Was at costco and happen to see a whole bunch of them brand new on sale. Cheapest i've found.
Oral B Genius Series 9000 Braun Electric Toothbrush $154.99 @ Costco (Membership Required)
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lol, it did look new at least to me four eyes.
Take it from me… you don't need all that fancy crap. A $25 one will do… but if you've ozbargained hard enough where a bit of moolah isn't too hard to come by, feel free to treat yourself at this price!
honestly the difference between the 30ish dollar ones and the one I got from Myer on https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/355583 was significant. It oscillates like 5 times faster or something, if you hold it down too hard you can feel your jaw vibrate. Throwing 70 bucks at one actually seems worth it IMO. I'm not sure about Bluetooth, and I'm not sure about 155.00 as I expect there is a point of diminishing returns somewhere in between.
Been using the old 7000 which I got at DFO and I gotta agree that it spins faster. On paper it's 10,000rounds per minute? On mine if you hold it down too hard on the gums or teeth it would blink red indicating less pressure was needed. Was so tempted to get this new model, but backed off as I just got me 7000 only last year. D:
I guess it's a good investment for those who hasn't gotten any before.
Oh man, the sonicare one I bought does 31000 per minute, and yeah you just basically hold it in place, no downward pressure. Good for me because with a conventional brush I have a tendency to brush too hard.
I understand it oscillates alot faster but was hurting the absolute living crap out of my gums! The slower model is alot more comfortable for myself
Awww this is the second Costco item I’ve wanted this week.
But I returned my membership the week before cause the 12 months was up.I've owned the 7000 (then lost it), ended up buying a 8000 series for $129 + CR from Shavershop.
Review:
It's essentially the same as the 9000 series, bluetooth and app is a total gimmick, the suction cup is just weird unless you really feel like clamping your phone to the mirror twice a day so that the camera can look at the position of the toothbrush. The travel case is handy but for some reason was more "premium" with the 7000. 8000 series has customisable LED lights…
Battery type in the 8000 & 9000 is different and charges faster than the 7000 series but never found this an issue since it's on the charger most of the day.
FWIW I never use the different brush modes. Could have bought a cheaper one I'm sure but the thing looks kinda cool :)
I've used the other brush modes but mainly because I've been trying to turn it off and pressed the wrong button. If you start to take it out of your mouth, in anticipation, you spray toothpaste everywhere. The thing I like with my 7000 is the beep every 30s, our cheaper brush didn't have it but they may now. I find using the electric toothbrush boring, at least with the manual one you are actually doing something. I can see the bluetooth being useful if you are a parent and want to track if your kid is brushing his teeth properly, otherwise, it does seem to be for the orally obsessed.
The Bluetooth only works if you launch the app and in reality it's just a timer; nothing fancy (easier to use the little wall mountable timer thing). I can't imagine any kids or parents having time or patience to start it up when going to brush their teeth. I do like the 30 sec buzz indicating to swap sides and the pressure indicator lights are handy too.
My experiences with Bruan are very disappointing. Not so much of the performance, but the poor reliability. I have owned at least 5 models, ranging from $30 to $200, and none of them lasted more than 2 years. The batteries detreated way too fast, and do not last very long in the beginning anyway. The higher end model does oscillate faster, hence better cleaning in theory. But I am worried about over brushing, especially the models without the overpressure protection.
I received a Phillips one as the gift 3 years ago and never looked back. The build quality is miles better, and battery easily lasts months per charge. Strongly recommended over Braun ones.
I remember reading here that someone cited some scientific papers proving the oscillating toothbrushes(Bruan) does better jobs in terms of cleaning than ‘super-sonic’ ones (Philips). It makes senses to me, and I don’t doubt the results. However, until Braun or others starts making a reliable oscillating brush, I would stick with my Philips.
My 2c. Make your own judgments.
It is funny how people's experiences differ. We've had no issues with batteries with our Braun ones. We don't have an issue with the battery running out too quickly as we leave it on to charge between brushes and our current, and original ones, are still going strong after a number of years. However, when we first tried to buy a MAC computer, many years ago, we just got dud after dud until we asked for our money back - yet my i<device> record is impressive. You do wonder if the universe has just decided "these are not the devices you're looking for" :)
So true! it really depends.
For me, I could take the Phillips on a trip for a month without thinking about charging is a huge +. The Braun ones, after a while, can only do a few (<5) on a charge, which means it would die so often when you are not careful. I am just a not-so-careful person.
ahh, when I travel I go back to a manual toothbrush. No batteries, no problems.
Well I hope they are brand new