Panasonic ES8249S Arc IV Nanotech Vortex Wet/Dry Rechargeable Shaver, Silver Review

The Panasonic ES8249S Arc IV Nanotech Vortex Wet/Dry Rechargeable Shaver, Silver is equipped with 4 Nanotech blades with Arc Foil to give you a a large cutting surface and uniform 1-pass shaving.

The Panasonic ES8249S comes with pivoting head rocks up/down and back/forth in order to closely follow the contours of your face.

The shaver also comes with independently floating triple heads with counter directional inner blades and a HydraClean system that automatically cleans the shaver with hygienic infused water and then dries the shaver.

The ES8249S can be used anywhere because it comes with automatic conversion feature thus you don’t have to worry about any voltage converters. You only to charge the shaver for 1 hour in order for the shaver to lasts few shaves while with an emergency 5-minute quick charge, the shaver is sufficient for a single shave.

Other features include 10-stage LCD monitor with time elapsed tracking and a charging stand.

Below are the pros and cons of the Panasonic ES8249S Arc IV Nanotech Vortex Wet/Dry Rechargeable Shaver, Silver as experienced by its users.

Pros

• The shaver is very quiet and the user can actually hear the stubble being shaved.
• Shaving only takes 5 1/2 minutes (the user know this, because the shaver has a timer).
• The shaver is really a smooth shaver, easy to use and easier to clean.
• The shaver eliminates that possibility of a small cut that can cause a lot of bleeding on a person that is on blood thinning medication.
• The shaver provides a very close shave.
• The shaver is completely self cleaning.
• The shaver gives a great shave both wet or dry with almost zero irritation, no cuts and no ingrown hairs.
• Clear and easy to read LCD display.
• The shaver was the closest thing to a straight razor shave that one of the users have ever had with an electric razor.
• The shaver can be used wet or dry.
• The battery lasts for well over a week.
• The blades are extra sharp.
• One blade has a wider opening to handle African American beard hairs, two regular blades handle the bulk of the shave, while a fourth finishing blade leaves your face as smooth as a baby’s bottom.
• There is a turbo mode with an extremely high vibration rate to clean the blades under running water.
• The shaver shaved off 3 days of growth of a coarse beard with no nicks or irritation.
• The shaver has an ergonomic design.
• The shaver works perfectly during dry shaving and doesn’t require pre-shave gel to avoid irritation.
• You can also take it in the shower with you, or use it with shaving cream.
• Good price as the top-line Panasonic shaver with charging / cleaning base.

Cons

• The trimming attachment is not wide enough.
• It takes over an hour to clean and dry.
• The cleaning system is noisy.
• The cleaning system uses costly proprietary detergent cartridges that must be replaced monthly.
• The base is pretty big and ugly.
• The charging plug in the base is not easy to connect.

Find more details of the Panasonic ES8249S Arc IV Nanotech Vortex Wet/Dry Rechargeable Shaver, Silver here.

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