Philips SmartTouch 9170XLCC

Pros: Great close shave, solid performer!

Cons: Wife reports she paid a pretty penny for it.

The Bottom Line: The quite shaver provides a thorough shave leaving my face smooth and soft.

Review: I'm glad I am not the type of guy who buys one shaver and declares from a mountain top that he will never try anything else. That would really be stretching it a bit especially with engaging high-tech electric shaver wars. The Philips XL HQ9170 ...

Pros: Fine shave, quite, convenient design

Cons: cleaning system not really effective

Review: The Norelco 9170XLCC is my first electric razor, been using it for about 3 months now. It gives a nice close shave, way better than a blade (used a Gillette M3 Power Nitro). It took some research initially to weigh the rotary razor against foil type. ...

Pros: Smooth, fast, gentle shave. Short charge time, many shaves on charge

Cons: Unwieldy self-clean system

Review: I purchased this razor to replace another Norelco product. I was drawn by the additional shaving head area and the self-cleaning function that mimics that of Braun products. The razor shaves more quickly and closer than the previous razor, with a ...

Pros: Jet Clean System

Cons: Everything

The Bottom Line: All in All, go with Panasonics Top Shavers (ES8077S)

Review: Well Let me tell you, this is by far the worst shaver I have EVER owned. I had originally had a Panasonic ES8080, and It broke and I wanted to replace it with the same exact model, but they didnt make them anymore. So I searched for a Norelco and I cam ...

Pros: Very quiet. Shaves well.

Cons: Battery.

Review: I bought a Norelco 9170XLCC a few weeks ago to replace a 2-year old top-of-the line Braun. The Norelco shaves well, not quite as well as the Braun, but I'm still in the adjustment period. However, the shaver loses it charge at random. This has happend ...