My credentials: 40 yrs. shaving (the 1st 25 years only with a blade.) I was so obsessed with closeness that I used to shave with a badger brush and shaving soap using a Hoffritz single blade. (This is as close as a barber's straight blade.)
I have tried just about all the shavers since then. Remingtons, Norelcos (through the Bond, James Bond model), all the Brauns through the Activator, and the last 3 or 4 Panasonic models.
Braun, with its interceptor blades, convinced me that shaving electrically was quicker, less bloody, and more comfortable than my blades, along with an acceptable shave.
Panasonic's shavers convinced me that shaving with an electric could come very close to the quality of a blade. However, there was always a problem. The first few ultrasonics I had had terrible batteries. Another one went dead after a year (and had the reputation for doing that too). And the last one (I'm too lazy to look up that number) was a step backwards and never shaved very close.
I got the ES8109s for around $86 here at Amazon before Christmas and was delighted. It fit perfectly in my hand, had the closest shave I have experienced so far, was good around the neck, and was comfortable. I always liked the cleaning system but cleaned and charged my shaver in the cleaner only once a week (every Sunday). Daily, I would brush out the whiskers.
Unfortunately, after only 3 months, I already felt that the blades needed to be replaced. After 6 months, I can barely get an acceptable shave at all, having to go over and over the same area and still not get a close shave. This is not acceptable since (it seems to me at least) Panasonic's replacement blade/screens are the most expensive. The Brauns always lasted me between 18 months to 2 years.
I am now debating whether to give this shaver one more try by replacing the blades or try a Braun 360 instead. (I refuse to buy the Braun Pulsonic since they feel very cheap in the hand, in my opinion, and have integrated blades/shaver screens that cannot be cleaned out with a brush.) This is really frustrating since Panasonic makes wonderful shavers but always appears to have an "Achille's heel." Get more detail about Panasonic ES8109S Vortex Wet/Dry Shaver with Nano Technology and HydraClean System.
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