We will compare and show you some similarities and difference between iRobot Roomba 790 and Neato XV-21 below to help you buy the right robot that meets your needs best.

Neato XV-21 vs iRobot Roomba 790
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Side Brush:
The Roomba has 3 brushes: a beater brush, a bristle brush, and a side brush; the Neato has 2 brushes: bristle and blade brush.
The rotating side brush of Roomba is useful for cleaning edges, the Neato XV-21 does not comes with a similar one for edge and baseboard cleaning.

Control Accessory:
The 790 includes a wireless command center, you can use it to control the 790 without touching the robot. The neato doesn’t include such a control tool.

Price: Neato is much cheaper than Roomba.
The price of iRobot Roomba 790 is $699.99 on irobot.com, whereas the price of Neato XV-21 is $429.99 on neatorobotics.com
Prices checked on 2013-02-06

Size:
Dimensions of iRobot Roomba 790 are 13.9″ in diameter, 3.6″ in height
Dimensions of Neato XV-21 are 13″ x 12.5″ x 4″

Filter:
iRobot Roomba 790 uses dual HEPA filters to capture tiny particles while the Neato XV-21 use 1 pet and allergy filter.

Weight: slightly different.
iRobot Roomba 790 weighs 8.4 lbs while the Neato XV-21 weighs 8.6 lbs.

Battery Life:
Neato XV-21 has shorter battery life.

Users also say that the Neato vacuum smarter, it cleans faster and does not do that random clean like the Roomba.

Similarities between Neato XV-21 and iRobot Roomba 790:
– they can vacuum both hard floors and carpets, and self adjust between different floor types;
– can automatically return to the charging base to recharge;
– has the ability to stop themselves from falling off stairs;
– 1 year limited warranty on robot;
– has schedule option, you can set them to run whenever you want them to clean;
– have the full bin indicator.
– they might get stuck at tight areas, under furniture.

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