@jwz Yes. I had a Philips Norelco that lasted for at least 15 years (lost count). It was only in the last few months that the battery stopped holding a charge. I've since replaced it with a Remington foil shaver, 'cause Costco had it on sale -- still not sure how I feel about it.

I also had a Wahl rechargeable beard trimmer with interchangeable heads, which I liked because the blades were sharp and it worked quickly. That lasted about ten years, but stopped turning on a few months ago.

@jwz I don't grow hair, but the house human uses a plug-in edge trimmer and single-blade disposable razors. Whatsisface gave up on electric shavers in the late 90s. Edge trimmer gets you to 5 o'clock shadow, and the disposable to baby smooth, if desired. It has to be single blade, otherwise keratinous debris clogs the spaces between blades and prevents further shaving without a water jet to clean it out.

And plug-in because battery lifespan has always been a problem.

@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.

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.