One of our favorite robovacs is down to its all-time low ahead of Prime Day
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Unlike the standard model, the iRobot Roomba j7 Plus comes with an auto-empty dock. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge
As an extremely lazy person, I am a big fan of robot vacuums like the Roomba j7 Plus. Nothing beats rotting in bed as iRobot’s last-gen flagship navigates my cluttered home and does the cleaning on my behalf. What I don’t like, though, is its high price tag. Thankfully, Prime members can currently pick up the j7 Plus with an auto-empty dock for just $399.99 ($400 off) at Amazon. That’s the best price we’ve seen on the discontinued robot vacuum, which has been increasingly difficult to find in recent months.
Despite being discontinued, the j7 Plus is one of my colleague Jennifer Pattison Tuohy’s favorite models. And after spending time with a review unit she sent me, I understand why. It’s loud, but given how useful and effective its…