Electrolux Trilobite Robotic Vacuum
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Electrolux Trilobite Robotic Vacuum
Customer Review: Don't waste your money!
Summary: 1 Stars
I have a central vac in my home, but I have used a Roomba and Scooba for over a year in my aviary where I have 7 parrots. They have both performed quite satisfactorily. I have the Roomba preset to run at a certain time every day, and my aviary always has a clean floor.
I ran across a dramatic price reduction from a certain membership warehouse and decided to give the Trilobite a try. I, as previous reviewers, thought the name Electrolux lended some degree of credibility. I read reviews that contrasted its ultra-sound "bat" technology with the so-called "dumb robot" Roomba who just runs around randomly bumping into things.
Well, this ultra-sound technology simply refused to map any of my rooms completely, would work for 8-9 minutes and then announce it was done. It seemed to take special care to avoid all dirt and/or debris on the floor. Since it would not do a complete room with furniture, I tried it in my entryway, which has only a few large planters, a space that is about 10'x30'. It absolutely refused to do more than half the room at a time, just deciding to stop in the middle and then go back over the places it had been.
Another problem that wasn't mentioned anywhere that I researched is that it often does not work properly on "dark or shiny surfaces," not encouraging for those of us who have black or dark-colored granite floors. But I tried it on light-colored tile, as well as white carpet, and all trials were equally frustrating and sub-par.
Customer Service was easy to reach on each of two separate calls for assistance or tips, but their solutions were to disable certain features, such as the timer function or automatic, or to run the vacuum in the various modes which were much less desirable for my home.
The Roomba may be considered low-tech and a dumb robot, but it gets the job done. Buy a Roomba, a Scooba, and go out for a very nice dinner. This Trilobite isn't worth the money, even at the very low price I paid. I returned it.
Customer Review: Would get 5 stars if it were less expensive.
Summary: 4 Stars
Note: This product is not the first generation product as advertised. The EL520A has many of the features of the 2.0 european version - like the ability to recognize stairs, etc.
I have had this product for almost a year and have used it twice a week to clean. The device cleans with no problems. It seems to pickup everything that it runs across. In a closed room, it works 110% - it will hit every part of the room with no problem. If you have an open floor plan like I do - the device might miss some spots because it does not really know where the room starts and ends - so in this case, it is not perfect.
The unit is kind of heavy which makes me not bring it to other floors in my house. I would love to buy a 2nd unit, but I am and have been waiting for the price to drop.
I have the scooba robot and find that their products are not as well put together or designed as the Electrolux. The difference in price alone should tell that story. The software and sensors on teh Elctrolux are top notch - the unit never hits into anything. The scooba bangs into my furniture and then turns. The EL520A stops about 1/4 inch away - very nice.
The last thing I would like to see is a scheduler as having it start up every morning after I leave and find its way back to the charging station would be a better situation. All in all, interesting product that I think would be even better if it were just a little less expensive.
Customer Review: The Rolls Royce of Vacuums
Summary: 5 Stars
I've used the Roomba which works great. But this one is not just smarter, it is better in a few ways.
1. The Trilobite has a larger bin to collect dust. The Roomba had to be dumped after each cleaning. The Trilobite works for many cleanings before needing to be dumped.
2. The Trilobite is made better. Comparing the two side by side, the Trilobite is heavier, solid and of better construction.
3. The roller on the Trilobite is like a regular vacuum. The Roomba's roller is a brush and it gets clogged quickly if doing a carpet.
4. The suction is far greater with the Trilobite. It does make more noise which is comparable to a regular cannister vacuum but it work much better.
5. I've used Roombas and I am lucky if they last a year. Most of the Roomba warranty's are one year; therefore, I now had a broken Roomba. A few even had a 90 day warranty. Electrolux has a 2 year warranty. Electrolux makes exceptional high end products and wouldn't put a 2 year warranty on the Trilobite if it weren't made well.
I have more. You won't go wrong with a Roomba but if you can get a Trilobite under $750, go for it. You won't be sorry.
Customer Review: I was expecting a lot... and got nothing.
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought a Roomba Discovery a few years ago, it worked great! So I thought I would buy an Electrolux Trilobite also, but it didnt even function. I opened the box with VERY high expectations because it costs $1,650 plus tax, whitch is 100 dollars MORE! The first conflict, It wouldnt charge! I did everything the directions told me, but it wouldnt charge at all! I called customer service, and they sent me a new one to trade for it. It did the same thing! It just wouldnt charge! They sent me a new battery for it, THEN it started to charge! When it was done, I pushed the button for it to clean, it started but when it came to a wall or an obstical, it would run into it and wouldnt turn around or stop, it kept going! I was so frustrated, I took it back for a full refund and bought another Roomba Discovery for a fraction of the price, and worked MUCH better then the other one, so dont go through the hassle of buying a Electrolux Trilobite, just buy a Roomba! Its MUCH better!!Customer Review: Trilobite is well made and delivers
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased Trilobite last week. Due to mixed reviews I made sure I could return it if it was a lemon.
Trilobite was a very pleasant surprise. It was remarakable as the unit made a few R2D2 squeeks and left its charging station and actually cleaned the room. It first mapped out the perimeter and then started its criss cross algorithm. It went under my planter stands and vacuumed up leaves and debirs. The ultrasound system made sure it was not bumpping its way around. The dust bin was proof of the Trilobites effectivness. The filter trapped all the dust and debris. The canister was easily emptied. I used my vaccuum to clean off the filter and had no problem reusing it. I understand you can also clean the filters in the gentle cycle and reuse them.
All in all a very cool product. And you can get a good deal at one of the big box warehouse outlets (you can return it if you don't like it).
Just get this thing. Its great.