PHILIPS Sonicare ProtectiveClean 6100 Rechargeable Electric Toothbrush, with Pressure Sensor, 3 Cleaning Modes, SmarTimer and QuadPacer, 14-Day Battery Life, Travel Case, White, Model HX6877/21

My daughter came in and told me her toothbrush failed. I looked to see if I'd purchased an extended warranty, but none was available. As I looked at the $130-179 replacements, I noticed some reviews saying the Amazon warranty was only a few months--but that CVS would've sent a free replacment. I found the e-mail confirmation of registering from 27 months ago (there is a 30-month extended warranty included--at least in our case.)I contacted the chat line literally 6 minutes before closing on this Friday night--w/o much hope. Not only was "Aida Mae" impeccable in her service, but she led me through a few simple tests, and then determined that a free replacement needed to be sent out -- which was summarily-processed. There was no charge whatsoever.The tests involved de-activating the "Quick Start" feature. While the unit is charging, hold down the Power button for a few seconds until you hear a few beeps. The second test is asking whether the unit had been charged for 24 hours since the problem started (yes.) Next, I was asked to try the different cleaning modes, and to go through the 3 intensity levels--same result. Lastly, I was asked to change to a different brush head (still no different.)Like others, I've used Sonicare brushes for decades. My whole family except my 10 year-old uses them -- he has a competing, simpler brand, but will "graduate" to a Sonicare in due time. This 6100 model looks and acts identically to the 6500 models my wife and I use -- except ours came with the fancy travel case (which I've never used beyond just testing it out.) The 6100 works in the travel case, too.The sense of cleanliness is second-to-none. We use the C3 whitening heads on all of ours. Combined with a Wal-Mart pre-brush rinse, a water flosser, and Crest Clinical rinse, I get excellent dental reviews. When I use the Crest 3D White Professional Effects No Slip Whitestrips, my dental hygienist JUMPS BACK at the brilliance! This experience is based on the 6500, but I can't see any visual, mechanical, or operational difference with the 6100.

I love this toothbrush what else can I say it cleans and does a great job keeping my teeth clean its not too loud and the battery lasts 2 weeks without charging my last phillips lasted me 2 years if I get that out of this one I'll be happy......

I bought this Philips Sonicare to replace an old Oral-B electric toothbrush that died and it has been working flawlessly for over four years now. I use it twice a day, once in the morning and once before bed and the battery life is amazing. I have never had it beep to tell me it has a low battery but I usually charge it once a month or so while just to make sure it has a good charge. I have dropped it in the sink a few times with no damage, but it does have a little plasticy feel and I would worry about some damage if I dropped it all the way on the floor from mouth or sink level. It comes with a travel case but I have never used it.Most of the time I use the standard clean mode for standard morning and evening brushing. I wear Invisalign retainers overnight and give them a quick cleaning with clean mode every morning as well before placing them in a cup of water with a cleaning tablet. I drink a lot of tea which can cause tooth stains. My oral hygienist gave me a tip of using doing a quick rinse of 50/50 water and hydrogen peroxide and then using the white mode and this combo has been great to help minimize or completely remove those tea (and coffee) stains. Even though I have brushed regularly all of my life, I still have medium to deep pockets around some of my gums. A few times a week I put the toothbrush in "gum care" mode and gently massage my gums which hopefully is helping minimize the pocket depth and keep my gums healthy.I like this toothbrush so much, I bought my girlfriend one in the color pink when hers recently died. The only bad thing is that replacement brushes are on the expensive side. But I don't mind paying a little premium for something that I use every day and greatly helps my overall health.

This toothbrush is great! I love it. My first experience with an electric toothbrush was an oral b one I bought at the grocery store because it was on sale. I actually really liked it and had it for years. My husband was talked into buying a different kind by our dentist after he had a root canal. He was a bit loopy so agreed to buy two of them and they were terrible. But he had already thrown our other ones out so this is what we were left with. I hated it but didn’t want to buy another one and waste the money. It died after every use. It was just the worst. I think it was called pro sys. I wouldn’t recommend them. Anyway I got off track. This Philips toothbrush is great. My teeth feel very clean after brushing. I like the different mode options, different brush head options and best of all the battery lasts so long! I went on a weekend trip with this toothbrush and didn’t bring my charger. I didn’t need it. Then I didn’t charge it for about 2 weeks after getting home and it was still working fine all that time! Finally it let me know it was time to charge it but I was impressed with how long the battery lasted. It will also alert you when it’s time to change the brush head. If you’re looking for a efficient toothbrush and not worried about apps and other bells and whistles so brushes come with this is a perfect choice.

The Sonicare toothbrush does a great job. The timer takes some getting use to because 30 seconds goes by so quickly and before you know it, time to move to the next quadrant. It has a long battery life It comes with a nice travel case and a cover for the brush head to keep it clean between uses. Hold on to the instructions until you get use to what all the the lights mean. The only down side I found is there are different brush heads for different tasks, which are sold separately. The whitening brush head comes with the unit. Sold separately are the brush head for gum care another for cleaning.