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Others though are serious deficiencies, specifically the robot's slow operation and smaller capacity battery. Most of the tradeoffs are minor such as the lack of a side brush and bundled magnetic boundary markers.
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Of course, Neato made some sacrifices to keep the Botvac D3's price down. Now throw in the Botvac D3's compatibility with Neato's useful mobile app, and the machine becomes even more tempting.
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The Botva also navigates with much of the same intelligence as Neato's premier $700 Botvac Connected. Other than old refurbished Roomba models or suspicious-looking knock-offs, you'd be hard pressed to find a robot vacuum this inexpensive. There's no doubt the $400 Neato Botvac D3 Connected's low price is enticing. Note: Longer bars indicate better performance
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It's true our trial is a serious torture test, consisting of spreading a full 0.2 ounce of fur equally across our testing surface. The robovac's ability to dispose of pet hair, however, was less than stellar. Whether vacuuming rice on smooth hardwood floors, thin berber-style low-pile carpeting, or plush mid-pile carpets, the Botvac D3 managed to pick up almost the entire 2.5 ounce test sample. After three runs, we take the average, then move onto the next surface. After, we weigh what it picked up, thoroughly clean everything including the bot's dust bin and run the test again. We sprinkle 2.5 ounces of it onto each of our test floor surfaces, then unleash the robot to clean its heart out. Rice mimics typical household debris such as crumbs and odd bits of solid dirt. On our tests we use a selection of materials to help simulate dirty floors. In terms of sheer vacuuming power, the Neato Botvac D3 Connected also turned in mixed results. Whatever the reason, the Botvac D3 appeared to move slower and require a lot more time to clean than the Neato Botvac Connected. Perhaps it's the robot's lack of a "turbo" mode or maybe the standard capacity Lithium-ion battery doesn't supply enough juice. Screenshot by Brian Bennett/CNET Performance Use the app to put the Botvac D3 on a cleaning schedule.