Review (5/5): Super shave quality, deceptively quiet, and goes forever on a charge.
I can't think when I last rated any product with all five stars but this one gets them!
I have always used "foil" shavers over the past 30 or so years and they have varied widely in the quality of shave. Only one would I have rated at the top for shave quality that approached blade shaving and that one was purchased about 24 years ago. I never gave multi-head rotary shavers much thought...until this one. This shaver beats EVERY electric shaver I haver ever owned or tried for shave quality...even "dry" (without using any kind of pre-shave). With a pre-shave lotion it is even better. This is a great on-the-road shaver to keep in your car for those super-quick erasures of 6-o'clock shadows.
This thing is super quiet. It doesn't "buzz" but the sound it does make is a very quiet one that makes you think it is running at a slow speed...yet it races right through a 3-day growth as fast as you can "mow" your face. The rotor housing pops right off and you just shake the stubs out if you have been using dry or only with pre-shave. If you use it in the shower...well, rinse it off in there!
Battery life so far has been unexpectedly good. It has a countdown charge timer built into the on-off switch that starts at 60 (supposed minutes) but after a good estimated half hour of shaving mine only ticked down to about 43 before I plugged it in to my laptop to charge. It only comes with a USB charging corder (it's proprietary at one end so don't lose it!) that can plug into any power-providing standard USB port. Many hotels now have USB charging ports on their bathroom outlets and you even find them on things like inexpensive power strips. Of course, you can purchase a standalone USB charger...but I see no need in my case give this thing seems to just "sip" power and would likely last a multi-week business trip without the need to charge.
Its flip out trimmer is rather smallish but gets the job done and trims very closely. Works as well as any I have tried/owned.
I don't see a real downside to this shaver. I don't know (haven't checked) where you might find additional rotary blades if you need them but the shaver is so inexpensive you could buy five or six whole shavers for the price of other "mid range" rotaries I have tried that don't give as good a shave.
Unless you are a real brand-loyalist or your current shaver gives what you consider a "perfect" this is THE ONE TO GET.