This shaver is a very good looking piece of equipment that is easy to use, charge and clean. It provides a clean, comfortable, close & easily controllable shave. The replaceable (quick-change) head units, one with the three rotary heads and one for closecdetaik trimming (ordered separately) make this a great system.
Some years ago I hurt my back so severely that just bending to the bathroom sink to shave with a blade was torture. Consequently, my wife investigated which electric shavers performed best. She then purchased a Philips Norelco Arcitec. I have used it almost daily since 2009 and thought it was a wonderful shaver. Then this past Christmas (2017), my daughter thought I should have the latest and greatest, so she purchased the new Philips Norelco Star Wars Special Edition. Well, I thought, how much better could it be than my old faithful shaver? The difference was immediately apparent. Philips Norelco has managed to finesse an even better, quieter, more comfortable shave out of their original basic design.
i have used the Series 9000 for over 3 weeks and returned it. it does a good shave but it takes a lot of passes to get good results - as if there was a lack of power. It could be that my previous shaver was not a rotary model but the unit felt underpowered to me.
it has a great design - loved the ability to do a wet or dry shave.
Nothing wrong with the cleaner however no product improvements have been made over the years to improve the products reliability.I still have concerns with the motor that pumps the fluid to the shaving heads only lasting a year or two.
The first one I received theCLEANING PORTION wouldn,t work as the head would not stay down when I clicked it so no power. Amazon immediately replaced it with another one. This works very well. The only issue I have is that it is akward to change heads with trimmer. It dosent just click in easily. i would prefer to have trimmer on the razor.. other than that it works really well & I am very happy with it
I have been using Phillips electric shavers since they first came out. Obviously satisfied. I did not require the cleaning portion of the 9000 series but could not get the blade I wanted unless I bought same. Takes getting used to. I am getting a closer shave than my previous one which died after several years of use. Not able to change the battery nor was the shop that sold it to me originally.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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This product does not live up to Philips standards
on September 2, 2019
Posted by: Dutchie
Gender:Male
I have been using philishave products most of my live and find this latest product to be worst of all the Philishaves I have ever purchased and used considering the price at purchase. I certainly would not recommend this product to any one. The separate trimmer is cumbersome to use. When using the unit to shave I feel like it is pulling my beard out of my face rather than cutting the hair. I think Philips can do better.
Cons: not a proper shave my older units are better