Yeah and the Deebot can run at 24 CFM for 2.5 Hours!!! The Shark IQ = 23 CFM and Roomba S9 = 22 CFM can only run for an hour at their MAX power setting.
One technicality I recall being mentioned, was the CFM is not a stand alone comparison. Because where the suction meets the road, aka carpet vs bare floor is an issue. I believe RM said that's why Roombas are better on carpets, but others are better on bare floors (2 brush system and where the suction meets the floor)
I'm going to have to call you out on something since you were involved with this vacuum... Love your channel so don't take this the wrong way please On your CFM test, you show the Shark Non AE vacuum at 23cfm looking like the highest ever... However it appears you conveniently left off the Deebot 950, which if I'm not mistaken was 24 cfm according to your test and top of the food chain in suction power. Just makes it look like you were trying to show Shark at the top of this chart.... Just sayin...
Not only this, the review sounds biased, even thou he wants it not to be. In all honesty, this needs more transparency, like showing us the tests being performed in full with the numbers facing the camera.
I have this robot and after 1 week I'm done with it. The app is awful and the mapping is just as bad. I have a small threshold in my kitchen that my neato d4 and roomba have no problem with. The shark gets stuck every time. Last thing is 9 times out of 10 it cant find it's way home. It even states a very short distance limit in the manual.
@@hightech2lowtech The dock/bin looks atrocious for the Shark. Roomba got that part right. The S9s dock/bin looks great in the living room. Does the Sharks dock/bin use a bag to collect dirt and debris? If not, that's another foul. Just looks like a mess.
Performance opinion aside, Shark having the intelligence and foresight to hire him as a design consultant is friggin' genius in itself.. plus the price to performance ratio here is a total homerun. Definitely won't be buying another robot without an auto empty base and no go mapping.. 👍👌✌
As of late December, 2019, still no keep out zones. Takes forever to learn the floor plan and never does that really well. It appears to be lost a good portion of the time. Sent it back as generally ineffective at learning the floor. I agree with you that keep out zones are practically mandatory.
They came out with a new and improved version! We got it recently and it’s awesome. Vacuums our 1250 sq ft apartment in about 40 minutes and learned our floor plan easily.
Gotta agree that self emptying is the feature that makes the robot vacuum worth getting. It’s amazing to have your floors vacuumed everyday and not touch the robot for a month.
I traded my Roomba 980 and I was skeptical.at first it was clumsy but after sometime vacuuming it seem to learn my house. I like it so much I bought a second. It's very quiet compared to the 980. It even made it to my shag rug without throwing a code very surprising. I bought two and I still had money left over compared to when I paid for my 980 originally.
so, just bought this a week ago, mostly on your recommendation...and I have to say, it's just awful! It's run over 15 hours at this point and has yet to map my house and is only at 42% mapped (roughly 900sqft floor plan). Constantly goes over the same areas repeatedly, sometimes cleaning one small section for 30 minutes or even longer. The robot will go back to the dock to recharge (because it can't clean my small floorpan in one charge) then head right back to the same spot afterwards. Had one time where the vacuum searched for the dock for 20 minutes before I got fed up and just took it back myself. Pretty much the largest percentage of reviews online mirror all of this...how did you have one that did everything so perfectly?
Navigation was alright it seems. I could have sworn I saw a higher CFM. However, I do mostly care about the auto empty. Even if it is worse than the other vacs, as long as it has autoempty at a cheaper price with smart navigation, it's tempting
I disagree with your conclusion of this review, as someone with a Neato D5, no go lines are the most valuable feature of a robotic vacuum above a self emptying bin and the fact that at the time of this video it doesn't have them is a deal breaker. My train of thought is a robotic vacuum is no good if it can't finish cleaning your house due to getting stuck meaning who cares if it can vacuum 30 times without needing emptying if it can't get passed the first time. Plus on top of that we don't even know how well the no-go lines on the Shark will be since Roomba seems to be a step behind the lidar offerings. If Shark had advertised the feature as coming in q4 2019 or q1 2020 or something like that I might give it a pass but there isn't any information on shark's product page on their website or amazon about it. Also you didn't really discuss the app provided you might have in another video that i didn't see but I watch most of your robotic vacuum videos even though I'm not in the market lol. Side note: I think that it's awesome feat that Shark was willing to work with you and I appreciate you being open about that fact. I hope that more manufacturers decide to work with you as that is only going to make their products better which is better for consumers. If you start working with more manufactures my only suggestion is you need to be more open with what determines what is a good from a quantifiable standpoint such as category ratings in certain fields that you determine make a great vacuum so that way you can make sure that you cover every vacuum review in the same way. Your testing procedures I would argue are very consistent and part of why without a doubt in my mind I'd call you the best vacuum reviewer but your reviews need some added consistency in the sense of order and what they cover. If I were doing the ratings I'd give 40% cleaning, 40% navigation/completion reliability, 5% app quality and features, 15% build quality and hardware features. I've seen your reviews get better over the years and can't wait to see where you will be in the future! :)
Agreed. I've been shopping for one to replace my old Neato and one of my must haves is the no go line. I'm sick and tired of having to use and buy more of those strip boundaries. The auto empty I considered a nice to have, but mostly because before this vacuum the ones with auto empty made me completely reconsider my budget. I called Shark tech support today to ask if they knew anything about adding in a no go zone, and after painfully having to explain several times what that meant (guy kept thinking I was talking about naming rooms) he finally hung up on me. I would buy this vacuum today if it already had a no go zone feature, or if there was a guarantee that feature would be out by the end of 2019. I'd pay an extra $100 for the no go zone if I had to.
I agree. VW doesn't test for how higher end robovacs are usually used. Navigation and furniture damage are important issues in larger, more complex and expensive households. A higher end robovac needs to consistently navigate a large complex floorplan without bumping narrow chair legs and corners. I'm sure that the IQ is among the worst performers in the real world.
Just got my shark today. I will be sending back my Roomba. The shark did a better job mapping the house and for the same price i paid for my roomba i get the self cleaning bin and mapping to where i can tell it go and clean specific areas. and the battery is way better. Ran about 1500 sqft on one charge. and still had about 30% left when i ran it on normal.
This feels less like one of your normal videos and more like an infomercial. When you do a competition video with it in the future, I hope that you are more objective and don't do things like use phrasing or omissions to downplay when it is bested by other robots. Don't get me wrong, it seems like a good bot, and I'm good to see competition in the self-emptying market. This video just feels off.
jaenbow It was informative and he did a great job explaining the features. The tests were all in comparison and it did really well against the other ones which he named in each chart. What is so off about? Perhaps you can make your own channel about vacuum robots, I bet it would be amazing content.
Bought one, gave it almost 2 months, 40 cleans, several of the worst tech support calls ever- and have now sent it back. Terrible waste of time- would seem like it was learning our home for the first 6-8 runs, then would have major issues, not able to find its base, running off our stairs, map would invert/ change direction. Never mapped our home successfully. Have now ordered a Neato D7. Did receive an email from shark today that there would be a November software update to fix some issues- too little too late. Its best feature is the 90 day moneyback guarantee- you will need it.
You really just made an infomercial for this product and didn't seem to actually present the real test results so we could judge for ourselves. Reviews for this product elsewhere online are filled with issues including the robot not making it back to its base, the mapping function taking 10+ runs to complete and so on. Instead with your review we're left to conclude everything is perfect and oh by the way I worked on this product and took money from the company. In the future you should really recuse yourself and have someone else run the tests you devised previously. I like your channel but this is not the direction you want to take it, you will lose your subs.
The massively reduced upfront cost is awesome but I'll be honest, I strongly prefer bagged vacuums, the cost of bags is negligible but the elimination of the annoying, allergy-triggering emptying process is worth every penny.
There still can be bias if you do not think you are influenced. One of the biggest authorities on robot vacuums should not receive money from one company. Also, apparently he left out the deebot in the suction test.
I agree with you there, he has said many times he has been paid by Shark and he puts Dyson down a lot for this reason. when you see the compare tests Dyson comes out on top but he finds a way to score Shark higher as HE IS PAID to say what he does
it’s obvious at this point, the shark iq (even at launch) had horrible navigations and mapping, and even at 1:00 you can clearly see it’s missing a lot of spaces, yet he never mentions this. something else he said is that the airflow was higher than the s9 (true with the non auto empty version) but he praises the self empty version for the same thing, when it has 2 cfm less than the s9 which is totally unfair. even at 2:46 where he says it cleans up sand in one pass, you can clearly see there’s a shit ton left behind and scattered by the side brushes, which is ironic since immediately after that scene he starts praising the side brushes, which not only scatter debris but rarely work as intended since there’s only one bristle. also 3:29 shark INVENTED the self cleaning brush roll? i’m fucking crying rn. something else he never mentioned is how small the dust bin is. coincidence? i think NOT. also 4:58 an hour on low power, come on shark. and he even acts like those numbers were measured on high power. what strengthens my opinion even stronger, years later after he had stopped basically promoting this robot vacuum he said he didn’t have a good experience with it in the real world.
Well I bought this vacuum and it's a pile of garbage. Not only is it loud but it is CONTANTLY getting lost. It rarely finds the base and just wanders aimlessly. $500 is a steal compared to the Roomba but it's also a complete waste of money. I should have read more reviews before buying it.
Just got this vacuum based on this video. Not sure I like it. He makes it sound like the thing works great but my 2 year old Neato D3 destroys the Shark. Ran it in my carpeted bedroom and you can barely see the track marks. Like the suction is subpar. Whereas my Neato you can just “hear” the power. And using it off the base? Nope. Doesn’t like that. Spot cleaning? Nope. I set the power to max only to discover it changed it to eco mode. Set up a magnetic strip to block off a room and it totally ignored it. Just ran it over my door mat and it’s like the suction isn’t even turned on!!!!! It’s like running a remote controlled car over my carpet. Not a vacuum. Lost all faith in this UA-cam channel.
Their software is crap, hardware-wise it is a good robot but navigation, map creation, and options in the app are very few and buggy as well. Dust bin has a big design flaw and not able to clean properly. No go zone may come but no multi-floor support for this device. This is nowhere is a race with Roomba, Roborock, and Ecovacs.
I hate to agree with the conspiracy, but the way this video is structured and the fact that numbers weren’t presented fairly is clearly because you were paid by Shark. This video should have a sponsored mark because that is what it is. I think I’ll still try it out, but honestly, based on real reviews, it sounds like Shark needs to go back to the drawing board if they’ll even be allowed to because they’re being sued by Ninja over infringement of 6 patents owned by iRobot.
I bought this Shark IQ at Kohls for $329.61 when I used coupons and signed up for their credit. (You get a coupon for 30% off anything when you get a credit account. Then I used 2 more coupons right off their site.) I have had many Roombas and this shark runs along with my Roomba 980. It does a decent job but I would say the Roomba's performance is a little better. The Shark seems to get confused a little more on dark surfaces and doesn't suck up debris as well as the 980. Also, I don't really like how the Shard backs up to dump the bin. It gets confused doing that and sometimes takes quite a while to actually dump after it has moved around a few times. The Roomba also moves in straighter lines and the Shark kind of studders back and forth as it is moving like it has Parkinson's disease. The Shark is worth what I paid. I would have got the S9+ as it is probably the best out there but iRobot is smoking Crack if they think that thing is worth $1400.
My S9+ works too well with my Google Home mini. I was watching an S9+ review on UA-cam at 4 AM. The guy said, "Okay Google clean xxxx." He was able to activate my Roomba through the Google Home that sits across from me on my couch. My Roomba undocked and was headed on a cleaning run! Lol I was like oh no you don't.
With the camera, how well can it do picking up in the evening when everyone's gone to bed? Does it need to run during the day or with lights on in the home?
I have the S9+. I leave my house and I don't leave any lights on. There is a little light in the living room from the window. But it's dark in my guest bathroom and laundry room. As long as the smart map is 100% mapped, I think the S9+ won't have any problems in the dark.
@@og_werwest You don't need lidar. The robot knows where it is based on camera and WiFi. Not rocket science how the robot operates. How do you think it returns to it's base? It maps out the most efficient route and uses it. It won't change the route unless it's obstructed.
I had a shark iq, it would get lost in my closet if the light was off. Even if I turned on the lights and babysat the device it still did a very poor job mapping. I returned it and went back to my Neato D5. I do miss that self empty base, but in my mind it was far inferior in every other way to the Neato.
@@Slick1020 maybe the sharks implementation of VSLAM is flawed and I don't have any experience with others but the lidar on my Neato is far superior to the Camera based mapping.
Bull shire! My Shark IQ DOES NOT self empty in time. It over fills and then the base can not empty the bin. Probably going to return it and try a roomba.
The mapping and SLAM on this vacuum is pretty much worthless. Latest firmware took 40+ runs to get a basic map. Don't expect any usefulness out of it though. It gets lost more than my 12 year old Roomba, which has no map. The vacuum area and brushes are small, so the edge cleaning for carpet is the worst of any model i've used. The positives: no hair gets tangled in the brush. It's amazing. The Bin works very well. It's half the price of alternatives. Ultimately, I would wait for a laser based robot. This one is hindered by its brain.
Real review.... I have never bought any of the robot vacuums before. So when I seen this with less maintenance I went to the actual website. You get a 90 day money back gaurentee if you dont like it. So definitely sold me on it. It works great on flat floors. Carpet not so much the first try. It does great on the thinnest carpet. It gets stuck on any thicker carpet. And I thought my sons carpet was pretty thin. But it has to clean it several times to actually clean the grass pieces and dirt particles from his shoes. Over all I love it. I dont have to do anything with it except dump the bin every few days when it tells me to. And that's perfectly fine with me. We live out in the country and everytime someone walks in they track something in on my floors. I was sweeping 2 times or more a day. So saves me alot of work.
Just purchased this after our cheapo iLife died. I can’t believe how many error codes I get from this thing. It’s so much more work than my cheapo. I’ll give it another week, but not sure it’s worth the constant upkeep.
A few Robot vacuum reviewers mention the Shark IQ currently as of Nov 2019 have several issues and problems. Unit those issues are fixed they recommend not to buy and even returned their Sharks. Couple of those problems include 1) SW mapping requires 30+ runs and even then the mapping is not accurate. 2) There is no bin full sensor on the Shark so it does not know when to go to the emptying base. Shouldn't be too much of an issue for smaller homes but those with pets or kids the bin is small and gets full fast leaving debris on floor or it gets an error. 3) Some customers like having no bags while other customers feel a bag is much cleaner and easier. When emptying my current RVC bin I do need to go outside to empty the bin because I don't want to breath in all the fine dust particles that float around when emptying the bin. I'd imagine there will be a lot of fine dust and debris floating around even when you carefully and slowly try to empty the shark IQ empty base.
Question you guys may be able to give some input on. I have an issue with both robots that I've owned previously with the front bumper getting scuffed up really bad. They house IR sensors correct? It seems like the more scratched it gets the more the robot tends to ram into things. Such as pushing my trash can around etc. Is it something I should be concerned about?
Of course not, but the beauty of robots is they do the work for you and if done frequently, I doubt that much dirt gets deep into the carpet. And I'd argue they do a more thorough job than most people do, covering more areas. I'm not getting rid of my high end corded vacuum, but I'm glad I don't have to use it for every cleaning.
@@arevee9429 Now that I think about it after looking at my Felix it could be the edge cleaning sapping some airflow. And there could have been suction leaks or wrong adjustment on either test vacuum.
I just bought this and it's INSANELY loud. I also have a Shark RV75 and this one is maybe 3 times louder. It is all from the self-cleaning brush roller. When I remove it, the vacuum is very quiet. It seems the yellow fins on the roller are too large and make a loud "thump" on each rotation while cleaning hard floors. Is this the case with others that own one?
You should standardize more tests and let the numbers speak for themselves even more, ie: weigh the amount of dirt picked up in the crevice tests, show how loud each vacuum is at all power levels with a DB meter, show an exact time it takes to finish both the small and big rooms to show relative efficiency with navigation, use a black light reactive dust to show on the hard floor tests to show what is left behind, etc.
@@ellenjarvey1973 I'm calm. He prides himself on objective meadurements, trying to avoid any subjective bias. I am a fan of the channel and was just trying to provide some suggestions. You ok?
Easy to say when you aren't doing all that test engineering, test equipment build out, test plans and the longest, hardest testing part which is testing all those products. I'm very pleased with VACUUM WAR MAN! He goes the extra distance already and doesn't need seagull management flyovers crapping on his significant accomplishments.
@@takipetenakis1697 why so mad? I love him too, I've followed him for years. I was just giving some constructive feedback and suggestions, many of which he is now doing consistently with his videos.
Nice Job!!! I have to agree shark IQ dual side brush single Arm slow spinning system is probably the best so far. No scatter of debris Cough Cough Roomba I7 and probably pretty effective around the base board. I wonder how it stacks up to the Roombas, Roborock and the new Deebot 950 and soon to be released 960 🤔
Smart Robot Reviews I would suspect both the Vacuum and Self empty bin pretty loud like the Roomba S9+ because they both have high CFM, 22 for the Roomba and 23 for the Shark. Patiently waiting for mine to arrive 😎
All i read is bad things about this, software blows takes forever to map home and doesn't have Detection full bin. If they improve software by Christmas I'll be buying a new vacumm but if it does anything that is to start price war and cut irobots price well under $1g
I so have been waiting for this review for months ever since i heard they were coming out. But I'm holding off until i know about the no go lines. Robot vacuums are completely useless for me without no go lines. I hope they release details soon on it. I was kind of disappointed when there wasn't any no go lines at launch. I'm still going to have to wait i guess
@@jackturner9655 I didn't buy the S9+ on sale at Best Buy. We have Columbus Day coming up. Also, talk to the iRobot team on Twitter to see when they may offer a discount online. I think it's better to go through them. They give you a 60 day return window unlike Best Buy that's 15 days. I purchased mine from Best Buy on 16 Sept. After my townhome was mapped via a training run on the first day and s cleaning run on the second day, I received the update for the keep out zones.
My daughter and family just got me one last week for my birthday haven’t got into it too seriously but I plan to. With a new adopted Pyrenees and a cockatiel living the empty nest life …. Yes!
biased review with "honestly" "easily" "rare" "effective" "definitely" soundbites with an upbeat tone. if i ran fakespot on this review it would get an F
Once they add no-go lines, it'll be a game changer at that price. I like the lower profile that the camera gives, but wish you could have talked them into integrating LED lighting for the camera so that it could handle dark rooms.
The test for vacuum wars need to be done in a full sized house. Trying to build a map for a whole house is a total nightmare. It is the most frustrating piece of -------- I have ever experienced . The fact that you have to have at least 10 perfect runs before it will produce a final map is ridiculous. What makes this almost impossible is that you can have magnetic strips in place to keep it from getting stuck that will stop the Shark 9 times and the 10th time the Shark will get stuck on that same magnetic strip.Game over ,start over for map building. To pick this robot vacuum as the best overall on the market shows a total ignorance or bias on your part.
The fact this doesn't have a bag in the bin is a huge plus point for me. I don't want to go back to using bags and putting unnecessary junk in landfill.
I came up with half the price double the stupidity, I read a review where it said that the robot was unable to get home and it was 2 feet away from the dock and had 64 battery left (I'm sorry but I love rumbas and I'm sad to see then get kick in the a** by other companies, they were the first and were always my best
I see your deleted reply. I'm guessing you already know because you removed it, but the trilobyte was shown off in 96 and released to the consumer market in 2001. The first roomba wouldn't come out until 2002. I understand why you thought they were the first, and I did too until a few years ago. Irobot has been misleading people for years.
And I see your a douche If I deleted my reply that doesn’t mean you have to rub it in my face Fuck off Also we don’t know how long iRobot was making the first roomba we just know it was sold in 2002
how would the room mapping work on a two story home? do i just take it upstairs and have it clean up there till it runs out of battery or do i take the dock upstairs as well? would moving the charging dock mess up the home mapping? i cant find any info on this anywhere
Sorry the Shark IQ only can remember one floor plan, no multi level mapping memory. You would have to reset the map if you take it up stairs. Lastly it takes 10 full cleaning runs to create a map.
I think they want you to buy an additional robot for additional floors. I bought this product and it does an amazing job on my first floor but we have to use the old upright vacuum in the upstairs because we were more concerned about having the first floor, where the dogs are, clean. I don’t know where the hair and dust comes from but this thing is impressive.
I have a normal Shark vacuum cleaner, and I love it. Their customer service is good. The first day I used my Shark vacuum, which was 4 years ago, I accidentally ran it over its own cable and it got chewed up by the agitator. I called Shark and they replaced the unit for me with no charge. I was so impressed!
I just purchased one of these vacuums during a black Friday deal after owning a roborock e25 for almost a year. My initial impression was not good, it's built cheaply, the integrated voice is tinny and the app barely works. The vacuum is way louder than the roborock, does not sound or move as refined, and doesn't seem to clean as well either. Battery life is worse and recharging time takes 3x longer than the roborock. I am on the fence if I should return it as the *only* redeeming feature is the auto empty base. This review does not do this robot justice to the garbage that it is
Right there with you! I bought one on black friday, $340 deal! Wanted an auto empty for a good price for awhile now. This ain't it. The mapping takes ages, could literally take up to a month with daily cleaning. It can't clean my floor in one pass so it'll clean for about an hour, recharge for 4+ hours and then finish. Overall it's taking about 6 hours to clean my floor which means i'll never get to use it on both floors in the same day. My 2.5 year old xiaomi vaccum does it all in one pass in just over an hour. If you want a good robot at a good price, go buy a roborock S4/5/6. This thing is junk. I'm returning this and waiting for a roborock self empty model.
I agree. I have a roborock s5 that has been rock solid. Learned my home in 1 run and is quiet and efficient. This shark vacuum has been running for 2 months and still has not finalized the map of my home. The only redeeming quality is the self empty. Once roborock comes out with a self empty model, the shark will banished to the basement to clean up spiders.
Sharks office is like: Ok guys, the new iRobot is coming out so get prepared to buy it and steal all of the new features. after that I want all hands on deck making it half the price and a third of the quality. Oh and don’t forget to give that guy on UA-cam a version 5 times better than the actual product
I am returning my Shark LOW IQ robot to Bed Bath. After about 10 runs it still failed to map the upstairs. It frequently fails to return to dock. When I set it about a foot from the dock, it still takes about 10 minutes to find its way home. It’s really a shame.
The major downside of this model that I've read about is the slow or failure to create the map. I've heard of 30+ runs to get the map. Has this been fixed with any firmware updates? Also something about the "auto empty" feature not having a sensor to know when to auto empty. Is that necessary, and when does it auto empty? Every full run? Every re-run?
I hope they paid you well,because it cost you ALL credibility. I have seen several reviews mentioning excessive noise from the brush,but nothing in your review.I hope this puts you in the running for employee of the month . Time to hit that unsubscribe button.
I don't know if he was given a pre-production model or something similar, but my experience has been different. I purchased two of these back in October 2019. One directly from shark and the other from kohls. Pros: -Where it goes, it cleans pretty well -Auto-empty base works mostly -Kohl's made the return process super easy. Cons: -Changing the cleaning power level inside the app doesn't always work -It takes many runs to create a map, only to return an incorrect map. -When you try to create rooms, the part where you create a room and the part where you name the room are not consecutive. I ended up naming my living room my kitchen because I couldn't figure out which room I was naming when it came to that step. -After creating and naming rooms, selecting them in the app to clean only that room, the vacuum continues to clean the whole house anyways. -The vacuum completely misses rooms and thinks it is done. It also gets lost or stuck underneath dining room tables. Wasting precious battery life. -The vacuum upstairs would stop and return a "cliff sensor dirty" error when it hit the edge of the steps, instead of just turning around and moving on. -Shark is trying to update the app and firmware on the unit, but their updates do not seem to be solving the problems. -I discovered there is an area inside the auto-empy base with mini "vortex" cones that is very difficult to clean out. -By default, the vacuum returns to the base every 30 minutes to empty out. Sometimes it will not completely empty, then have a clump of hair sticking out of the back-flap on the vacuum where it emptys out. Ultimately, I cannot wait any longer for shark to update their apps and firmware to make a usable product. When I contacted shark customer service, they refused to accept the return since I am a couple weeks past the 90 day return window. Even though I waited patiently for them to update their firmware and app hoping that they could do better. Don't expect "no-go lines of virtual barriers" inside the mapping software any time soon. I hope this convinces at least one person not to buy their product yet. Maybe in a few years when they have worked out all the kinks.
I’ve been looking for a more “recent” review of this vacuum that isn’t 2+ months old, so this is very helpful, thank you! By any chance would you recommend a Roomba over the Shark? I’ve been contemplating between the Shark and the i7...
it’s obvious at this point that he was making this robot look amazing. the shark iq (even at launch) had horrible navigations and mapping, and even at 1:00 you can clearly see it’s missing a lot of spaces, yet he never mentions this. something else he said is that the airflow was higher than the s9 (true with the non auto empty version) but he praises the self empty version for the same thing, when it has 2 cfm less than the s9 which is totally unfair. even at 2:46 where he says it cleans up sand in one pass, you can clearly see there’s a shit ton left behind and scattered by the side brushes, which is ironic since immediately after that scene he starts praising the side brushes, which not only scatter debris but rarely work as intended since there’s only one bristle. also 3:29 shark INVENTED the self cleaning brush roll? i’m fucking crying rn. something else he never mentioned is how small the dust bin is. coincidence? i think NOT. also 4:58 an hour on low power, come on shark. and he even acts like those numbers were measured on high power. what strengthens my opinion even stronger, years later after he had stopped basically promoting this robot vacuum he said he didn’t have a good experience with it in the real world.
One hour is short... I don't want my robot to clean, charge, clean, charge etc all night or all day as my area is big....Some robots are now reaching close to 3 hours. Great design still with the base and its handle!
I can’t figure out why everyone hates on the shark IQ vacuum? Maybe you can shed some light on this. I originally bought the S9 plus from iRobot and had to exchange it for another one because it kept throwing me errors been full stuck on a pretty much flat matte getting clogged while emptying the bin. The second one I got worked just long enough for the return. To run out and then started exhibiting the exact same issues as the first one and of course I robot just argues with you nonstop and won’t do anything to help so to say the least I don’t think I will be returning to iRobot anytime soon unless they refund me my money or fix their faulty product I think it’s more of a design issue and software issue than anything. I think the shark IQ although not as advanced and high and feeling is a much better value by about 1000%
Does anyone know the wattage of the power supply. Shark website states 35 watts. I’m trying to determine whether I could use this in a 220v country. My main question is whether the motor in the self emptier is run from the battery or direct from the ac. My guess is it must be from the battery given the wattage
So not only does it appear that you are giving the Shark glowing reviews when nobody else is (sellout???) but you delete comments that point this out. Not cool man. Not cool. Building a following based on lies.
Can you do a follow up on the software experience, or scheduling this bot, room selection, custom area selection, multiple pass options? I currently have the S5 and it's great but auto empty is almost worth an upgrade but not without a solid software experience to meet the same expectations of S5.
Shark IQ Robot Auto Empty on Amazon: geni.us/qOWL
the fact that I had to watch a 15 second Roomba ad before this did not make me buy a roomba, I ordered one of these in White after this video. LOL
ha! Thanks!
Your list of highest CFM excludes the deebot ozmo 950 at 24 CFM?
Yeah and the Deebot can run at 24 CFM for 2.5 Hours!!! The Shark IQ = 23 CFM and Roomba S9 = 22 CFM can only run for an hour at their MAX power setting.
Robot Masters thanks for updating the CFM list on the Tank robots comparison.
Robot Masters he forgot
One technicality I recall being mentioned, was the CFM is not a stand alone comparison. Because where the suction meets the road, aka carpet vs bare floor is an issue. I believe RM said that's why Roombas are better on carpets, but others are better on bare floors (2 brush system and where the suction meets the floor)
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I'm going to have to call you out on something since you were involved with this vacuum... Love your channel so don't take this the wrong way please
On your CFM test, you show the Shark Non AE vacuum at 23cfm looking like the highest ever... However it appears you conveniently left off the Deebot 950, which if I'm not mistaken was 24 cfm according to your test and top of the food chain in suction power. Just makes it look like you were trying to show Shark at the top of this chart.... Just sayin...
Not only this, the review sounds biased, even thou he wants it not to be. In all honesty, this needs more transparency, like showing us the tests being performed in full with the numbers facing the camera.
I agree that he makes it seem like a perfect product
I have this robot and after 1 week I'm done with it. The app is awful and the mapping is just as bad. I have a small threshold in my kitchen that my neato d4 and roomba have no problem with. The shark gets stuck every time. Last thing is 9 times out of 10 it cant find it's way home. It even states a very short distance limit in the manual.
@@hightech2lowtech The dock/bin looks atrocious for the Shark. Roomba got that part right. The S9s dock/bin looks great in the living room. Does the Sharks dock/bin use a bag to collect dirt and debris? If not, that's another foul. Just looks like a mess.
T- Smooth the sharks bin is bag less, but for many that will be a pro. No cost of new bags, less to send to landfill.
Performance opinion aside, Shark having the intelligence and foresight to hire him as a design consultant is friggin' genius in itself.. plus the price to performance ratio here is a total homerun. Definitely won't be buying another robot without an auto empty base and no go mapping.. 👍👌✌
As of late December, 2019, still no keep out zones. Takes forever to learn the floor plan and never does that really well. It appears to be lost a good portion of the time. Sent it back as generally ineffective at learning the floor. I agree with you that keep out zones are practically mandatory.
They came out with a new and improved version! We got it recently and it’s awesome. Vacuums our 1250 sq ft apartment in about 40 minutes and learned our floor plan easily.
@@SaraBear0606 what's the model number of the new version??
Gotta agree that self emptying is the feature that makes the robot vacuum worth getting.
It’s amazing to have your floors vacuumed everyday and not touch the robot for a month.
It feel like this test did not go as much into the details than the other ones...
werwest he clearly wants to promote this vacuum..I really like his works before but I don’t know if I should trust him from now
NERV this wasn't a in depth review
esooru they worked around the patents
I traded my Roomba 980 and I was skeptical.at first it was clumsy but after sometime vacuuming it seem to learn my house. I like it so much I bought a second. It's very quiet compared to the 980. It even made it to my shag rug without throwing a code very surprising. I bought two and I still had money left over compared to when I paid for my 980 originally.
Kirk Georgatos completely agree
so, just bought this a week ago, mostly on your recommendation...and I have to say, it's just awful! It's run over 15 hours at this point and has yet to map my house and is only at 42% mapped (roughly 900sqft floor plan). Constantly goes over the same areas repeatedly, sometimes cleaning one small section for 30 minutes or even longer. The robot will go back to the dock to recharge (because it can't clean my small floorpan in one charge) then head right back to the same spot afterwards. Had one time where the vacuum searched for the dock for 20 minutes before I got fed up and just took it back myself. Pretty much the largest percentage of reviews online mirror all of this...how did you have one that did everything so perfectly?
Brent Nelson Single room testing. Unit provided by Shark. Sponsored by Shark. Need any other reasons?
Navigation was alright it seems. I could have sworn I saw a higher CFM. However, I do mostly care about the auto empty. Even if it is worse than the other vacs, as long as it has autoempty at a cheaper price with smart navigation, it's tempting
I don’t trust this channel anymore.
I disagree with your conclusion of this review, as someone with a Neato D5, no go lines are the most valuable feature of a robotic vacuum above a self emptying bin and the fact that at the time of this video it doesn't have them is a deal breaker. My train of thought is a robotic vacuum is no good if it can't finish cleaning your house due to getting stuck meaning who cares if it can vacuum 30 times without needing emptying if it can't get passed the first time. Plus on top of that we don't even know how well the no-go lines on the Shark will be since Roomba seems to be a step behind the lidar offerings. If Shark had advertised the feature as coming in q4 2019 or q1 2020 or something like that I might give it a pass but there isn't any information on shark's product page on their website or amazon about it. Also you didn't really discuss the app provided you might have in another video that i didn't see but I watch most of your robotic vacuum videos even though I'm not in the market lol.
Side note: I think that it's awesome feat that Shark was willing to work with you and I appreciate you being open about that fact. I hope that more manufacturers decide to work with you as that is only going to make their products better which is better for consumers. If you start working with more manufactures my only suggestion is you need to be more open with what determines what is a good from a quantifiable standpoint such as category ratings in certain fields that you determine make a great vacuum so that way you can make sure that you cover every vacuum review in the same way. Your testing procedures I would argue are very consistent and part of why without a doubt in my mind I'd call you the best vacuum reviewer but your reviews need some added consistency in the sense of order and what they cover. If I were doing the ratings I'd give 40% cleaning, 40% navigation/completion reliability, 5% app quality and features, 15% build quality and hardware features. I've seen your reviews get better over the years and can't wait to see where you will be in the future! :)
Love your constructive feedback.
Spot on, great feedback.
Agreed. I've been shopping for one to replace my old Neato and one of my must haves is the no go line. I'm sick and tired of having to use and buy more of those strip boundaries. The auto empty I considered a nice to have, but mostly because before this vacuum the ones with auto empty made me completely reconsider my budget.
I called Shark tech support today to ask if they knew anything about adding in a no go zone, and after painfully having to explain several times what that meant (guy kept thinking I was talking about naming rooms) he finally hung up on me.
I would buy this vacuum today if it already had a no go zone feature, or if there was a guarantee that feature would be out by the end of 2019. I'd pay an extra $100 for the no go zone if I had to.
No go lines is planned for the shark iq
I agree. VW doesn't test for how higher end robovacs are usually used. Navigation and furniture damage are important issues in larger, more complex and expensive households. A higher end robovac needs to consistently navigate a large complex floorplan without bumping narrow chair legs and corners. I'm sure that the IQ is among the worst performers in the real world.
Just got my shark today. I will be sending back my Roomba. The shark did a better job mapping the house and for the same price i paid for my roomba i get the self cleaning bin and mapping to where i can tell it go and clean specific areas. and the battery is way better. Ran about 1500 sqft on one charge. and still had about 30% left when i ran it on normal.
This feels less like one of your normal videos and more like an infomercial. When you do a competition video with it in the future, I hope that you are more objective and don't do things like use phrasing or omissions to downplay when it is bested by other robots. Don't get me wrong, it seems like a good bot, and I'm good to see competition in the self-emptying market. This video just feels off.
I completely disagree
jaenbow It was informative and he did a great job explaining the features. The tests were all in comparison and it did really well against the other ones which he named in each chart. What is so off about? Perhaps you can make your own channel about vacuum robots, I bet it would be amazing content.
@@theempowerer5718 i agree with you.
Jaenbow is just pissed because their $1000+ robot is getting beat by one this much cheaper..
Too many details missing in this test.
What is the suction power and battery duration for eco, standart and max power settings?
Bought one, gave it almost 2 months, 40 cleans, several of the worst tech support calls ever- and have now sent it back. Terrible waste of time- would seem like it was learning our home for the first 6-8 runs, then would have major issues, not able to find its base, running off our stairs, map would invert/ change direction. Never mapped our home successfully. Have now ordered a Neato D7. Did receive an email from shark today that there would be a November software update to fix some issues- too little too late. Its best feature is the 90 day moneyback guarantee- you will need it.
You really just made an infomercial for this product and didn't seem to actually present the real test results so we could judge for ourselves. Reviews for this product elsewhere online are filled with issues including the robot not making it back to its base, the mapping function taking 10+ runs to complete and so on. Instead with your review we're left to conclude everything is perfect and oh by the way I worked on this product and took money from the company. In the future you should really recuse yourself and have someone else run the tests you devised previously. I like your channel but this is not the direction you want to take it, you will lose your subs.
The massively reduced upfront cost is awesome but I'll be honest, I strongly prefer bagged vacuums, the cost of bags is negligible but the elimination of the annoying, allergy-triggering emptying process is worth every penny.
Totally agree.
I kind of like not having bags. I usually go out to my garbage can outside to dump things like this. Not having bags is a plus for me.
Which is why the bases for the iRobot Roomba i7+ and S9+ use bags.
I have an s9+ and we love it. Especially the easy clean up and replacement of the bag in the base.
$60 a year for 12 paper bags is a rip-off.The no bag feature is one of the best features of this product.
I can't trust this review if you have connections to Shark.
The fact that he was open about it veen before getting to his review makes me believe the opposite.
There still can be bias if you do not think you are influenced. One of the biggest authorities on robot vacuums should not receive money from one company.
Also, apparently he left out the deebot in the suction test.
I agree with you there, he has said many times he has been paid by Shark and he puts Dyson down a lot for this reason. when you see the compare tests Dyson comes out on top but he finds a way to score Shark higher as HE IS PAID to say what he does
But he also didn’t have to tell us
it’s obvious at this point, the shark iq (even at launch) had horrible navigations and mapping, and even at 1:00 you can clearly see it’s missing a lot of spaces, yet he never mentions this. something else he said is that the airflow was higher than the s9 (true with the non auto empty version) but he praises the self empty version for the same thing, when it has 2 cfm less than the s9 which is totally unfair. even at 2:46 where he says it cleans up sand in one pass, you can clearly see there’s a shit ton left behind and scattered by the side brushes, which is ironic since immediately after that scene he starts praising the side brushes, which not only scatter debris but rarely work as intended since there’s only one bristle. also 3:29 shark INVENTED the self cleaning brush roll? i’m fucking crying rn. something else he never mentioned is how small the dust bin is. coincidence? i think NOT. also 4:58 an hour on low power, come on shark. and he even acts like those numbers were measured on high power. what strengthens my opinion even stronger, years later after he had stopped basically promoting this robot vacuum he said he didn’t have a good experience with it in the real world.
Did they update the software for NoGo areas?
Well I bought this vacuum and it's a pile of garbage. Not only is it loud but it is CONTANTLY getting lost. It rarely finds the base and just wanders aimlessly. $500 is a steal compared to the Roomba but it's also a complete waste of money. I should have read more reviews before buying it.
Just got this vacuum based on this video. Not sure I like it. He makes it sound like the thing works great but my 2 year old Neato D3 destroys the Shark.
Ran it in my carpeted bedroom and you can barely see the track marks. Like the suction is subpar. Whereas my Neato you can just “hear” the power.
And using it off the base? Nope. Doesn’t like that. Spot cleaning? Nope. I set the power to max only to discover it changed it to eco mode.
Set up a magnetic strip to block off a room and it totally ignored it.
Just ran it over my door mat and it’s like the suction isn’t even turned on!!!!! It’s like running a remote controlled car over my carpet. Not a vacuum.
Lost all faith in this UA-cam channel.
Their software is crap, hardware-wise it is a good robot but navigation, map creation, and options in the app are very few and buggy as well. Dust bin has a big design flaw and not able to clean properly. No go zone may come but no multi-floor support for this device. This is nowhere is a race with Roomba, Roborock, and Ecovacs.
Costco has one of these but with a different model number and base style. Any insight?
Model Number: UR1000SR
I hate to agree with the conspiracy, but the way this video is structured and the fact that numbers weren’t presented fairly is clearly because you were paid by Shark. This video should have a sponsored mark because that is what it is. I think I’ll still try it out, but honestly, based on real reviews, it sounds like Shark needs to go back to the drawing board if they’ll even be allowed to because they’re being sued by Ninja over infringement of 6 patents owned by iRobot.
I bought this Shark IQ at Kohls for $329.61 when I used coupons and signed up for their credit. (You get a coupon for 30% off anything when you get a credit account. Then I used 2 more coupons right off their site.) I have had many Roombas and this shark runs along with my Roomba 980. It does a decent job but I would say the Roomba's performance is a little better. The Shark seems to get confused a little more on dark surfaces and doesn't suck up debris as well as the 980. Also, I don't really like how the Shard backs up to dump the bin. It gets confused doing that and sometimes takes quite a while to actually dump after it has moved around a few times. The Roomba also moves in straighter lines and the Shark kind of studders back and forth as it is moving like it has Parkinson's disease. The Shark is worth what I paid. I would have got the S9+ as it is probably the best out there but iRobot is smoking Crack if they think that thing is worth $1400.
Shark iq self empty vs roomba s9 +
In the dark! Love my S9, up until someone on UA-cam said Okay Google clean my kitchen and activated my S9 through Google Home at 4 AM! Lol
@@Slick1020 but why are you watching UA-cam at 4 AM? LOL!
You failed to mention that it works with Alexa! I would love to see you do a second review on this device with the use of Alexa to control it
My S9+ works too well with my Google Home mini. I was watching an S9+ review on UA-cam at 4 AM. The guy said, "Okay Google clean xxxx." He was able to activate my Roomba through the Google Home that sits across from me on my couch. My Roomba undocked and was headed on a cleaning run! Lol I was like oh no you don't.
If you have hair or pets, you better pay for extended warranty. Mine quit after a year and a half.
With the camera, how well can it do picking up in the evening when everyone's gone to bed? Does it need to run during the day or with lights on in the home?
I have the S9+. I leave my house and I don't leave any lights on. There is a little light in the living room from the window. But it's dark in my guest bathroom and laundry room. As long as the smart map is 100% mapped, I think the S9+ won't have any problems in the dark.
Bots with cameras have kinda hard time during night. Get one with lidar, it will not care if there is any light
@@og_werwest You don't need lidar. The robot knows where it is based on camera and WiFi. Not rocket science how the robot operates. How do you think it returns to it's base? It maps out the most efficient route and uses it. It won't change the route unless it's obstructed.
I had a shark iq, it would get lost in my closet if the light was off. Even if I turned on the lights and babysat the device it still did a very poor job mapping. I returned it and went back to my Neato D5.
I do miss that self empty base, but in my mind it was far inferior in every other way to the Neato.
@@Slick1020 maybe the sharks implementation of VSLAM is flawed and I don't have any experience with others but the lidar on my Neato is far superior to the Camera based mapping.
I had mine for about 6 months, sometimes it really pisses me off. you tell it to go to a specific rooms but it doesnt go directly to the dictated room
Bull shire! My Shark IQ DOES NOT self empty in time. It over fills and then the base can not empty the bin. Probably going to return it and try a roomba.
Plus it flings objects, like a piece of cereal in an area it already cleaned. Therefore leaving it behind.
PLUS, no troubleshooting on line, no help at all. I don’t know yet if Roomba has any assistance but if they do, that alone may be worth the money.
It’s a glitchy piece of crap. Constant problems.
This vacuum is $100 cheaper on the Shark site store.
When are you going to review the new shark iq robot and self empty bin??
The mapping and SLAM on this vacuum is pretty much worthless. Latest firmware took 40+ runs to get a basic map. Don't expect any usefulness out of it though. It gets lost more than my 12 year old Roomba, which has no map. The vacuum area and brushes are small, so the edge cleaning for carpet is the worst of any model i've used. The positives: no hair gets tangled in the brush. It's amazing. The Bin works very well. It's half the price of alternatives. Ultimately, I would wait for a laser based robot. This one is hindered by its brain.
Real review.... I have never bought any of the robot vacuums before. So when I seen this with less maintenance I went to the actual website. You get a 90 day money back gaurentee if you dont like it. So definitely sold me on it. It works great on flat floors. Carpet not so much the first try. It does great on the thinnest carpet. It gets stuck on any thicker carpet. And I thought my sons carpet was pretty thin. But it has to clean it several times to actually clean the grass pieces and dirt particles from his shoes. Over all I love it. I dont have to do anything with it except dump the bin every few days when it tells me to. And that's perfectly fine with me. We live out in the country and everytime someone walks in they track something in on my floors. I was sweeping 2 times or more a day. So saves me alot of work.
I just bought one at costco.. we shall see what will happen!
Have you returned it yet? I like vacuum wars but Adam's tech reviews shows much more honest and real world tests and reviews.
Could you review the newer A.I. version? I'd like to see if it makes a real difference...
Walmart has this vacuum for only $225
Just purchased this after our cheapo iLife died. I can’t believe how many error codes I get from this thing. It’s so much more work than my cheapo. I’ll give it another week, but not sure it’s worth the constant upkeep.
Wobbly Chair how is it doing? I am thinking about buying this.
Kevin Sauceda Hmm...I’ll just say that I kept it past the Best Buy return date. It’s still quite finicky. I honestly don’t recommend it.
What is the model? You have to list this. Shark is ridiculously confusing with updated models being so close in numbers
Shark RV1001AE IQ
Just needs mopping to be perfect
A few Robot vacuum reviewers mention the Shark IQ currently as of Nov 2019 have several issues and problems. Unit those issues are fixed they recommend not to buy and even returned their Sharks. Couple of those problems include 1) SW mapping requires 30+ runs and even then the mapping is not accurate. 2) There is no bin full sensor on the Shark so it does not know when to go to the emptying base. Shouldn't be too much of an issue for smaller homes but those with pets or kids the bin is small and gets full fast leaving debris on floor or it gets an error. 3) Some customers like having no bags while other customers feel a bag is much cleaner and easier. When emptying my current RVC bin I do need to go outside to empty the bin because I don't want to breath in all the fine dust particles that float around when emptying the bin. I'd imagine there will be a lot of fine dust and debris floating around even when you carefully and slowly try to empty the shark IQ empty base.
Question you guys may be able to give some input on. I have an issue with both robots that I've owned previously with the front bumper getting scuffed up really bad. They house IR sensors correct? It seems like the more scratched it gets the more the robot tends to ram into things. Such as pushing my trash can around etc. Is it something I should be concerned about?
That happened to mine as well. I returned mine and bought a new one. I put clear tape all around the sides of the robot so it won't get scuffed again
How about some videos on using the robots with Alexa or Google Home?
Can someone link the infomercial he stared in
Why did the Sebo Felix and the Kenmore Elite get such low deep cleen scores?
Of course not, but the beauty of robots is they do the work for you and if done frequently, I doubt that much dirt gets deep into the carpet. And I'd argue they do a more thorough job than most people do, covering more areas. I'm not getting rid of my high end corded vacuum, but I'm glad I don't have to use it for every cleaning.
@@arevee9429 Now that I think about it after looking at my Felix it could be the edge cleaning sapping some airflow. And there could have been suction leaks or wrong adjustment on either test vacuum.
I like the the shark I bought two. At first it was clumsy. But now it works pretty well. It even works on my shag. Can't beat it for the money.
Prime day deal its cheap. Get ready
I just bought this and it's INSANELY loud. I also have a Shark RV75 and this one is maybe 3 times louder. It is all from the self-cleaning brush roller. When I remove it, the vacuum is very quiet. It seems the yellow fins on the roller are too large and make a loud "thump" on each rotation while cleaning hard floors. Is this the case with others that own one?
I don’t find it loud. But you are comparing it to something else.
If you compare the noise to a regular vacuum it is downright quiet.
Review feels a bit shady. Sorry to say
You should standardize more tests and let the numbers speak for themselves even more, ie: weigh the amount of dirt picked up in the crevice tests, show how loud each vacuum is at all power levels with a DB meter, show an exact time it takes to finish both the small and big rooms to show relative efficiency with navigation, use a black light reactive dust to show on the hard floor tests to show what is left behind, etc.
Calm down it’s a review
@@ellenjarvey1973 I'm calm. He prides himself on objective meadurements, trying to avoid any subjective bias. I am a fan of the channel and was just trying to provide some suggestions. You ok?
Easy to say when you aren't doing all that test engineering, test equipment build out, test plans and the longest, hardest testing part which is testing all those products. I'm very pleased with VACUUM WAR MAN! He goes the extra distance already and doesn't need seagull management flyovers crapping on his significant accomplishments.
@@takipetenakis1697 why so mad? I love him too, I've followed him for years. I was just giving some constructive feedback and suggestions, many of which he is now doing consistently with his videos.
There is no camera according to Shark
@vacuum wars. You do realize that data might be gained objectively, but your analysis of said data is highly subjective.
Nice Job!!! I have to agree shark IQ dual side brush single Arm slow spinning system is probably the best so far. No scatter of debris Cough Cough Roomba I7 and probably pretty effective around the base board. I wonder how it stacks up to the Roombas, Roborock and the new Deebot 950 and soon to be released 960 🤔
I've heard the Shark pretty loud tho but the brush looks so fresh
Never fear. Vacuum Wars will no doubt do many comparisons in upcoming videos.
Smart Robot Reviews I would suspect both the Vacuum and Self empty bin pretty loud like the Roomba S9+ because they both have high CFM, 22 for the Roomba and 23 for the Shark. Patiently waiting for mine to arrive 😎
All i read is bad things about this, software blows takes forever to map home and doesn't have Detection full bin. If they improve software by Christmas I'll be buying a new vacumm but if it does anything that is to start price war and cut irobots price well under $1g
Vacuum Wars folks, I am so so grateful for all these thorough reviews you all do. It really makes shopping easier.
I so have been waiting for this review for months ever since i heard they were coming out. But I'm holding off until i know about the no go lines. Robot vacuums are completely useless for me without no go lines. I hope they release details soon on it. I was kind of disappointed when there wasn't any no go lines at launch. I'm still going to have to wait i guess
Get the S9 on sale. You will be impressed.
@@Slick1020 of i can ever find it on a good sale
@@jackturner9655 I didn't buy the S9+ on sale at Best Buy. We have Columbus Day coming up. Also, talk to the iRobot team on Twitter to see when they may offer a discount online. I think it's better to go through them. They give you a 60 day return window unlike Best Buy that's 15 days. I purchased mine from Best Buy on 16 Sept. After my townhome was mapped via a training run on the first day and s cleaning run on the second day, I received the update for the keep out zones.
Can’t wait to try it out! Bachelor life at its finest 😎
My daughter and family just got me one last week for my birthday haven’t got into it too seriously but I plan to. With a new adopted Pyrenees and a cockatiel living the empty nest life …. Yes!
Be sure to do the 🦈 vs s9 first plz
How can i get this thing in Europe
There isn’t much to this review
Just found out it uses BotBoundary strips not no go lines. Looks like I'll be passing om shark sadly.
No go lines are supposedly planned in an update.
biased review with "honestly" "easily" "rare" "effective" "definitely" soundbites with an upbeat tone. if i ran fakespot on this review it would get an F
You can do better?
Once they add no-go lines, it'll be a game changer at that price. I like the lower profile that the camera gives, but wish you could have talked them into integrating LED lighting for the camera so that it could handle dark rooms.
I actually don't use no go lines as much as I thought I would - just pick everything up so it doesn't get stuck.
Biased, unsubbed
The test for vacuum wars need to be done in a full sized house.
Trying to build a map for a whole house is a total nightmare.
It is the most frustrating piece of -------- I have ever experienced .
The fact that you have to have at least 10 perfect runs before it will produce a final map is ridiculous.
What makes this almost impossible is that you can have magnetic strips in place to keep it from getting stuck that will stop the Shark 9 times and the 10th time the Shark will get stuck on that same magnetic strip.Game over ,start over for map building.
To pick this robot vacuum as the best overall on the market shows a total ignorance or bias on your part.
Thinking about buying this. Has Shark introduced the "No Go Boundaries" ??
no
The fact this doesn't have a bag in the bin is a huge plus point for me. I don't want to go back to using bags and putting unnecessary junk in landfill.
I came up with half the price double the stupidity, I read a review where it said that the robot was unable to get home and it was 2 feet away from the dock and had 64 battery left (I'm sorry but I love rumbas and I'm sad to see then get kick in the a** by other companies, they were the first and were always my best
Btw the shark was the one in the review
Roomba wasn't the first. Electrolux beat them to the punch with the Trilobite.
I see your deleted reply. I'm guessing you already know because you removed it, but the trilobyte was shown off in 96 and released to the consumer market in 2001. The first roomba wouldn't come out until 2002. I understand why you thought they were the first, and I did too until a few years ago. Irobot has been misleading people for years.
And I see your a douche
If I deleted my reply that doesn’t mean you have to rub it in my face
Fuck off
Also we don’t know how long iRobot was making the first roomba we just know it was sold in 2002
@@voidofspaceandtime4684 I believe the Karcher RC3000 was before the Trilobyte, and it had auto empty!
I so enjoyed your evaluation and agree with everything you said. I love my Shark and may consider getting one for upstairs.
how would the room mapping work on a two story home? do i just take it upstairs and have it clean up there till it runs out of battery or do i take the dock upstairs as well? would moving the charging dock mess up the home mapping? i cant find any info on this anywhere
Sorry the Shark IQ only can remember one floor plan, no multi level mapping memory. You would have to reset the map if you take it up stairs. Lastly it takes 10 full cleaning runs to create a map.
I think they want you to buy an additional robot for additional floors. I bought this product and it does an amazing job on my first floor but we have to use the old upright vacuum in the upstairs because we were more concerned about having the first floor, where the dogs are, clean. I don’t know where the hair and dust comes from but this thing is impressive.
I bought it, it’s great, I’m pretty sure all these negative comments r from iRobot employees lol
I have a normal Shark vacuum cleaner, and I love it. Their customer service is good. The first day I used my Shark vacuum, which was 4 years ago, I accidentally ran it over its own cable and it got chewed up by the agitator. I called Shark and they replaced the unit for me with no charge. I was so impressed!
to compare...
Rumba: amzn.to/2EQWzGN
Shark: amzn.to/2tSXgNF
Roborock: amzn.to/2MrtO7I
Xiaomi:amzn.to/35UOVXW
Neato: amzn.to/2Mr3VVO
Deebot: amzn.to/2Zo1ngc
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I just purchased one of these vacuums during a black Friday deal after owning a roborock e25 for almost a year. My initial impression was not good, it's built cheaply, the integrated voice is tinny and the app barely works. The vacuum is way louder than the roborock, does not sound or move as refined, and doesn't seem to clean as well either. Battery life is worse and recharging time takes 3x longer than the roborock. I am on the fence if I should return it as the *only* redeeming feature is the auto empty base. This review does not do this robot justice to the garbage that it is
Right there with you! I bought one on black friday, $340 deal! Wanted an auto empty for a good price for awhile now. This ain't it. The mapping takes ages, could literally take up to a month with daily cleaning. It can't clean my floor in one pass so it'll clean for about an hour, recharge for 4+ hours and then finish. Overall it's taking about 6 hours to clean my floor which means i'll never get to use it on both floors in the same day. My 2.5 year old xiaomi vaccum does it all in one pass in just over an hour. If you want a good robot at a good price, go buy a roborock S4/5/6. This thing is junk. I'm returning this and waiting for a roborock self empty model.
I agree. I have a roborock s5 that has been rock solid. Learned my home in 1 run and is quiet and efficient. This shark vacuum has been running for 2 months and still has not finalized the map of my home. The only redeeming quality is the self empty. Once roborock comes out with a self empty model, the shark will banished to the basement to clean up spiders.
Sharks office is like: Ok guys, the new iRobot is coming out so get prepared to buy it and steal all of the new features. after that I want all hands on deck making it half the price and a third of the quality. Oh and don’t forget to give that guy on UA-cam a version 5 times better than the actual product
I love the robot I want one
is there a way i can find the commercial you were in?
I am returning my Shark LOW IQ robot to Bed Bath. After about 10 runs it still failed to map the upstairs. It frequently fails to return to dock. When I set it about a foot from the dock, it still takes about 10 minutes to find its way home. It’s really a shame.
The major downside of this model that I've read about is the slow or failure to create the map. I've heard of 30+ runs to get the map. Has this been fixed with any firmware updates? Also something about the "auto empty" feature not having a sensor to know when to auto empty. Is that necessary, and when does it auto empty? Every full run? Every re-run?
1 year later and imma answer your question. We have a brand new second gen. On the third run it mapped our house flawlessly and works well
I hope they paid you well,because it cost you ALL credibility.
I have seen several reviews mentioning excessive noise from the brush,but nothing in your review.I hope this puts you in the running for employee of the month .
Time to hit that unsubscribe button.
I don't know if he was given a pre-production model or something similar, but my experience has been different. I purchased two of these back in October 2019. One directly from shark and the other from kohls.
Pros:
-Where it goes, it cleans pretty well
-Auto-empty base works mostly
-Kohl's made the return process super easy.
Cons:
-Changing the cleaning power level inside the app doesn't always work
-It takes many runs to create a map, only to return an incorrect map.
-When you try to create rooms, the part where you create a room and the part where you name the room are not consecutive. I ended up naming my living room my kitchen because I couldn't figure out which room I was naming when it came to that step.
-After creating and naming rooms, selecting them in the app to clean only that room, the vacuum continues to clean the whole house anyways.
-The vacuum completely misses rooms and thinks it is done. It also gets lost or stuck underneath dining room tables. Wasting precious battery life.
-The vacuum upstairs would stop and return a "cliff sensor dirty" error when it hit the edge of the steps, instead of just turning around and moving on.
-Shark is trying to update the app and firmware on the unit, but their updates do not seem to be solving the problems.
-I discovered there is an area inside the auto-empy base with mini "vortex" cones that is very difficult to clean out.
-By default, the vacuum returns to the base every 30 minutes to empty out. Sometimes it will not completely empty, then have a clump of hair sticking out of the back-flap on the vacuum where it emptys out.
Ultimately, I cannot wait any longer for shark to update their apps and firmware to make a usable product. When I contacted shark customer service, they refused to accept the return since I am a couple weeks past the 90 day return window. Even though I waited patiently for them to update their firmware and app hoping that they could do better.
Don't expect "no-go lines of virtual barriers" inside the mapping software any time soon.
I hope this convinces at least one person not to buy their product yet. Maybe in a few years when they have worked out all the kinks.
I’ve been looking for a more “recent” review of this vacuum that isn’t 2+ months old, so this is very helpful, thank you! By any chance would you recommend a Roomba over the Shark? I’ve been contemplating between the Shark and the i7...
I agree. I bought this robot just to run into the same issues. I wish I would’ve bought the roomba self emptying instead.
it’s obvious at this point that he was making this robot look amazing. the shark iq (even at launch) had horrible navigations and mapping, and even at 1:00 you can clearly see it’s missing a lot of spaces, yet he never mentions this. something else he said is that the airflow was higher than the s9 (true with the non auto empty version) but he praises the self empty version for the same thing, when it has 2 cfm less than the s9 which is totally unfair. even at 2:46 where he says it cleans up sand in one pass, you can clearly see there’s a shit ton left behind and scattered by the side brushes, which is ironic since immediately after that scene he starts praising the side brushes, which not only scatter debris but rarely work as intended since there’s only one bristle. also 3:29 shark INVENTED the self cleaning brush roll? i’m fucking crying rn. something else he never mentioned is how small the dust bin is. coincidence? i think NOT. also 4:58 an hour on low power, come on shark. and he even acts like those numbers were measured on high power. what strengthens my opinion even stronger, years later after he had stopped basically promoting this robot vacuum he said he didn’t have a good experience with it in the real world.
One hour is short... I don't want my robot to clean, charge, clean, charge etc all night or all day as my area is big....Some robots are now reaching close to 3 hours. Great design still with the base and its handle!
I can’t figure out why everyone hates on the shark IQ vacuum? Maybe you can shed some light on this. I originally bought the S9 plus from iRobot and had to exchange it for another one because it kept throwing me errors been full stuck on a pretty much flat matte getting clogged while emptying the bin. The second one I got worked just long enough for the return. To run out and then started exhibiting the exact same issues as the first one and of course I robot just argues with you nonstop and won’t do anything to help so to say the least I don’t think I will be returning to iRobot anytime soon unless they refund me my money or fix their faulty product I think it’s more of a design issue and software issue than anything. I think the shark IQ although not as advanced and high and feeling is a much better value by about 1000%
Thank you so much for this information.
You are so welcome!
Does it have the no go feature by now?
I'm getting one soon, I'll update you, amazon had it renewed for $199usd
In fact you will struggle to find it. It's that bad they can't give it away for free. That's if you are lucky enough to find it online!
I will be making a review on the shark IQ as well as the S9 plus and showing what a piece of junk the S9 plus is what a waste of over $1000
Does anyone know the wattage of the power supply. Shark website states 35 watts. I’m trying to determine whether I could use this in a 220v country. My main question is whether the motor in the self emptier is run from the battery or direct from the ac. My guess is it must be from the battery given the wattage
For same reason i need that information too.
James Bice the bottom of the dock says 120 volts 60hz. So if you want to use this in a 220v country, you would likely need to use a power converter.
David Vogt thanks David! I’ve gone with a roborock s6 which I can buy locally, just a bit safer to have a local warranty
Self empty system runs direct from the AC and according to my measurement it took 470W to operate.
Just recently bought one and LOVE IT!
Enjoy!
did they ever come out with the no go update??
Nope
So not only does it appear that you are giving the Shark glowing reviews when nobody else is (sellout???) but you delete comments that point this out. Not cool man. Not cool. Building a following based on lies.
Your Review doesnt mention the product is defective and non functional outside the USA
Glad I read this, I'm in UK and was going to get 1 shipped here.. thanks for the info 👍
Why my Replica sent me here???? *TEARS OF FATE* .......IM I THE ONE CONFUSED???!!!!!
Can you do a follow up on the software experience, or scheduling this bot, room selection, custom area selection, multiple pass options?
I currently have the S5 and it's great but auto empty is almost worth an upgrade but not without a solid software experience to meet the same expectations of S5.
Can I use this on my second floor rooms?
After it maps your house, how do you draw no go lines? I only have the option of vacuuming the whole house