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What's a gadget or appliance that you purchased that you would wholeheartedly recommend to others? (lemmy.ca)

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For me, it's an electric toothbrush. It doesn't matter if you go with Sonicare or Oral-B, once you start using an electric toothbrush, regular toothbrushes don't ever feel like they clean your teeth properly. The smooth plaque-free top layer of your teeth that you can feel after using an electric toothbrush can't be replicated with a regular toothbrush.

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[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 8 points 6 days ago

I really don't like the proprietary batteries each company use for their cordless tools though. I don't want to be locked into 1 company and I don't want to buy 8 different batteries.

[-] JustTesting@lemmy.hogru.ch 5 points 6 days ago

I wanted to punch someone when i realized my Bosch drill and Bosch electric saw use different batteries. They're identical in size, but the plug part on one is a mirror image of the other and so not interchangeable

[-] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 2 points 6 days ago

While I agree that vendor lock in sucks, getting a universal standard open source tool battery is not likely to happen. I decided to go with the Milwaukee M18. They have a huge variety of tools available, and they all use the same interchangeable battery. I have a drill, an impact driver, a circular saw, and hedge trimmers.

[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 6 days ago

Somewhat tempted to go with corded and a generator. Large battery could work but they cost a lot more if you want high watt output and realistically it's not going to be used super frequently outside of cable reach.I

The money saved by not buying a battery with every tool would be huge too. Some won't even let you buy without a battery...

[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

They make some pretty low profile battery adapters now that will let the different systems interoperate.

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