BraunElectric Razor for Men, Series 9 Pro 9465cc Wet & Dry Electric Foil Shaver with ProLift Beard Trimmer, Cleaning & Charging SmartCare Center, Head Shavers for Bald Men, Noble MetalGreenCircle Certified: Certified Energy Savings

I was skeptical of the brand. I had one about 15 years ago that tore up my face. I bought a Norelco to replace that one which I retired when I got this one. After 2 months of use I just now need to recharge it so the battery life is excellent. I shave every 1-3 days and this thing works great. I wouldn't want to try shaving more than 3 day, old man stubble. The sideburn trimmer is usable, not great, but I have other tools for that. My tip is shave before washing your face or showering. The natural skin oils allow for a very close shave without razor burn.

Due to sensitive skin, I haven't used a disposable razor for decades. For most of that time, any inexpensive electric razor worked adequately, but as my beard turned grey I had more and more issues shaving these thicker bristly white hairs. Over the last decade or so I've pretty much given up on shaving at all (except for using hair clippers to keep it short) despite buying multiple razors and hoping for a good shave. For the longest time, I used a Panasonic ES8103 that left me with a shave that wasn't so good even after passing over the same area 10-20 times. I then tried a Norelco OneBlade which actually worked ok but was comparatively messy and the blades only worked well for a short time and then required more passes to get a progressively poorer shave. And finally, the biggest waste of money was the Norelco Series 5000 which refused to shave my beard from day one. Even after a continuous 15 minutes of running it over my face still felt rough and numerous stubborn hairs remained here and there. On top of that, it was very difficult to reassemble after taking it apart to clean.I finally decided to buy the best-rated razor on the market which was the Braun Series 9. I did not have any great expectations but was pleasantly surprised. Even with fairly long stubble as my clippers don't cut very close the razer gave me a close shave after just one or two passes over any one area. The final result left my face smooth to the touch; a much closer shave than I've ever gotten from an electric razor. This razor is absurdly expensive, but if you can't get a good shave from a cheaper model certainly give it a try. As far as the cleaner that comes with this model, it does appear to work as intended, although I will have to use it longer before I can decide if it is just a gimmick or not. If you travel a lot the case that contains an external battery should be great but I probably will use it only rarely.My only complaint is that the instructions are completely useless. There are pages of pictograms that I couldn't make any sense of. I had to go only to find a review that covered the same information using words.Edit added after 2 months of use: I don't really have much to say about the performance of the razor as it continues to shave remarkably well. My only developing concerns are in regard to cleaning. The head contains some intricate parts many of which cannot be reached with the small brush provided and I don't think it was designed to be disassembled. This makes getting the version with the cleaning station almost obligatory. While it works pretty well this bulky device isn't perfect. Not only is some manual cleaning required it becomes necessary to clean the cleaning device as well. So far everything remains clean enough using the cleaner with some manual cleaning but if you have OCD it will probably drive you nuts that it is difficult if not impossible to get everything inside the razor perfectly clean.

I did a lot of research and read most of the reviews on Amazon. I am very happy with this shaver.Nearly 30 years ago, I owned a foil electric razor. It was junk and I’ve been shaving with a Gillette Mach III since that time, which is still a pretty good razor for that type of shaving. But the pricing is absurd.The Pros: no nicks or cuts. I love the convenience of being able to shave in bed while reading on my Kindle, or on a long drive. It’s a close shave but not quite a razor shave. Because you’re not shaving below the skin, it leaves a subtle, but masculine 5 o’clock shadow. The charge lasted me for 2 1/2 weeks while I was in Europe, shaving about every three days.Cons: I have trouble getting close enough on my upper lip. It’s not terrible, but I have to make several passes and angle the razor from the bottom.Bottom line:I love this product. I was sick of forking my money over to Gillette for a blade that barely lasted two shaves. The convenience is unbelievable. The shave is close, but not too close. Highly recommended.FYI, I came back a couple months later and ordered the cleaning station. It’s worth it.

I bought this to replace another Series 9 that was five years old and had developed problems with the trimmer. The new one is great. One small issue: the cleaning lights on the base lit from left to right on the old one - one light day one, two lights day two, three lights day three (time to run a clean cycle). The new one does the same thing, but day one is the middle light, day two is middle and right lights, and day three is all three lights. Works fine so I won’t return it, but it seems like an odd production or design quirk.