Hey Tyler,
I just bought the Quattro Titanium...actually, I bought a 2-pack of dandruff shampoo that had the Quattro Titanium as a gift in the box (along with two blades). I have no idea what to do with the shampoo...
Now, I've already reviewed the normal Quattro, but I hadn't tried the Titanium yet. As a matter of fact, I didn't know there was such a thing until I read your post.
Ok, the Titanium comes in a slightly different design. Actually, the design's the same, only the colour scheme is different - here you get chrome with white rubber (for the grip). Looks nice, definitely an improvement over the previous, and somewhat dull looking, Quattro in grey and black.
All right, the blades are supposed to be titanium coated. Wilkinson says Titanium coated blades last longer and shave better. Hm, that may or may not be true. However, the Quattro Titanium seems to shave a tad better than the normal Quattro. It's not like they're worlds apart, the shave is just a tad more comfortable, that's all. But curiously enough, I managed to miss a few spots - having not shaved with a Quattro for a couple of months you come to realise how bulky a 4-blade razor is compared to 2- and 3-blade razors.
As for the blades' longevity, I can't really tell...not yet. I just shaved once with it (this morning). With my normal Quattro I can shave up to four times with the same blade - after the third shave you realise the blades aren't that sharp any more and you'd better use a new blade, so the fourth shave is somewhat of a compromise, really.
I shall let you know in a couple of days how long these new titanium coated blades last.
As far as the price is concerned: I have no idea how much the titanium blades cost - I haven't seen them in any
shop yet. The normal Quattro blades are 6 Euro ($7,30) for the pack of 4. If the titanium ones cost more than 7,50 Euro I won't bother buying them. The difference just isn't that obvious to merit that much of a price difference.
