Review (3/5): Did not shave close for me
This unit is well designed, quiet; feels good in the hand and super-easy to clean. The shave was comfortable and did not irritate my face. The price is quite reasonable. Unfortunately it didn't shave close enough for me. If I made many passes I could get a close shave but would find that by 4pm I would need to shave again(not that my beard is so heavy). Like all electrics I've used it does a sub-par job under the chin and on the neck. I've decided to send it back and go back to my Braun. Right now I've used the Norelco and then finished with the Braun, which even with year-old blades is much closer and just as fast.
This is electric shaver number five for me (4 bought thru Amazon). I started ~15 years ago with a norelco 5xxx series, and was satified for a few years. Despite changing the blades (perhaps my beard got tougher)I became dissatisfied with the shave. I switched to a Braun 5000 series which was noticably closer with the exception of the neck which required many passes to shave adequately.
The Braun lost it's edge after about a year or two, and I decided to try one of the Panasonic ultra-high speed, wet-dry units (10,000)strokes/min. I got a good deal on a close-out unit. I liked the build and the wet-dry feature, and the ease of cleaning, but I found that this shaver irritated my skin. I went back to the braun, and later upgraded to a Braun 7526, which I bought refurbished without the cleaning unit. It does a superior job and next time I upgrade I may buy the unit with the cleaner. It needs new blades yearly for best results, and it too doesn't do a great job with on my neck; but everything else is excellent.