My Arc5 has a digital display.
The digital display isn’t technically necessary, but it’s nice to have.
It tells me the battery level rounded off to the nearest 10%.
It also tells me how long my shave takes.
I noticed today that I had my Arc5 on for 55 seconds.
Sure, I had to go over every square inch multiple times, but 55 seconds is faster than my other shavers.
I’m guessing that the only other shaver that would be better (for me) than my Arc5 would be the Arc6.
I have read that the Arc6 is marginally better, but it’s way more expensive and the replacement blades/foil are extremely expensive, so the Arc5 is a better fit for me budget-wise.
I really liked the peanut. To the point I had three fall apart within a couple years because I refused to accept their reliability.
Now I just use a full-size wahl, which seems to have no flaws. The blade kept breaking on my peanuts, but I also like the big solenoid “motors” that the full-size wahls have versus the rotary plastic mechanism on the peanut.
Yesterday I listed my Braun 9 Pro on eBay.
I haven’t tried to sell anything on eBay for about 20 years, and the process has changed quite a bit.
I doubt anyone on BLF is interested in a barely used Braun 9 Pro, so I won’t link to it.
Plus, I’m trying to sell it for more than I paid for it, so it’s not very “budget” oriented.
I think it’s still a pretty good deal, but we’ll see if anyone bites.
Shortly after listing the Braun, I purchase another Panasonic Arc5 off of eBay.
I think I got an excellent deal.
This second Arc5 will be a backup for my current Arc5.
Also, I decided to trim my neck hairs every day with the trimmer on my Arc5.
Doing so makes my daily shaving time double, but otherwise the hairs on my neck get way too long.
The Braun 9 Pro sold on eBay today.
That was much quicker than I expected.
I have it all ready to ship and I’ll swing by the post office tomorrow morning.
Hair trimmer rather than specific shaver, but the Xiaomi Mijia clipper 2 has a USB-C port.
I bought it as a beard trimmer, it’s quiet and cuts pretty well, however, the comb is too big to comfortably use as a beard trimmer though and the built in length adjustment is a bit too short for my liking on the longest setting.
Picked it up on AliExpress for c.$24 so not bad value.
I’ve pretty much used only Panasonic razors all my life. I shave every day, or at the most, two days, and don’t grow much, so it works for me as a non-Sasquatch.
I’m currently using an Arc 3, that I just looked up, and found I bought in 2013, so it’s eleven years old(!).
Original battery, original foils and blades, still goes a 2-3 weeks before it asks to be charged, and hasn’t missed a beat. Nothing but regular rinsing in terms of maintenance. Haven’t babied it either, so the cell goes through the full SoC range every cycle.
But every time I pack for a trip, it’s a debate whether I’ll lug the AC wall adapter along, in case I might need it. Took care of that on the last AX order with a USB-A to Panny charging cable.
Nominally, the AC adapter produces 5.4V at 1.2A, so a typical USB charging port should be more than sufficient, but my curiosity about how much the razor really draws will have to wait until it arrives and I can test it.
These are epitome of the best appliances. They work, just use them and never have to think about it.
The fancy models with the cleaning docks, which require their own maintenance, happily are puzzling and unnecessary for me, if maybe not for Sasquatch.
UPDATE:
Afta is somewhat cheap, but not as inexpensive as it used to be.
There is currently another brand on Amazon that’s cheaper per ounce, though I haven’t used the other brand.
That said, I quit using pre-electric shaving lotion yesterday.
While it was necessary (on my neck) with my Norelco shavers, it doesn’t seem to be necessary with my Panasonic Arc5.
