Oral-B Model S-200 Sonic Complete Rechargeable Power Toothbrush
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Customer Reviews of Oral-B Model S-200 Sonic Complete Rechargeable Power Toothbrush
Customer Review: Good Toothbrush
Summary: 5 Stars
This toothbrush is much better than the Oral-B Crossaction Power that I used earlier. The head is nice and small and gets into hard to reach areas, the brush stand has no exposed metal (it's really cool from an engineering standpoint, they seem to be using a magnetic field to charge the battery), so it's pretty safe to leave by the sink.
After using the brush, my teeth feel smooth & clean, like after going to a dentist. It takes a little getting used to but the bristles are soft and don't hurt your gums.
I've been using the product only for a month, some other reviewers were disappointed with the battery life, I can't comment on that yet. However, I think Ni-Cd batteries are happier if you put them through full charge/discharge cycles, a full charge lasts a week. At least 250 full charge/discharge cycles is what I expect out of Ni-Cd's, charging once every week gives me about 250 weeks (little more than 4.5 years). I don't actually think I'll have the toothbrush that long, but the point is that I think the battery should be fine if you don't charge it everyday.
Also, this really shouldn't matter but this toothbrush is made in Germany.
Customer Review: I really like it!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had been using the Oral B battery toothbrush for a year. It is my 40th birthday and I wanted something to treat myself so I bought this tooth brush. It is the same as the Oral B S-320 but without the massage feature, which is not necassary at all and it was only $79.99 which is the best price for a rechargable toothbrush. I have not had my teeth cleaned in two years (oops) and thought of doing so, but it costs $80 so I decided to try this tooth brush as see if it felt like going to get my teeth cleaned. I really believe it feels just as good as getting my teeth cleaned! It is quite strong and you must get used to the strong vibration inside your mouth, but it is very effective. My teeth felt smooth as glass and I really enjoyed using it. I now feel so invested in my teeth and keeping my mouth healthy that I will go get my teeth cleaned. This tooth brush will clean your teeth much better then the battery powered Oral B tooth brushes and so much better then a hand held tooth brush. I love it and and so happy I bought it and I feel I got a good deal on this model for $79.99. You will not be disappointed.Customer Review: Long lasting, very neat, effective.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have 4 of s-200, one s-320 for my father now. My wife, son and me use one at home, I have one at work. I bought them on Ebay for less than half the retail price, so I can buy more to save the trouble to switch heads. This unit is better than original sonicare in almost very way. It cleans teeth at least as good as sonicare, but the design does not require you clean the root of the tooth brush head regularly like sonicare does. The brush head has a better quality than sonicare, after 2 years of regular use, the head cleans almost as new. Although oral-b recommends you to replace it for very 3 month, I found it is only necessary for manual teeth brush, fast vibrating cleaning action preserve the brush cleaning power much much better, it does not bend the brush that much.
I had the first s-200 for more than 5 years now, it still charges very well and cleans strong. The German really did a wonderful engineering job. My first two sonicare only lasted two years in comparison for their batteries to reach the end life.
Customer Review: Sonic Complete S-200
Summary: 4 Stars
I received this toothbrush for a Christmas present. I had thought about getting an electronic toothbrush, but I had not done any research. In any case, I was eager to try it. When I first used it, it took a few seconds to get used to it. I thought it tickled my gums, but very shortly I realize how much the "sonic" action of the toothbrush is working on cleaning your teeth and you just make small circles with the brush and let the sonic action do the rest. I have used it a couple of times and already my teeth feel cleaner. I also find that it is fun to use so I end up brushing my teeth a lot longer than with a regular brush.
I went to see how much refills were at Wal-Mart and they were $7.97. This is why I gave it 4 stars and not five. $8 every three months is a bit more espensive than a regular brush (that I usually get free from Target when they have the tooth paste / tooth brush packages).
Customer Review: Oral B S-200 is powerful / easy to reach into tight places
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my first sonic toothbrush and I am please with its performance.
Pros:
-powerful
-long handle makes it easy to reach into tight places
-operates app. 2 weeks on one charge (takes 12-14 hrs to fully charge) and the charger unit makes a convenient stand for the toothbrush
-charging unit serves as toothbrush stand (would be even better if the power cord was detachable from the charging base to allow for clutter-free storage for the toothbrush between charges)
-price; I had considered the Sonicare product but decided on this because of the huge price difference. I am satisfied.
Cons:
-difficult to complete a full brushing without tapping the power button (first tap cycles to low speed, then off, then full power)
-30 second timer is annoying - brush signals by going into a quick on-off sequence for a few seconds.