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Re: Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush

#41

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

Mirrors my experience with their airfilter/fan combination: Sounded smart with glowing reviews; ended up being loud, with horrible whining noises, on top of horrible aesthetics and being very expensive.

Re: Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush

#42

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

You'd rather your vacuum be made of metal?

Carbon fiber and 3d printed titanium is probably where I'd start for materials to design a high end vacuum to be light/strong/durable. Injected molded magnesium alloy would also be a candidate if production qty was high enough to offset the tooling.

Re: Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush

#44

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

I like mine ok. It's lightweight and gets the job done well enough. Are there vacuums out there nowadays that aren't cheap plastic construction?

> Are there vacuums out there nowadays that aren't cheap plastic construction?

As someone in the market for a new (portable) vacuum cleaner, who has a Dyson now and no longer wants to, is there really nothing out there that isn't so flimsy and plasticky and still portable?

Re: Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush

#45
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Man marketing really screwed a great engineered product. 4k resolution mouth camera?? That's why we go to a dentist every 6 months because I wouldnt know wtf im looking at. "Oh there's that canker sore I feel. Huh, at least I can see it" Bruh, you don't need a camera for gap detection. Just stick an IR sensor, detect change in light. Boom, $0.05.

Bit off topic, but if you suffer from canker sores, SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate) is a known contributor to that in some people (me included).

It's a bit hard to find toothpastes without it that aren't also fluoride free, but they exist.

Re: Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush

#46
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500 bucks for a toothbrush, but could be some interesting angles. Always dreamed of removing plaque myself, future of robotic dentistry

If this is doing better waterpik + toothbrush and perhaps has a long guarantee and leaves you with a 2x normal feeling every morning, I could see the appeal. I dropped $60 on Waterpic and it broke. So then I got a better Waterpik for $100+ but it was clunky unit with bigger water container that didn't fit in my small bathroom. And it broke. But I do like the feeling of electric toothbrush.

an ultrasonic scaler is far better at removing plaque and build up than a waterpik. I find that a waterpik is only really best at areas where there is high crowding, or hard to reach areas behind molars, etc.

Re: Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush

#47

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

I like mine ok. It's lightweight and gets the job done well enough. Are there vacuums out there nowadays that aren't cheap plastic construction?

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.

Re: Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush

#48
post #19
post #8

Man marketing really screwed a great engineered product. 4k resolution mouth camera?? That's why we go to a dentist every 6 months because I wouldnt know wtf im looking at. "Oh there's that canker sore I feel. Huh, at least I can see it" Bruh, you don't need a camera for gap detection. Just stick an IR sensor, detect change in light. Boom, $0.05.

dentists made up the 6 month rule. There's no evidence that it improves outcomes, for most people with healthy teeth, 24 months is fine: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7701991/

healthy teeth are not the same as healthy gums, or oral health as a whole.

Re: Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush

#50

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

You'd rather your vacuum be made of metal?

Metal portions would be nice but i get it’s a weight thing. Also emphasis on it being cheap plastic rather than just plastic. Several parts of mine cracked and broke within a year.
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