5.0 out of 5 stars It works pretty good.

A.E.C.J. · September 11, 2023

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4.0 out of 5 stars Cleans well but needs finer filter

B.A. · September 17, 2023

I have a corded Maytronics Active 20 and wanted to try one of these Aiper cordless robots to see how they compare. The A20 does a good job of cleaning my pool, but the cord is a pain as it gets tangled during cleaning, needs to be rolled up when putting the vac away, and drapes across the deck while in use.TLDR - The Aiper is a great unit, but could really use a finer filter to capture fine dirt.Being a cordless unit, I liked being able to throw the vac in the pool and not have a cable stretched across my deck. I also liked being able to take the vac out and not have to untangle and then wind up the cable to store it. It comes with a plastic hook that attaches to the end of your pool pole for retrieving, since there's no cable to pull it out. Once the battery gets down to about 10%, it drives itself to a pool wall and parks there. It actually works really well and is easy to take out with the hook.It cleans really well and has great coverage. I set it to floor only mode, as I don't need my walls, tile line, or steps cleaned. It then spent between 2-3 hours (checked at 2 hours and was still going) covering the bottom of my pool with its pre-programmed pattern. It fully covered my pool floor and got every leaf. I was really impressed. I think it has a better pattern and better coverage than my A20. Having the floor only mode really helps!One minor point (and reason for only 4 stars) is that the filter is not a very fine mesh. I'm in Arizona, and we have fine dirt/dust that gets into the pool. While this will capture larger sand and leaves, the fine dirt will just get redistributed into the water and settle back to the bottom of the pool. My A20 has a pleated filter that captures this fine dirt. If Aiper had a finer filter option to capture that dirt, this would be a perfect (5 star) unit.Charging was also quick and easy. I just need to figure out where to store this now since it's got a battery and needs to be charged before use. It's a different process than my corded unit which I leave outside covered, but exposed to the elements (heat and rain). You also can't run it back to back like the corded unit since you'll need to pull it out and charge it before use again. But with how well it covers the bottom of my pool, I don't anticipate having to do any back to back runs like I do with my A20.As for longevity, I've only had it for a few weeks and only used it a couple of times, but no problems so far. It's well built and I have no reason to believe it won't last based on its build quality.