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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 23 hours ago (7 children)

sustainable electric toothbrushes

I hate to be "that guy", but I noticed this on their website:

Can I change the battery?Updated a year ago

No. But we can.

Thanks to our handle design, we can replace your battery once it reaches the end of its life.

Completely unnecessary, wasteful, and a part of planned obsolescence.

Even though I've owned a few Sonicare brushes, my current brush has been a $25 (Canadian) ARC toothbrush, that uses a single AAA battery.

I only remember replacing the battery twice in the last few years (maybe once a year, then?). So the idea to make a brush with a built-in battery + a charger seems crazy. There is literally no advantage to having a built-in battery for a device like this, and plenty of downsides.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

Is your Toothbrush ultrasonic? I had an old Oral-b from 15 years ago but i bought a new Philips Sonicare 5500. Ultrasonic toothbrushes are amazing, how could i not buy it sooner?! lol Much nicer feel and better teeth.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

They list sonic in all of their marketing material, but I don't know if there's a difference between ultrasonic and sonic in this sense. When compared to my Philips Sonicare, one of the higher-end models, I can't honestly tell a difference, although the Philips has quite a few more options as far as vibration patterns and intensity, where this basically just has a single on/off button.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

i cant see the bristles moving and it sounds like an ufo, if yes thats ultrasonic xD. (i cant describe the noise)

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago

๐Ÿ˜‚ yes, it's quite silent and doesn't have moving/spinning bristles like oral-b(?) brushes.

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