I have been an avid Norelco user but when my last one died about 2 and a half years ago I decided to give Braun a chance. I was intrigued by the wet/dry option and had heard good things about Braun in the past. I never was as satisfied with the shave quality of the Braun as I was my previous Norelco units, but I made my decision and had to stick with it. Well, that was about 2 and a half years ago. last week for no clear reason I was unable to start my Braun. The switch failed. Even though I knew it wasn't fully discharged I put it on charge and after reaching full charge, I could get it to turn on, but shortly afterward it started on its own and would not shut off. I was able to shave that day, and was thinking that if I let it discharge completely and then recharge before use, I could get by with that for a while. No, the next time around I again could not get the switch to activate and am left with a non-operational shaver. I bought another Norelco and am loving it already.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I was really excited to get this product free from Braun. First I used it wet in the shower and was actually pretty disappointed in its performance. It didn't shave well at all. So, I tried it dry. While it did work better than when it was wet, it still didn't seem to do a very good job. I was trying to shave my neck and I used the long hair trimmed first which, actually did work quite well. Once that was trimmed up I began with the foil razor. It did nothing. After many times of going over it and about choking myself pushing hard on my Adams apple, it still looked the same as before I started. My wife, however, loves it for her legs! I guess it just isn't too good for thick hair.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Thankfully didn't pay for this product; received the product for free from Braun. I was really looking forward to this product but it let me down. I had never used a Braun shaver and don't think I will after this. The shave was just not comfortable. I previously and currently own a Philips Norelco shaver and those both low-end and high-end have had a much more comfortable shave than this. The charge time is great however I'd rather have a slower charge and more comfortable shave.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The product works to get started, but differently not finish a shave. It leaves spots, pulls hair, and is kind of rough. I was not impressed, nor would I recommend the product. Sad since I was excited once I found out I was chosen to test the product. Overall, a bad taste in my mouth with the brand.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I am not liking this shaver. It it's weak& misses a lot of hair. I tried both wet and dry for2weeks exclusively. I did like the weight& design. But I don't think I'll recommend it.

Braun has decided to call several of their shavers "series 3," but they take different blades and none are labeled so you can figure out which one matches your shaver. Even on their website, if I go to my particular shaver, click on "maintenance," up comes every replacement blade they make of which several are marked series 3. Type the exact model in their search feature and it doesn't recognize the model. Who is running this company?

Got this for my son. He said it barely cut and it hurt at times.

Barely does any shaving. Exfoliated beforehand, tried dry, wet, all different directions, circular motions, different amounts of pressure, washing the head of any excess shaving cream and hair, on different lengths of hair, etc. Eventually after what felt like at least 20 minutes I got most of the hair on my face but I was left with patches of hair on my face and neck that i had to remove with my safety razor. The only saving grace is the popup trimmer on the back which can remove hair faster at the risk of nicking yourself if you’re not careful. would only recommend using it to shorten the length of thick patches of hair then cleanly removing the rest with a cartridge razor or safety razor. But at that point you should instead buy an electric hair trimmer.