Your reviews of robot vacuums are fascinating. I watch them all even though I have a robot vacuum that I'm very content with. Thank you for the energy and and effort it takes for you to put them on marvelous UA-cam!
@Greg Lurik dreame sent me their z10, it’s amazing. Everything I’ve wanted in terms of dog hair cleanup and autonomous vacuuming. Even the mop is great
Been waiting for this review on your channel. My family and I don’t buy any vacuums until we hear what you have to say. We followed your lead several times before and never got burned. My wife thinks I got a problem with upgrading robot vacuums. It used to be new iPhones every year now it’s new robots. :) Keep doing a great job.
@@mulalula it's not bad, gets the job done, struggles in corners and definetly under performes on carpets so you're better off using it for hard floors, mop feature is cool tho, should've atleast included two mops tho. Dust bin fills quickly if you have pets
@@TheTurtle oh damn sad to hear that :( i didnt think it would completely make me stop using my regular vacuum tho, i just need something that will sweep every other day. thanks for your answer tho!
I think this channel is the best robot vacuum review I ever watched on youtube. Very detail but you presented it in a concise way. Unlike any other reviews which were very chatty, not a single second of my time was wasted watching your review. Great job! and thank you for doing the reviews
Your reviews are AMAZING !!! I've been watching a lot of your videos and i finally decided to buy Roborock S5 max. Roborock does not sell in india so it is was a little expensive but i went ahead with this purchase because of all the amazing reviews from your channel. Today s5 max completed its first vacuum + mop job. Im very impressed. Thanks for all the time you spend on these reviews. Great Job !!!
I have the Roborock E30 and I love it. It's almost flawless. Picks up everything, goes in an up and down pattern, edge cleans, maneuvers around all the furniture and little things in the floor. I couldn't imagine how good the high end models would do
Detailed introduction without spending minutes on unnecesary infos or your channel updates etc. Good presentation, only thing i missed was a rough pricing.
The best offer was on the Black Friday. I got it for 426 USD, now is little bit more expensive, but it`s a great vacuum cleaner!!! I am very impressed !
We watched your reviews and selected the roborock 5s. It’s really great and I wanted to thank you because we literally based our decision on your channel.
It's great wished you had better researched before buying. S5 brushes are poor compared to s5 max, s6. You can swap them which is good. But they sell it expensive. Also.. No room managment.. Something which is easy for them to include but they refuse. Good device when no magnetic anomaly detected.. Which usually people start facing after 7 month of usage. I am using it for 2 years now. Still going strong. Bought few after markets accessories for it. But the s6 brushes on s5 is a must. I wonder if they shipped u with the upgraded brushes.
@@mustang.regulair s5 does have room management. Also a backup map. This update will soon be released on the official app but you can download it right now from flolevac.
@@jorn4568 downloaded this flovac app. It shows 2 firmware upgrades, but map shows just map. No ability to add no go zones or barriers. And I can't seem to find anything related to room assignment. Any video tutorial you cna guide me. Many thanks
I have a few doubts, if you could help me that would be great. 1. Can you leave the mop attachment on all the time? 2. If you have the mop attachment, can you just vacuum without mopping? 3. Can you just mop? 4. Does it notify you when it's low on water? Thank you!
You should retest the standard S5 with the new firmware. It now supports rooms, and it is also much smarter in route planning. Over 100 sq.meters, it cut 20 minutes off the run time & still covers everything. It basically does a better job of optimizing the path, especially minimizing turns (so it gets many more straight runs). It was a huge improvement to an already great bot.
Thanks for the review, just ordered this on Black Friday discount for $380 in 2021, upgrading from a Neato D85 that just kicked the bucket after 3.5 years.
I just purchased this on your recommendation. This is the second vacuum I’ve taken your suggestion on and I’ve been happy with my standup (Shark) so far. I’ve had the S5 Max for about 8 hours and I’m surprised with how much it’s picking up off my hard floors. Thanks for having an informative and entertaining channel!!
They don't talk about electrical interference.. I love my s5, but randomly at random times, it detects magnetic anomaly, sometimes as huge as half room. Some times small patches.. And because it detects magnetic anomaly, it will not clean those area thinking magnetic stop strips are there.. Nothing you can do to clean then during those days. Some days my house is mess, other days it's super clean. I am keep g my eyes on the new mop cleaner from another company that self cleans.. Roborock has failed to give us s5 users any new software update, which it gives to s5 max, s4 and s6. Room cleaning capability. It's a simple implement, but they have refused.. Also officially their parts are very expensive. Buying cheaper knockoff parts for s5 is better, however only the newer brush that comes with s5 max, s6 are recommended. S5 brush are hard to clean ( hair removal). If you are lucky your house won't have any under ground magnetic anomaly, if you are unlucky, your house will have many wires running underground that will likes make this product useless..
@@mustang. hey, thanks for the info! I actually Live in a condo, do not know if there are things like this over here, but i'll have to buy and see. Thanks anyway.
@@brunofey5142 look up gearbest for deals on s5 max. And contact roborock about it as well via amazon. They generally give some 5-15 usd refund discount on parts or reviews when asked. And make sure you aren't over paying for it.
@@mustang. well I've never experienced this if it means anything to anyone. Had my s5 for a year and a half and I think is gotten stuck twice ever and it cleans PERFECTLY and I find the mop function very much adequate for just general upkeep of my house, I would pull out the swiffer for real stains. I absolutely love this thing and I would go out and buy another one tomorrow if it broke.
Just returned my Deebot 920 because it kept forgetting maps/no go zones over and over again. Thus making a mess in my house and getting stuck where it wasn't supposed to be. Just ordered the new S4 MAX since I don't need the mopping function. I'm so excited and hope that Roborock is better with software issues than Deebot.
I love that vacuums nearly mastered navigation and picking abilities, that opens room for adding new features instead of just upgrading mentioned things. Hopefully we will see more dockings stations that transfer dust or maybe even docking station for mopping robot? I have lots of hard floor that could be mopped but I think that with so much space robot would have to change mop during cleanup, have steam cleaning abilities (although that battery would be huge then) or maybe a water changing system like that discontinued iRobot Scooba but with same tank integrated into docking station (5l or so, used water could be dumped beneath robot into docking station tank and fresh water would be added to the robot through the top)
Same here, I am pretty satisfied. I did report a small "bug" in the S5 MAX operation logic, but I hope it gets fixed in the future. (about he way it handles the paths arround edges of doorframes or table legs adjacent to walls or sofas) Anyway, the first rule (for newcomers) is that before you run the S5 MAX for the fisrt time, you have to pick all thing from the floor (chairs, bins, boxes, shoes etc) so it can create a propper map of the rooms. Also, don't forget to open all the doors you want the S5 to go to in the future.
MuRReC i can’t tell because i don’t open the dirt bag in the normal vacuum cleaner every time i clean, but when i used it it sucked up so many things and it was full of dust even i cleaned the house a week ago, so i can definitely say it works perfect hope you like it too
I bought this one. It vacuums really well. One thing I didn’t realise and that wasn’t mentioned in the video as far as I can tell: if you have a no-mop zone, and your Roborock starts a cleaning cycle including mopping, it won’t enter the no-mop zone, not even to just vacuum! I have a no mop zone near the entrance of the living room where we have a carpet, and a do-mop zone beyond that. The S5 max doesn’t travel over the carpet to mop the bit beyond the no-mop zone… You also can’t program it to mop only. It can vacuum only. Not mop only… I’m still very happy with it, but I wish I’d known these particular things beforehand.
@@VacuumWars my pleasure. Your video was a big help in deciding what to buy for my first robot hoover, so thank you! Makes my life a lot easier because I hate hoovering.
Interesting findings. I contacted Roborock directly and they stated the S5 Max and S6 have the same exact motor and suction power rated at 2000 Pa. The dust bin is actually larger on the S5 and S6 compared to the S5 Max at 480ml vs 460ml. They also have the same battery. S6 has more lasers for better Navi, but S5 Max is better for the new mopping feature.
These carefully controlled tests and you are a wonderful person for putting all of this amazing information for free. Now, we don't have to guess and pick, we can objectively get the best vacuum for our budget.
What app are you using ? mihome or the roborock one ? Is one better than the other ? Any differences ? I have just ordered S5 Max on strength of your video.
Since I bought the S5 Max, I haven't used my regular vacuum cleaner more than maybe 5 times. And I've had it for many months now. I bought it to make my life easier and it certainly did just that. I'm 100% pleased
You forgot to mention that the S5 max is slightly higher than the s5 . I personally would’ve loved the new one but considering it is more expensive and wouldn’t have been able to vacuum under my bed and stuff, I’m actually quite happy with my purchase , thanks for the great reviews since you’ve inspired me to buy it
Was in the shop, in front of it, but didn't buy it until I watched your review on it on the place. Got it, and I'm so amazed about how it works! Thank you for you time doing all this impressive tests!
Hey man, since you bought one, can you tell me how well it mops? I need something for my floor mat. (I run a karate school) and I don't really care about fancy features like avoiding things or mapping. I just have a rectangle vinyl mat about 1200 sq feet that I clean daily. minimum hair/dust to pick up, but I need one that mops well. If I'm going to spend a couple hundred on an electonic mop I have to use, I might as well get something that does it for me. Edit: If I don't mop it daily, my feet are black at the end of teaching class. And a traditional mop is BLEH. Just streaks and makes my feet black even after cleaning daily.
@@AlinPopescu Thanks for the reply! I do get my school professionally cleaned once a week, but also clean it daily myself. I went ahead and got one and it works great. I spray the floor with disinfectant first and let it run. Does so much better than a mop and no more black feet!
Im still using my gen1 xiaomi mi robot vac and am holding off on buying a new one until roborock makes this a feature or mine stops working. Maybe the eventual s7 will have it....maybe
@@stevedrawdy2532 Because irobot isn't the first company to make the cleanbase, the earliest robot with cleanbase that I know is Karcher RC3000, followed up with deepo d77 and some samsung navibot
I recently bought the original S5 from your recommendations and I really like it so far, but one problem that is often ignored in these reviews is cleaning dark rugs. My living room has a large rug with a black and white pattern on it which confuses the S5's sensors into thinking it's going to fall off a ledge. As a result, I had to cover the sensors to make sure it could clean the rug, but realistically, this is something roborock should allow us to configure via software.
Thankyou for the nice review Would you say that s5 max mops better than braava m6 or is it the otherway around or are they the same? Im actually thinking between either getting roomba i7 + braava m6 Or The roborock s5 max 2 bedroom apartment Only hardwood floors, a small mat or 2 What would you recommend? Keeping in view that the monetary difference does not matter, only the end result of clean floors matters
Possiedo un Roborock S5 max da tre anni...credo che vivrà ancora tre anni. Mai dato problemi. E' stato il primo grande robot di roborock...un carrarmato da guerra. Area totale pulita fino ad oggi di 64000 metri quadrati.Ha resistito abbastanza da permettermi di attendere l'acquisto di un Roborock S7 Max V Ultra....spero che quest'ultimo duri altrettanto. Sono fiducioso.
@@niftyniff1 Oh it's gonna be on Black Friday sale here in Poland, but check other global sites like amazon, newegg, aliexpress or your country native site of that type. Huge chance this hits sale price in your country too.
would be nice if you could include how big a step they can take beacuse in many european homes there are little boards between the rooms with diffrent hights
I watchd this video and ended up buying this roborock S5 Max, i have a dog, and she shead alot, and my self, i have loooong hair, and this is the Best vacum ever ! No tangle and it get in the corner also 🙏🏽🙏🏽 it made my life easier 😂 trust me ! This is worth the money !!
@@iamdenislara gearbest, they are official distributors of this product. I am not sure if they give any good service as amazon. I have purchased 3 roborock via gearbest. 2 s6 and 1 s5. And one via amazon. All are fine.. Except.. The freaking magnetic anomalies.
I ended up buying it Wednesday. It's awesome so far. I know they say not to put cleaning solution in the water tank but I've been doing it anyway. Great investment to control all the litter my cat leaves around the house. Of course I'll never run it on a schedule because I don't want to come home with shit smeared everywhere just in case my cat decides to get diarrhea.
Hi, I am from Russia and I like your channel so much. Your tests are perfect. You do your job the best which I have seen at the Internet. Please advise which Roborock is better to pick up if I no need mopping option
Hey guys. First of all, thanks soooooo much for all your reviews. This has become my one-stop-shop for researching a new RoboVac. Secondly, and the real reason I’m here: I’m pretty much sold on the Shark IQ self-empty. But I do love the option for mopping on this one. Which one of the two would you go with for a small house that’s mostly hardwood and vinyl?
I got a S5 Max and it is perfect! Really a great buy. In the video you say it has a 640 ml dust bin capacity, are you sure about that? All specs I found says 460 ml, 20 ml less than S5 and S6.
The ONLY disappointing (& being misled by this channel) thing i found about the S5 Max is that it actually has a SMALLER bin compared to the old S5. but then again, 20ml difference ain't that much of a big deal to begin, & i absolute love my new bot.
I wonder how long it will take for the charging bases also have an auto cleaning function to clean the brushes of the robot and storage the garbage, so instead of doing maintenance on the robot you just clean up the charging base
There are a few self-emptying vacs out there. Proscenic M7 Pro comes to mind, and some iRobot model. The Proscenic M7 Pro is particularly interesting as it has some similarities to these great Roborock units.
Yup, right now, removing hair from all the brushes is a huge part of emptying my roomba. So just automatically emptying the dust bin seems pointless. But they seem to be making good progress on just not letting hair get as tangled in the first place. My e6's rollers collect so much less hair than my 655 did. And the Shark IQ has "Zero M" which is supposed to actively remove hair from the rollers.
What's the difference between the S6 Pure and S5 max? The only thing I can see is it has a smaller water tank but charge time, sensors, battery life are all the same.
thanks for the review, order this one yesterday curieus how it will work in our home. Our neato botvac 3 died after three years and did a very well job on our dog hairs (yeah white hairs on dark floor). There are so many options in this price range and hopefully we like the product as much as you do so maybe we can make an positive review as well :)
What should i pick? Roborock s5 max or Ecovavs Deboot Ozmo 950. Since my country doesn't have Roborock service center, but have Ecovacs service center. But i do lean forward to Roborock s5 max. Do you think Roborock has a big possibility to have a constraint? and how difficult to handle it with my own limited equipment and solve it by myself at home? what do you think i should pick? thankyou fyi..
Does s5max have multiple maps feature like the deebot ozmo 920? I've read mixed responses on the interweb. Thank you so much for all these awesome videos!
I got the S5 Max before Christmas. It is a great VACUUM robot. But it is billed as a vacuum/mop robot. It does NOT mop. At least what it does is not something I would call "mopping." It drags a SLIGHTLY damp piece of cloth across the floor. At best, you can call what it does "dusting." It gets up what little dust the vacuum cleaner misses (which isn't much). If your floor actually needs mopping, you're better off getting a Swiffer. At least a Swiffer uses cleaning solution to pick up the dirt on your floor. The S5 Max can only use water -- preferably distilled water. Bottom line: The RoboRock S4 is MUCH cheaper and vacuums just as well. Don't waste your money on the "mopping" feature. It's not worth the money.
I've read the S4 gets stuck on thicker Carpet. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Also, maybe you could spray some cleaner on the floor. Maybe just use straight water for maintenance.
Yes alot of reviews say it's not as good on thick carpet. But I read (not sure where) that there's a setting that can be changed that helps it handle thicker carpet a little better.
I bought the Roborock E25 for $200 over Christmas. It's a good compromise if these are too pricey and there aren't any areas where you don't want it to go/hard to block off.
Hi, thanks for this review. I am looking into buying the S5 max. I also came across the S5 max global. What is that. What's the difference between the S5 max and the S5 max global. Appreciate your reply. Thanks.
You pointed out that S5 max dust bin size is 640 ml at 3:20. Did you mistake it for 460 ml, because roborock homepage is showing 460 ml which is 20ml smaller than S5 and S6?
How can iRobot still have such a bad software in comparision with almost no features and poorly implementation of existing features (robot goes over room splitters for example which leads to undesired effects)? As an Roomba S9+ owner, I want to cry after seing this video :D Regarding you reviews, I'd love to see how each robot deals with closed doors, how much it goes over room splitters and how it deals with room changes. Also I'd love to see what happens when you pick up a robot and place it in another room, if it finds back to base etc. I'm really missing those tests in your videos so far.
Any thoughts of the S5 Max vs Shark IQ? Seems like the S5 Max is still better, albeit less convenient. Thank you for doing this! Great tests to help everyone get the right automated vacuum 👍👍👍
Yes please please provide your thoughts on ultimate winner between the Premium category winner of your previous video (Shark IQ) and this S5 Max that hadn't come out yet at the time of that other video. The fate of my floors hangs in the balance!
idk why i asked this but do you have like a team or something? or are you the only one who does all this stuff? because if you're the only one doing it, the quality of this (and every other) video is AMAZINGLY impressive. keep up the good work!!
Man I wish I'd found this channel before buying my Eufy 15C max. I am so happy with how it does it surprised me. I just wish I'd spent a little more and got one that maps the rooms. Seems so much more efficient
Hello and first of all great job on all the reviews; I've been checking for a week and just bought the S5 Max. I want to use it every other day and I was wondering if I should let it stay in the dock when idle even if it's fully charged or take it out for the almost 47 hours it's just standing there. Thank you for your answers
Great videos! I got the roborock s6 and it's a perfect robot cleaner, i just have a question. I have 2 floors, so there's any option to save 2 different Maps like (1floor 2 floors) thanks for bring us this nice Channel to this plattform 🙋🏻♂️
Great video. I'm really considering this. But with a new kitchen I'm afraid it will scratch it, when vacuuming along the sides. Is this a real concern, or will this vacuum without touching it?
The Roborock S5 Max unit I received several days ago has lived up to its stellar reviews. Thanks Its suction is excellent, the mopping capability is amazing as the the robots ability to manage level changes, cables, carpet fringes and other obstacles is outstanding. All round I am delighted by this unit. The Roborock app on the other hand is unstable and misses the mark on utility. If it were a stand alone product I would have returned it - yesterday. Aside from the incredibly irritating instability my principle complaint is the fact it does not support multiple maps and does not remember zone setups in a user friendly way. The app takes a great robot unit and makes it's use - irritating. A great app would have made this product completely stellar. Hopefully the missed opportunity at greatness will be captured in an upgrade.
Do you have an S6 "Pure" yet? They were showing it off at CES, but I couldn't figure out if it was any different from the previous S6, or if they just added the word "Pure" to the name.
Fewer sensors, bigger water bin. Cheaper than S6. I believe they wanted to compete with other companies on their lower price so they had to bring out a new model with fewer features but still able to compete
Would you prefer this one over the shark IQ with the self empty base? Seems like a self empty base is such a good feature that you would pick anything over slight improvements
I have the S6. Mopping feature is not great if you have little kids who spill lots of things. Still need to use a steam mop. The Roborock mop is good if you want to get a thin layer of dirt/dust off the floor.
Thank you for reviewing the s5 max, I've been waiting to see your opinion. Curious how the S5 max will stack against Ozmo 960? Any idea? I get that the Ozmo is 2x as much but performance wise, would like to see the comparison.
I just bought the S5 max and I absolutely love it, it works very well and it is very impressive the fact that it doesn't stop until it reaches all the reachable areas, but I would love to see the comparison. I am sure the deebot will win in many things, but this one won't stay far behind. I would like to see it.
I’m considering buying the Deebot OZMO 930 or the s5 Max. The Deebot is about $60Cdn more however there is the comfort of having Costco’s return policy. The Deebot has half the Pa suction at only 1000Pa. Do you think Pa is a good measure of performance or is CFM better? By deduction I’m guessing the Deebot is 17CFM.
Hi there Does the Roborock S6 have any advantages over the S5 MAX or visa versa? Looking to buy either of them today (emphasis on mopping as I have a cordless vacuum) Kind regards
Hi! Great review. I am looking for a first robot cleaner to buy and seeking for an answer to the question: as I do have connections between rooms higher then 2cm and it can't climb. Is the S5 Max "smart enough" that I can pick it up and place myself from one room to another and it will understand in which room it is and will be able to recognize the zones I want it to skip?
Hey guys questions: How bing is the water tank, do you use only pure water or can you use solution? Any idea of price on the mopping attachment / roughly how often do you ened to change it?
Got the S5 on sale from amazon over the holiday for only $360. I love it so far and I haven't busted out the manual vacuum or mop since. I still think the price is going to steer most people back to the original S5. Edit: Corrected the price.
ummm once people see how often they have to clean the brushes and empty the cannister they will pull out a regular vacuum and get the job done in 5 mins
Your reviews of robot vacuums are fascinating. I watch them all even though I have a robot vacuum that I'm very content with. Thank you for the energy and and effort it takes for you to put them on marvelous UA-cam!
Which one you got
@Greg Lurik dreame sent me their z10, it’s amazing. Everything I’ve wanted in terms of dog hair cleanup and autonomous vacuuming. Even the mop is great
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Been waiting for this review on your channel. My family and I don’t buy any vacuums until we hear what you have to say. We followed your lead several times before and never got burned. My wife thinks I got a problem with upgrading robot vacuums. It used to be new iPhones every year now it’s new robots. :) Keep doing a great job.
This is the one, this will be my first.
mine too! what do you think (if you already have it by now)?
@@mulalula it's not bad, gets the job done, struggles in corners and definetly under performes on carpets so you're better off using it for hard floors, mop feature is cool tho, should've atleast included two mops tho.
Dust bin fills quickly if you have pets
@@TheTurtle oh damn sad to hear that :( i didnt think it would completely make me stop using my regular vacuum tho, i just need something that will sweep every other day. thanks for your answer tho!
@@mulalula no worries, I won't hoover it can keep up pretty well, carpets will just need a special touch.
And corners also
I think this channel is the best robot vacuum review I ever watched on youtube. Very detail but you presented it in a concise way. Unlike any other reviews which were very chatty, not a single second of my time was wasted watching your review. Great job! and thank you for doing the reviews
Just scored this for $380. Can't wait. I've had the s5 for 3 years now and I cannot live without one of these.
Your reviews are AMAZING !!! I've been watching a lot of your videos and i finally decided to buy Roborock S5 max.
Roborock does not sell in india so it is was a little expensive but i went ahead with this purchase because of all the amazing reviews from your channel.
Today s5 max completed its first vacuum + mop job.
Im very impressed.
Thanks for all the time you spend on these reviews. Great Job !!!
I have the Roborock E30 and I love it. It's almost flawless. Picks up everything, goes in an up and down pattern, edge cleans, maneuvers around all the furniture and little things in the floor. I couldn't imagine how good the high end models would do
it would be nice if it had real suction power
Detailed introduction without spending minutes on unnecesary infos or your channel updates etc. Good presentation, only thing i missed was a rough pricing.
The best offer was on the Black Friday. I got it for 426 USD, now is little bit more expensive, but it`s a great vacuum cleaner!!! I am very impressed !
We watched your reviews and selected the roborock 5s. It’s really great and I wanted to thank you because we literally based our decision on your channel.
Glad I could help!
Got the regular S5 two weeks ago. Worth every penny. Im so happy with it!
Yeah the reg S5 is great too!
It's great wished you had better researched before buying.
S5 brushes are poor compared to s5 max, s6. You can swap them which is good. But they sell it expensive.
Also.. No room managment.. Something which is easy for them to include but they refuse.
Good device when no magnetic anomaly detected.. Which usually people start facing after 7 month of usage. I am using it for 2 years now. Still going strong. Bought few after markets accessories for it. But the s6 brushes on s5 is a must. I wonder if they shipped u with the upgraded brushes.
Same here but I still do not understand why they refuse to update their app....single room cleaning should be very easy to implement.
@@mustang.regulair s5 does have room management. Also a backup map. This update will soon be released on the official app but you can download it right now from flolevac.
@@jorn4568 downloaded this flovac app. It shows 2 firmware upgrades, but map shows just map. No ability to add no go zones or barriers. And I can't seem to find anything related to room assignment. Any video tutorial you cna guide me. Many thanks
Got mine today for a discount. Really impressed so far, it cleans very well and navigates safely even in crowded rooms. Highly recommended.
I hope you enjoy it!
@@VacuumWars Thanks, I am! We have 3 cats and it has already proven so far to be a tremendous boon.
I have a few doubts, if you could help me that would be great.
1. Can you leave the mop attachment on all the time?
2. If you have the mop attachment, can you just vacuum without mopping?
3. Can you just mop?
4. Does it notify you when it's low on water?
Thank you!
This review is what got me to buy an S5 Max, and I've been super happy with it in the short time I've had it. Thanks for the great videos!
Just ordered one today because of this along
Ordered one today. Expensive as hell here in Sweden. But I can't be bothered with vacuuming and with the update for multi floor I was sold on it
MuRReC how much the s5max one? I bet it is cheaper than my country. Here in Turkey it’s about 875$.
@@omerammash2953 wow. That is more than I paid.. Then again, its not 100% translatsble. I paid around 5000SEK/540USD
Has anyone had the "Roborock is offline" issue? It seems to be very popular. I wish I knew that before purchasing.
You should retest the standard S5 with the new firmware. It now supports rooms, and it is also much smarter in route planning. Over 100 sq.meters, it cut 20 minutes off the run time & still covers everything. It basically does a better job of optimizing the path, especially minimizing turns (so it gets many more straight runs). It was a huge improvement to an already great bot.
Thanks for the review, just ordered this on Black Friday discount for $380 in 2021, upgrading from a Neato D85 that just kicked the bucket after 3.5 years.
I hope you are happy with it!
Are you happy with it? Looking to buy it maybe
I just purchased this on your recommendation. This is the second vacuum I’ve taken your suggestion on and I’ve been happy with my standup (Shark) so far. I’ve had the S5 Max for about 8 hours and I’m surprised with how much it’s picking up off my hard floors. Thanks for having an informative and entertaining channel!!
Mine is pretty loud even on silent mode, Is yours? Its not the suction the noise is coming from.
I was just about to buy as S5, didn't ever knew it was a new version coming out, thanks for the update!
They don't talk about electrical interference..
I love my s5, but randomly at random times, it detects magnetic anomaly, sometimes as huge as half room. Some times small patches..
And because it detects magnetic anomaly, it will not clean those area thinking magnetic stop strips are there..
Nothing you can do to clean then during those days.
Some days my house is mess, other days it's super clean.
I am keep g my eyes on the new mop cleaner from another company that self cleans..
Roborock has failed to give us s5 users any new software update, which it gives to s5 max, s4 and s6.
Room cleaning capability. It's a simple implement, but they have refused.. Also officially their parts are very expensive. Buying cheaper knockoff parts for s5 is better, however only the newer brush that comes with s5 max, s6 are recommended. S5 brush are hard to clean ( hair removal).
If you are lucky your house won't have any under ground magnetic anomaly, if you are unlucky, your house will have many wires running underground that will likes make this product useless..
@@mustang. hey, thanks for the info! I actually Live in a condo, do not know if there are things like this over here, but i'll have to buy and see. Thanks anyway.
@@brunofey5142 look up gearbest for deals on s5 max. And contact roborock about it as well via amazon. They generally give some 5-15 usd refund discount on parts or reviews when asked. And make sure you aren't over paying for it.
@@mustang. well I've never experienced this if it means anything to anyone. Had my s5 for a year and a half and I think is gotten stuck twice ever and it cleans PERFECTLY and I find the mop function very much adequate for just general upkeep of my house, I would pull out the swiffer for real stains. I absolutely love this thing and I would go out and buy another one tomorrow if it broke.
looking at the specs it look like the 5 MAX is better than S6
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You should be the Roborock spokesman! Man your videos are incredible, this is more exciting to me than going to a movie theatre. lol
Just returned my Deebot 920 because it kept forgetting maps/no go zones over and over again. Thus making a mess in my house and getting stuck where it wasn't supposed to be. Just ordered the new S4 MAX since I don't need the mopping function. I'm so excited and hope that Roborock is better with software issues than Deebot.
I love that vacuums nearly mastered navigation and picking abilities, that opens room for adding new features instead of just upgrading mentioned things. Hopefully we will see more dockings stations that transfer dust or maybe even docking station for mopping robot?
I have lots of hard floor that could be mopped but I think that with so much space robot would have to change mop during cleanup, have steam cleaning abilities (although that battery would be huge then) or maybe a water changing system like that discontinued iRobot Scooba but with same tank integrated into docking station (5l or so, used water could be dumped beneath robot into docking station tank and fresh water would be added to the robot through the top)
This review actually convinced me to get the S5 Max.
Pretty damn satisfied with it so far, after two weeks of use.
Im buying it right now hopefully it will satisfy me too :)
Same here, I am pretty satisfied. I did report a small "bug" in the S5 MAX operation logic, but I hope it gets fixed in the future.
(about he way it handles the paths arround edges of doorframes or table legs adjacent to walls or sofas)
Anyway, the first rule (for newcomers) is that before you run the S5 MAX for the fisrt time, you have to pick all thing from the floor (chairs, bins, boxes, shoes etc) so it can create a propper map of the rooms. Also, don't forget to open all the doors you want the S5 to go to in the future.
How good does it vacuum compared to do it manually. I just ordered a s5 Max
MuRReC i can’t tell because i don’t open the dirt bag in the normal vacuum cleaner every time i clean, but when i used it it sucked up so many things and it was full of dust even i cleaned the house a week ago, so i can definitely say it works perfect hope you like it too
MuRReC i was talking about s5 max btw
I bought this one. It vacuums really well. One thing I didn’t realise and that wasn’t mentioned in the video as far as I can tell: if you have a no-mop zone, and your Roborock starts a cleaning cycle including mopping, it won’t enter the no-mop zone, not even to just vacuum!
I have a no mop zone near the entrance of the living room where we have a carpet, and a do-mop zone beyond that. The S5 max doesn’t travel over the carpet to mop the bit beyond the no-mop zone…
You also can’t program it to mop only. It can vacuum only. Not mop only…
I’m still very happy with it, but I wish I’d known these particular things beforehand.
That is really interesting. Thanks for chiming in here.
@@VacuumWars my pleasure. Your video was a big help in deciding what to buy for my first robot hoover, so thank you! Makes my life a lot easier because I hate hoovering.
Interesting findings. I contacted Roborock directly and they stated the S5 Max and S6 have the same exact motor and suction power rated at 2000 Pa. The dust bin is actually larger on the S5 and S6 compared to the S5 Max at 480ml vs 460ml. They also have the same battery. S6 has more lasers for better Navi, but S5 Max is better for the new mopping feature.
Winston R. Hi could you tell me the number to call to Roborock in US?
@@pablor.9373 I emailed them. They responded within 24hrs.
These carefully controlled tests and you are a wonderful person for putting all of this amazing information for free. Now, we don't have to guess and pick, we can objectively get the best vacuum for our budget.
What app are you using ? mihome or the roborock one ?
Is one better than the other ?
Any differences ?
I have just ordered S5 Max on strength of your video.
Since I bought the S5 Max, I haven't used my regular vacuum cleaner more than maybe 5 times. And I've had it for many months now. I bought it to make my life easier and it certainly did just that. I'm 100% pleased
That's great to hear. Glad you are happy with it.
How often do you have to empty it? Does it give you a warning when its full??
Just bought the S5 MAX
And I'm not even the slightest bit disappointed, we previously had an I-robot my dad bought 4 years ago.
Just got mine. Deliberated for a while since I still have a irobot 6xx series working. Worth every penny~ Thanks Vacuum Wars!
You forgot to mention that the S5 max is slightly higher than the s5 . I personally would’ve loved the new one but considering it is more expensive and wouldn’t have been able to vacuum under my bed and stuff, I’m actually quite happy with my purchase , thanks for the great reviews since you’ve inspired me to buy it
S5 Max is my first robot vacuum cleaner and I love to use it.
Loved all the details, many thanks for the time and effort you put into this test.
which is better S5 MAX or S6? i saw several issues related multi floors... does S5 Max Suppport multi floor and multi maps?
Was in the shop, in front of it, but didn't buy it until I watched your review on it on the place. Got it, and I'm so amazed about how it works! Thank you for you time doing all this impressive tests!
Hey man, since you bought one, can you tell me how well it mops? I need something for my floor mat. (I run a karate school) and I don't really care about fancy features like avoiding things or mapping. I just have a rectangle vinyl mat about 1200 sq feet that I clean daily. minimum hair/dust to pick up, but I need one that mops well. If I'm going to spend a couple hundred on an electonic mop I have to use, I might as well get something that does it for me.
Edit: If I don't mop it daily, my feet are black at the end of teaching class. And a traditional mop is BLEH. Just streaks and makes my feet black even after cleaning daily.
@@MrYodaBomb I don't know if it will work for you. Looks like you need some professional cleaning, not a normal home usage
@@AlinPopescu Thanks for the reply! I do get my school professionally cleaned once a week, but also clean it daily myself. I went ahead and got one and it works great. I spray the floor with disinfectant first and let it run. Does so much better than a mop and no more black feet!
@@MrYodaBomb it is indeed a great little device. We love ours. Great you are happy with it!
They need to come out with a self emptying version. That would be great
Im still using my gen1 xiaomi mi robot vac and am holding off on buying a new one until roborock makes this a feature or mine stops working. Maybe the eventual s7 will have it....maybe
They wont because iRobot owns the rights to that feature. They would have to find a very creative way to do it because iRobot sucks butt.
@@kendrabollinger339 then how do shark and deebot have it?
@@stevedrawdy2532 Because irobot isn't the first company to make the cleanbase, the earliest robot with cleanbase that I know is Karcher RC3000, followed up with deepo d77 and some samsung navibot
If they do do it hopefully its a plastic reusable bin instead of a paper bag
Great video!
I think I will invest in this equipment!
Do you use cleaning product with the water for mopping?
I recently bought the original S5 from your recommendations and I really like it so far, but one problem that is often ignored in these reviews is cleaning dark rugs. My living room has a large rug with a black and white pattern on it which confuses the S5's sensors into thinking it's going to fall off a ledge. As a result, I had to cover the sensors to make sure it could clean the rug, but realistically, this is something roborock should allow us to configure via software.
I don't think they are going to do that. If you place it on the first floor; disable those sensors by accident your robot is done for.
Thankyou for the nice review
Would you say that s5 max mops better than braava m6 or is it the otherway around or are they the same?
Im actually thinking between either getting roomba i7 + braava m6
Or
The roborock s5 max
2 bedroom apartment
Only hardwood floors, a small mat or 2
What would you recommend?
Keeping in view that the monetary difference does not matter, only the end result of clean floors matters
Also, one thing of most importance, does it work with google assistant?
Possiedo un Roborock S5 max da tre anni...credo che vivrà ancora tre anni. Mai dato problemi. E' stato il primo grande robot di roborock...un carrarmato da guerra. Area totale pulita fino ad oggi di 64000 metri quadrati.Ha resistito abbastanza da permettermi di attendere l'acquisto di un Roborock S7 Max V Ultra....spero che quest'ultimo duri altrettanto. Sono fiducioso.
Very convincing. Can i fill the water tank with hot water with cleaning solution in it, or is it water only?
I'm gonna buy this during Black Friday sale.
Where so are you going to buy it? I want to do the same!
@@niftyniff1 Oh it's gonna be on Black Friday sale here in Poland, but check other global sites like amazon, newegg, aliexpress or your country native site of that type. Huge chance this hits sale price in your country too.
@@FoxleyGamingZone Thanks. Anyway, greetings from neighbour Lithuania!
@@niftyniff1 I hope I can catch one also on Black Friday
Hello from Egypt
just got it from Ali express €332
Great review! One of the best channels on UA-cam. Thanks as always for your effort.
Hello, I am between S5 max and Viomi V3. What do you think?
would be nice if you could include how big a step they can take beacuse in many european homes there are little boards between the rooms with diffrent hights
I watchd this video and ended up buying this roborock S5 Max, i have a dog, and she shead alot, and my self, i have loooong hair, and this is the Best vacum ever ! No tangle and it get in the corner also 🙏🏽🙏🏽 it made my life easier 😂 trust me ! This is worth the money !!
Hi, Can you pls suggest Roborock S5 Max or 360 S6 pro/S9. And can you pls make a comparison between both,.
Thanks so much
My S5 Max literally came to me today from China after almost 1.5 month wait. Loving every part of it.
Yeah I bought mine from China before it was released in the US and it took a LONG time.
I ordered mine from gearbest and it came in 2 weeks and that was over New Years.
The s5 Max is my first robot vac, and I’m loving it!
so, i have a question. how do you get support when you got the robot from china?
@@iamdenislara gearbest, they are official distributors of this product. I am not sure if they give any good service as amazon. I have purchased 3 roborock via gearbest. 2 s6 and 1 s5. And one via amazon.
All are fine.. Except.. The freaking magnetic anomalies.
@@mustang. what magnetic anomalies?
I ended up buying it Wednesday. It's awesome so far. I know they say not to put cleaning solution in the water tank but I've been doing it anyway. Great investment to control all the litter my cat leaves around the house. Of course I'll never run it on a schedule because I don't want to come home with shit smeared everywhere just in case my cat decides to get diarrhea.
Hi, I am from Russia and I like your channel so much. Your tests are perfect. You do your job the best which I have seen at the Internet. Please advise which Roborock is better to pick up if I no need mopping option
He advised already in his review of S4
Hey guys. First of all, thanks soooooo much for all your reviews. This has become my one-stop-shop for researching a new RoboVac. Secondly, and the real reason I’m here: I’m pretty much sold on the Shark IQ self-empty. But I do love the option for mopping on this one. Which one of the two would you go with for a small house that’s mostly hardwood and vinyl?
did you pick for yourself?
i am also between shark iq self empty and s5 max
Got mine a couple days ago and 'em stocked!
Got it for 400$ shipped.
Thx for the review.
Where do you buy it for $400?
I got a S5 Max and it is perfect! Really a great buy. In the video you say it has a 640 ml dust bin capacity, are you sure about that? All specs I found says 460 ml, 20 ml less than S5 and S6.
The dustbin is 460 ml, I have checked it today by filling it with water
The ONLY disappointing (& being misled by this channel) thing i found about the S5 Max is that it actually has a SMALLER bin compared to the old S5. but then again, 20ml difference ain't that much of a big deal to begin, & i absolute love my new bot.
I wonder how long it will take for the charging bases also have an auto cleaning function to clean the brushes of the robot and storage the garbage, so instead of doing maintenance on the robot you just clean up the charging base
that would be The 99% Perfect Robot Vacuum
Mihály Lőrincz I think 100%
There are a few self-emptying vacs out there. Proscenic M7 Pro comes to mind, and some iRobot model. The Proscenic M7 Pro is particularly interesting as it has some similarities to these great Roborock units.
Yup, right now, removing hair from all the brushes is a huge part of emptying my roomba. So just automatically emptying the dust bin seems pointless. But they seem to be making good progress on just not letting hair get as tangled in the first place. My e6's rollers collect so much less hair than my 655 did. And the Shark IQ has "Zero M" which is supposed to actively remove hair from the rollers.
What's the difference between the S6 Pure and S5 max? The only thing I can see is it has a smaller water tank but charge time, sensors, battery life are all the same.
thanks for the review, order this one yesterday curieus how it will work in our home. Our neato botvac 3 died after three years and did a very well job on our dog hairs (yeah white hairs on dark floor). There are so many options in this price range and hopefully we like the product as much as you do so maybe we can make an positive review as well :)
I hope you enjoy it!
Which App do you recommend? The Roboroock App or the Mi Home App?
What should i pick? Roborock s5 max or Ecovavs Deboot Ozmo 950. Since my country doesn't have Roborock service center, but have Ecovacs service center. But i do lean forward to Roborock s5 max. Do you think Roborock has a big possibility to have a constraint? and how difficult to handle it with my own limited equipment and solve it by myself at home? what do you think i should pick? thankyou fyi..
just bought one of these! Thanks for the review!
Hope you enjoy it!
S5 Max vs S6?
Thanks
Does s5max have multiple maps feature like the deebot ozmo 920? I've read mixed responses on the interweb. Thank you so much for all these awesome videos!
I got the S5 Max before Christmas. It is a great VACUUM robot. But it is billed as a vacuum/mop robot. It does NOT mop. At least what it does is not something I would call "mopping." It drags a SLIGHTLY damp piece of cloth across the floor. At best, you can call what it does "dusting." It gets up what little dust the vacuum cleaner misses (which isn't much). If your floor actually needs mopping, you're better off getting a Swiffer. At least a Swiffer uses cleaning solution to pick up the dirt on your floor. The S5 Max can only use water -- preferably distilled water.
Bottom line: The RoboRock S4 is MUCH cheaper and vacuums just as well. Don't waste your money on the "mopping" feature. It's not worth the money.
I've read the S4 gets stuck on thicker Carpet. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Also, maybe you could spray some cleaner on the floor. Maybe just use straight water for maintenance.
Yes alot of reviews say it's not as good on thick carpet.
But I read (not sure where) that there's a setting that can be changed that helps it handle thicker carpet a little better.
Set to max water level, and spray floors separately with cleaning solution. Problems solved.
@@noybiznatch I like that idea. What did you spray on your floors? Since it comes out very lightly on max. Mine finally came in
I bought the Roborock E25 for $200 over Christmas. It's a good compromise if these are too pricey and there aren't any areas where you don't want it to go/hard to block off.
Hi, thanks for this review. I am looking into buying the S5 max. I also came across the S5 max global. What is that. What's the difference between the S5 max and the S5 max global. Appreciate your reply. Thanks.
You pointed out that S5 max dust bin size is 640 ml at 3:20. Did you mistake it for 460 ml, because roborock homepage is showing 460 ml which is 20ml smaller than S5 and S6?
S5 max dustbin is 460ml for sure. It is SMALLER (not bigger) than the dustbin of S5 and S6 (480ml), and MUCH SMALLER than that of the S4 (640ml).
As an owner myself, i could confirm that. it is indeed 460ml instead of 640ml.
Wow. This is disappointing. Just ordered the S5 Max
@@AdvancedSquadLeader HOW IS IT NOW?
@@stevethea5250 sorry don't understand. It is 460ml. It isn't a huge problem. Just have to empty it between the 2 floors
How can iRobot still have such a bad software in comparision with almost no features and poorly implementation of existing features (robot goes over room splitters for example which leads to undesired effects)? As an Roomba S9+ owner, I want to cry after seing this video :D
Regarding you reviews, I'd love to see how each robot deals with closed doors, how much it goes over room splitters and how it deals with room changes. Also I'd love to see what happens when you pick up a robot and place it in another room, if it finds back to base etc. I'm really missing those tests in your videos so far.
Got s5 Max and it's awesome. Best robot vacs for now i think :)
Any thoughts of the S5 Max vs Shark IQ? Seems like the S5 Max is still better, albeit less convenient.
Thank you for doing this! Great tests to help everyone get the right automated vacuum 👍👍👍
Yes please please provide your thoughts on ultimate winner between the Premium category winner of your previous video (Shark IQ) and this S5 Max that hadn't come out yet at the time of that other video.
The fate of my floors hangs in the balance!
Well... I just got the s5 a few weeks ago because you loved it so much. And now a new one... O well the s5 does a great job.
The S5 is still a really good buy in my opinion, especially considering the price.
Will you do a video comparing the Roborock app to the MiHome app, and the pros/cons of each?
idk why i asked this but
do you have like a team or something?
or are you the only one who does all this stuff?
because if you're the only one doing it, the quality of this (and every other) video is AMAZINGLY impressive.
keep up the good work!!
Man I wish I'd found this channel before buying my Eufy 15C max. I am so happy with how it does it surprised me. I just wish I'd spent a little more and got one that maps the rooms. Seems so much more efficient
Hello and first of all great job on all the reviews; I've been checking for a week and just bought the S5 Max. I want to use it every other day and I was wondering if I should let it stay in the dock when idle even if it's fully charged or take it out for the almost 47 hours it's just standing there. Thank you for your answers
Best coverage of robot vacs on the internet. Great work!
Thanks Nick!
Would you go with this or the Shark IQ?
Sir this video was fantastic, and I ended buying an S5 MAX because of it. Thank you for a good accurate set of tests.
Been researching for a robot vacuums and you've convinced me to go for roborock s5 max, but will wait for thanksgiving or black friday sale.
Great videos! I got the roborock s6 and it's a perfect robot cleaner, i just have a question. I have 2 floors, so there's any option to save 2 different Maps like (1floor 2 floors) thanks for bring us this nice Channel to this plattform 🙋🏻♂️
Would you say this is still the best vacuum for hardwood floors?
Great video. I'm really considering this. But with a new kitchen I'm afraid it will scratch it, when vacuuming along the sides. Is this a real concern, or will this vacuum without touching it?
The Roborock S5 Max unit I received several days ago has lived up to its stellar reviews. Thanks
Its suction is excellent, the mopping capability is amazing as the the robots ability to manage level changes, cables, carpet fringes and other obstacles is outstanding. All round I am delighted by this unit.
The Roborock app on the other hand is unstable and misses the mark on utility. If it were a stand alone product I would have returned it - yesterday. Aside from the incredibly irritating instability my principle complaint is the fact it does not support multiple maps and does not remember zone setups in a user friendly way. The app takes a great robot unit and makes it's use - irritating.
A great app would have made this product completely stellar. Hopefully the missed opportunity at greatness will be captured in an upgrade.
Do you have an S6 "Pure" yet? They were showing it off at CES, but I couldn't figure out if it was any different from the previous S6, or if they just added the word "Pure" to the name.
Fewer sensors, bigger water bin. Cheaper than S6.
I believe they wanted to compete with other companies on their lower price so they had to bring out a new model with fewer features but still able to compete
Would you prefer this one over the shark IQ with the self empty base? Seems like a self empty base is such a good feature that you would pick anything over slight improvements
I have the S6. Mopping feature is not great if you have little kids who spill lots of things. Still need to use a steam mop. The Roborock mop is good if you want to get a thin layer of dirt/dust off the floor.
Hey mate. I am in the market and Can you recommend among these 3 which one to get? S5 Max $599, OZMO 950 $453 , N8 $519 N8 Pro $625
Thank you for reviewing the s5 max, I've been waiting to see your opinion. Curious how the S5 max will stack against Ozmo 960? Any idea? I get that the Ozmo is 2x as much but performance wise, would like to see the comparison.
I just bought the S5 max and I absolutely love it, it works very well and it is very impressive the fact that it doesn't stop until it reaches all the reachable areas, but I would love to see the comparison. I am sure the deebot will win in many things, but this one won't stay far behind. I would like to see it.
Can you do a review between S5Max vs Ecovacs Deebot Ozmo 950?
I second this request....
Agree! this is a must do video!
Please compare it to VIOMI V2 PRO
I’m considering buying the
Deebot OZMO 930 or the s5 Max. The Deebot is about $60Cdn more however there is the comfort of having Costco’s return policy. The Deebot has half the Pa suction at only 1000Pa. Do you think Pa is a good measure of performance or is CFM better? By deduction I’m guessing the Deebot is 17CFM.
it'd be nice to see a comparison between the OZMO 950 vs Roborock S5 Max. Which one you prefer?
Thanks!
First, I liked the s6, then the s4, and now the s5 max!
Hi there
Does the Roborock S6 have any advantages over the S5 MAX
or visa versa?
Looking to buy either of them today (emphasis on mopping as I have a cordless vacuum)
Kind regards
Just bought one thanks to your review!
Hope you enjoy it!
How does this compare to the Xiaomi STYJ02YM? I picked one up on Black Friday but can't work out what the comparible Roborock model would be
Daaaang that is impressive!
Hi! Great review. I am looking for a first robot cleaner to buy and seeking for an answer to the question: as I do have connections between rooms higher then 2cm and it can't climb. Is the S5 Max "smart enough" that I can pick it up and place myself from one room to another and it will understand in which room it is and will be able to recognize the zones I want it to skip?
You just gotta love that there was no "Cons" section.
I wish the app had real multi floor support. Got the S4 last month, I can only save no-go lines on 1 floor.
@@window432 They probably will update that sometime. At least they should
@@sneez1e_717 I hope so, it would be the perfect vacuum for me then. I'm just worried they might be limited by the memory available on the device.
@@window432 I heard at CES this week from Roborock that this is coming soon.
@@VacuumWars That's exciting!
Hey guys questions: How bing is the water tank, do you use only pure water or can you use solution? Any idea of price on the mopping attachment / roughly how often do you ened to change it?
A very helpful review, thank you! I'll probably get the S5 Max, since it sits very well within my budget.
Hi shall I buy s6maxv or s5max? Thank you so much
Dimitris chanell : this is a UA-cam channel with videos about Robot Vacuum
Got the S5 on sale from amazon over the holiday for only $360. I love it so far and I haven't busted out the manual vacuum or mop since. I still think the price is going to steer most people back to the original S5.
Edit: Corrected the price.
ummm once people see how often they have to clean the brushes and empty the cannister they will pull out a regular vacuum and get the job done in 5 mins