Poor quality item Thursday, April 29, 2010I purchased this item over a couple of years ago. The shave quality has been reasonably good, and the linear motor has been trouble-free. However, the overall quality of the product is poor. The rechargeable battery now holds almost no charge. To make matters worse, the HydraClean cleaning system is flaky to the point of being unusable.
Great Shaver! Thursday, January 21, 2010This really is a great product !! I tried everything regarding shaving, Multi-blades, single blade everything! And i came across this shaver, and what struck me so odd about it, is that its a wet/dry shaver.
I really enjoy this razor, i use it everyday in the shower with all my shaving creams! I get a great against the grain shave, very smooth! And i've never been able to shave against the grain.
It dosen't get all the hairs on the neck area and all, but it's nothing to have a little dissposible razor to get a few missed hairs.
The trimmer dosen't really do much for me. because i don't have a goatee or anything. And it does seem sort of flimsy.
The Charger/cleaner is good, its loud but good. I seem to think that just rinsing it in the shower does just as good if not better of a job, but i think maybe the cleaning base may have some "sterlizing" properties that are good for a clean shave.
Over all this is a good product, and will buy again when my wears out.
Excellent Shave Monday, October 05, 2009Shaver works very well and provides an excellent shave. The only surprise is that shaver needs to be plugged out while operating. I wonder why? But it works well as a cordless so alright with me. Top Notch shaver.
Works great! Saturday, October 03, 2009I bought this shaver for shaving my head and it works great...probably takes a little longer than using the traditional method, but, I don't cut my head either! I just sit in front of the T.V. and have at it...usually done in 10-15 minutes, depending how long I go between shaves. I would recommend this item to anyone look for a good shaver at a fair price.
a disappointment for sure... Wednesday, September 23, 2009Bought this in February of 2008 so it is ~20 months old right now. No longer holds a charge for more than a day or two. Have to leave it on constant charge to be sure of being able to use it.
Since new it has often refused to start if switched off in the middle of a shave and quickly turned back on. Setting it in the charger for a couple of minutes required to get it going again.
Battery technology in this thing was obviously not a strong point and not at all what I expected for a fairly expensive (at time of purchase) shaver.
Cleaning cycle does not always dry the shaver properly. The smell of the shave head after cleaning isn't the greatest - not at all fresh smelling the way I expected. Cleaning cycle not sufficient to deep clean razor - manual brushing and rinsing is still required periodically.
Slow shaving and have to go over and over a couple of places on my neck, probably go over everything 2-3 times routinely. Some neck hairs almost never do actually get cut.
Will probably throw this out when I am finished with the last few cleaning cartridges I have on hand. Very disappointed in this shaver.
