My experience with Sonicare's cheaper models (8910 and 6630) hasn't been great. They are loud, weak, and less durable.
The $99 ones I bought at Costco have been great.
We bought a pair of the newer H series Philips Sonicare at Costco when Costco quit carrying the replacement heads for our older E series. Several years down the line and one of them (mine, of course) started making an awful racket. I discovered that the metal rod connecting the head to the base was sloppy loose and could be swiveled around, while hubby's was rock solid. I dug out one of the old ones that we'd thankfully kept along with the last unopened head and it still had a charge! I've been using that for the last few days and my teeth feel way cleaner. I'm going to buy some knockoff heads on Amazon and if those don't work out I'm going to buy the Oral B brand. I just don't have confidence in Philips anymore.
My Sonicare from 2017 sill works fine.
A note for newer models, there's some repair videos in YouTube covering a lot of the common faults of the newer stuff, so you can just fix it when it happens. The issues seem minor but common. Once fixed, I would assume they'd remain trouble free for a very long time.
Suri. Built to last, cheap, quiet, ergonomic, and with a 40+ day battery life. Outlasted my multiple SoniCares which kept breaking, and still going strong today.
I actually disagree with the other comment and prefer the oral B. I have both and I’ve been using the sonicaire for about a month now. They both are great but oral B feels more gentle. The sonicaire is pretty intense and since it’s larger I think there is slightly more potential to incorrectly clean the gums, causing damage.
Yeah it’s definitely a personal preference thing! I can understand why some people prefer the usual brush head of the sonicaire because it feels more familiar.
I prefer Oral B to my Sonicaire.
Look up BASS brushing technique on YouTube but also there are videos how to specifically brush with an electric because you do not need to use a scrubbing motion.
I prefer the oral B iO. Oral B brush head is better in general when used properly imo especially in the back. The only thing I do prefer about the sonicaire is they don’t get that mold issue that oral B has not figured out yet. I just have to frequently remove and clean out the brush head area on the oral B.
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