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you want the best robot vacuum that money can buy I say it's this one right here the neato bot that connected the newest offering some california-based manufacture neato robotics coming in at $700 this cleaner is app enables so you'll be able to use an app on your Android or iOS device to start scheduled or steer this thing around your living room now that's a nice upgrade for the neato brand none of their previous robot vacuums have come with remote control so now with this app you've got a way to control it without punching over to press a button other notable additions include the upgrade from a nickel metal hydride battery in the old models to a lithium ion battery here in the connected model that's going to make it last a little longer and run down a little slower you also get two cleaning modes to choose from which is new for the brain the default is turbo that's the noisy full powered mode that Neto is known for but you also have eco mode which is a little quieter and a little easier on the battery now all that's well and good but the reason I think that this is the best robot vacuum you can get is that the performance on this is really impressive and it did very well with pet hair as well basically tying the previous neato as the best scoring pet hair cleaner the one place where it gets beat out is that stand the Roomba 880 which cost about the same as this one does a slightly better job now this isn't a perfect product the app is nice and easy to use but it's a little too simple for my taste I'd like some more information about battery to statistics and how long each run takes it also had some usability perks during our testing we actually had one model that failed on us outright it stopped being able to detect when we were putting it back on the ground after we picked it up had to get a replacement it nito told us that that was a isolated problem with an early batch of units that they sent out and something that they fixed if you wanted to wait and see how the reviews came in from other shoppers before making a purchase of your own I wouldn't blame you but the replacement unit they sent us did a fine job had no problems with solid feeling performance and remote control by way of a very nicely done app this is a pretty fantastic product my only criticism is that it costs $700 200 more than the old nito's I think it's worth it though given how strong of a performer it is if you want the best this is it right here samaya deters choice here in the CNET smart home I'm right Chris