Seriously, I go through at least one vibe a year. Usually they break in some fashion - with the rabbits the base disconnected from the silicon stuff - the wires dangled out when i was through last time. I've killed 3 of those in the past 3 years. I've had the basic metalic ones and those are only powerful the first use and they die within about a month or two. Short and sweet, I need something with two kinds of longevity - how long the batteries last, and how long it will live taking a beating. To boot, it has to be POWERFUL. I jest sometimes that I should get something with a car battery. If the sybian wasn't so costly, you bet I'd buy one. I'm considering something that recharges on a stand or connects to the wall but ladies - I'm at a stand still. Does anyone else have my kind of luck, or my kind of drive and therefore have a really good, knock your socks off kind of suggestion?