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alaTest has collected and analyzed 478 reviews of Neato Botvac Connected. The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the design and size, whereas the price and reliability get negative views.
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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Neato Botvac Connected is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 93/100 = Excellent quality.
Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)
alaTest has collected and analyzed 55 user reviews of Neato Botvac Connected from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. People are impressed by the price and size, whereas the design and reliability get critical views.
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91% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.
Consumer review (amazon.com)
alaTest has collected and analyzed 167 user reviews of Neato Botvac Connected from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.
80% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.
Expert review by : Ry Crist (cnet.com)
The Neato Botvac Connected is the best-performing robot vacuum cleaner we've ever tested, and a better buy than the Roomba.
The Neato Botvac Connected is the best-performing robot vacuum we've ever tested. The new Neato app is well-designed and easy to use, and finally brings remote control functionality to the Botvac line. And it can now be controlled via Amazon's Alexa...
At $700, it's the most expensive Neato yet -- $200 more than the previous generation. We also encountered a few usability quirks during testing.
The Neato Botvac Connected is better at cleaning floors than any other robot vacuum on the market, and it costs less than its app-enabled rival, the iRobot Roomba 980. If you're willing to live without remote controls, you can save some money by...
Expert review by : Timothy Torres (pcmag.com)
The Neato Botvac Connected is a bit expensive, but if you're looking for a robotic vacuum you can control with your smartphone, it's the one to buy.
Expert review by : Florence Ion (tomsguide.com)
All I need in life to keep me feeling content is to come home to a clean floor. If you're like me, and having that extra hand around the house could help your state of being, the Neato Botvac Connected may actually not be your first choice. As far as...
Fantastic cleaning prowess, including ability to pick up clumps of pet hair ; Uses LIDAR triangulation for better mapping around the home ; App is user-friendly and offers a ton of stats
Height makes it tough to get under furniture ; Will suck up a cord if you have it lying around ; Expensive
Need extra help around the house? The Neato Botvac Connected is as reliable as it is capable.
Expert review by : Lester Victor Marks (appleinsider.com)
With autonomous cleaning modes built in, and the ability to use iPhone and Apple Watch as a controller, the Neato Botvac Connected proves we are finally living in the future.
If you're in the market for a robot vaccum cleaner, this is one of the best models around. It supports complex scheduling functions, cleans very well, is easy to empty and clean, and is controllable via iOS and WatchOS. The advantage to cleaning by...
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Expert review by : Jonathan Chan (reviewed.com)
For now, it's the best connected robot vacuum you can get.
Any device that's battery powered must compromise either size, power, or speed. But after thorough testing, we think the Neato Botvac Connected sits at the perfect crossroads of those three.
Expert review by : Ron Amadeo (arstechnica.com)
Vacuuming is for chumps. Make a robot do it.
It vacuums; I don't. It saves me about 95 percent of the time I would spend cleaning, and since I rarely have to do anything, the floor gets vacuumed far more often than it would if it was just up to me. ; It's a great vacuum. Powerful suction, the...
The app needs work. It's missing obvious features like a full set of notifications, and it's unreliable. ; It'll get stuck on cords and other things on the ground. ; The magnetic strip is a clunky solution for a virtual wall. It can't detect it from a...
The Neato Botvac Connected is an impressive little device. Delegating the vast majority of your floor cleaning duties to a robot is a great time saver. While we might complain about the easily-worn finish and the smartphone app, we have no complaints...
Expert review by : Ced Yuen (trustedreviews.com)
Robot vacuum cleaners are cool, but not as cool as they used to be. After all, we now live in a world where almost everything has network connectivity and an accompanying app, so it's a lot harder to impress.
One of the best robot vacuums cleaners you can buy.
Expert review by : Britta O'Boyle (pocket-lint.com)
The Neato Botvac Connected is by no means the first robot vacuum cleaner to grace us with its presence and it isn't likely to be the last, but it does offer something different to many of its competitors: Wi-Fi. The Neato Botvac Connected has impressed...
Good design, great cleaning abilities for a robot vacuum, good battery life and auto-recharge docking station, smartphone notifications and control, easy to use and schedule via the app
Gets stuck every now and then, manual mode only works when on same network (so no manual control from afar), expensive, can't clean everything (stairs, for example)
The Neato Botvac Connected has impressed us. It not only manages to seamlessly cross between varying floor surfaces, but it leaves them clean and it's able to cope well enough without being babysat.
Expert review by : Ry Crist (cnet.co.uk)
Before smartphones, before the cloud, before the Internet of Things was a thing, there was the robot vacuum. It's a smart-home product that predates the app-centric Gordian Knot of platforms and standards that is the modern connected home. A robot...
The Neato Botvac Connected is the best-performing robot vacuum we've ever tested. The new Neato app is well-designed and easy to use, and finally brings remote control functionality to the Botvac line.
At $700, it's the most expensive Neato yet -- $200 more than the previous generation. We also encountered a few usability quirks during testing.
The Neato Botvac Connected is better at cleaning floors than any other robot vacuum on the market, and it costs less than its app-enabled rival, the iRobot Roomba 980. If you're willing to live without remote controls, you can save some money by...
Expert review by (which.co.uk)
The Neato Botvac Connected claims to be the most powerful Neato robot vacuum cleaner yet and it's fully smart compatible either through a phone or tablet so you can control it from anywhere. We sent it to our test lab to see how well it navigates and...