excellent shaving but there is a reason it is cheap [SEP] i had another norelco shaver for the last or more years the difference in the shaves is striking both less pain when my stubble is a little long and closerhowever the reason this shaver is cheaper is that there is battery inside it instead of i know this because i took it in to be repaired because i only got shaves to a charge i talked online with norelco and they said my shaver was broken so i looked up on the norelco site a local authorized repair shop i took it in and the guy opened it up he said it was one of the cheap versions that has instead of batteriesmy old shaver over most of its life gave me or so shaves before needing to be recharged that is quite a difference