philips norelco 8140xl speedxl men's shaver

Rating:
Date: 2008-07-07
Smoth Shave
The 8140XL Speed XL Men's Shaver (8140XL)Was much lighter in weight--Good. I did not realize it could be cleaned with Hot water. This was a good feature once I got used to doing it.It gives a nice smooth shave. It is not as loud as my old Norelco. I purchased this during the week of Father's Day when all of the local stores had them on sale. The same 8140XL for $10.00 dollars less and not have to pay a mailing charge. I feel Amazon should have a program to match local prices with in a month of purchase. I still have the receipt in case you are interested. I have used Norelco Shavers since 1957. They are good.

Rating:
Date: 2008-07-07
Short battery life
The new generation of Philips aren't like the old. Battery life is nothing like it used to be and not a great shave either.

They've put too much into features instead of function.

Rating:
Date: 2008-07-05
Great electric shaver
This ia a great shaver for the price. My old Norelco is 15+ years old and this model gives even closer shaves with great battery life.

Rating:
Date: 2008-07-01
OK, but outperformed by a $10 foil electric
I got this shaver in early January of 2007. For the first month or so that I had it, it worked decently. The shave was relatively close and it did get most of the hair, but it did take a few passes over the skin, and a touch-up using the on-board trimmer to get the ones it missed. I also found myself having the stretch the skin quite a bit to get a close enough shave. However, it did offer an irritation-free shave (I have sensitive skin, thus why I stay away from blade razors).

Over the next few months, though, I noticed that the shave started to get more irritating: more 'pulling' instead of cutting (had always pulled a little, but got more frequent), takes more passes to cut what it once would, etc. I changed the blades after 3 months (short period, yes, but I tried anyway). It helped a little, but it still wasn't as good as it once was. Then, I started to realize that the shaver wasn't holding as strong a charge as it once did. It would come off the charger and be 'full power' for less than one shave, and would need to go back on the charger after 6 shaves (far less than the advertised two weeks). A call to Norelco led nowhere, as they said it was 'expected' for the battery to wear down over time (4 months?).

I kept using the razor as I wasn't about to waste the $90 investment. On a trip in late July, I had forgotten to pack the shaver, so I purchased a $10 Remington battery-operated foil razor at a local convenience store. Sad to say, but from Day 1 that foil razor has outperformed the Norelco by leaps and bounds in all areas (closer shave, gets all areas better, less passes needed, etc.). Also on a sad note, the Remington is kicking the bucket (a year later), and I am forced to go back to the Norelco for the time being while I look for an acceptable foil shaver as a replacement.

In short, this razor performed decently at first, but it seems as though compared to a $10 battery operated razor, this $70 shaver isn't a good value for the investment.

Rating:
Date: 2008-07-01
Great product, great price
Bought this for my 17 year old. Great starter. Wish I had waited a week or so till it was a gold box item though...missed that one.

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