I got this in September and can’t recommend it. So many flaws.
:: Doesn’t really clean teeth well.
:: Metallic feeling brush heads clatter against teeth if you aren’t perfectly accurate at all times. Feels like a screwdriver banging against my enamel. Never felt this from a toothbrush before.
:: Button to change modes is right where you grip the brush. When it changes, you can’t see what it changed to. When you remove the toothbrush from your mouth the vibrations fling toothpaste everywhere. So if it changes mid-brush, you have find the stop button, press it, remove the toothbrush from your mouth, change modes, put it back in your mouth again, and turn it on. Sounds trivial but it’s super annoying.
Use your money on something better.
Thanks. The discount price looked so good, but it may not be such a bargain after all.
Long time Wooter. First time commenter. Given the year that has been 2020 I feel the need to say “Thank You” to those who abandon caution and just say what they feel when permitted to do so in this “feedback” column. You have saved me countless dollars and cemented my belief in the “Woot Family”. Keep up the good work, and I may add a comment when necessary!
Dont be fooled into thinking this is a philips Sonicare. That was the mistake I made, and it is no where near the quality or effectiveness of the Sonicare.
Got the single version of this in September. Been using it since then. It has been doing a great job…Teeth feel amazingly clean. The only complaint I have would be the power button is in a place I tended to put my thumb. I got used to putting in a different place, so not really a big deal. The charge lasts forever it seems. There seemed to be a lack of heads, but you can find them on Amazon and the Philips Sonicare heads seem to work as well.
Bought the single version many months ago. Love it. Very powerful, and I think I’ve charged it once…?..? Button is in a spot most will hold, but easy to get used to gripping it a little lower. It can be jarring, like the above poster said, if the head hits your teeth the wrong way, but again, you learn how to brush without that happening. I think it’s just a by product of it being so powerful. Love the travel case. Will buy another single one for my wife when/if they come up again.
I have been using the single version for about a month, and i really like it. My teeth feel really clean, and I’m ridiculously particular about them. I agree with some of the criticisms, but they haven’t been dealbreakers. It’s easy to switch it back on or back to the mode i want without taking it out of my mouth. Not perfect, but not a big deal. I wasn’t ready to blindly drop $100-200 on a Phillips without knowing if i would even like a sonic toothbrush, so I’m happy with my purchase. I’ll use it until it dies, and then i MIGHT spend the extra on the brand name.
I have to disagree. My single head unit which is the exact unit provided in this kit DOES A GREAT JOB. I too experienced this bouncing and found that it was that I was not applying enough pressure. I have been using the Philips for years and this EXCEEDS the cleaning capability of the Philips. I suggest you try it with different pressures. If it didn’t have this much power you’d probably be complaining about that.
TOTALLY disagree with you post, this is MUCH better than all three of my Sonics.
I’m surprised by the responses to my comment. This thing is a piece of junk. Barely worth the very cheap price I paid for it. Any worse and I’d want a refund. I’ve had a lot more gum inflammation since I started using it. And that person who says apply MORE pressure is crazy. Ask any dentist, applying a lot of pressure with a toothbrush is going to be very bad news for your gums long term.
(And by the way, I already do apply a lot of pressure with this thing–the rattling does not go away, it rattles your teeth annoyingly every time you are slightly inaccurate. It is is a total of about half a second each time, but it is still jarring and annoying. Pressure has zero to do with it. Every time. There is no way you are suddenly going to stick your toothbrush into your mouth perfectly so that only the bristles touch your teeth the whole time. This has been a non-issue with every single other toothbrush I have ever used–powered or otherwise–in my 48 years.)
This one is substantially worse than the other two powered toothbrushes I have had, both of which were in the $20-$30 range, but I had those about 7–15 years ago. I seriously doubt any brush with an adequate design budget would be worse than this one–but on the other hand everyone’s mouths and preferences are different.
I’ll ask my dentist at my next cleaning for the final verdict.
I will add that one pro of this item is that the charge really does last an extremely long time. Another pro was that my version actually came with 8 heads. But that’s a dubious pro since I am really doubting that I’ll use this thing for two whole years. I figured they had a lot to get rid of since people are ditching this thing instead of deciding to buy refills.