We have a recent model Roborock and it was hands-down the best unboxing and setup experience I've had of any tech product.
whalesalad•3mo ago
Hopefully not the one with cameras that’s sending imagery of your home up to the cloud.
tiahura•3mo ago
Is your house that embarrassing?
amundskm•3mo ago
I can't believe that people are this blasé about their privacy. Once something like images of your home are in the cloud you no longer control them. We should be fiercely guarding our privacy and our ability to not be monitored.
nathancahill•3mo ago
Q5 with Lidar only. The floor plan mapping is impressive.
victorbjorklund•3mo ago
Bought a Roborock and expected it to be ”meh” at cleaning but it does vaccum better than I would (and can do it more often). Had no problems with it so far.
brnt•3mo ago
Roombas have been left behind by the competition a decade ago. I avoid uploading data to China by never setting my Dreames and Roborocks up.
wredcoll•3mo ago
Do they run without set up? What are some useful tricks?
brnt•3mo ago
They do. There are no tricks.
ghssds•3mo ago
The data you upload to somewhere in your own country is much more dangerous as a recipient may actually reach you. Uploading your data to China? Much higher probability it is inconsequential.
I was talking with friends who use action cameras heavily. GoPro seem to have suffered the same fate - defacto to second class, as they’ve just failed to innovate.
aappleby•3mo ago
We got sick of Roomba failures and switched to a Eufy, it's just absurdly better.
sashk•3mo ago
A few years ago, I bought a Eufy robot vacuum. Less than a year later, one of the wheels stopped working: a known issue caused by faulty gears. When I reached out to Eufy, they told me the product had been discontinued, no parts were available, and they wouldn’t honor the warranty. So be careful with them.
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