Philips Norelco Shaver 1100 Series, Dry Electric Shaver, 27 Self-Sharpening ComfortCut Blades, 4D Floating Heads, P-Cap, Deep Black, Model S1016/90

Good close shave

so far first shave and it works great. nice not have a battery run down now!!

This battery-operated shaver is noticeably less powerful than the old AC-powered Norelco it replaced. But the convenience of cordless operation is worth an extra minute shaving. The triple-head system is easy on my sensitive skin.

I'm 60ish.. so I know a thing or two about shaving.I have corded & battery.. they each serve their purposes.I found it hard to find a corded shaver & without all the bells and whistles.. This shaver impressed me.It shaves very smooth and hasn't pulled a single hair. I got this 02/04/2025 and use it most every day. but, because it does a nice job I have been finding, I don't have to shave every day now.. Wow--do I like that.I like the smoothness of a blade as a 10... this razor is an 8.5 firm.. I can happily live with that. I usually get everything on a second or third swipe.. But KEEP IN MIND !! WITH THIS RAZOR --DON'T PUSH AND GRIND INTO YOUR SKIN TO GET CLOSE. I had to on my last couple.. SOFT SWIPE IS ALL IT TAKES..I got this for the power and they last longer and -- dependable,,Very happy with this and I will be getting a 2nd one for back-up.great seller for keeping a quality razor on hand at a very reasonable price..Here in Western ILLINOIS my wife calls me ' Mr. Smooth" Chris G.

Summary: Weighs nothing, terrible quality, loud, does not shave evenly or close and causes cuts that are worse than razer burn on the face.I have had 2 Norelco electric razers in my long life. The first was my fathers and he had it for 10 or 20 years before me. My second was before Phillips took over the company. Those razers were amazing. Heavy duty (Weighed at least half a pound), close shave, and lasted forever.The first thing I noticed when I opened it and picked up the box was thinking they sent an empty box. I was confused because I could see a plastic looking razer inside. It took 15 minutes to get the box open without ruining it. Some weird one piece Oragami folded nightmare. When I got the razer out, it weighed almost nothing. It was hard to believe there was a motor inside. I thought maybe it was a manufacturing glitch and it didn't get a motor. The box seemed to weigh more than the razer. I though "Well technology is much better these days, maybe it's just this lightweight.I attached the plug and clicked the button. I hear spinning, but it sounds like a high pitched rattle. Much louder than the ancient ones I had owned before which had a lovely quiet hum. I put it on my face and noticed that the floating heads moved like my old one, but less smoothly, and I started to shave. It felt uncomfortable, but I was not sure if it was snagging hairs or the floating heads were just sharp or something else. I kept going in the same area and it kept making noise like in the video of it cutting hairs. Much louder than the old ones. But I would keep going over the same area again and again and it was still making sounds like it was cutting. I ran my fingers over the area and the whole area had stubble, but patches of it were longer than others, so I tried going in different directions and it eventually evened out, but never got a close shave, just very short stubble. After 15 minutes I got sick of trying and figured it was good enough since I wasn't going anywhere today, but there were still patches of stubble.15 minutes later, I started feeling burning on my chin and mustache area. I touched it gently and it seemed to burn more. I went to look in the mirror and it was bright red and little bumps with tiny dots of red that were the color of blood, but not blood drops. I looked with a magnifying mirror and saw microscopic cuts. I'm old, but I have good skin. This was not a bumpy area to start with.By the time I did the return online and packaged it back up in a return box, the redness had gone down a lot, but I took pictures and you can still see the damage and bumps. This is just not the same company and the razer is nothing like the quality they used to be. It feels like a cheap plastic toy and it definitely does not work very well. I simply do not understand how there are so many 5 star reviews. The whole point of an electric razer is to be quick (which it is not) and avoid razer burn. I dont get razer burn from my razer blade razer, but I certainly got a lot of it from this. The flat areas of my cheeks did not seem to get this, but they have patchy stubble, so it didn't actually shave evenly or close.

After over three decades of reliable service, I replaced my old shaver with a new corded Series 1000 shaver. I prefer corded products over those with rechargeable batteries for simplicity and longevity. All of my other corded Norelco shavers have a pliable coiled power cord that stows nicely in a carry bag or drawer. Not so with the Series 1000. It has a straight cord. Although the cord is of smaller diameter than the older flat coiled cords, the insulation material makes the cord as stiff as a lariat, resulting in a very stubborn mess that vehemently fights all attempts of neatly stowing the unit in my drawer. I thought of simply using one of the coiled cords from an old shaver, but no cigar. Norelco changed the female end of the plug because they went from 120V to 15V. While having lower voltage in your face is a good thing in my book, the Noreco designers apparently went with the cheapest and stiffest cord they could find. Other than for the pesky cord that drives me nuts each morning, the shaver itself works fine.

Got this for my 88-year-old father-in-law. He has dementia and just cannot handle the logistics of a rechargeable razor. So this corded version is perfect for him. Gives him a decent shave, no skin irritation. And I don’t have to worry about whether or not he remembered to charge his razor.

Great value! Works very well.