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| Philips Norelco 8140XL SpeedXL Men's Shaver | 
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| Brand: Philips Norelco
Category: Health And Beauty
List Price: $139.99
Buy New: $68.23
You Save: $71.76 (51%)
New (7) from $68.23
Avg. Customer Rating:  310 reviews
Sales Rank: 3
Color: Grey
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 2.5 x 2.1 x 5.8
Warranty: 1
MPN: 8140XL
Model: 8140XL
UPC: 075020218131
EAN: 0075020218131
ASIN: B0009MFUOA
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
Smoth Shave July 7, 2008
The 8140XL Speed XL Men's Shaver (8140XL)Was much lighter in weight--Good. I did not realize it could be cleaned with Hot water. This was a good feature once I got used to doing it.It gives a nice smooth shave. It is not as loud as my old Norelco. I purchased this during the week of Father's Day when all of the local stores had them on sale. The same 8140XL for $10.00 dollars less and not have to pay a mailing charge. I feel Amazon should have a program to match local prices with in a month of purchase. I still have the receipt in case you are interested. I have used Norelco Shavers since 1957. They are good.
 Short battery life July 7, 2008
The new generation of Philips aren't like the old. Battery life is nothing like it used to be and not a great shave either.
They've put too much into features instead of function.
 Great electric shaver July 5, 2008
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.
 OK, but outperformed by a $10 foil electric July 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
Great product, great price July 1, 2008
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.
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