Review (4/5): Good, with one Caveat
I really like this shaver and I use it a lot. I write a lot of reviews on Amazon that are for fun only and not serious, but believe me, I am being serious here.
This shaver has lots of good features, and it definitely does pay for itself. I'm a guy who just likes having a crew cut, and this shaver is perfect for that. Why go to the store and pay $15 to have some stranger cut your hair (and have to waste your time waiting until they can get to you) when you can just buy this baby and do it yourself? Or better yet, have your significant other help you out and do it for you. It has already paid for itself several times over. (I like Setting 2, myself.)
Also very useful is the nose hair trimmer. This is not something that guys like to talk about very often but it happens to the best of us and there's no shame in trimming that unsightly growth out. This one is very useful. You just clip it in, turn it on, and jam that sucker up your nostril. Again, VERY useful.
The rest of the attachments were okay but not necessary, in my opinion.
So why 4 stars? Because of an accident that I had once with this thing, a manufacturer problem. I had started shaving my head and the power went out. Apparently it wasn't fully charged. So I was left with stripes of bald patches running down my hair, and it looked extremely bad.
I recharged it overnight, but had to go to work the next morning and didn't have time to finish the job before I left. So I had to go to work with my hair looking all nappy like I had been suffering from radiation fallout sickness or something. I had to hole up in my office all day, so I would not be seen.
This disaster could have been easily averted had the power supply on this thing been set up so that you can use the device while it is plugged in. Only it doesn't work that way. It is not set up to operate off of a power supply. It is only set up to operate off of its charge. So when it is plugged in, it is only charging the battery. If the battery is dead, then it won't turn on and you can't use it even when it is plugged in!
Whoever heard of such a crazy arrangement? This is totally unlike the other Norelco shaver (the 3-disc beard shaver). It makes me want to give it 1 star, but that would be unfair.
So basically here is my advice: Make sure that this thing is well-charged before you put it to your head. Otherwise, you may be sorry! Take it from somebody who has been there.