Philips Sonicare ProtectiveClean Model 4300 Electric Toothbrush, Black

The Phillips Sonicare 4300 is a very good electric toothbrush for the £50 price tag. The toothbrush arrives with the vibrating handle, a charging base that is connected via a shaving plug, a travel case and one brush head.When you first use the brush, for the first 14 days it starts off in a "low vibration" mode to allow you to get used to the electric toothbrush and not to spray toothpaste everywhere, but if you've used one before, you can turn this off by pressing the power button for 2 seconds while charging.I had originally purchased an Oral B fancy bells and whistles with bluetooth (absolutely useless fyi) a while ago, and thought I would like to change, and I'm glad I did. I personally found the heads on the sonicare are slimmer, so I can more easily reach my gums, where I have had a lot of problems with in the past compared, even with the Oral B. I've had good experience with the battery life already, easily lasting 1 week while travelling.Pros:Good PriceGood Battery LifeExcellent Vibration/Cleaning - I much prefer the Sonicare to the Oral BSlim heads to easily reach gumsCons:The "pressure sensitivity" is a little hard to notice over the vibration of the handle

This is the perfect starter sonic toothbrush. I bought two of them for my nephew and niece who had previously only used Oral B oscillating brushes.They have the same amount of "sweeps" per minute as the most expensive Sonicare brushes so they're the best value as they're quite a bit cheaper. They also come with a really good travel case which holds the toothbrush handle and two brush heads.The toothbrush has two different intensities so you can adjust how intense the clean is.Since switching from Oral B to Sonicare we've all noticed how much cleaner our teeth seem; they feel like you've had a dental polish!The battery life is also really impressive.

This is far superior to the Sonicare brush costing double the amount. It is more slender, lighter weight, more attractive and has most of the features of the more expensive model. Furthermore the on/off button is better made and the brush attachment is more robust. I have been using Sonicare brushes without a break for over 25 years and have yet to find a better alternative. I have never had a cavity and attribute this to the Philips toothbrush as much as to good luck. The last one I purchased was the more expensive model which lasted only 2 years before the button failed and the brush attachment fell apart. I decided to try this model which cost half the amount at time of purchase, (ca. £60) and have been very happy with it. The on/off button is silicon rubber that lies flush with the body rather than the protruding metallic-plastic buttons on the high-end model that failed quite quickly. It is also much thinner and lighter which is a bonus when travelling but also because it fits the hand more comfortably. This version offers three power modes and is easy to toggle between the three. There is a solid travel case and charger provided. The case is useless to me because it's so large and heavy it adds too much weight to my cabin baggage, but more traditional travellers may find it useful and it is of great quality. Finally I should point out that Sonicare brushes oscillate at 63,000 rpm when at full speed. Cheaper Chinese copies of sonic toothbrushes oscillate at about 42,000 rpm at most. Be careful to compare these figures if considering a cheaper alternative as you really are not getting like for like. The Philips can also be fitted with softer bristle brush heads if so desired which is a feature I am unsure about with cheaper brands. I was disappointed by the relatively short lifespan of the Philips top-of-the-range brush but feel this cheaper version is actually much better and a return to the quality I have grown to associate with this brand. This is the model to buy and the best brand in my opinion. Recommended. I hope this has been helpful.

I've been using the Philips Sonicare ProtectiveClean 4300 Sonic electric toothbrush for just over 2 weeks and I have been very happy with it.The biggest improvement I have already noticed from my previous Sonicare toothbrush (Philips Sonicare DiamondClean Electric Toothbrush) is the longer battery life as I have still not had to charge it since I started using it. With my previous toothbrush, I would only get around a week's worth of use between each charge. Of course, this may change as the new one gets older but as of now, I am very impressed.I also love the design and the simplicity of the functions. My previous toothbrush had many functions which I never actually used which was why I opted to go for this one with the one mode as it was the same mode I used 9/10 times on my old toothbrush. The performance of the new toothbrush is also very good I have not noticed any significant difference in how it cleans. I still get the same great feeling after using it.I am also intrigued to see how well the BrushSync feature works in terms of letting me know when to change the brush head. I generally change the brush head every 3 months so I'm interested to see if the BrushSync feature works to a similar timeframe.So overall even after only using this for what I would call a short period of time I have been very impressed with this product and I would definitely recommend it.

Does a great job while it lasts but something internal fails after about a year and the shaft goes flappy and it becomes useless. The action of the toothbrush was so good I got another and exactly the same thing has happened. It’s a flawed design in my opinion. Great shame as I don’t know what to buy now but definitely not one of these.