2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Shaves close, but otherwise disappointing
Date of Review: Dec 2, 2007
The Bottom Line: I would recommend another razor, unless a close shave is all you care about. It does shave closer than other electric razors I have used.
My wife purchased this shaver for me after my old Norelco finally gave up the ghost after many years of faithful service.
While this shaver does shave close, it has many negative features that outweigh this one positive.
In the six months I have owned this razor, the foils have broken twice and had to be replaced. I cannot find the foils without the cutters. This item costs about $22, so in six months I have already spent about $44 in repair parts alone.
The foils are hard to change. The foils and cutters on my old rotary Norelco were much easier to replace.
The shaver only runs on the battery, and the charge doesn't seem to last very long compared to my old shaver. When the battery ran down on my old shaver, I could at least still shave with it plugged in. With this one, you have to plug it in and wait awhile for it to charge before you can use it.
The shaver also doesn't seem to handle long whiskers as well as my old one.
In summary, the next time the foils break on this one, I am going to toss it and try to find one similar to my old Norelco rotary razor.
