Review (1/5): after 15 years of using Philips Norelco shavers...
I've been using Philips shavers for probably over 15 years, I fell in love with them from the start.... I got myself used to shaving while I was on the phone, walking around the house, running up the stairs, in the shower and sometimes when I'm driving.
I always dry shave, I don't put anything on my face and even after a few days of not shaving I can still use my Philips shaver and not feel the slightest pinch :-)
Sadly this all changed when I decided to fork out the money on a name I trusted for so long....
The good :
Firstly yes this shaver looks awesome, after you hold it you can tell right away its a lot lighter and fits much better in your hands that the other Philips shavers.
The bads:
1) Unlike other Philips shavers you can not plug this shaver into your outlet, you have to place it in the carrying pod or shavers stand, this is a inconvenience to me, I am pretty sure its a matter of time before I drop this carrying pod and break it, or worse spill water on it by mistake and damage it ( the charger is not water proof).
2) No Sensitivity Adjustments on the shaver.
3) Finally this is a Terrible shaver, the worst Philips I bought, I honestly don't feel that I should compare it to other models... I have to go over each area over and over and over and over literally and still not get a good shave, so much for cutting shaving time by half :-(
I have another Philips who's blades haven't been changed in over 1 year and yes it shaves better than this brand new Arcitec! I am not kidding!
So who should buy this? Well if you have a lot of money to throw around and want to give your teen son who barely has any facial hair a really cool looking gadget to show off to his friends then this might be a good way to throw your money down the drain.
Final note the Arcitec is great bathroom decoration and is better suited in the Sharper Image catalog than as a Philips Norelco product.
P.S Sharper Image is now bankrupt, you catch my drift?