InsaneJournal

It's appears to be dead
My Roomba was kind of not working. I could probably have found a battery somewhere, but I wasn't sure if it'd work, and Big Lots had a newer model (the 500 series) available for 150$, so I bought it. Yay! Now I once again have a working Roomba. It seems the software's been upgraded; it doesn't seem to be having the same troubles of getting stuck under the couch that it used to. (Every time I turned it on, the old Roomba would somehow find it's way under the futon and then not get back out. It would make it's little sad "I'm stuck, help me" cry, which was fine, but meant I couldn't turn it on and go to work. It did try to climb up my piano stand, though. Huh. Still, better there than under the futon where it's hard to find it.

It's also much quieter-- the last time I had the other one on, it was very noisy. Seems to be a bit faster on the "brushes need cleaning" side, but maybe that's just because the old one didn't care if it wasn't picking anything up. This one comes on and tells you. ... Yes, it talks. I wish it didn't, it doesn't feel as much like a pet when it talks. ;)

Someone seems to have stolen one of my lighthouses, though. That's sad. :( Ah well, I guess I don't care enough to go to BL's and complain about it.

I'll have to find out where to throw out the battery from the old one... or do I need to throw the whole thing out somewhere special...? I don't know yet.