MOVA adds robot mowers and a pool robot to its Black Friday sale in Australia

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MOVA has added its robot lawn mowers, a robot pool cleaner and its top robot vacuum to the Black Friday sale it started a week ago. The new prices run from today, 12 November, until 2 December, alongside the robot vacuum deals we covered when the sale opened.

What’s been added

MOVA’s sale prices, and where it says you can buy them:

• Z70 Ultra Roller robot vacuum: $1,699 at Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi, The Good Guys and MOVA’s store
• Diver A10 robot pool cleaner: $1,099 at Robot Mowers Australia, Harvey Norman, Amazon and MOVA’s store
• ViAX 300 robot mower: $1,299 at Harvey Norman and MOVA’s store
• LiDAX Ultra 1200 AWD Flex robot mower: $2,899 at Harvey Norman and MOVA’s store
• LiDAX Ultra 2000 AWD robot mower: $3,699 at Harvey Norman online and MOVA’s store

MOVA says these are $200 to $1,300 off its recommended prices, and that the main unit of eligible models carries a three-year warranty.

Our take

The mower discounts are small, and that’s normal. The robot vacuums in this sale are up to 60% off their RRPs. The mowers are $200 to $400 off, about 7% to 13%. Mowers are newer, and it’s the start of mowing season, so nobody needs to clear stock. A small cut on a mower you were going to buy anyway is still a saving, but this isn’t the deep Black Friday price the headline suggests.

The ViAX 300 is the one most lawns should look at. MOVA says it maps the yard with cameras alone, with no boundary wire or RTK base station, covers up to 300m² and handles 40% slopes. At $1,299 it’s the same price as the ECOVACS GOAT G1 was at The Good Guys on 8 November, and about half the $2,499 the eufy E15 was at Amazon the same day. That’s the mower we rate for simple wire-free setup in our robot lawn mower guide. The catch is that 300m² is a small to medium suburban lawn. Measure yours before you buy.

The LiDAX models are for big or steep blocks. All-wheel drive, 80% slopes, LiDAR mapping and a 4G tracker with an anti-theft lock are the reasons to pay $2,899 or $3,699. On a flat 400m² lawn you’d be paying for hardware you won’t use.

The Diver A10’s price isn’t special, but the warranty might be. MOVA quotes up to four hours of cleaning, coverage up to 180m² and waterline scrubbing. On 12 November the Beatbot Sora 10 was $999 at Amazon, and Beatbot quotes 300m² of coverage with a two-year warranty. If MOVA’s three years applies to the A10, that’s the better reason to choose it. Check before you pay.

The Z70 Ultra Roller is a big step up in price. It was $1,688 at The Good Guys this evening, already a touch under MOVA’s sale price. The S70 Pro Roller from the first week of the sale was $986 at the same store. MOVA says the Z70 has 36,000Pa of suction against 30,000Pa and climbs thresholds up to 9cm. Unless your home has high door sills, the S70 Pro Roller is the better buy for most floors. Our robot vacuum guide has cheaper options again.

We haven’t used any of these MOVA machines, so the specs above are MOVA’s claims.

Why it matters right now

Lawns grow quickly from late spring into summer, so a mower bought now earns its keep straight away. Black Friday itself is Friday 27 November, and MOVA’s prices hold until 2 December, so there’s no reason to rush in the first week. If a rival brand drops its mowers further on the day, you’ll have time to compare. Our deals page tracks the robot vacuums and mowers we cover.

Who should buy and who should wait

• Buy the ViAX 300 if your lawn is under 300m², you want to skip the boundary wire and you’re happy with a newer brand. Check that MOVA’s three-year warranty covers it.
• Look at the LiDAX models only for big, steep or split lawns, or if theft worries you.
• Wait on the Diver A10 until you’ve confirmed its warranty and compared it with the Sora 10 on Black Friday.
• Skip the Z70 unless you need its threshold climbing. The S70 Pro Roller does most of the same job for about $700 less.