I have one of these that I purchased on Amazon for about twice the price. I am 75. I mention this because I have been shaving for many years and have tried a variety of electric shavers. This is the best electric shaver I have owned. They recommend giving the razor about 30 days to see the results and that was true with me.
A couple of days ago, I received the one I bought and reading through the manual one thing jumped out at me:
“The life of the battery is 3 years. The battery in this shaver is not intended to be replaced by consumers.”
Also the razor will not operate more than a few seconds with the charging cord plugged in. With my Braun, I could still use this method if I needed a quick shave and didn’t have the time to recharge it.
I’ve been using a Panasonic ES8103 model (similar to this one) for the past 10 years. The battery still holds a charge for over 2 weeks (with daily use). And it takes less than 1 hour to fully recharge to 100%. I can get a 10% charge in less than 5 minutes. I wouldn’t trade my shaver for any other brand.
Heartening. I feel better now. Hopefully my experience with this model will be similar. Thanks.
I have a Panasonic that is similar & the battery has lasted 7 years & is still going strong. I bought this one since it has a beard trimmer comb that is adjustable. My present Panasonic does not have an adjustable comb.
One additional comment - I love Panasonic. I was an independent electronics repair man 40 years ago. The only company that would sell me parts without a lot of grief was Panasonic… I believe that they still have a good policy on selling repair parts…
I travel quite a lot. Does anyone know if the power supply work only with 110v or 110-240v?
If you click on the Full Specs on the Panasonic page, it says
Power Source AC 100-240V
Thanks!
According to this review, the ES-RT77 is 2014 model, just fyi.
One thing to consider with electric shavers is the cost of replacement blades and foils. I bought my Panasonic electric (a different model) from the mothership a while ago on a gold box sale and the replacement parts sell for more than half of the cost of the whole package at regular price. The blade/foil combo pack for this model is currently only $25, which is very good compared to the set for mine.
https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-WES9013PC-Electric-Razor-Replacement/dp/B001J6O0JG
ah damn it ! i bought this one from woot few months ago for $59, haven’t even used it yet, could have waited and saved $20