Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I was on the fence about ordering this or any pool vacuum robot. I read a lot of reviews and knew that I didn't want to spend 500-1000 on one when in reality I could just vacuum the pool myself..... But there is something to be said for the convenience of not having to do that if you can find the right price point. I think this particular robot is right in the sweet spot. I got this for under 200.00 and after reading and watching a lot of reviews decided to order it. Now not all the reviews I read and watched were positive. One flat out said this thing didn't work, doesn't suck up sand, won't clean the bottom, just bumps around, not enough battery life etc. That simply isn't accurate if you use this robot for what it really is. The pics I attached were the second time I pulled it out of the water when it was done. The first time had double what it is showing in the tray. My pool gets pine needles in it and this picked up all of the ones that had sunk to the floor along with all the dirt and silt. Now in some cases it took multiple passes for it to clear up all the small deposits of dirt but it eventually did it and what do I care how many times it has to run it over as long as it gets it? It ran for 90 minutes which is more than enough time to do my pool. As you will see in the photo mine is a flat bottom pool that is 12x24. There is no slope. There are two drains in the middle of the pool, the robot goes right over/around them. It does do an erratic pattern around the pool as it does not map it but it manages to get the whole thing. I did notice that I had to turn my pump off because the return was causing too much current when the robot was trying to come back towards it. This is a great cordless robot, that is small, lightweight, easy to operate, easy to clean and does a more than adequate job if you utilize it in the type of pool it's meant to be in and have realistic expectations of how it should perform. If you are expecting the performance of a 1000 robot vac that is going to filter your water and drive up the walls and go in a nice straight lines back and forth and can run for 4 hours to clean your 40 foot pool then you are setting yourself up to be disappointed. If you are looking for a solid little vac that will be great for regular maintenance vacuuming and opening up the pool but you know you might still need to tidy up a spot or two here and there or go in and give it one good vac or scrub each month then this is a great deal and worth the buy.