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Pros & Cons
Pros
Panasonic arc 5 is a better shaver than the braun series 9 pro. The arc 5 has a larger head and is easier to clean than the braun. I have used the braun, the older panasonic arc 3 es8103s, the remington f5-5800, and the schick xtreme sensitive 2 blade... Read More
It gives a very close shave rivaling my safety razor. Shaves as close as my mach 3 and fusion manual razors using shave gel. Well built and reasonably priced electric razor.
The battery life is good. The only shortcoming for me is the higher cost and panasonic deciding to no longer remain neutral on social issues. All the panasonic arc5 shavers are excellent.
Cons
Norelco razor is very difficult to get a close shave. High priced razor is ready for the garbage unless i can find a reasonably priced outer foil.
It shows a high charge level after one shave (80-100%) but rapidly drops to zero if i try to get a second shave before recharging.
It hurts my face while using it (especially wet shaving) it itches after shaving. The inexplicable chip in the foil now causes awful welts to form across my skin with even the lightest touch from the razor, rendering it completely useless. You have t... Read More
Highlights
Quality
So far i am impressed with the build quality and the amount of head rotation.
Close and clean shave , battery lasts a long time!
I did my first shave with 2 days growth and was blown away!
So far all i've done for a year is smack off the shaver dust and blow it off.
Price
I thought i'd give a chinese triple rotary razor for $40 with good reviews on amazon a try.
I started out wanting to spend less, but i was very disappointed with several shavers i tried.
The amazon price was amazingly less expensive than in my local store, almost $100.
I have a pile of electric shavers that i got for $40-60.
Competitiveness
The panasonic shaver provides a nice close shave as compared to other brands.
From my research and many years of experience i have concluded that panasonic is the superior brand for shavers hands down.
The panasonic shaver also misses the small hairs around the edge of the lips, which the philips norelco was good at getting.
While the leading brand performs as well, the bother (and cost) of refill cartridges is more than i want to deal with.
Overview
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- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 5,532 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 20 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
After doing a search on the best electric razors this razor had the highest recommendation on four different websites that rate products so i gave it a try
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Not only does it give a clean shave but not once did it pull any of my facial hair out
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Pulling longer hairs has been a problem with the last three electric shavers i have owned
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Whenever i would get close to my beard i would inevitable feel the pain of a hair being pulled out
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I hadnt shaved for four days and that usually means i have to use a trimmer first
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
For around 220 and yes it was good but i had to continually go back over previous spots to get a smooth shave
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I ordered the arc5 and did a side by side and the arc5 in my accurate and humble opinion is a better shave
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I even when over some spots with the arc5 that the series 9 sport just would not get
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