Braun Series 3 340 Men's Shaver

Comment: I always liked Bruan and Remington shavers but this one has the best design yet. The last shaver I had was a Remington and it was good but the push-button on/off switch gave out after only two years. The on/off switch on this Bruan shaver feels like it's more durable.

I like the 3-head set-up, the design of the shaver and the push-up trimmer. For all the shavers I've had, the trimmer is usually the first thing to fail so I hope this design is a good one.

The shave itself is great. I didn't have to use a blade for my neck later. No irritation either.

I like the charging system but I'm surprised the shaver doesn't come with a carrying case.

Comment: I was given a Braun shaver for xmas which I didn't use until the end of January. Today, March 11, 2010, I gave up and used my 10 year old Norelco. For the first time since when I started with the Braun, I got a decent shave even though it is past time for new rotarty blades for the Norelco. With the Braun you must run the shaver over your beard 4 -5 times to get a lousy shave, the 10 yr old Norelco does it in less than half the time.

Today I tried to contact Braun, a waste of time. The Android hangs up before you can talk to a real live person. The email option only gives you a chance for a review.

I'M so happy I still have my Norelco.

Comment: It does a good job with short stubble but the long stubble cutters don't seem to work very well for me, perhaps as my whiskers don't grow out straight. Also, if you have mustache and/or beard you're shaving around, long hairs can get caught in the cutting foil. Battery life is very good.

Comment: For years I used the Norelco circular blade shavers and they worked okay. I always felt the straight model shavers would give me a closer shave. Maybe most of them will, but this one doesn't. I have owned it since Christmas and wanted to give it a shot for a few months before I gave it a negative review. Even when I only haven't shaven since yesterday, I have to go over my face 3 or 4 times to get everything. Wet shave doesn't seem to help. It just amazes me it can go over a patch of hair and no do anything to it. I've even tried Lectric Shave, and it doesn't help much. And you can tell when the battery starts to get low because it decides to rip the hairs out of my face instead of cut them. I'm amazed at how much this costs for the quality, I would recommend going the Norelco route or a higher model with better ratings. Skip the series 3.

Comment: Surprisingly good shave in the shower - I had thought only Panasonics were this good with a wet shave. Unfortunately mine broke in approximately one month. It would sometimes turn itself on all by itself, depleting the battery, other times it would not shut off when pressing the power button after a shave - the only way to get it to shut off was to plug in the AC adapter. I returned it. Too bad, I really liked the shave. Going to try another Panasonic now.