Better Design Than Other Brands
I've owned electric toothbrushes from Philips Sonicare, Oral-B, LeBond and now this new HIEIE model. The reason I've had so many is because they do not last forever. Whether it's the dripping of water and toothpaste into the connections of the casing or just plain electronic natural death, they all seem to die. I liked my first Sonicare a lot, it did a great job on my teeth, but it died after about a year. I replaced it with another Sonicare, and then it too passed away. The Oral-B still works, but it runs on an AA battery and doesn't have the cleaning power of Sonicare. The LeBond and Sonicare share a design flaw in that they placed power and mode buttons low on the handle, which means your fingers will accidentally change the mode or speed while using the brush.<br /><br />This HIEIE model solved that problem by putting the power and mode buttons higher up the handle, so no more unwanted power and mode changes (see my posted photo). I like almost everything about the HIEIE brush ... low price, high-speed brushing, relatively soft bristles, five different brushing modes, it comes with a replacement brush head, and the recharging pad is smaller and easier to use than the one that came with my LeBond brush.<br /><br />I only have one minor quibble with the HIEIE -- the little instruction manual has perhaps the worst Chinese-to-English translations I've ever seen. It's actually kind of funny. Examples: "Do not pull brushing of your toothbrush to avoid deformation and falling off ... we suggest you brushing your tooth twice a day ... we suggest you changing the head of your toothbrushevery three months."<br /><br />I got the black HIEIE toothbrush, after always having white models previously. I now wish I had gotten white again. You're trying to have white teeth, and although the brush color doesn't make a whit of difference in functionality, black just seems to send the wrong message to your mouth. I know, it's silly.<br /><br />If the HIEIE lasts two years or more, it will rank as my favorite electric toothbrush ever.
Rating: 5 stars