Comments on: Mint (and new Mint Plus) floor-cleaning robot: a cheaper, Swiffer-using alternative to the Roomba https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/09/15/mint-floor-cleaning-robot/ Making sense of gadgets and technology Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:48:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.2 By: Holiday Gift Guide: 5 gadgets for around the house | here's the thing https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/09/15/mint-floor-cleaning-robot/#comment-998 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:48:59 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=3257#comment-998 […] GPS” navigation cubes at strategic locations around your house, and let the Mint (check out my hands-on impressions) work its magic. iZon Remote Room Monitor ($130) Want to keep tabs on the nursery, your home […]

]]> By: Ben Patterson https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/09/15/mint-floor-cleaning-robot/#comment-432 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:44:00 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=3257#comment-432 In reply to Romans.

Hey there—thanks for the review! One question: how loud is the Mint? I couldn’t really tell at the trade show because of all the background noise. 

]]> By: Romans https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/09/15/mint-floor-cleaning-robot/#comment-431 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:48:00 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=3257#comment-431 I’m using a Mint 4200 cleaner for about a month now. We have a pretty large two stories house with mostly hardwood and tile floors. I use my Mint for both – sweeping and mopping. We have a baby and two cats who leave plenty of fur all over the place. So far my experience with Mint cleaner is nothing but very positive. I send Mint on a cleaning mission every day, sometimes several times per day. Our house has never looked so clean. Sometimes the little bugger will get stuck in some tight places, though. The upgrades that are announced on 5200 and 5200C models seem to be right what’s needed to make this little boot just about perfect – the possibility to replace a Swiffer cloth in the middle of a cleaning cycle, for example, and also addition of a water tank that will moisten the mopping cloth are very useful. And a faster charging + longer battery life is an obvious improvement. All in all, we are very happy with the first generation Mint, all the initial skepticism is gone by now. We finally gave it a name, since it’s a keeper now.

]]> By: Ben Patterson https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/09/15/mint-floor-cleaning-robot/#comment-430 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:58:00 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=3257#comment-430 In reply to Adrianna.

If only they’d lick up their own dog hair…

]]> By: Adrianna https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/09/15/mint-floor-cleaning-robot/#comment-429 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:20:00 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=3257#comment-429 I need a self-cleaner that just sits under the kids’ chairs and grabs the fallen cheerios, pieces of broccoli, cheese slices… oh, wait. That’s a dog.

]]> By: Ben Patterson https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/09/15/mint-floor-cleaning-robot/#comment-427 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:40:00 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=3257#comment-427 In reply to Cyndi.

Yep, might have to get one of these for our place. Would love to hear from a reader who actually owns one of these things, though. Anyone?

]]> By: Hands-on with the iRobot Roomba 780: My belated first date with a floor-sweeping robot | here's the thing https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/09/15/mint-floor-cleaning-robot/#comment-425 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:23:50 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=3257#comment-425 […] newbie; quite honestly, I’d never heard of a Dirt Detect anything until a few weeks ago.Related: Mint (and new Mint Plus) floor-cleaning robot: a cheaper, Swiffer-using alternative to the …So instead of comparing one Roomba series to another, I’ve been asking myself a much broader […]

]]> By: Cyndi https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/09/15/mint-floor-cleaning-robot/#comment-426 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:18:00 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=3257#comment-426 This sounds very cool!

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