Glad your wife found something she likes. Not all women prefer the same thing ya know.
Vibrators are limited in that the motion comes from a rotating electric motor*. The vibration comes from the motor rotating an off-center mass. Small cylindrical vibrators have to have higher speeds in order to have an appreciable effect, while broad head vibrators like the Panabrator can have the slow but strong vibration described by one fan as “a throb like a Mack Truck”. The Magic Wand is about inbetween the two.
*Which is why I’ve commented in the past that someone really ought to figure out how to make a cylindrical vibrator based on a reciprocating linear inductor.
Right. And the shame is that the Hitachi Magic Wand seems to own the plug-in vibrator market. I suppose I could hack a Hitachi running it off a rheostat, but that would seem less than portable.
Try panting like a dog. Remember, a good vibrator works by relaxing your vaginal cords.
OMG I almost plotzed laughing.
I know this is an old thread, but I stumbled across this in a web surf. I am totally with you on the Panabrator. My wife (and I) love this thing. Nothing else we have ever tried can even come close to the power and deep rumble. We tried the Hitachi. It’s a joke compared to the Panabrator. Not nearly as powerful, nor as versatile. The Panabrator IX (“9”) is the best one, I think, because it has the power switch and the variable speed dial. Not all of them do.
As for fearing that it “gives up the ghost”, I’ll tell you what I did. As a preemptive protection, I scoured eBay for a while and bought a second one that was in really good shape (cost about 50 bucks).
Also, I have had to do repairs on ours twice. It comes apart by just removing a bunch of screws and separating the handle. About the only thing that can go wrong with these is that the power cord gets damaged or broken somewhere and needs to be replaced. If you are handy with tools and soldering, it is easy to repair. Other than that, as long as the motor holds up, these things should run forever.
I put a new power cord on ours, and while I was at it, I made it a 10-foot cord, instead of the 6-foot that it normally has. Makes it much more convenient to use!
Ew, just ew. You bought a second hand vibrator? Can I interest you in some second hand bras and panties?
Surely the batteries have run down on this zombie.
The real question is…why is this a CS thread? Are you filming it?
Prove it 
What about second hand edible panties?
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I’m not sure how this thread didn’t get shut down the first time, between being a parody and not a CS topic. But it is now.