Samsung VR9000

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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79% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Decent navigation ; Good on hard floors ; Gentle on furniture ; Remote control gives manual control

Struggled with small steps ; Poor carpet cleaning ; Doesn’t get close to edges ; Tangles with cables ; Expensive

A decent robot vacuum cleaner, but not good enough that we’d recommend you buy one.

Though it didn't beat them outright, the PowerBot VR9000 kept up with Neato and Roomba in our tests, and it bests them both with its slate of unique features, including a killer point-cleaning feature.

The PowerBot lacks a side-sweeping brush to help it clean along walls, and it wasn't quite as sharp a navigator as Neato.

Top-of-the-line models from Roomba and Neato each clean better than the PowerBot while costing hundreds less. We're sticking with those.

The POWERbot is powerful, easy to use, and has some neat features. It’s good on both carpet and bare floors, picking up a good amount of debris and pet hair. It’s rugged enough to roll right over minor obstacles but gentle enough not to bang the hell...

Though it didn't beat them outright, the PowerBot VR9000 kept up with Neato and Roomba in our tests, and it bests them both with its slate of unique features, including a killer point-cleaning feature

The PowerBot lacks a side-sweeping brush to help it clean along walls, and it wasn't quite as sharp a navigator as Neato

Top-of-the-line models from Roomba and Neato each clean better than the PowerBot while costing hundreds less. We're sticking with those.

Great at carpet cleaning, fast

Expensive, struggles to dock, large

The Samsung does an excellent job of cleaning, but does make sacrifices in other ways. We found that the robot would have difficulty docking, and could be very frustrating to manually place on the charging base. If you are looking at purchasing this,...

The Samsung PowerBot VR9000 is one of the best vacuums TechSpective has tested and it includes unique features and benefits that set it apart from competitors. The high price may make many customers think twice, though.

Do you already own a vacuum? If the answer is no, then you're probably better off spending half the POWERbot VR9000's price tag on a nice Dyson or something because you'll still need to have an old-school vacuum on hand. But if the answer is yes, and...