husband loves it i am not sure it was worth the extra [SEP] we are a family of oral b electronic tooth brush users i have the and the kids each have a for the extra money the only thing i see that is worth any added expense is the carrying case my husband works out of town and this is great for him to take the brush to from work each week everything else is essentially the same as my longer cleaning cycle means it beeps at seconds and not so what you can figure that out on your own without paying an extra price tag i say buy the