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Question for people who shave their faces with an electric shaver: do you have one that has lasted longer than a year?
Recently every one I buy stops taking a charge within 6 months to a year. I assume that all the manufacturers (Wahl, Philips, Braun, Remington, Panasonic, Amazon-allcaps-noname) are now the same cheap Chinese junk inside. Perhaps there is one that is not?
https://jwz.org/b/ylB6
Replies seem to be split between "This shaver has been in my family for generations, my grandfather smuggled it out in his ass" and "I buy a new one every 6 weeks".
@jwz I had a Wahl that recently died. Took it apart and the broken, unfixable plastic clip inside really should have been metal. So maybe don't get that one.
@jwz Philips shaver here. 20 years old. Works like a gem.
@jwz Philips OneBlade 360 - I can only recommend it
@jwz Hezky češky se řekne kurvítko.
@jwz I use one with cable.
@jwz Braun from Gemany that lasts already 35+ years.
However, YMMV.
@jwz I legit stopped shaving daily in 2015 because of this. I don't even use a cordless beard trimmer anymore. All I can say is good luck.
@jwz My Braun shavers have lasted like 20 years each. I just replaced my last one with a series 8 (because I could no longer find decent replacement cutting heads). I hope the battery in this one lasts at least a decade. I remain optimistic.
@jwz
This is the reason I buy one which takes standard batteries (and then use rechargeable standard batteries). Yes, they have a lower power than a denser builtin battery, but I've had two shavers and two beard trimmers in my life (in my 50s).
@jwz I have the philliphs oneblade, but it's old. The battery has worn out significantly since I got it, but it will still run for about thirty minutes straight when fully charged. If you have tried a new one & it failed so quickly, but my old one still works fine, maybe that means they switched out the battery or charging circuit to a cheaper crappy one for higher profit, as big companies like to do.
@jwz I’ve had good luck with Panasonic shavers. My receipt says I bought this model in 12/2023 and it’s still going, although at roughly 30% battery capacity. https://shop.panasonic.com/products/arc3-3-blade-mens-electric-shaver-beard-trimmer
@jwz Back when I used electric shavers, I avoided ones that used batteries, since they lasted for far longer.
@jwz don't charge it for a while and then try again. My Philips had issues when I charge it everytime on its base.
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@jwz I use a safety razor, but we have a trimmer made by a German company called Wahl that's like 15 years old by now.
It's got a cable, and seems to consist entirely of 1960s technology. Unsurprisingly, it works great, and will probably continue to do so for quite a while yet.