Home / Home / Skip the Narwal A1 if your home is mostly carpetHome robot vacuum cleaningSkip the Narwal A1 if your home is mostly carpetIts suction is competent but not class-leading, and the A1 is really optimized for hard floors that need mopping. If your home is mostly carpeted, there are better vacuums for the money. Shop robot vacuums on Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesThe Roomba j7+ Clean Base empties itself for weeksSuction power decides whether pet hair ends up in the bin or spread around the roomThe Roomba j7+ is the one for first-time buyers — it avoids disastersA self-emptying robot vacuum works fine for 3,000 sq ft — with one catchSelf-emptying docks trade money for weeks of freedom — and floor spaceExploreThe Shark Matrix Plus at $329 is decent on hard floors—if you can live with compromisesThe Shark Matrix Plus under $350 offers dual vacuuming and mopping at a fair priceThe Shark Navigator Pro Lift-Away is quiet enough not to wake the neighborsThe Shark NV360 has a brushroll shutoff and HEPA filter for pet householdsThe Silent Swoop Pro picks up pet hair on hard floors but its dustbin is tinyPrevious Swiffer Dusters Heavy Duty handle: 3 feet of reach, no ladder requiredNext Simple Green smells like it means business