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The LR4 is such a nice upgrade from the 3. I now own both due to having 4 cats. It's a night and day difference between the two. Not saying the 3 isn't amazing at what it does, but the 4 addresses so many issues I've had with the 3.
What issues does it address?
For one, it's so much quieter than the 3. The drawer was redesigned to be much easier to replace the bag. Sleep timers can now be defined with start and end times for both weekdays and weekends. The 3 only allows an 8 hour sleep with a given start time. The cat detection sensors are much better at detecting cats. There is now a litter level sensor. The cat weight sensor is probably nice, but with 4 cats, they're too close in weight to get any good use out of it. It also looks nicer.
Cost and my old cat not willing to try it are the two things that hold me back from getting an LR4.. It it is wider but still not open so I am not sure he would use it.
These things are ridiculously expensive. I will say that we have a hesitant cat, and she eventually started using these litter boxes as well.
As previously stated I have an LR3 already that my cat STOPPED using... Not sure the LR4 opening is different enough to get him back in one.