Roborock S5 Max vs Roborock S4 Max

The older mops were basically small capacity tanks with a pad that just attached to the bottom of the robot. They functioned essentially using gravity...

I spent almost 2 weeks researching robot vacuums and decided to go with the Roborock S4 Max. It came yesterday and mapped the whole house for the first time, and it still completed the job in approx 95 min. It is efficient and went over the whole house exactly one time.

The short version; This is a terrific vacuum. My floors have never been cleaner. I am very satisfied with my purchase and could confidently recommend it. I really feel bad for giving it only 3 stars, however, a few minor issues detract from making it the perfect product

I have to dump the hopper every day after it vacuums. I really, really wish that the hopper was larger. The filter is easy to knock the dust out of and so far I've scrubbed it clean twice. The area that this vacuum FAILS is that the plate that keeps the brush in has forward tabs that are too short

It was just programmed differently in terms of its power usage. In any case, the point is that these 150 minute plus numbers are really good, like it'...

My second floor is over 600 ft in medium pile carpeted rooms. It was able to clean that on it's 1st attempt with battery still left as well. - Good wheels. I have room several room separators for my kitchen and bathrooms and it was able to climb them without any trouble

A week or so ago it received another firmware update. Great value for the price paid.

I had spent many hours going over reviews on various makes and models of the robot vacs, and in the end I chose the Roborock S4 based on the great reviews and price for my budget. I was considering the S5 or S6, but I don't need the wet mopping feature, and all other specs were the same. This thing really does a great job. I'm constantly amazed on how good the AI and navigation is on this thing

So here is my issue... I think this is a great vacuum if you have absolutely zero thresholds

It has been reliable and easy to use. - It does a great job of mapping the house and generally runs in a logical way. - One of my favorite parts is that this is a modular design and can EASILY be repaired by anybody of any skill level. For an expensive investment, this was important to me knowing that I can keep it running for years into the future

I do have to pause the unit about half way through to clean out the dust collector. What I like about the collector is that the filter is washable and reusable. The manufacturer provided you with two filters in the box. All in all, it is easy to use and helps with my allergies, so that is all I care about

I would give it 5 stars if there were a better solution for the sensors, like designing the sensor area to accept a clip on block that does what the tape does but is more permanent. The tape works well but is still wonky.

On the Q5, I can’t actually find a place to put it – there doesn’t seem to be a holder or a slot. It seems strange and maybe it is just me, but there is nothing in the instructions about a place to store it and it should be fairly obvious on the unit if there was one. For now, I just put a piece of Velcro on it and on the base and keep it there. Another minus is the way the dust bin was designed

The filter is washable, but we found with the e4 it takes forever to dry. The solution to this is just buying a second filter and swapping them when one needs to be cleaned. Easy peasy. The map function works great, dividing/separating rooms is easy

-easy to clean and empty -the app is fabulous. I can have her clean from anywhere! Cons: -if you have a lot of dust or hair, make sure you clean the filter out every time (bang it on the side of the garbage can). Suction and cleaning is greatly reduced even if the filter is mildly dirty. -bigger footprint than a lot of robovac -one side brush (although this doesn’t really seem to affect ability much) -clean sensors OFTEN or deal with the annoying alerts

Yeedi is so quiet, the roborock is rather loud. If yeedi added multi-floor mapping to their app, I would switch back in a second! Roborock is a good vacuum, for when your not home, but if your home it's loud and annoying.

I've had this vac. for a month now. It is not quiet after the first run. It's loud enough to not want to have a conversation over it's noise, and a phone conversation is impossible