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| Brand: Philips Sonicare
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SONICARE HX3351-02 E3000 POWER TOOTHBRUSH BLUE
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Colorful and Works Just Like the Rest... August 26, 2006
KDMask (Rochester, Planet Fab, NY)
34 out of 39 found this review helpful
I totally agree with the first review. We have a Sonicare and got this "Xtreme" for my 14 year old son to encourage more teeth-brushing (and not having to use ours!). He has braces as well, and it works great. I wanted to especially mention the batteries because this works a lot better than having to replace worn Sonicare batteries. (plus, you don't have to plug it in; much easier to take on trips). This model is just as powerful as the other Sonicares, btw, but at a MUCH better price.
The colors are fun; maybe it will help your kid with teeth brushing. Can't hurt, right?
long-term review -- fantastic product if you take care of it July 19, 2008
Jon E. (Seattle WA USA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Great product, and there's no problem with the batteries if you take some minimal care. Read on...
I'm a traveling consultant, and I've had two of these 3000-series toothbrushes over more than a hundred trips over the past two years -- only because the first was damaged during a trip to India. I stopped using my previous regular Sonicare unit because these work very very well, and with a pair of rechargeables, I get the benefit of both worlds.
Power and performance -- The brush head action feels the same as my older Sonicare. This is to say, strong and thorough with no complaints at all. The 3000 has a 2min timer and not the quadpacer control, but I don't miss it. As set of alkaline batteries lasts me for a month or more, while 2300mah NiMH AA's last 1-2 weeks between charges.
Maintenance -- The skreechy complaints from previous reviewers about the battery compartment leaking water and destroying batteries are nonsense. Let's get real here: the 3000 is not the same design as the sealed-cell Sonicare units, and the fact that it has electrical contacts in an open-able compartment is not a design flaw (as some have declared). In fact, I find this unit to be quite well-designed and simple, but it does need a little bit of care. Anyone who has used an underwater camera case or gone diving already knows how to take care of water gaskets, but for the uninitiated: Dry gaskets do not provide a perfect seal on *any* product. In order to seal out water, the battery compartment gasket needs to be prepared before the first use, by swabbing a little bit of Vaseline or similar on all sides of the gasket surface. This will eventually degrade the gasket (lithium grease would be more appropriate), but it's worked fine for more than a year on this last one. If I were hostile, I would take away a star because Philips/Sonicare should provide a small packet of gasket grease in the box, but other than that, it works perfectly after lots and lots of use.
Great for travel. December 23, 2006
Vapid (Nome, AK United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The ideal brush for extended travel. No hassles with power incompatibility issues in Asia or Europe. No additional charger to carry. AA batteries are available everywhere.
Have used regularly for four months and no problems with leakage. Just routine care... rinse and wipe dry after use.
Forget teens and braces this is the ideal road-warrior toothbrush.
Excellent value March 15, 2009
Chambolle (Bainbridge Island, WA USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
There seem to be scores of reviews of this item -- so why add another? Because many here claim the battery operated Sonicare isn't worth the candle, due to water intrusion and corrosion in the battery compartment. I beg to differ.
I have used Sonicare toothbrushes ever since this lineup was first introduced about two decades ago. Until recently, I bought the top of the line, rechargeable models, which sell for three or four times the price of this battery model and seem to give up the ghost every three years or so.
Then one fine day, I went to the local drugstore to buy replacement brush heads and found this nifty battery operated model -- for about the same price as a set of two brushes for my fancy rechargeable model. No brainer! I grabbed the brushes and the battery powered Sonicare.
I have had my battery operated model for about three years now. The pros are: (1) no charger to fuss with; (2) it works anywhere in the world without plug adapters and voltage converters; (3) it is inexpensive; and (4) it works, consistently. The cons are: sorry, I cannot think of one.
Water intrusion and corrosion? Well, not to get too personal, but I'm one of those folks who likes to brush in the shower. I leave the Sonicare in the shower caddy much of the time so I won't have to go searching around dripping wet for it in the wee hours of the morning. Hundreds and hundreds of showers later, it takes a licking and keeps on ticking.
My conclusion is unless you take the thing into the bathtub and use it to play submarines and battleships (something I admittedly have not attempted), it will continue working despite significant exposure to moisture. And with battery replacement required about every 90 days or so, it's simple and economical to operate.
Bottom line: it's cheap, it works, it's great for travel anywhere on earth without the need to lug charging paraphernalia along. I find nothing at all not to like.
perfect September 13, 2006
Dwight (USA)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This product was introduced quickly after the airline scare banning many carryon items. I wonder if it was only a coincidence that Sonicare finally has a toothbrush that uses regular batteries. This powered brushing does a much better job on my teeth than I could do manually. However, I also own a Sonicare model with the dedicated/integral battery and I know from owning both that the battery operated is not as strong a brusher. After the batteries died, I switched back to the rechargeable sonicare. This one will go with me on trips because it still does a better job than I can manually.
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