Panasonic ES-RT47 Wet & Dry Electric 3-Blade Shaver for Men, UK 2 Pin Plug

For the current price (£25), this is a good value electric razor that offers a very reasonable shave. The beard/sideburn cutter is a useful addition.I bought this rather than expensive replacement blades and foil for my venerable ES-SL41. It was a wise choice. Despite sharing spare parts with the ES-SL41, this is a vastly superior shaver. With a much stronger motor and greater charging capacity, it offers a much closer shave. It is a tad bulky but overall, am impressed.Charging is about an hour and a full charge lasts me about 10 days. I normally use it for a wet shave though it is also very effective when used dry. You also get a cleaning brush and a small bottle of machine oil.I also purchased the "Hermitshell EVA Hard case" which is a snug fit (see photo).My only gripe would be the cost of spare foils and blades which each cost almost as much as a new razor. That's disappointing.

I have always been a Philishave user which I find to be quick, easy to use, but not particularly close, though acceptable. My current one was getting old, and missing patches, so I decided to do some online research. There seemed to be a concensus that the Panasonics gave the closest shave as did the Brauns. I have admittedly, years ago, tried Brauns and Remingtons and found them inferior, but that was then and maybe they had improved, so I thought I would give this one a go; the Brauns were far too expensive to consider. My verdict yes Panasonic have improved, still not quite as qick as the rotary Philips but that could be down partly to my getting used to handling the thing, however it does shave pretty close, better than my old Philips at least. It is better than the Philips at shaving up to sideboards and my goatie but there is a bit of an issue. In my opinion the slide up trimmer doesn't slide out far enough, (see photo) as the actual shaver head is in contact with the beard at almost the same level, if you understand me. I found that you can get round this by using the shaver/trimmer upside down, in fact I would recommend that Panasonic redesign this so that the trimmer blade is the other way up, pointing outwards, as it would work even better then. Overall it's a keeper though and I'm happy with this shaver.

I thought I would live with this shaver for a while before reviewing it. My previous shaver was a Panasonic that had given years of sterling service which is what made me opt for another of the same brand. I have not been disappointed with this new one, indeed it has exceeded my expectations. Wet shaving seems like too much hassle to me so I only ever dry-shave and used in this way this shaver produces a good, close shave with the minimum of effort in just a couple of minutes.The lithium battery makes the device considerably lighter compared to my old model and the charge last for weeks - it is still not showing any signs of needing recharging since I initially charged it over 5 weeks ago! Admittedly due to laziness I haven't used it every day but the flip side of this is that on occasions I've had to tackle a 2 or 3 days growth and the shaver has made short work of it. It also comes with an attachment which turns it into a mini hair trimmer. I though this was a bit of a gimmick but having just used it to trim my eye brows (at my daughter's insistence!), it's actually quite useful and effective. All-in-all I'm very pleased, so far, with this shaver and can thoroughly recommend it.

Crikey! The technology has changed in the 20+ years since I last had an electric razor. I had a top-of-the-line, Philips, 3 rotary blade shaver, which was okay for a quick fix, but useless for a clean shave to last a full day.This Panasonic electric shaver is absolutely brilliant.I trimmed my stubble back to 1mm and tidied neck and cheeks to start, 1mm is too short for me, but I will know next time and set it at 2.5mm.I was so impressed with the clean shave on my neck that I went the whole "baby's backside" and I honestly wouldn't be able to tell the difference between this electric shave and my usual Quattro, quad blade, titanium, wet shave!To be fair, I have soft, fine hair on my face and body, but its quite densely packed and it can tend to lie flat; but this Panasonic ES-RT47 coped really well, seems to lift (vacuum?) the flat-lying hair and cut easily. A coarser stubble may require more "passes" but I think it would also shave cleanly.10,000RPM is quite noisy, less so when using the trimmer. But not intrusive enough to wake anybody in a neighbouring room.I have sensitive skin, but feel no abrasion or "tingling" following this first shave and I am absolutely delighted that I took the plunge and bought a new electric shaver, though in reality, I wanted it for the trimmer more, as a way of keeping stubble neat and tidy. This shaver does the trimming really well, but the clean shave is also superb, and for just £45, you cant go wrong!