Hi. I am new to the forum and shaving my head bald but I have always wanted to and am going to stick with it now. I work from home and probably won't shave every day but who knows. I shave my face 2 or 3 times a week. I would like to get an electronic razor.
I have narrowed it down to 3 choices panasonic es8243a ($120), es8109s ($105), and es8103s ($80). The differences are either 3 or 4 blades and the hyrda clean system. I would rather go with the $80 one but I would hate to spend $80 on something I am not going to be happy with.
Is the hyrdaclean system worth the money? Will it keep the blade sharper longer? Does it save on cleaning time? I guess I don't see the point in paying $25 more for it but I would appreciate the feedback.
What is the difference between 3 or 4 blades? Is this a quality of cut thing or a time thing or what? I don't really need the perfect shave but I want a good shave. $40 is a 50% price jump.
Any feedback?
I can't speak for the shavers you mentioned but I have a Remington Flex 360 and a Braun Series 3. I like the Braun better it's a foil shaver vs a rotary. The 4 blade will shave a little faster but not by much. The cleaning systems some have are not worth the extra cost imho.
Thanks for the reply. I am leaning towards the $80 one.
I have been using the HeadBlade. It is very fast and I don't get much irritation although I don't think I could shave two days in a row with it because I do get a little irritation. It also seems like the shave isn't very close. Maybe I don't know what to expect.
With the HeadBlade I tend to have stubble growing back a few hours after I shave although I have nothing to compare it to. I shaved my face with one of the HeadBlade blades and the face blade handle. It certainly didn't get as close as my normal mach3.
I will probably try a Mach3 on my head next to compare.
You might want to try different blades with the HeadBlade. There's a thread about compatible blades in the Head shaving section.