Oral-B Genius X Limited Electric Toothbrush

I lost the Sonicare I bought in 2020 due to a mishandled airline luggage incident in Feb 2023, and liked the toothbrush well enough to buy another. Unfortunately the newer model is not a good replacement. Comparing to the previous model, the new handle is an inch shorter, the diameter is slimmer, and it's much lighter. I'm assuming they switched to a smaller motor because this new toothbrush does not vibrate as hard. The battery is probably smaller too. This cost as much or maybe a few dollars more than I paid in 2020, so I guess shrinkflation strikes again. The charger does not have a standard wall outlet plug - instead it has a USB port "for waste/environmental reasons" but if you contact customer service they will send you a free charge brick. This is nonsensical - a brick is obviously going to be a lot more plastic waste than a wall plug. And most wall outlets don't come with a built-in USB port, so we're going to be needing those charge bricks. This model has (at least) three user-definable settings, and a tap switch for vibration intensity, all of which are pointless: If you tap the power button twice within two seconds it changes the vibration intensity from "barely going" to "still less power than the original Sonicare had". A third tap turns the toothbrush off completely. When turning the toothbrush back on, it "should" remain at the last-selected intensity. Two seconds is an excessive timeout for this already-useless option, and I can never be sure if the brush will be going full strength when I turn it back on. So I waste some time pressing the power button and trying to feel whether my toothbrush is vibrating hard enough. Does that sound silly? It is! Now for the user-defined settings, if the brush is set on the charge base and the power button is pressed after X number of seconds: There's an "EasyStart" mode which is the default, it gradually increases the vibration intensity over the course of 14 uses, "to help you get used to brushing with the Sonicare". If you have bought this toothbrush with the intention of sticking it in your mouth while it is vibrating, you're not going to be startled by the maximum intensity. Pointless. I think I have disabled it, but like I mentioned earlier, I never know what the vibration intensity is going to be when I turn this toothbrush on anyway. Brush head replacement reminder: only works if you use the special "BrushSync" brush heads compatible with this feature.. There should be no reason for anyone to turn this reminder off. Also, the sensors which estimate brush wear (number of uses, pressure used when brushing) are inside the handle and should be usable for any brush you stick on the handle, but are deliberately disabled unless you buy the more-expensive BrushSync heads. Pressure sensor: Again, no reason for anyone to turn this off. All it does is pulse the vibration if you're brushing too hard. Update: my luggage was found and returned (!!!!!), so I'll be returning this if I can, and maybe get a few more years out of my original Sonicare.