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Re: Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush

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Post by jimnotgym »

HPsquared wrote: post #80
jimnotgym wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes. Meile vacuums are made out of quality plastic, and seem to survive bring dropped down the stairs better than my coccyx did. Due to the unfortunate quirk of language, its hard do describe how much better I like my Meile bagged vacuum than my Dyson. See my Dyson sucked, but the Meile really sucks.

I like the bag style more as well. It's so much cleaner when it comes time to empty it, no dust cloud.

My mum bought a Dyson, and my dad took her old Vax to use on building sites... and it's still going 20 years later...unlike the Dyson.

Re: Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush

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Post by dml2135 »

tedtimbrell wrote: post #7

Never been less satisfied than having bought a Dyson vacuum. Cheap plastic construction

I had the plastic trigger fail on mine. Took the whole thing apart and replaced it with a metal trigger from AliExpress. It’s been going strong since.

I’m not usually a conspiracy theorist, but if I was a product engineer looking for a way to make my well-engineered product fail just after the warranty period was up, that trigger failure looked like a pretty good candidate. There was a specific piece of the plastic that looked like it was ostensibly there as a structural reinforcement, but it was clearly too short, and the trigger had cracked just past it.

ifixit guide for the curious: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Dyson+V11+Trigger+Replacement/1...

Re: Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush

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Post by [deleted] »

imglorp wrote: post #74

> Dyson CameraJet™ is clinically proven to be more effective in improving gum health by removing and preventing plaque buildup.² Vs a manual tooth brush. Notice they don't include ultrasonic and rotating brushes in that statement.

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Re: Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush

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Post by malshe »

shhsshs wrote: post #54

"AI toothbrush" was not on my 2026 bingo card. Surprisingly, $30 for two replacement heads is comparable to other electric toothbrushes (not counting third-party bulk knockoff replacements, which I have been using for years without issue). The RFID reader might force you to buy the official replacements, though.

Oral-B introduced their AI toothbrush last year. See the "More Information" tab on this page: https://oralb.com/en-us/products/oral-b-genius-x-rechargeabl...

The Oral-B Genius X with A.I. Rechargeable Toothbrush will transform the way you brush for healthier gums and stronger teeth for life*. The dentist-inspired round brush head surrounds each tooth to remove more plaque along the gumline vs a regular manual toothbrush.

Re: Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush

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Post by black6 »

I use the cheapest toothbrush I can buy with homemade toothpaste and haven't had a cavity since middle school. The only dental problem I've had in my adult life was my tooth with the filling getting cracked in a car wreck.

Technology marketing continues to suck wealth away from consumers.

Re: Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush

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Post by Topfi »

imglorp wrote: post #74

> Dyson CameraJet™ is clinically proven to be more effective in improving gum health by removing and preventing plaque buildup.² Vs a manual tooth brush. Notice they don't include ultrasonic and rotating brushes in that statement.

They did also make this claim:

> Dyson’s brushing action prevents stalling, keeping bristles in constant motion to remove more plaque vs. market leading premium electric toothbrushes in a laboratory test in brush-only variable mode in the hard to reach areas. [0]

Maybe one was an actual, independent though Dyson funded study and the other just their internal comparison to competitors? When I last upgraded my electric toothbrush, I read some studies looking into performance of Oral-B and co. and, to a layman, it seemed like most proper independent studies used manual as the base line.

[0] https://discover.dyson.com/en-us

Re: Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush

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Post by stuaxo »

tedtimbrell wrote: post #7

Never been less satisfied than having bought a Dyson vacuum. Cheap plastic construction

I had a dc03 animal for over 10 years, kept replacing bits.. this year replaced it with the modern equivalent as I didn't want a battery powered one.

The new one just feels sort of flimsy in all sorts of ways, definite buyers remorse, the old one just felt indestructible + really powerful, this seems a bit crap.

Re: Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush

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Post by kwarcode »

exe34 wrote: post #53
danudey wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I bought a Dyson vacuum, or rather I was given one as a gift from my wife after she saw a joke twitter post about a man being happier about a new vacuum than the birth of his own kids. She gave it to me on Christmas Eve because I was about to vacuum the entire house with our old vacuum - which was also a fantastic vacuum, for the record. My feedback: 1. It works great. I had to empty it several times because it was p…

I've had this issue a few times. Took it apart and soaked/scrubbed anything without a pcb or wires coming out of it, and it worked fine after. Eventually the filter on the motor crumbled into dust (not suitable for picking up the dust from sanding paint off indoor walls). I tried to get the right one from Dyson but I ended up just grabbing something that looked like a distant cousin of the right filter off eBay and c…

The newer ones suck harder.

Re: Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush

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Post by actionfromafar »

exe34 wrote: post #53
danudey wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I bought a Dyson vacuum, or rather I was given one as a gift from my wife after she saw a joke twitter post about a man being happier about a new vacuum than the birth of his own kids. She gave it to me on Christmas Eve because I was about to vacuum the entire house with our old vacuum - which was also a fantastic vacuum, for the record. My feedback: 1. It works great. I had to empty it several times because it was p…

I've had this issue a few times. Took it apart and soaked/scrubbed anything without a pcb or wires coming out of it, and it worked fine after. Eventually the filter on the motor crumbled into dust (not suitable for picking up the dust from sanding paint off indoor walls). I tried to get the right one from Dyson but I ended up just grabbing something that looked like a distant cousin of the right filter off eBay and c…

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