Roborock Q5 Max+ Robot Vacuum
Verdict
Roborock Q5 Max+ is the clear value champion in this comparison, combining huge coverage, long battery life, big dustbin, and low five-year cost with solid hard-floor cleaning and great hair handling. It is loud and terrible at obstacle avoidance, but if you can pre-tidy floors and do not mind noise, it is the best all-around budget pick here.
Pros
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Hair Pickup — Carpets ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 5.0Carpet hair tests show the Q5 Max+ picking up human and pet hair extremely thoroughly, leaving little or nothing behind even in heavier hair loads.
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Carpet — High-Pile Pickup ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 5.0Across tests the Q5 Max+ now ranks at the top of its price class for carpet pickup, removing around two-thirds of a heavy debris mix and reliably deep-cleaning everyday messes on rugs and wall-to-wall carpeting.
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Hair Pickup — Hard Floors ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 5.0On hard floors the Q5 Max+’s dual rubber brush rolls collect hair and loose debris very effectively, making it a strong choice for sweeping pet hair on tile, vinyl, and wood.
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Emptying & Mess Control ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.9
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Price & Value ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4 reviews 4.9
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Bin & Bag ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.8
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Map & Path Efficiency (Robot Vacuums) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.8
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Overall opinion ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.8Overall, the Q5 Max+ is viewed as one of the best all-around Roborocks, combining high coverage, long runtime, and low ownership costs, even if its hard-floor pickup, noise, and obstacle avoidance trail more expensive models.
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Hair‑Wrap / Tangle Resistance ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3 reviews 4.5
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Battery & Charging ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.5
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Docking & Auto-Empty Reliability (Robot) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.5
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Hard Floor — Fine Dust Pickup ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.4On hard floors, the Q5 Max+ consistently clears nearly all fine debris and in recent tests even removed a full 40 g mixture in one run, though earlier trials occasionally found a trace of fine dust left behind.
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Suction & Airflow ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.3
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Controls & UI ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 3.9
Cons
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Noise level ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 2.0
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Obstacle Avoidance (Robot) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3 reviews 1.5The Q5 Max+ lacks camera-based obstacle detection and mainly bumps through cords, shoes, and similar objects, so it needs pre-picked floors and no-go zones to avoid trouble spots.
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Mopping performance ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 1.0Mopping is a clear weak point, with its pad doing little more than lightly wiping dried stains in one-pass tests, leaving it among the poorest performers for serious floor washing.
