ROOMBA BLEG: So the Insta-Wife is looking at the new Roomba kind of wistfully, but I’m skeptical. We tried an earlier-generation Roomba and returned it after a week. It was noisy, and couldn’t be left to clean unsupervised, which kind of defeated the point. Anybody have experience with the latest generation? It’s been four years, so I imagine they could have improved it considerably.

UPDATE: Reader Adam Sullivan recommends the Electrolux Trilobite instead.

ANOTHER UPDATE: A mixed bag on the Roombas. Some people love ’em, others report experiences more like mine. The Trilobite seems a bit pricey. My sense is that I’m not quite ready to dive back into the robo-vacuum pool just yet.