QUOTE(breonwei @ Mar 20 2012, 08:13 AM)
Received my Roomba 780 last night. Set Roomba free to work first time in our ground floor, it roamed freely in about 30 mins in total, and I have cleared out the dirt in its bin for 3 times, didn't know there are so much dirt & debris in the unreachable areas.
Lighthouse works as advertised, and Roomba can handle intelligently with big and small cables. Cats are ok with Roomba due to it is way quieter as compared to normal vacuum. Overall it works like a charm and the only regret is not to have it sooner. Have scheduled it to run daily before we reach home, will check on Roomba tonight after we are back home. Clean floor everyday!
Wah.. Look like you very happy with your roomba 780 right now..
One more thing for every 3 mths please used the charger to plug in for charge directly and keep until next day.
To be keep the high batteries capacity performance

Just enjoying your new toy!
Added on March 20, 2012, 10:02 pmHi, All
To be compare this 3 models of iRobot Roomba 561, 552 & 780.
What's In The Box:
1 iRobot Roomba 560 with Handle (Model : 561)
2 Auto Virtual Wall (Requires 4 C batteries, not included)
1 Compact Self-charging Home Base
1 Power Supply (3 hour charge time professionally modified for local 240V)
1 Brush Cleaning Tool
1 Extra Filters
1 Year Warranty
What's In The Box:
1 iRobot Roomba 550 without Handle (Model : 552)
2 Auto Virtual Wall (Requires 4 C batteries, included*)
1 Compact Self-charging Home Base
1 Original AeroVac Bin
1 Power Supply (3 hour charge time professionally modified for local 240V)
1 Bristle Brush
1 Beater Brush
1 Side Brush
1 Brush Cleaning Tool & Cleaning Brush Tool
2 Extra AeroVac Filters
4 Pieces Sub-C Size Battery*
1 Year Warranty
What's In The Box:
1 iRobot Roomba 780 (Come with Handle)
1 Rechargeable Battery with Extended-Life Power Management
1 Power Supply (3 hour charge time professionally modified for local 240V)
1 Compact Self-Charging Home Base
2 Virtual Wall Lighthouses
1 Extra Filter
1 Extra Bristle Brush, Flexible Brush
1 Brush Cleaning Tool & Cleaning Brush Tool
1 Remote Control
1 Year Warranty
So you will notice about the 561 & 552 is exactly the same model,
The slightly different is the FacePlate, & Vacuum Bin.
Both models is able to scheduler from 7 Days in Single Time Per Day.
If you compare about the 500 Series to 700 Series is only the Improved items of Touch Pad, Aerovac bin 2, Dirt Detect 2, Lighthouse System.
All the rest is the Price Bigger Different from this 3 models.
Thank you.
This post has been edited by kimsim: Mar 20 2012, 10:02 PM