Features of the different Roomba-500 series models (595, 585, 580, 572, 570, 564, 562, 560, 555, 550/551, 535/540, 532, 530)

It is possible that all 500 series machines can be upgraded to have the above features through a firmware and/or hardware upgrade, but iRobot has not made any such promises.The other differences between the 500-series model boil down to the additional accessories, power rating of the batteries included and/or replacement parts that are part of the package.
 

Below is a comparison spreadsheet of the different Roomba 500 series models:

Comparison Term	530	532 - PET	535	550	560	562 - PET	564-PET	580
List Price	$269.98	$329.00	$249.99	$279.99	$349.99	$369.99	$379.99	$399.99
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Virtual Wall or Lighthouse****	Virtual Wall	Virtual Wall	Virtual Wall	Virtual Wall	Virtual Wall	Virtual Wall	Virtual Wall	Virtual Wall
Number of Virtual Walls or Lighthouse in the package	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2
On board scheduling	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Remote	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Brush Kit***	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Accessory Kit**	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Room Coverage	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Warranty	One Year	One Year	One Year	One Year	One Year	One Year	One Year	One Year
Max Mode	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High-Capacity Sweeper Bin	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No

• **Accessory Kit contain silver face plate, additional virtual wall lighthouse, 3 bristle brushes, 3 beater brushes, 3 side brushes, and 3 extra filters.
• ***Brush Kit contains 1 bristle brush and 1 beater brush.
• ****Lighthouse has 2 modes – virtual wall & lighthouse. Notice that 535 and above models had Lighthouse when they were first introduced. When the 600-series was introduced, the feature was removed from the 500-series models.
• The following 500-series models are also part of the line: a) Roomba 572, a pet-series model was introduced in September 2010, b) Roomba 585 is a Sam's club version which is an upgrade to the 550 - it has Aerovac technology (better pet hair cleaning) and the latest cleaning technology (iAdapt & Dirt Detect), and c) Roomba 595 is a Costco-exclusive product that is the same as the 585 with the following extras: 2 extra side brushes, 2 extra beater brushes, 2 extra bristle brushes, 3 extra AeroVac filters, and 4 Duracell C Batteries for the virtual walls. 

Related Posts:

1. Roomba 900, 800, 700, 600, and 500 Series Comparison/Review (980, 960, 880, 870, 790, 780, 770, 760, 650, 630, 620, 610, 595, 585, 580, 572, 570, 564, 562, 560, 555, 550/551, 535/540, 532, 530).
2. Best Value Robotic Vacuums - A Comparative Review. 
3. Roomba 400 & 500-Series vs Infinuvo CleanMate QQ-1, QQ-2, QQ-2 Plus, QQ-2 LT QQ-3 Comparison/Review. 
4. Roomba Parts/Accessories Replacement (Side Brushes, etc).  
5. Roomba 535 - Our Experience. 
6.  Features of the different Roomba-500 series models (this post). 

Last Updated: 04/2017.