Here are some differences between Roomba 880 and 595.
Roomba 595 vs 880
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Carrying Handle
This is one of the apparent differences you can find from the appearance, the 880 has a flip-up carrying handle for easy one-handed transport whereas the 595 has no carrying handle.
Cleaning System
There is big change in the cleaning system.
The 595 uses counter rotating Bristle Brush and Rubber Brush to pick up dirt, dust, debris and pet hair from the floor.
Whereas the 880 uses Dual Brushless Extractors to grab and break down dirt and debris from the floor.
What’s the benefit of the new brushless extractors? Less hair tangle and less maintenance compared to the brush design.
The 880 also features a High Efficiency Vacuum and Airflow Accelerator.
iRobot claim that the new cleaning system provides greater air power and picks up more debris
Filtration
The 880 uses a HEPA filter to capture more tiny particles whereas the 595 uses standard AeroVac filter.
The filters are not interchangeable.
Dirt Detect Technology
The dirt detect system is different on these 2 models.
The 595 uses only acoustic sensor to sense dirt whereas the 880 adds the optical sensors to the dirt detect system, thus it has both optical and acoustic sensors to find dirt and debris.
Persistent Pass Cleaning Method
The 880 employs the Persistent Pass Cleaning Method that uses a back-and-forth cleaning pattern to vacuum spots where it senses more dirt.
While the 595 does not feature the Persistent Pass Cleaning.
Lighthouse Compatibility
The 595 is not compatible with lighthouse while the 880 supports Lighthouse.
What the Lighthouses do is to help Roomba navigate room to room.
Can the Roomba clean more than one room without the Lighthouses? Yes. But the cleaning will not be efficient, and the Roomba may miss some spots.
Full Bin Indicator
The 595 has no full bin indicator while the 880 has a full bin light to tell you when to empty it.
Battery
There is an upgrade on they battery.
The 595 uses the Advanced Power Battery whereas the 880 uses the battery which is called XLife Extended Life Battery.
What’s the difference? iRobot claim that the new battery can doubles the time before you may need to replace the battery.
Home Base
The 595 comes with a Self-Charging Home Base with Power Supply whereas the 880 comes with an Integrated Home Base for auto docking and charging.
Retail Price
The 595 retail price is much lower than the 880.
The 595 was sold at $299.99 at Costco, it has been discontinued.
Whereas the 880 is priced at $699.99 on irobot.com.
Included Accessories
The 880 comes with 2 Virtual Wall Lighthouses with C batteries included whereas the 595 comes with 2 Auto Virtual Walls with C batteries included.
The 880 comes with 1 Extra Filter whereas the 595 come with 3 Extra Filters.
The 880 comes with a Remote Control that the 595 does not include.
The 595 comes with 2 Brush Cleaning Tools that the 880 does not come with.
The 595 also comes with 2 Extra Side Brushes, 2 Extra Rubber Brushes, and 2 Extra Bristle Brushes while the 880 has no extra side brushes nor extra extractors.
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