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Business Stationary Mart - Philips Norelco 8140XL SpeedXL Men's Shaver
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List Price: $139.99
Our Price: $68.23
Your Save: $ 71.76 ( 51% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Philips Norelco
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Binding: Health and Beauty
Brand: Philips Norelco
Color: Grey
EAN: 0075020218131
Feature: Up to 50% more shaving surface for a faster, smoother, closer shave
Label: Philips Norelco
Manufacturer: Philips Norelco
Model: 8140XL
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Philips Norelco
Studio: Philips Norelco
Variation Description: Grey
Warranty: 1
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Features
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Up to 50% more shaving surface for a faster, smoother, closer shave
Precision Cutting System: Ultra-thin heads with slots to shave long hairs and holes to shave the shortest stubble
Superior Lift & Cut Technology: Dual blade system lifts hair to cut comfortably below skin level
Patented Reflex Action: Automatically adjusts to every curve on you face for flexible, smoother shaving
Stainless steel blades for comfortably close shaves
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great electric shaver
Comment: This ia a great shaver for the price. My old Norelco is 15+ years old and this model gives even closer shaves with great battery life.
Customer Rating:
Summary: OK, but outperformed by a $10 foil electric
Comment: I got this shaver in early January of 2007. For the first month or so that I had it, it worked decently. The shave was relatively close and it did get most of the hair, but it did take a few passes over the skin, and a touch-up using the on-board trimmer to get the ones it missed. I also found myself having the stretch the skin quite a bit to get a close enough shave. However, it did offer an irritation-free shave (I have sensitive skin, thus why I stay away from blade razors).
Over the next few months, though, I noticed that the shave started to get more irritating: more 'pulling' instead of cutting (had always pulled a little, but got more frequent), takes more passes to cut what it once would, etc. I changed the blades after 3 months (short period, yes, but I tried anyway). It helped a little, but it still wasn't as good as it once was. Then, I started to realize that the shaver wasn't holding as strong a charge as it once did. It would come off the charger and be 'full power' for less than one shave, and would need to go back on the charger after 6 shaves (far less than the advertised two weeks). A call to Norelco led nowhere, as they said it was 'expected' for the battery to wear down over time (4 months?).
I kept using the razor as I wasn't about to waste the $90 investment. On a trip in late July, I had forgotten to pack the shaver, so I purchased a $10 Remington battery-operated foil razor at a local convenience store. Sad to say, but from Day 1 that foil razor has outperformed the Norelco by leaps and bounds in all areas (closer shave, gets all areas better, less passes needed, etc.). Also on a sad note, the Remington is kicking the bucket (a year later), and I am forced to go back to the Norelco for the time being while I look for an acceptable foil shaver as a replacement.
In short, this razor performed decently at first, but it seems as though compared to a $10 battery operated razor, this $70 shaver isn't a good value for the investment.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great product, great price
Comment: Bought this for my 17 year old. Great starter. Wish I had waited a week or so till it was a gold box item though...missed that one.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Some improvement
Comment: I have shaved with Norelco shavers for about 20 years and the 8140XL is what might be called an incremental improvement over the 835RX that I have had for years. The 8140 gives me a slightly closer, and a little more comfortable shave, but not a great improvement in these areas. The 8140 is certainly lighter and quieter, and gives me more shaves per battery recharge. I suspect it won't last as long as the 835, but only time will tell. Knowing what I know now I probably would have waited till the 835 stopped working to buy a new razor but would still have purchased the 8140.
Customer Rating:
Summary: NORELCO 8140XL SHAVER
Comment: This Hi-Tech Shaver is Excellent. The instructions must be read and followed. The few negative reviews I looked at indicated that the user did not read the instructions. This Shaver is even better that my previous Norelco (which lasted 14 years).
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