Philips Sonicare ProtectiveClean 5100 Rechargeable Electric Power Toothbrush, White, HX6857/11

Awesome Upgrade from E-series
Intro and things I like:
I had the Sonicare E-series toothbrush for over a decade, and it started to not hold charge so well anymore, so I decided to upgrade to this toothbrush. The head on the 5100 is a bit smaller which I like, and the handle is also nice and slim as well. It’s a fairly quiet toothbrush compared to my boyfriend’s Oral-B toothbrush, which I love because I tend to be a night owl. The charging is perfectly fine and it lasts about 14 days without a charge, and will take 24 hours to charge if it’s completely dead. The quality of this toothbrush is pristine, and this is why I decided to go with the 5100 instead of the 4100 because I head concerns about the newer 4100 model’s build quality. There are no issues with quality for the 5100 as far as I know. I also love that it comes with a travel case as I am constantly on the go for vet school rotations. Some toothbrush brands come with a USB plug in style charger, but this style is much better because you can just sit it on the charger base without having to worry about plugging in a USB C cable or something like that.
Using it:
There are three different modes for this toothbrush, clean, whitening, and gum care. I use the traditional clean mode, and sometimes the gum care because it feels good on my gums. I love that the toothbrush has a very slight pause every 30 seconds indicating that it’s time to switch quadrants, and turns off automatically at 2 minutes for “clean” mode. Apparently “whitening” mode goes for 2:30, but I prefer the “clean” mode. There is also a really awesome feature that you can set on the toothbrush letting you know when it’s time to change the toothbrush head, indicated by the light near the bottom of the toothbrush. This is great for customers who don’t always keep track of when to change their toothbrush heads.
Cons I’ve encountered so far:
The only con really would be that it comes with one toothbrush head. There is a little slip of paper that shows you how to register your product with Philips for discounted heads, but it would be nice if it came with at least two. Another thing that is probably just me, is that the black base for the toothbrush doesn’t come with black heads. I think it would look pretty cool if the heads matched the base for a nice, sleek look. You can get matching colors if you opt for the white, but I just picked the option that would be delivered to me faster because I’m impatient.
Overall:
As someone who has always been pretty anal about her oral hygiene, I would highly recommend this to anyone who is looking for a first time or new toothbrush to up their oral hygiene game.

Worth the investment!!
I have been using this toothbrush for 3 years now.
Was suggested to me by a dentist who told me that it’s more efficient and that it causes less gum recession due to you not over brushing manually.
Ever since using it, I have had cleaner teeth and is also great if you have a post braces permanent chain behind your teeth.
I even got sooo lazy during pandemic and wfh that I skipped a lot of teeth brushing. I moved across the country and was behind on my last cleaning as well. I was CONVINCED I had a cavity and my teeth were in bad shape but was told my teeth were in great shape and 0 cavities. I’m not recommending you not brush your teeth but the performance is so good that even with a lack of consistent use, the brush still gets the job done!
Is also easy to wipe down with running alcohol every so often when it gets kinda icky under the head. You can also buy generic brand compatible heads which saves a lot of money in that area.
Battery life is pretty good, although I will say it does sometimes die quicker with age but is still not that often that it’s a bother.

Had for a year than broke
It still technically runs but it’s loud and feels less strong. For an expensive toothbrush, I’d hope for a bit more use out of it.

Base Lasted 1 and 1/2 Years! Philips Replaced it!
My Sonicare 5100 electric toothbrush base stopped working after just over a year. Since there is a 24-month warranty on their electric toothbrushes, Philips sent me a replacement base which arrived 3 days later.
Love this toothbrush and love Philips!

Love this toothbrush! I bought it to replace the more expensive diamond clean that broke and have no regrets.
I usually get just over two weeks of use with one charge.

Súper fácil de usar. Y te deja la sensación de más limpio.

The toothbrush works fine but it was sent with a charger with the wrong plug for the UK.