Panasonic ES-RT51-S Arc3 Wet/Dry 3-Blade Pivoting Head Built-in Pop-up Trimmer Cordless Electric Razor for Smooth and Comfortable Shave Travel Pouch Included

Arrived very fast and was well packed. Replaced my Braun after I used it for 10 years. I've owned Norelco, Braun, Remington shavers over the years. All were quality except the Remington. None were cheap except the Remington. All shaved only OK. I use a blade at home and get clean shaves. When I am on the road (about a total of 4-5 weeks a year) I use an electric. I don't like to take all the paraphernalia required for the blade through airport security (one quart plastic bags, 1 oz or less etc.). I've learned to live with the sub standard shaves on the road.Now for the shaver review.Seems to be very sturdy build quality. Charged it up and it took about 30 minutes to go from 20% to 100%. That is a fast charge rate and consistent with the specs of one hour for full charge from empty. The LCD meter is easy to read in reasonable light. I shave in the shower so next morning my first shave.Wet shaving with an electric is a different experience from a blade. I learned to shave against the grain instead of across the grain of my beard. My face and chin cleaned up nicely with this new razor. Took a while to get the neck area done as the hairs don't follow a grain direction like my face does. However, after a few passes from different directions even that cleaned up nice and close.After a few shaves here is my verdict. Shaves very close and equals the blade on my face but not quite so on my neck. No razor burn. Too bulky to get into tight places like under my nose. However the trimmer does a good (if not perfect) job there and does a great job with the side burns. But this bulkiness is true with all electric razors. They just aren't compact enough to get in there.Clean up is a breeze, just hold it up under the water and every so often (once a week) take the head off, rinse it off while running under the water and rinse the foils under water as well. Takes less than a minute.This is by far the BEST ELECTRIC RAZOR I've owned.PROS: shaves well, easy to clean, great build quality trimmer actually works, seems to use about 10% of the charge per shave so about 9-10 daysCONS: doesn't get into tight places well.

I was the proud owner of a made in Japan ultrasonic wet/dry shaver that lasted pretty close to 15 years! The only thing that took it down was that the battery finally failed!So, it was time to get a new Panasonic. Times have changed. Panasonic offers so many razors, one cannot even get their head around all of the differences. The price ranges are so dramatic. So, after reading extensively, reviews and information here in Amazon and the Panasonic website, I finally settled on this one. Why?1. The ultrasonic movement that I appreciated in my original razor is "standard" now, and here it is for a fraction of what I paid for mine.2. The shaving head is flat, and contains a simple blade replacement, rather than one of the more expensive ones.3. I don't buy into the cleaning container with tablets idea. I took the advice of someone here and simply use softsoap after each use in the shower, then rinse it out.4. It's a great razor for a great price.What don't I like about it?Look, this whole, "the head moves/pivots" thing is a bunch of nonsense to me! Seriously, I already have a multi-angle pivot for my razor, it's called my "wrist". So, the only thing I don't really care for is that fact that it "pivots". I wish it were simply pivotless. That being said, it's really no big deal, it is still firm, with what I would call a little "flex". I would just prefer it without that. The hair clipper on back works fine, and actually can be used for nose hairs, and performs better in that area that most dedicated ones!Finally, how do I use this razor?I shave in the shower with shaving cream with a tri-blade standard razor first, then I follow with this. I do this because my hair is dense, yet, it grows in four directions, so I cannot simply shave down in one stroke, unless I'd like to get razor burn. So, with the face shaved mostly clean, I go along the center of my adams apple, the edge of my chin left and right, and around my mouth. This makes it nice and smooth for whomever may be feeling it, aside from me!So, there you go. I don't know why I would want anything more.