While all Neato models support Neato's physical boundary markers, only selected models ship with one. With boundary markers, you can mark areas where the robot isn't allowed to go: say, you can put the boundary markers to the doorway of kids' room, so robot wont wander there and destroy kids' Lego projects. Only the more expensive models, Neato D5, D6 and D7 have sidebrush. But despite this, when compared to models that don't have sidebrush at all, the ones with sidebrush simply do better job when cleaning the apartment.Ĭheapest Neato models, D3 and D4, don't have side brush at all - and it cannot be purchased separately either. In our reviews, we've deemed Neato's sidebrush to be pretty bad when compared to other manufacturer's robovacs: it is short, small and inefficient. Without a sidebrush, robovac can't reach to corners or very edges of the floor, leaving dust and other dirt on floors. Robovac's side brush makes quite a big difference in terms of cleaning results. So, in order to fully switch to 5 GHz range, all of your networked items need to support 5 GHz range.Īnd of Neato models, only Neato D7 supports 5 GHZ Wifi (and 2.4 GHz, too), while other models can use only the 2.4 GHz range. And here's the catch: some network equipment (older PCs, some phones, some tablets, etc) only support 2.4 GHz range. In order to avoid congested networks, many people opt to switch their home WiFi to utilize 5 GHz rather than 2.4 GHz.
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None of them is significantly better than other, but there's one important thing here to know: especially in very crowded urban areas, the 2.4 GHz band is typically full of nearby WiFi networks, while 5 GHz range has typically much less traffic in it. Generally speaking, WiFi uses two different radio frequency bands: 2.4 GHz range and 5 GHz range. This is quite small difference, but somewhat important to some people. Better filter means cleaner air.ĭifference: WiFi frequency (2.4 GHz vs 5 GHz) The filtration level is most notable in households that at least one person has severe allergies. Three most expensive Neato models - Neato D5, D6 and D7 - come with the top-of-the-line dust filter, something Neato calls as its Ultra Performance filter. The second cheapest option, Neato D4, has slightly better filter, something Neato calls High Performance filter. The cheapest Neato, Neato D3, ships with regular filter. Neato has its own terminology in use to describe its filter levels. Dust filters work in robot vacuums just like they do in regular vacuums: the suction air is passed through filter and filter prevents sucked-in dust from getting into apartment's air. Also scheduling and such features are identical on all models.įirst important difference between Neato models are their dust filters. But all Neatos create a map after their cleaning job has finished. However, some features of the app have been reserved to only the most expensive models.
The mobile app is also the same for all Neatos.
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Physical boundary markers also work with all Neato's D series devices - although only the most expensive ones ship with one.Īll Neatos also support so-called recharge and resume feature, allowing them to recharge themselves and then continue the unfinished cleaning job where from the very point where the battery ran out of its juice.
To highlight the similarities even further, all Neato dustbins are emptied similarly and all of their charging docks are identical. Most of their features can be unlocked only by connecting the device to a local WiFi and then, operated through a mobile app. Underneath that bump, Neato houses its LiDAR - a light-emitting radar that all Neatos use to navigate around the house.įurthermore, all current Neato models are "connected", meaning that they've been designed to be operated through digital means. However, the models from D8 to D10 haven't been sold as of February, 2021 and their technical specs haven't been published, so we have to leave them out of our comparison.Īll Neato's D series products look almost identical: D-shaped device with a relatively large, circular bump on top of the device.
Neato announced new models in 2020, adding D8, D9 and D10 to its line-up. The range starts from the cheapest one, D3, and extends to D7. We have reviewed and tested most current Neato models, so this analysis is based on tech specs and our own review findings.īasically all current Neato D series models are the same product. And also to shine light to some oddities in product names found globally with Neato's products. In this article we try to clarify how different Neato models differ from each other. Neato's current product line consists several different robot vacuum models and it is quite confusing to know what is the difference between each model. Back in 2017 Neato was sold to a German Vorwerk, but continues to operate as an independent company, despite being fully-owned by Vorwerk.
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