Philips Sonicare

4100 Series

Philips Sonicare 4100 Series

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TL;DR: Affordable, durable, great clean; some find vibration unpleasant.

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Sentiment score88% positive
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Last updated: Jun 30, 2026

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Reddit Icon6745408
7 months ago

The Philips Soniccare 4100 is great -- and simple. I had a diamond clean before this, but a screw got loose and it wasn't brushing anymore. The heads are the same and there are plenty of great third party ones at a fraction of the cost.

Reddit IconALTITUDE_JP
9 months ago

Im using Sonicare 4100. Goods naman lahat ng model nila

Reddit IconApplicationCalm649
5 months ago

Depends on the brand. Sonicare brushes vibrate at a very high rate and do an exceptional job cleaning teeth. Mine always feel borderline professionally cleaned afterwards

5 months ago

This is the one I use and would recommend. It has the only features you really need: high vibration speed, a timer so you know you've brushed enough, and a pressure sensor.  My last Sonicare lasted for over five years before I replaced it. They're pretty durable and do a good job. You can buy off brand replacement heads, too, if you want. I spend the extra on the name brand ones since they do such a good job, though. 

5 months ago

Similar to my own experience. I had some deep pockets that actually improved since getting the Sonicare. They're not perfect, mind you, but they're better

Reddit Iconaquablaze69
about 2 months ago

This. I got mine 4 months ago and somehow still haven’t needed to change the head as per their recommendation, which they never made. 4100, and I only charged it like 6 times MAX if even.

about 2 months ago

Will do. I have a nice hard shell carry case for it as I travel at least once a year - and so far so good

Reddit IconAska2020
5 months ago

Former Colgate hum user here. I switched to Philips sonicare and been happy with it. My biggest concern was the size of the brush head but the standard C2 head is working well for me. But I don't have noise sensitivity, so not sure if you'd find sonicare loud or not. I use it in sensitive mode. The regular mode is too strong for me. 4100 model is currently $39.99 on Amazon. Ymmv.

12 months ago

\> But I keep hearing complaints that Sonicare brushes tend to break within 1.5 to 2 years I don't understand this comment. Are you talking about the body or the brush head? Philips replacement recommendation is every 3 months. Genuine brush heads have a chip inside and it monitors how many time it's been used. The body beeps when it needs to be replaced. If you are talking about the body itself, maybe rechargeable part is the problem rather than "break"? Mine is a little over 2 years old and going strong, but anything rechargeable is NOT BIFL, the battery eventually lose charge. BTW I am team Sonicare 4100, you really don't need bells and whistles on a toothbrush.

12 months ago

Go with 4100 like everyone says. I've had a BT model before, but honestly, I didn't want to pull up my phone and open an app when I brush my teeth. You really don't need fancy gimmicks. Buy a basic model.

Reddit IconBokehJunkie
27 days ago

I had a no-name electric toothbrush for like 2-ish years and it was *fine* but when it died I decided I was going to treat myself to one of the sonicare brushes and it really was a huge difference. My hygienist gave me some things to look for in a brush and after shopping around I wound up with a $40 sonicare 4100 off Amazon, and it’s really night and day different from my last one that was honestly not much cheaper

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