Nice Shaver, Concerned about Long-Term Blade Availability
This is a nice shaver. It has a nice, long handle and a wrist strap so it's easy to reach every part of my back. The blades are super nice - two six-blade cartridges mounted together give you decent coverage. Prior to this, I was using a shaver with single-blade safety razor blades. That thing would occasionally put a big slice in my skin. With these six blade cartridges, though, you won't cut yourself because the pressure is spread out across all the blades so much better. It really does give a great shave and you don't have to be so careful like with single-blade back razors because this one won't nick you unless you are really heavy handed.<br /><br />I will say, though, that I am concerned about long-term replacement blade availability. Will this manufacturer still make and sell these blades in a few years? These blades appear to be proprietary. I was hoping there would be a way to manually swap out the blades with other cartridges, but it doesn't appear that the head can be taken apart without snapping some plastic and destroying it. I've attached some photos of the backside of the shaver heads ... I should note that the metal screw does nothing other than hold down a small metal weight.<br /><br />I like this shaver a lot, and I'm going to use it as long as I can find replacement blades. But I'm not going to throw out my old shaver that uses safety razor blades because I'll always be able to find those.
Rating: 5 stars