Need help picking a robotic cleaner

[Holydoc]

I'm the type that wants all the features on things I buy but thought about it for awhile before deciding on getting the A20/S200($659) instead of the A30i/S300i($899). My main reason? After the newness of the robot wears off, I'll rarely sit there and baby sit my cleaner and most likely only use the special features a few times. My first 2 weeks of ownership, I dropped the robot in, watched it for 5 min and forgot about it. If I cared about the 5-10% of the pool that isn't clean, I'll get it with my brush or rerun the 2hr cycle again (1 button). It does an amazing job on its own and I'm glad that I didn't spend extra on features I will rarely use. just my $.02
BTW, I have a rectangle pool with ledges on the deep end and it'll still cover the wall/waterlines with no problems.
I also didn't care for a caddy since I already have storage for the bot.

I am the same way. I bought my Nautilus Plus and for the first couple of cleanings, I would watch it for about 5 minutes and then walk off. Now, I just place it in the pool and check on it after a couple of hours. When it stops, I pull it out, clean the four filters, and put it away. Ready to go for the next cleaning.

After all the whole reason to get a robot was to make my life easier. Doesn't get much easier than to put it in and forget. Plus I can still answer that question "What did you do today?" with the answer "I cleaned the pool!"

 

[aebknb]

Yes both will do walls. Heres a review on the nautilus plus from this forum I found. Dolphin Nautilus Plus with CleverClean REVIEW

I have tested and demoed the active 20 and I own the Oasis Z5, which is the step up from the Nautilus plus. The active 20 is a decent machine that will climb the walls and get the job done. The Nautilus plus has the same pump as mine and is really good. It does the walls and has a bigger filter and the longer warranty. The nautilus plus also has dual drive motors so one motor is for jet pump and one is for propulsion. It also comes with the fine filters, similar to a cartridge filter. Those alone are $100, which would be extra with the base nautilus or active 20. I also forgot to mention, the Nautilus plus warranty is 2 year BUMPER TO BUMPER, so that means wearables like filters and tracks are covered. The filters are $50 to replace and the tracks are $40 for that machine, so that makes it worth it in itself.

If you can't afford it now, I would at some point try to invest in a caddy since neither unit comes with one. Not because they are heavy, but for storage. The caddy keeps the cords organized and more importantly, keeps the unit off the brushes, thus making them last longer since the machine isn't resting on them when stored. You can always buy one later. Poolzoom has the 2017 model including a caddy for $769, free shipping and no tax. Dolphin Nautilus Plus Pool Claner, Top Load Robotic Pool Cleaner It also wouldn't hurt to call Marinapool and ask them if they have the nautilus plus. Its not on their website, but they are a large dealer, so may be able to get it.

Here is a good comparison between the Nautilus and Nautilus plus. dolphin-nautilus-vs-nautilus-plus-vs-oasis

So, from what I read neither Nautilus cleans waterline, is that correct?

Thanks,
aebknb