daily?
In our place, we need to empty it after each run.
It's pretty full after doing the entire house.
It's slightly cheaper on GearBite ebay if you use PLATYPUS code. $481.5 + $6 postage (Free shipping with eBay Plus) Ships from Melbourne instead of HK.