Review (5/5): A great shaver, if you're a rotary user
As a longtime rotary shaver user, the 9160XL is easily the best one I've ever owned, replacing a unit I had for 10 years. The battery on that one gave out a few months ago, so I did my research and settled on the 9160 as a replacement. Am I glad I did. It give a nice, close shave. The charge seems to hold forever. It's much quieter than any rotary razor I've ever used. And the adjustable heads work better than I thought they would.
One word of advice. I purposely avoided the "self-cleaning" models because I figured it might be a bit of a hassle. But now I'm wondering if I might have liked it. Norelco recommends rinsing this unit about every other day, which is sort of a pain, but easy enough to do. Just curious if the self-cleaning base unit for only $10 or $20 extra might have been worth it in the long run.
Maybe I'll find out in 10 years.