For device:
The device itself makes a very high-quality finished impression and feels great in your hand. The supplied Kotlettenschneider is very good and is ideal for trimming beards, before the actual shaving (the "spacer comb" can be removed). The change from shaving head on trimmer is very easy and without violence.
The charger is foldable and thus compact enough when it comes to travel. Shaving the cable is no longer possible, this is for example the tents where the unit can not be loaded and only in the washhouse Electricity is unfavorable. Included is still a bag that does its job without being particularly dibasic.
Cleaning:
The shaving heads can be removed with a handle. The bottom of the hair chamber is smooth and thus washed out fast. The shaving heads are easily washed out with water and then clean. For a thorough Cleaning the shaving heads are even separable, which is very simple and intuitive feasible without guidance.
Only negative I noticed is that when washing the shaver is running water in the housing. This is well-intended but so will cause the shaver after washing "expires" when he stands in the charging station and therefore the furniture is wet. For us, this is made of wood and therefore not as low. Vigorous shaking after washing solves the problem but.
Shave:
Certainly the shave from person to person is different and therefore highly subjective. This explains the many positive reviews here.
For me the shave was unfortunately totally inadequate. Although the neck was shaved optically better than with my brown, but the upward ponds stubble were clearly perceptible. Even in non-critical areas such as the cheeks, the razor has clearly palpable stubble left standing. I have tried different as wet and dry shaving, circular and linear movements, etc. I have all the information videos viewed on the Internet because I suspected of doing something wrong. Then I wrote to the Philips support. This meant that the shaver not possibly have been run and that I should leave him a battery just run. Unfortunately, nothing has brought.
All in all, the shaving result much worse than with my Series 3, the I had already sorted out because of a bad shaving result.
It came after several shaves extremely painful irritation in the neck area. I have the razor then returned, even if the three weeks, "getting used to" that were specified in the instructions to were not. The result was just so far away from the optimum that could be anything.
At the point a praise to Amazon: Even with a used razor returning action is within the return period without money back from the manufacturer without any problems! That's what I call service!
I bought on Amazon for this disappointment a Braun Series 7 720s-6 without purification station. Although this is another 50 euros more expensive, but the shave is a completely different world, even on the neck! The skin protection is outstanding, it is the first razor with which I have no more skin irritation.
I give the razor therefore only 2 stars, because it is indeed a beautiful crafted device with nice details (= Trimmer), but he has not asked me satisfied with respect to the shaving result.