short lived not the best shave [SEP] on the plus side like most mid line norelco shavers it delivers a decent shave is fairly quiet and deals with longer hairs fairly well i have been a loyal norelco rotary fan for close to yearstimes have changed since philips bought norelco the early norelcos were the best shavers i could find and lasted a long time the last several norelco shavers i have bought however have either gone dull and or the batteries have grown week within a year of buying them i honestly believe philips norelco is doing this on purpose to sell more expensive replacement blades and shavers the sad thing is you buy a shaver and the replacement blades run about and in my experience the batteries which cannot be replaced die before the second set of blades wear out so you are out in about months and have to buy a new shaverfed up spending a small fortune these last several years on norelco products that just do not last i tried the latest braun complete shaver and so far am very pleased to my surprise it shaves much closer than my and with less irritation i do not know how long it will last but based on the quality of the shave and their short life i am done with norelco