You don't have to get a Pibbs.
I have a DAZEY1400 tabletop that I've had for about 22 years. It still works and gets hellu HOT!! However, I think it uses a lot of power or something bc the plug gets very hot (near where it plugs into the wall - like almost too hot to touch
). It's been doing that for like the last 10 years at least, but it's still working. It gets so hot, I have to remove my jewelry and earrings before I use it
, but it dries my thick APL hair in about 60 minutes. It has the little holes in it that blows the air out.
I was worried about the plug and I thought it may conk out on me soon (22 years is a long time for weekly rollersets!), so I went ahead and got the Pibbs. I do like the Pibbs, it dries my hair faster, with less heat and it's quieter, but it's basically a 20 year improvement on the technology that I was working with so I would expect that...
I still use the DAZEY to this day when I am setting my friends hair and I need more than one dryer...
I would think that the newer tabletops would be just fine. Some are even ionic or use tourmaline technology.
Girl, go on to Sally's and get one of those tabletops next time they have a sale!