it is reflective of braun quality [SEP] the self cleaning feature is designed for lazy people i like it because the cleaning fluid lubricates the blades refills are five a pop and supposed to last days lets see thats a new shaver a year heres what i doand not out of cheapness either after every shave pop the screen off and give it and the blades one good blow pop screen back on every other time clean itevery time charge it by blowing every shave and cleaning every other you get days out of a fluid refill not the base detects how much is in the fluid and when it gets too much forces you to change cartridges or it will not work clean to make your batteries last an extra year once a month let them run down completely then charge theres a difference between being cheap and throwing money away i just get to buy more toys aint that whats its about closest shave ever not really but fuctional enough to be worth it overall nice shaverupdate sept this unit lasted me six years then took a dump