Just got this today and electric toothbrushes have really come a long way. This review will be mostly for people who are new to electric toothbrushes or looking to upgrade an old one. This review is for the 4100 series.
Comparison:
I moved from a manual, to a Quip electric. The quip doesn't actually vibrate hard enough to affect cleaning, but it does have a 2-minute timer and a really good quadrant minder which tells you when to switch to the next part of your mouth. Quip is kind of neat for encouraging you to brush more, but the quadrant minder is the only real plus.
Pros:
Deep cleaning. You actually need to read the instructions and change how you brush with an electric. The brush itself is making thousands of strokes per second, so your old scrubbing motion actually hurts the effect of this brush. In short: Use light pressure to make sure the brush deforms a little and pushes against your gum, and sweep back and forth more slowly to let the brush work. When you're done, you'll feel dentist-clean.
Bust budget option. The 4100 is the first toothbrush in the Philips line that has all the "regular" body with all the important cleaning features (clip-on heads, quadrant minder, replacement reminder). This means it's the best bang for your buck. The next model up only includes a travel case and 3 different brush modes, which you don't really need. The one mode on this brush is the only one you need, and when you travel the brush head actually comes with a travel cap - take off the brush head, cap it, and put both safely in your bag. Done.
Charge base. The new bases are omnidirectional and magnetic. It doesn't matter how you put the brush down, it charges correctly and stays put. It even buzzes and lights up to confirm a charge. Great.
Gentle introductory mode. The manual says your first 14 brushings will be on a gentle mode to ease you into using the brush. This is great. Even on intro mode, the brush already outperforms any manual. It'll be great to finally ramp it up.
All the features. If you press too hard on your teeth, it stop the brush from making all its pulses. The handle will vibrate differently to tell you to fix your pressure. There is a replacement light which both verifies your tip is on, and reminds you when it needs changing. There are also some options available via certain button presses, which you can read about in the manual. Overall this has all the features I'd want in an electric. I'm not even concerned with the higher-end models for my needs.
Cons:
Weak quadrant minder. It's really hard to tell when the quadrant minder hits because it's literally about one tenth of a second of a different vibration. This is a little too fast to interpret, as the brush also has a momentary buzz if you apply too much pressure. Which is which? The Quip actually does a stop-start cycle a few times more akin to your cell phone, which is way easier to recognize. Philips could improve this a lot, but at least it works.
Overall:
If you can afford a better brush, the 4100 is the best bang-for-buck in the Philips line. It's basically the exact same body as the most expensive in the line. All you sacrifice is that you only get one cleaning mode (you only need one), you don't get a travel case, and Philips makes a different head for this brush than it does for other models. Otherwise it's a perfect, dentist-recommended clean. I love it.
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I have had the same black Sonicare toothbrush for a while now, 7 years to be exact and when it stopped charging I looked around to find the best deal for my dollar as well as something similar and I found this. I thought this one was the exact same one as the one I had before, however there were some differences so I think it is probably the updated version of the same one? Anyways... I am happy with it. Its much quieter and seems to be more powerful than my previous one. Some of the differences I noticed is that it is much slimmer than my previous brush, which makes it nice and light. One of the things I miss from the previous one was the grip bumps that were on the back of the handle of my previous brush. Without the bumps on my new one it kind of feels like I am going to accidentally drop it, especially because it is lighter and slimmer. However this isn't an issue. It also comes with the charging dock which I love because this one was black unlike all the others I have but I can still use it with my daughters kids Sonicare, my boyfriends different Sonicare, as well as my Sonicare air flosser. The price is right and I hope this one lasts me another 7 years!
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