Feed: Braun 7 790cc Pulsonic Shaver - AggScore: 21.0

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Braun Series 7- 790cc Pulsonic Shaver Product By Braun (829 customers reviews) Lowest Price : See Special Price Now! Available From 10 Sellers

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"Great shaver" 2010-02-18
By Gerald B. Hatley (North Carolina)
The Braun Series 7 - 790 cc pulsonic shaver does a GREAT job. I have a very tough beard and especially have a hard time shaving on my jaw line. This unit shaves me VERY close and does it very quickly. I am very pleased with this product.

"Consider Series 5 or Series 3" 2010-02-16
By The Phoenix (USA)
I've been using electric shavers for over 25 years. I'm of Italian descent and need to shave every day. I've been using Braun razors since they started selling them in the U.S. about 20 years ago. The rechargeable battery on my Braun 7680 hasn't been holding a charge for very long (after 8 years) so I decided to get a new razor. The Braun 7680 was the first Braun with the clean and renew system. It's basically the Series 5 but without the "comfort blades" and the "power comb." So I decided to try the Series 7.



The main differences between the Series 7 and the Series 5 is the Series 7 has the Pulsonic feature and free floating heads (which is the main feature of the Series 3). Both the 7 and the 5 have the contour hugging head and comfort blades. The Series 3 does not have the contour hugging head.



In short, the Series 7 does not give me a closer shave than by old 7680. Less skin irritation, but not as close. Why? Well, I don't see how the Pulsonic feature would cause a less close shave, so I don't think it's that. I think it is a combination of the free floating head and the comfort blades. The free floating head doesn't allow you to press the razor as close to the skin as the Series 5 (and my old 7680) because they move up and down, so you can't get as close. The contour blades are sharp "sideways" instead of the sharp end being against the foil, which means the blade isn't as close to your skin. Both of these features are good to prevent inadvertent skin irritation, but don't allow you to get as close as you might like.



Since the comfort blades are mandatory on the Series 3, 5 and 7, you have no choice (I wish they'd make the older style cutter block, even if sold at the same price, as an option). However, the Series 5 doesn't have the free floating head and the Series 3 allows you to "lock" the free floating head. Accordingly, you may want to consider the 3 or the 5 instead of the 7 as I suspect they will provide a closer shave than the 7. If I could do it over, I'd have gotten the Series 5 instead of the 7.



If they want to make the Series 7 better, they'd allow the user to lock the free floating head in addition to locking the contour hugging head, and allow you to turn off the Pulsonic feature. Until then, go with the Series 5 or 3.



A quick word on the clean and renew station. I never had a problem with the one that came with my 7680. It had a fan that dried the razor after cleaning, and you could set it to either clean, charge the battery, or do both. The Series 7 unit does not have a fan, so the reason it takes so long to run the cleaning cycle is because it has to air dry. Also, it automatically charges if its in the base. For me, the older version was better. Finally, the base doesn't really detect whether the razor needs a quick cleaning or more thorough cleaning - it just goes by how long its been since its been cleaned in the base. If you clean it manually, it doesn't detect it and gives it a longer cleaning cycle instead of the quick cycle. They need to allow the user to select which cleaning cycle to run. So, in reality, the base is no better than the one that comes with the Series 5 or 3 razor, and is less useful than the older one I had.

"Inadequate Cleaning Dock" 2010-02-16
By Mark Wylie
This shaver does a great job. It is clean, efficient, overall I give the shaver itself a 5 star.



However, once you use the shaver, you have to put it back into a plastic cleaning dock that cleans the shaving heads and recharges the battery.



The fit of the shaver into the dock is so inadequate that the blue led on the shaver (the one that shows it is charging) sometimes flashes intermittently. (the dock does fantastic light shows while this happens...) You start the cleaning cycle and the shaver vibrates away from the charging contacts. So the cleaning cycle stops. The only reliable way I can get it to clean is to hold the shaver into the dock for 19 minutes. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of the electric shaver?



Shaver is great. Cleaning system sucks.

"Great Shaver" 2010-02-16
By Ariel Benzakein (Boston, MA USA)
I replaced my Braun 8585 with this new model, and I am very satisfied with my purchase. I've been using Braun foil shavers for the last twenty years (with a few experiments with other types of electrics that simply don't work as well) including two other models of the self cleaning variety. This one is by far the best. The shave is very, very close, even compared to the excellent 8585. The cleaning/charging base, which is white, also fits my bathroom much better than the prior models, which had a grey base. The only real negative I can find with this model is that the travel case that comes with it is really a piece of garbage compared to previous models of Braun shavers (it's clear plastic and just plain ugly and cheap.) However, this is probably the best electric shaver that you can buy right now.

"Warning - Amazon will not exchange this product when faulty" 2010-02-16
By Stephen Hayes (Dallas, TX)
The unit I received was faulty (would not clean), however Amazon would not accept returns of the product (even for exchange). Presumably because of the container of cleaning fluid that is shipped with it. Since it is a complex piece of machinery, I cannot recommend buying it with Amazon.


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