Philips Norelco arcitec 1050 Men's Shaver
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Product Reviews of Philips Norelco arcitec 1050 Men's Shaver
Product Review: Didn't work for me
Summary: 1 Stars
The razor worked great on the beard on my face, but NOT AT ALL on the hair that grows under my chin! Like all other razors I have tried, it left an unpleasant rash and did not clip the hairs closely.Product Review: Disappointed in new Arctic design
Summary: 2 Stars
First new shaver I had in 10 years. I had the older version and enjoyed it.
Got this one and the first thing I noticed was that the power cord would not directly fit into the shaver. You will always need one of the two plastic recharger fixtures to work for you to recharge it. Both appear to be cheaply made and will warp such that soon I would expect to not be able to use them. It is good they gave you two.
Second thing I noticed was the angle of incline of the heads. It is right at a right-angle to vertical. The early model is near 45 degrees. This makes you have to hold it very differently.
Third thing I noticed was the sound is a much higher pitch and is simply noisy.
The fourth thing I noticed is that the heads a almost all plastic unlike the earlier version I have.
You change the unit using two metal prongs on each side of the shaver. I am sure that these will corrode soon as will make additional problems with changing. Again no plug-in possible to the unit itself.
The last thing I own to say is that the shave itself felt less smooth during shaving. It felt harsh and rough going over my skin.
So back it goes to get one of the cheaper model (8200 series) instead of their newer design that may look great but fall very short of the other design which now is the 8200 series.
Product Review: Disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars
I have used Norelco shavers for over 40 years. When my last razor wore out, I decided to go for the highest price model and ordered this model. What a disappointment. I used it for three months and was totally unhappy about how many times I had to go over and over and press HARD to get it to cut. So I bought a new set of blades. Same thing.
So I bought one of the cheaper Norelco Lift And Cut models. Immediately, my shaving time went from seven minutes to 90 seconds. And the shave is much closer - so close my wife noticed it before I could tell her. Sometimes, you can't improve on the old reliable. Anyone want a free used Norelco Arcitec???
Product Review: Dissapointing performance
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased the 1050 to replace my old Phillips Quadra 6865 which needed new heads and rechargeable batteries. I am really disappointed with the results from this shaver. As other reviewers point out, this razor is very harsh on my skin and in fact the third time I used it it gave me a bad case of razor burn in my adams apple area that resulted in scarring (since healed). I now am very careful when I use it and this results in it taking longer to shave than my old razor. It can give me a smooth shave but it requires care and patience. I feel that the 1050 is a step backwards for Phillips. In the end I replaced the batteries and heads on my old Quadra and use it more than the 1050. I would recommend that if you are buying this shaver, make sure you can return it if you need to. One final thing. Several reviews here complain about the shaver head catching their hair when using the trimmer on sideburns. The manual tells you to remove the shaving head when using the trimmer.Product Review: Do NOT buy this razor!
Summary: 1 Stars
I've owned several Norelco razors over the years, and up till now they've all been pretty good. This time I figured I'd go all out and get the expensive model. The results were poor, it seemed to take forever to shave, and it missed a lot of hairs. But I stuck with it rather than returning it. I thought "hey, it costs so much, it must be good, maybe I just need to get used to it." Duh.
Now I'm stuck with a worthless razor that is not capable of cutting all of the hairs, let along cutting them close. I have to use the beard trimmer to get the ones that the cutting heads missed, generally on my neck. What a piece of garbage! My last Philips/Norelco product ever.
The people that claim it cuts "as close as a blade" must have peachfuzz on their face. A grown man with a tough beard will find that this functions better as a paperweight than as a razor. Zero stars.