Review (5/5): Best Electric Shaver I've used yet
I've used several electrics over the last 5 or 6 years or so including a Norelco from a couple years ago and most recently a Panasonic Vortex 8178. The Vortex is loud, powerful, and by and large does a great job. I ended up dropping and breaking the Vortex which is why I bought this Norelco.
This Norelco does just as good a job as the Vortex, and does so in a much gentler, softer way. It cuts just as close without the loud noise and without the irritation the Vortex can give you at first. This doesn't have the fancy cleaning machine like the Vortex does, but that was more trouble than it was worth--you have to buy replacement cartridges and it takes hours on end to clean it. You just rinse this Norelco under the faucet and it's as good as new. The only weak spot on this Norelco is its trimmer--it just isn't very powerful, not nearly as powerful as the Vortex and even not as good as my old Norelco. But the weak trimmer isn't enough to bring my rating down because the shaver works so well overall. Highly recommended.