Braun Series 9 Electric Shaver With Precision Trimmer, Charging Stand & Travel Case, Wet & Dry, 100% Waterproof, UK 2 Pin Plug, 9242s, Black/Eloxal Blue Razor

First of all, let's deal with the price. It seems a lot for a shaver - admittedly not exactly a fun purchase - but when you consider how long these should last, and how much it would cost you for razor blades and soap for the equivalent span of time, it works out quite cheap. Yes, you have to buy replacement foils for an electric shaver, but Braun suggest you replace them every 18 months, so again it's not a huge expense in the grand scheme of things.Anyway, inside the box you'll find the shaver in a rigid (looks like canvas but is hard) zipped case, a 2-pin power cord (note to those who claim it's not a UK plug: ALL shavers come with a 2 pin plug, so you can charge them in a bathroom!), a small charging stand (not a cleaning station), a cleaning brush, a drawstring pouch for keeping the cable and charging stand safe on your travels, and an instruction leaflet.Before first use you need to charge the shaver for an hour according to the instructions. To charge the shaver you can either insert the power cord into the bottom of the shaver and then plug the other end into a shaver socket or a shaver adapter, or you can use the stand. The stand is a small plastic disk with a hole in the back into which you insert the cord, and a female plug in the top onto which you place the shaver. It's a dinky little thing but personally I'll just plug the cable straight in as I don't have anywhere to leave it plugged in all the time. While charging the shaver displays its power level via five blue bars which illuminate below the power button. When the shaver is charging the bars will flash and slowly increase from one to two, then three etc. and when full the lights all go out. Fully charging from empty takes about an hour. In use, the bars illuminate to show the charge level. Note that you cannot use the shaver while the cable is plugged in, so if you find that the battery is flat and need a shave, you can't use it while charging. This is because the shaver can be used wet or dry - more on that below - and it would be a tad dangerous if you could have a wet shave with it while it was plugged in.Now, this is my second Braun series 9 shaver. My first one was almost identical to this one but was a slightly earlier model which didn't come with the stand, or the drawstring bag, and the power adapter was different, but aside from that it looked the same as this. Sadly it stopped working all of a sudden recently, hence my purchase of a replacement. The battery life on that model was phenomenal. I could charge it fully before a 2-week holiday, use it twice a day each day, and when I returned it had maybe dropped by one or two bars.So how does it shave? There are four cutters on the top, so the head is very big, and a pop-up trimmer for sideburns and moustaches. It's actually very quiet while in use and is comfortable, with no snagging or pulling. My first shave with this one was of about three days growth, and it sailed through it, and afterwards my face felt very smooth - comparable with when I have a wet shave when I get my hair cut. I'm really happy with how this shaves, and cleaning is easy afterwards - I just press the two buttons on the side of the head to remove the foil cartridge, tap it into the sink, and use the brush to remove any extra bits from the foils and the shaver.The shaver can be used wet or dry, so if you want to use it in the shower, or even with foam, you can. I found with my previous series 9 that using it wet was actually great, and it shaved even closer. Obviously if you use foam it gets a bit messy, but the results are really good. You can of course clean the shaver whether you've used it wet or dry by rinsing the foils under the tap. Braun advise that if you do this, you apply a little light machine oil to the foils to keep them moving well.All in all this is a really nice shaver, and it works brilliantly. I'm absolutely delighted with it.

I've been using a rotary electric shaver for years and I wish I'd moved long ago. So my review is more comparing. I was never sure if their was much different between rotary or coil, or more expensive shavers to the cheaper grades but their is. If you are looking I'd go with the coil and if the money is available get this series 9000First time using it I didn't even feel it cutting but it was. Cuts closer and doesn't leave me with sensitive spots like the rotary shavers. No louder than rotary either. I dry shave so cleaning is very easy, just remove the coil and tap to remove hair. I shave every morning so 5 mins is all you'll need to use and clean.Would recommend for anyone looking to upgrade from a normal razer or thinking of a new electric shaver

I have a series 7 purchased 8 years ago and although some of the paint is peeling it is still going strong but decided to get away from constantly buying the expensive Clean and Renew consummables and bought this wet & dry series 9 to replace. As one would expect from a shaver at this price point it is a very good shave but you have to work at it (stretching the skin) and after 8 years thought there'd be a marked improvement on the series 7 - there isn't. It is however definitely quieter and can be used wet or dry which is a plus. It has a deeper head with an extra foil element but the extra depth doesn't always help when shaving in narrow places such as above the top lip and doesn't seem to contribute to a closer shave. Also, unlike the series 7 it does not have a built in display to tell you when the, very expensive, foil is due for replacement (18 months recommended life). The charging stand is a flawed design in that the angle needed to sit the shaver on the recharging post is very narrow indeed so trying to locate at arms length is difficult. Marketing of course would have us believe that the product just keeps getting better - it doesn't. Only buy on offer as it not worth the full recommended price. Still a decent product that can be recommended.UPDATE - Decided to return for a refund as the gains weren't sufficient compared to my still functioning 8yr old Series 7.

Bought this for my Dad for Xmas (he is an awesome dad!)He loves it. He's had the same Braun shaver for about 20 years and his old one was finally giving up. Time for a new one. Luckily he is not disappointed. He has been raving about it. He said the charge lasted well over a week, its easy to use. Does a great shave, and in his own words, his beard is tough! He could not speak more highly of it. I think my husband will be heading this way too when his gives up.

I bought it for my husband but we don’t think it is a good shaver. It doesnt seem to get right to the skin and get a close shave. In some places like under the jaw and down the neck it doesn’t shave at all. Very expensive for a not very good razor. You’d do better with a £1 bic wet shave razor. We ran out of time to return it, mores the pity.

Decided on this after reading many reviews, yes it's expensive, but worth every penny, very sensitive skin so blade or electric have never been able to shave without getting rashes,Until now, ultra close shave and no irritation whatsoever, would give more than 5 stars if that was possible.

Really impressed with closeness and speed at which I can now complete a full shave. This was an upgrade from my old series 3 and has made daily shave a breeze; no more excessively running over the same spot. Battery life is really good and takes very little time to charge. Great value product.

I've had a Braun series 9 razor for years and my battery started to run down due to age so I went straight out and bought a new one, I'm very happy with the product always a good shave.

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Yo vengo de las maquinillas Philips y es la primera Braun que tengo. Concretamente he tenido 3 Philips de gama alta, la ultima de la Serie 9000 que la he tenido unos 6 años. Mi decisión de cambiar de maquina es el alto coste del cabezal de cuchillas de philips, que no es mucho mayor que Braun pero este recambio escasea casi por completo encontrandolo solo en 1 sitio a un precio que ya no merece la pena para una maquina de 6 años.Sobre esta maquina de Braun tengo una buena impresión, aunque aun me estoy haciendo un poco a ella. El cabezal es muy diferente a lo que estoy acostumbrado, con varios rodillos de cuchillas que la verdad me parece muy aparatoso y en la zona del bigote no puede pasarse por completo. Algo que también me choca bastante es el ruido, hace un zumbido que debe doblar a los decibelios de una maquina Philips, y por ello ejerce una vibración en la cara cuando te la pasas, que al principio me era un poco molesto pero ya me he acostumbrado. El corta patillas es algo corto ya que no asoma apenas pero es suficiente para lo que necesito.En conclusión, afeita muy bien pero no puedo decir que mejor que una maquina Philips ya que TODAS las maquinas que son nuevas tienen el cabezal de cuchillas nuevo y ahí todas cortan bien, al menos las maquinas que yo he usado. Entre una Philips de la gama alta actual y esta afeitadora podría decir que cortan igual de bien, la diferencia es el sistema de corte que ya ahí cada cual eliga el que más le guste.

Arrivo da un serie 7 e devo dire che in effetti questo ha una marcia in piu veramente top. X 20 anni usavo solo lamette mach3 (ho 41 anni) poi ho avuto x 2 anni un braun WaterFlex (tipo un serie 3) ma non tagliava tanto rumoroso ma x 60 euro non avevo pretese. Anno scorso il vero salto mi hanno regalato un serie 7, ottimo dal primo utilizzo farsi la barba era come come con la lametta, qualche residuo e ripassavo velocemente con la lametta, voto 8 mi trovavo bene. Ma pochi giorni fa si e' rotto (amazon rimborsato) allora ho fatto il salto al serie 9.. E posso dire voto 9 quasi perfetto. Taglia ancora meglio, leggero, barba finita senza dover ripassare con lametta, veramente come dicono tanti, siamo a livelli di mach3. Lo consiglio sicuramente se si ha la possibilita' e come me ogni giorno si fa la barba, ci va un rasoio che non ti porti via troppo tempo che tagli e ti lascia la pelle liscia ecco il serie 9 fa questo. Comunque sicuramente se volete un upgrade di un serie 3,serie 5,serie 7 (serie 8 quasi simili), allora questo consigliato, racchiude tutte le migliorie delle serie braun. Inoltre consiglio di usarlo con schiuma da barba, usato anche a secco e va bene, ma con la schiuma viaggia ancora meglio. Contento del 9 Top!

Top Rasierer, egal ob ein-, zwei-, drei- oder Mehrtagebart, die Rasur ist hautschonend und sehr gründlich, perfekt ... für einen Elektrorasierer.Ich bin nach 40 Jahren Nassrasieren umgestiegen. Bin recht zufrieden. Natürlich ist eine Nassrasur gründlicher. Aber dafür auch teurer.Lediglich das trockene Reinigen des Scherkopfes ist mühselig. Auf mehrfache Empfehlung reinige ich bewusst nicht mit Wasser... Da das Trocknen nicht 100% geht, droht Rostgefahr...

Ho sempre usato il rasoio elettrico philips e non posso dire che non mi sono trovato bene. Per il nuovo acquisto ho voluto provare il braun e a dire il vero posso assicurare che fa molto bene il suo lavoro , anche se all'inizio trovavo difficoltà nel radere i peli sotto al mento. Mi sento di dire che è un ottimo rasoio. Per quanto riguarda il raderdi con il sapone, sotto la doccia, lavarlo. Ma scusate il rasoio elettrico non è nato per le rasature a secco per essere pratico e veloce avendo un risultato accettabile. Per me il valore più importante è questo. Ciao