toothbrush

[mellowtigger]

My electric toothbrush finally died.  It's at least 15 years old, maybe as much as 20.  At the time, I didn't think I would like it due to all that high frequency shaking it would do against the bones in my head.  Now, though, I dislike using manual toothbrushes.  I'm accustomed to the ease and thoroughness of electric.

So I'm retiring my Braun model 4728 in favor of a Braun Oral-B Pro 6000.  It's even "orchid purple", whatever color that is.  I have no idea why it's bluetooth capable.  Not everything needs to be connected to the internet, ya know.  If it lasts another 20 years, though, then it could easily outlast me.

Comments

[brian_bogue]

one of the other people who are here just got a washer and dryer that were wifi enabled. I couldn't get why that was a selling point either

[foeclan]

Mine has Bluetooth, too, but I never set it up.

Apparently, it records a lot of telemetry, like brushing duration, pressure, angle, etc. and can gamify it to encourage kids (and probably some adults) to brush better.

[andrewducker]

I got an Oral B Pro 2 2500 last week, to replace basically the same toothbrush. I'm very happy with it, despite its lack of internet connectivity.

If I was in the USA (or if they were available in the UK) I'd go for one of these:
https://www.wired.com/review/brightline-sonic-rechargeable-toothbrush/

[mellowtigger]

That item looks very similar to my old one. Thanks for the suggestion. If I ever need another replacement, I'll consider that one.