54% of 13 verified owners recommend the Roomba 694, based on real owner verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
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“With one room or a simple layout and a large area of carpet the roomba may be a better choice.”
“Omg not having to sweep dog/cat hair daily is such a blessing.”
“694 does not have handle. For me, who loves handles this is pretty painful”
“I have a larger home with lots of rooms and it doesn’t seem to leave the room where the base station is.”
“I encountered this issue after installing the comb dust bin modification (10/10 highly recommend it)”
“my 692 (same model but from Amazon) has no or less of an issue with my cats fur”
“it's not as fancy as the pricier ones but it does its job”
“I have one Roomba 694 at my office, it does its job great”
“made me very disappointed with this model”
“My roomba 694 was awful. It never docked properly and would always get stuck somewhere.”
“Overall, i would recommend this vacuum! It deff. does the job, and the maintenance is very very easy.”
“it doesn’t have the most amazing suction but the dual brushes do most of the work”
“I just tried my 694 for the first time and already love it.”
“in my experience, the 600 series Roombas are the worst in terms of cleaning.”
“look at how many times I wants to escape leving halve cleaned”
“was amazed on how dumb it was”
“I got my roomba 690 for $30 and love it”
“there are some issues with that one too”
“ive had a roomba 694 for about 7-8 months and it works great! problem is that 2 out of the 3 arms on the side brush have snapped off.”
“I’m loving my iRobot Roomba 692.”
“Screws too short.”
“What I dot not like about this one is there is no handle to pick it up and it is heavier than my previous one”
“It picks up more than my manual vacuum so no complaints here.”
“it’s not as smart as i see all these online. It doesnt go around chair legs, bed legs, couch legs like you show”
Practical notes owners raise — setup, quirks, and issues to watch for. They don't say whether the person likes the product, so they're not counted in the score, but they inform the pros, cons, and who it's for.
“You are going to have a hard time finding something good for under $200, let alone go over spills. My recommendation for cheap: Roomba 694 and Bravva 240t. ~400 USD. Other non iRobot companies might be cheaper.”
“I have it's Bin Status set to only show up on the dashboard when it's full. ​ > To reiterate, I am looking to make the best out of that Roomba.”
“The 694 is a Wi-Fi model, one of only a few in the 600 series of Roombas.”
“You can follow the article they have provided on their website. [Roomba wi-fi setup article](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj9kvaX07SMAxWSXvEDHZ_8GYgQFnoECB8QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fhomesupport.irobot.com%2Fs%2Farticle%2F17734&usg=AOvVaw1rehc24ju-…”