The Matic robot vacuum jumps from $1,245 to $1,495 on September 9th. The company cites tenfold increases in memory and component costs as the reason. Buyers who purchase directly from Matic before the cutover get a year of replacement bags (12 per refill, $96 value) included, and the return window has been extended from 60 days to six months.
The Verge reviewer Jennifer Pattison Tuohy ran the Matic for six months in a three-story, pet-occupied, cluttered home with thick rugs and high floor transitions. It got stuck twice. It navigates to the sink autonomously when its water tank runs dry, continues vacuuming regardless, and stores all map data locally with no cloud dependency.
The price increase is the obvious headline, but the full review is worth reading for the specifics on how the Matic handles real-world edge cases that eliminate most competitors: no multifunction dock, offline-only operation, and a dirty-water bag system that cuts maintenance to near zero. If this product fits your budget, the window to buy it at the lower price is short.
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