{"id":14150,"date":"2016-07-27T15:12:05","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T15:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/dyson-360-eye-review-cnet\/"},"modified":"2016-07-27T15:12:05","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T15:12:05","slug":"dyson-360-eye-review-cnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/dyson-360-eye-review-cnet\/","title":{"rendered":"Dyson 360 Eye review – CNET"},"content":{"rendered":"
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. Of the dozen-plus autonomous floor cleaners we’ve tested to date, it (mostly) holds its own alongside the best of the best. There’s just one not-so-tiny problem — price.<\/p>\n

Like Dyson’s other small appliances, its first foray into the robot cleaner category is expensive…$ 999\/\u00a3800 expensive. And since Neato’s $ 700 Botvac Connected<\/a> and iRobot’s $ 900 Roomba 980<\/a> cost less and perform slightly better, the 360 Eye loses some of its initial appeal.<\/p>\n

Get it, by all means. You’ll have a compact cleaning powerhouse full of sensors with a 360-degree standard-definition camera that smartly navigates a room. You’ll also have an app that lets you access your Wi-Fi-outfitted vacuum from anywhere. Just be sure to look at the competition before you buy, because other brands offer more impressive bots for less.<\/p>\n

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Getting to know Dyson’s first robot vacuum<\/span><\/a> See full gallery<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n

Reaching new heights<\/h3>\n

The first thing I thought when I saw Dyson’s 360 Eye was that it was ridiculously tall. Shaped more like a dense 3-layer cake than its wider-flatter counterparts from iRobot and Neato, I assumed it would never clear coffee tables, chairs and other low-profile furniture.<\/p>\n

I was wrong.<\/p>\n

Yes, the 4.72-inch-high 360 Eye is 1.12 inches taller than the Roomba 980 and 0.82 inches taller than the Neato Botvac Connected — its two main competitors in the Wi-Fi-enabled robo-vac market. And that will certainly stop Dyson’s vacuum short in some cases. But for the most part, I had no issues with it clearing the same furniture as the other bots.<\/p>\n

It also has that classic Dyson aesthetic going on, even though this is the brand’s first robot vacuum. Since I tend to like Dyson products from a pure design-appreciation standpoint, I like the 360 Eye’s looks, too. Specifically, it’s swathed in a glossy gray finish with bright blue accents. It even has a mini cyclone packed inside, a (revamped) legacy from its line of upright and stick vacs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I doubly enjoyed the compact and foldable charging dock that comes with this bot, although I occasionally had to wiggle the vacuum around for its contact sensors to correctly line up with the dock so it would charge.<\/p>\n

Check out the chart below to compare the 360 Eye’s specs against the Roomba 980 and the Neato Botvac Connected:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Dyson 360 Eye<\/td>\niRobot Roomba 980<\/td>\nNeato Botvac Connected<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price<\/th>\n$ 999<\/td>\n$ 900<\/td>\n$ 700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weight<\/th>\n5.4 pounds<\/td>\n8.7 pounds<\/td>\n9 pounds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dimensions<\/th>\n9 x 4.72 x 9.5 inches (width, height, length)<\/td>\n13.8 x 3.6 inches (diameter, height)<\/td>\n13.2 x 3.9 x 12.7 inches (width, height, length)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Color finish<\/th>\nGray\/Blue<\/td>\nBrown\/Black\/Gray<\/td>\nBlack<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bin capacity<\/th>\n0.33 liters<\/td>\n0.6 liters<\/td>\n0.7 liters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
App<\/th>\nYes, Android and iPhone<\/td>\nYes, Android and iPhone<\/td>\nYes, Android and iPhone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Expected run time<\/th>\n45 minutes<\/td>\n2 hours<\/td>\n2 hours in Eco mode and 90 minutes in Turbo mode<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Expected charge time<\/th>\n2 hours 30 minutes<\/td>\n3 hours<\/td>\n3 hours<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Battery type<\/th>\nlithium-ion<\/td>\nlithium-ion<\/td>\nlithium-ion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Navigating the robot vacuum world<\/h3>\n
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