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:
Last Updated: 04/2017.
| 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.
- 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).
- Best Value Robotic Vacuums - A Comparative Review.
- Roomba 400 & 500-Series vs Infinuvo CleanMate QQ-1, QQ-2, QQ-2 Plus, QQ-2 LT QQ-3 Comparison/Review.
- Roomba Parts/Accessories Replacement (Side Brushes, etc).
- Roomba 535 - Our Experience.
- Features of the different Roomba-500 series models (this post).
Last Updated: 04/2017.
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