I have gotten good use out of my Neato. It feels more like a real vacuum with a full size beater bar in front and decent size dirt cup. It does a good job vacuuming the carpets and I'm surprised how much it is able to get out of them. It goes around the pinball lakes without too much trouble just make sure the pinball cords don't snare it. They aren't exactly cheap though if you buy the higher end models.