Philips Norelco 8140XL SpeedXL Men's Shaver
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Product Reviews of Philips Norelco 8140XL SpeedXL Men's Shaver
Product Review: Philips Norelco SpeedXL Shaver
Summary: 5 Stars
Have owned and used about six electric shavers. Without a doubt, this is the best one of all. Close shaves as good a razer. Easy to clean by running under the faucet. Been using it for about a year.Product Review: Very satisfactory shave; Not a substantial improvement over 2 blade models
Summary: 4 Stars
This is my 2nd Norelco and I am satisfied with it. My previous Norelco was a 2 row blade system which I had bought in 2001 used for 6 years. There was nothing wrong with my old shaver, but I thought this shaver would be a substantial improvement over the 2 blade system.
The good news is that this shaver is overall better than the older 2 blade system. The most significant improvement is the battery life. This shaver uses Lithium Ion batteries which lasts me about 2 months with a single charge (my old shaver lasted about 3 weeks). When you travel, chances are you will not need the recharger.
The bad news is that the shave, which the 2 blade system did beautifully, is not substantially improved over the 2 blade system. This is not necessarily bad since the 2 blade system was a very good shaver.
If you have the older 2 blade Norelco, you may want to keep it and change the blade once every two years. If you are looking for a new electric shaver, this shaver will give you a beautiful shave in a short duration with a very long battery life.
Product Review: THIS SHAVER PULLS THE WHISKERS OUT
Summary: 1 Stars
I had Norelco razors before that shaved well that used the lift and cut blades. With those razors you were supposed to shave with a rotating motion. With this razor if you shave with a rotating motion it pulls the whiskers out and it is very painful. You have to shave with and up and down motion, but you have to be very careful or it will still pull the whiskers out. This Speed XL shaver is much more expensive and does a bad job.
Shame on Norelco.
Product Review: Norelco Shaver Speed-XI 8140x
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent razor. It's practical, quiet, shaves well, batteries last a long time between charges, no fuss, unfancy razor. Just what I was looking for. Product Review: Once You Learn How To Use, It's Great
Summary: 4 Stars
I know it says "Men's" on there, but I am a woman, and I use this razor. I just happen to have very coarse hair on my legs. Lady shavers don't do it for me. In fact, I've always had to use 2 razors, a men's for the legs and a women's for the underarms. I know, more information than you wanted, but it's relevant.
This razor is the only one I have ever had that works for everything. Oh, I had some really nasty razor burn before I got the hang of it, but since then, it's been great! No cleaning and maintaining 2 razors any more.
I have found with this razor, that putting pressure on it is a big no-no. If I do that, it will tear up my skin big time. I have to just sort of guide/glide it over the area, no pressure on it, and it does a beautiful job without the razor burn. Now, I honestly don't know how that would go for a guy and his face, but that's how it works for me on ALL parts I shave.
This razor only needs charged about every two to three weeks. There is no indicator system on this razor, and when it needs charged, it just quits. If you keep playing with the on/off button, it will run for 2 or 3 more minutes, but that's it. It takes one hour (about) to recharge, much better than any razor I ever had before.
This razor is easy to clean, just run the head under the sink, shake the water off, and let it dry out. I do that once a week. Easy peasy.
Like I said, I've no idea how my experience might translate for a guy. I gave it 4 stars because of the lack of a recharge indicator. Other that, it is wonderful for me.