fhiga's Full Review: Philips Norelco arcitec 1090 Electric Shaver
This review is the for the Norelco Arcitec 1090X razor.
My girlfriend got this razor for me in Christmas 2007, so it's been a good half year that I've been using it, so now it's time for a review!
I have used electric razors since I started shaving, and only have had Philips triple heads kind of razors. I never had Brauns or Remingtons (with the rectangular heads), so I cannot offer a comparison against them.
On to the review...
Styling and Form factor 9/10
This is a very stylish "toy"... REAL carbon fiber trims along the edges, mirror like polish silver resembling liquid metal, blue numbers showing you the minutes left in the battery, sleek, rounded sexy styling... Even the carrying case and the stands look like any high-tech toy should look like! The recessed power button, and the rubberized backing, it's really a pleasure to hold it as well.
Shaving performance 8/10
Having had normal "cheapo" Norelcos before, the 1090X is pretty darn good. The shaving head especially, it has all sorts of slots and holes and a lot more shaving surface than the standard circular, three head norelcos. I can feel it shaves faster, and better than my old shaver. I can do myself in 3 minutes tops every day.
Battery life 10/10
Plenty of battery life. I use mine for 4 minutes daily, every day, and battery lasts me almost 25 days. Not bad at all. If you charge it fully before a trip, you don't even need to bring a charger at all with you. The battery indicator, with its blue digits, tells you the remaining charge with accuracy after you turn it off.
Features 9/10
Comes with a nice, alien-spacecraft looking carrying pod, a slim charger with a power cord, a silvery nice tripod/stand/charger, and a brush. Nicey equipped! Would've been nice if it came with it's own cleaning/docking pod as well, like the Braun's do.
The replacement head (RQ10) is available in Target for around $37.00 ... not bad considering that one might last you a little more than a year.
Update:
I forgot to review one of the main advantage of this razor: the cleaning. For old razors, you have to go and split the head and clean every bit. On this arcitec, you just open each individual shaving head, and flush it under hot water. The head can be completely submerged in water no problem, and the unit itself is kind of waterproof, too. Really awesome. Cleanup has to be done every 2 days, and the unit has a sensor that tells you when it needs cleaning! This feature enough, has made it even better for the daily shaving process - no more spending time cleaning the unit with a brush... its painless now!
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 199.99 Noise Level: More quiet than most
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