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Braun Series 7-790cc (Pulsonic 9595), 1 ea Review

Good ... but somewhat disappointed

"I previously used a Braun 8595 Activator shaver, which when I purchased it, was Braun's top of the line shaver. I recently purchased the Series 7 790cc shaver to replace it, which is currently Braun's top of the line shaver. While I still contend that Braun makes the best electric shavers on the planet, I was hoping that this "latest & greatest" version would be just that. Unfortunately, it wasn't. In comparing the Series 7 790cc to my previous 8595 shaver, I feel that Braun cheapened-up on a number of the earlier attributes. While the new shaver is lighter, more ergonomic, and much quieter, the 8595's one slide switch activation for turning on the shaver, locking the head, and extending/activating the trimmer is now relegated to three separate switches or buttons, which isn't as quick or easy. The new display also provides much less information than that of the 8595's (which in addition to graphical information, provided text messages/alerts for time left in minutes for charging/cleaning, when to change heads, etc. It was also more readable than the new one that just has graphical representations. The pop out trimmer is also much smaller and in an absolutely horrible location on the body of the shaver as compared to the one on the 8595. Also, the travel case is a total joke and I even at first thought it was just packing material for shipping the new shaver in. The shaving action is also a bit weird as compared to the 8595. The 8595 started right out cutting my beard and did so rather predictably throughout the process. However, the Series 7 starts out seemingly doing nothing. You have to stick with it, keep going over your face over & over again, and when you are finally done, then you do end up with a fairly close shave. I don't think it takes any longer than the 8595 overall, but the shave is really no closer than the 8595 delivered (which, for an electric shaver, is still very good). If I didn't have the Braun 8595 Activator to compare to it, I would probably give the Series 7 790cc shaver 5 stars, but since the shave isn't any better than the 8595, it lost some of the better features of the earlier generation shaver IMO, and still costs over $200 ... I really could only give it 4 stars."