Philips Norelco 3900 Electric Shaver, Storm Blue

I've had a 1000 (?) series rehargable shaver for the longest time, easily 10 years. Whatever it is, it uses the HQ8 shaving heads and the SH30 heads fit it - sorta. And I think it is a NiCad battery not Lion But I think it's performance has been slipping a bit which i have attributed to the fact that the battery is OLD. And I was right, about performance, I think this new shaver's blades spin faster than my old one. And the shave is closer because of it, I think. There are no real negatives. The charging cradle isn't as easy to use as I would like, but it may be because I'm not familiar enough with it. It's a bit difficult to place in the cradle and the cradle's power-in port is a little tight for the cord. It uses a standard 5v 1a charging brick like for an old phone and one doesn't come with it, it comes with just a usb cable. Yeah, that does seem a bit cheap, but most people have plenty of them lying around, and for those who don't, they are so cheap and used by so MANY things that it hardly seems worth mentioning any more. It seems to be built on the same design as my old shaver, but the new exterior decorations and fittings are more modern, but otherwise, it functions pretty much like my old shaver. My first shave (dry) with it went well, the shave is closer than with the old one, and I don't have to risk razor burn by pressing the shaving head too forcefully to get a reasonable shave. I might experiment with a wet shave, but I have no problem with dry shaving. On the whole, I'm happy with this purchase. I'd advise people with electric razors who feel like they just aren't getting the shaves that they used to get, to upgrade to something newer. And this is in the sweet spot of quality upgrades at a good price.

Been using this shaver for about 10 days. I've used norelco rotary shavers since 1980 and have gone thru about 7 or 8. They've changed blade cutter several times. Prior to last few years they had the Lift and Cut and SpeedXL designs. The best for my face have been the SpeedXL which has 3 different sized cutters in the circular combs. This new shaver uses the newer SH30 heads. This new shaver cuts really good, as close as SpeedXL heads for me. Not sure yet if the shave stays as close after 2 or 3 days. I'm retired and don't shave everyday, usually every 2 or 3 days. Compared to lift and cut design right now I'd say somewhat better. The great thing is all my old cutters and combs fit this head, all I have to do is switch them out. I have blades from 8 years ago that still cut good. The battery seems to hold up pretty good. The shaver weighs less than my old aqua shaver but doesn't feel is built as well. I don't like charging stands but all you have to do is use the usb cable to charge directly without using stand. Someone said the don't have usb! This is 2026 and everybody has it somewhere/somehow! Lastly some said it stopped cutting and was trash. If you DON'T clean everytime it won't cut cleanly so clean the darn thing after every use. Norelco now only recommends rinsing heads under warm water to clean. NOTE! Use only hot water to rinse, and every week disassemble the cutters and combs then use an old soft toothbrush to thoroughly clean both the combs and cutters. For some reason norelco doesn't mention this anymore nor includes any small cleaning brushes either. If you don't do this cutting performance will decrease. I also use an electric shave lotion sometimes which seems to help. The heads need to be lubed with a light coat of mineral oil once a month. If you keep clean and lubed the heads are self sharpening as you use it and unless you damage them heads will last for years.

This razor cuts my facial hair completely in record time. It’s charge lasts more than a month of every other day shaves of my face and remaining scalp hair. I’ve had multiple electric shavers in my 91 years, and this is the best. My skin feels smooth and non-abused following my shaves. I wish I had one like this one years ago. I recommended it without any reservations. The cost is well worth it…and it’s not that expensive.

I've tried many different electric shavers over a few decades and they all disappointed me. This Norelco shaver is a good one, yet not worthy of a 5 star rating. Let's face it, nothing shaves like a blade razor, but I was hoping for something better. I shave first, shower and shave again in order to get the best shave. The motor is quiet, it's lightweight and holds a charge through both shaves. The low price and the Norelco name moved me to choose this model.

I've been buying the old style Norelco knock-offs for years and they seemed to work pretty decent for being 1/4 the price of the genuine Norelco products. They typically lasted 6 to 8 months. The last one I purchased not longs ago was different and irritated my skin and didn't shave as close. I decided to try this genuine Norelco shaver. It was delivered in time for me to use it this morning. The shave was very close, comfortable, without skin irritation, and half the time of the previous knock-off shaver. I'm very satisfied with this first use. Time will tell how it lasts and I will update this review if anything changes.

had to replace my old shaver as Norelco stopped making replacement heads for it. This works almost as good as the old one. I get a pretty close shave with it and no irritation.

I purchased this for my son who is disabled. It is sharp, easy to use. I tried two others before this one, and it does a much better job.

For the money this is a perfectly fine electric shaver. It works well as long as your beard isn't too long. It's not perfect but is excellent if you need a little spruce up and you don't have time to whip out the shaving cream and razor. I hadn't tried an electric razor in decades and overall this impressed me. Make sure you clean it frequently. Nice carrying case, cover for blades, and a charging base. It holds a charge for a decent length of time.

My husband likes it very much.

Muy buena rasuradora, tengo la anterior a esta y mejora algo, menos ruido, mejor corte, lo único que no me gusta es que las guías para meter las cuchillas después de limpiar, no son tan visibles como la mayoría. La conseguí de oferta y vale la pena la compra.

Have always been a Philips philishave user so purchased this one to replace an older unit. Shaves well and has all the characteristics of previous Philips shavers I’ve owned. Charging station looks great ergonomically and allows the shaver to be stored while maintaining a full charge at all times rather than needing to add and remove a charging cable/adapter. If you are an electric shaver user would definitely recommend.

Muy bueno, deja muy suave la piel. Rasurado después de colocar agua en la cara o en seco. Fácil de limpiar y de secar con toalla. No he probado el de patillas. La pila dura hasta 15 días. Espero dar más comentarios a los 6 meses.

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